Assistant Workers Compensation
Resume:
YLIANA T. LEMUS
Dixon, CA *****
******@***********.***
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CAREER OBJECTIVE
. Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant with 22 years of experience seeking
full time legal secretary / legal assistant position.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BERNHEIM, GUTIERREZ & McCREADY
September 1994 to present - legal secretary/legal assistant primarily with
Mr. Gutierrez but if needed also assist attorneys William S. Bernheim and
Doris McCready.
. Manage and administer daily calendar for attorney, enter in files
information received and update and review files for completeness for
attorney's review in preparation for hearings.
. Compose, proofread and edit correspondence, memoranda, discovery
requests and responses, declarations, judicial council forms,
investigation requests and assist in preparation of jury
instructions.
. Screen telephone calls for attorney and relay inquiries and messages.
Resolve inquiries when appropriate and communicate with clients,
opposing counsel, attorney staff, state prison staff, court and
judicial staff.
. Schedule appointments, meetings, conferences, depositions, and when
necessary assist other staff in these duties.
. Handle multiple tasks and time sensitive and confidential materials.
. Review and notarize documents for clients.
. Appear in court with attorney to interpret for Spanish speaking
clients from English to Spanish in family law and civil hearings and
trials. Appear at the Workers Compensation Appeals Board with
attorney and interpret settlement documents for clients.
. Translate documents and correspondence from English to Spanish for
Spanish-speaking clients.
. Responsible for issuing payroll for the firm, complete tax forms and
relay pertinent payroll tax information to appropriate tax agencies.
. Responsible for entering bank deposits, trust account deposits, and
issuing checks from general operating account as well as attorney
trust account.
. Entering and maintaining financial information using QuickBooks
software.
. Responsible for reviewing attorney files and preparing court vendor
claim forms for court appointed cases. Portion of these claims are
prepared using Excel program.
. Responsible for updating the firm's law library, computer software
and supplies.
. Responsible for scheduling travel arrangements for attorney
conferences and maintaining attorney reimbursement claims.
LAW OFFICES OF
CARLOS R. GUTIERREZ
January 1989 to September 1994 - legal secretary/legal assistant with Mr.
Gutierrez.
. Legal secretary/receptionist for solo practitioner. Responsible for
client monthly billing, opened, updated and organized files. Draft
pleadings, status reports, and correspondence. Answered phones,
screened calls, and maintained continuous personal interaction with
clients regarding the status of their cases. Drafted letters to
clients and other stakeholders. I calendared and coordinated hearings,
depositions, arbitrations, and mediations with other firms, insurance
companies, courts and prisons. Responsible for updating law library,
purchasing office supplies, and equipment. Interpreter for Spanish
speaking clients in family law and civil hearings and trials.
EDUCATION
. Heald Business College - Sacramento, CA Executive Secretary
Certificate as Executive Secretary
. CSU Sacramento - Sacramento, CA General Education
General Studies
. Solano Community College - Suisun City, CA General Education
General Studies
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
. Notary Public
. I am able to multi-task and work under time constraints and deadlines.
I work primarily for Mr. Gutierrez but am also responsible for
payroll, receiving, depositing, and issuing checks from the firm's
general operating and trust accounts. I am also responsible for
maintaining our law library and ensuring that our equipment is in good
working order. I handle Mr. Gutierrez' files from intake to conclusion
of the case and handle all his incoming and outgoing mail
. My experience in interpreting in court for Spanish speaking clients
has given me practical experience of the legal procedures and inner
workings of civil and family law cases. I have also interpreted for
clients at the Workers Compensation Appeals Board and Bankruptcy
Court.
. Since our firm is a true general practice firm I have experience in
communicating with diverse group of people, be it, professionals, or
criminal defendants or individuals experiencing the ups and downs of
going through a divorce.
COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SKILLS
. Microsoft Word - advanced. Use this program on a daily basis.
. Excel - beginning. Use this program to compose itemization of
attorney services in support of vendor claim forms in court appointed
cases.
. Martin Dean Essential Forms - advanced. Use judicial council forms for
family law, civil and workers compensation cases.
. QuickBooks - intermediate. Use this program to record all financial
transactions, general operating account deposits, trust account
deposits, issue payroll checks, issue checks for payroll taxes, profit
and loss statements and other financial information.
. Chapter 7...13... Windows - intermediate. Used this program to draft
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy petitions.
. WANG - advanced. Used this word processing program 1994-2000. In 2000
we switched to PCs and Microsoft Word.
. SMART - advanced. Used this word processing program 1989-1994.
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