BARBARA A. ELCOX
Gansevoort, New York 12831
JOB CAPABILITIES
• E-filing, Second Circuit, Federal Courts, Supreme Courts and
Court of Claims (first secretary in NYS to e-file with the
Albany Court of Claims)
• Assisting discovery and trial preparation, gathering intake
information from potential clients, preparation and court
filing of pleadings, documents, including bill of
particulars, preparation of subpoenas and medical
authorizations, summarizing deposition transcripts, logging
pleadings and discovery records, preparation of trial
binders, calendaring litigation deadlines, scheduling
witnesses for EBT and trial
• General legal secretary duties such as typing correspondence
and memoranda, filing, answering phones, keeping attorney
calendars, entering time sheets, preparing client
statements, light bookkeeping and ordering supplies
• Scheduling, maintaining calendars and making travel
arrangements
• Preparation of real estate closing documents
• Supervisory and teaching skills
• Typing 90 words per minute
• Full knowledge of Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Tabs and
Practice Master
WORK EXPERIENCE:
4/07 – 8/11 Hacker Murphy, LLP
- Legal secretary/paralegal
- Plaintiff litigation & tax certiorari
WORK EXPERIENCE cont’d
5/06 – 4/07 Maynard, O’Connor, Smith & Catalinotto
- Legal Secretary/Paralegal
- Plaintiff (personal injury)
& Defendant litigation (medical malpractice)
2005 – 5/06 O’Connell & Aronowitz
- Legal Secretary
- Plaintiff litigation
(personal injury and medical malpractice)
5/00 – 8/05 Maynard, O’Connor, Smith & Catalinotto
- Legal Secretary/Paralegal
Defendant litigation (medical malpractice)
10/93 – 12/00 Douglas C. Mills, Esq. and Walter Stroup, Esq.
- Legal Secretary
- Matrimonial, Family Court, Real Estate & VTL
1987 – Present Notre Dame/Visitation Church, Schuylerville, NY
and Old Saratoga Reform Church Schuylerville, NY
- Church Organist/Music Director
EDUCATION:
The College of Saint Rose
BS in Music Education