RESUME OF PAMELA L. H. BELLO
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LEGAL SECRETARY - ENTRY LEVEL PARALEGAL
SUMMARY
Accomplished Legal Secretary/Entry Level Paralegal. Extensive and
progressive legal secretarial and computer-related experience in large
global law firm as well as mid-sized law firm. Duties included drafting
and revising complex legal documents for the Litigation Department;
creating and assembling large mailings for the Administrator as well as the
Political Law Department. Being organized and effective, my proven ability
to lead and participate with teams is what created results.
Computer literate Loyal
Take charge attitude Organized
Dependable Detail oriented
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney, Sacramento, CA 2009 to
2011
Mid-size California based law firm - Sacramento office specializing in
insurance defense
Legal Secretary - Entry Level Paralegal
. Prepare shell documents for filing and/or mailing to clients, finalize
same
. Assemble documents for large filings with various courts
. Order medical records through Quest Services
. E-file documents via Lexis/Nexis, One Legal
. Basic calendaring duties using ProLaw
. Basic paralegal duties: Memo of Costs, assembling comparison charts
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Sacramento, CA 1998 to
2009
Global law firm - Sacramento office specializing in litigation
Legal Secretary - Word Processor
. Created and revised large and small legal documents
. Compiled mass mailings on a quarterly basis to over hundreds of
clients
. Contributed to Development Team for Firm Address Books
. Time sheet entry for attorneys and legal analysts
. Troubleshooting for attorneys and staff re: MS Word, Excel,
Interaction, CMS
. Assisted in implementation of telephone surveys and distribution of
information for attendance to Olympic trials
. Responding promptly to attorneys who need documents filed immediately
with a quick turnaround time to effectively meet deadlines
Burger & Plavan LLP, Sacramento, CA 1989 to 1998
Mid-size law firm specializing in litigation
Director of Word Processing
. Responsible for creation and revision of large and small legal
documents
. Organized and tracked Word Processing diskettes
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Business Management Major/Legal Secretary Certificate
Southwestern Michigan College, Dowagiac, MI
Business Management Major
Penn Foster Career College, Home Study
Paralegal/Legal Assistant Certificate