COMPETENCIES: Excellent at meeting deadlines, always seeking ways to
improve work flows,
team player with a positive attitude
WORK SKILLS:
Proof-reading, detail-oriented, well-organized, efficient
COMPUTER SKILLS: MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Legal Solutions, Time-Slip,
Abacus, ProLaw
TYPING SPEED: 80 w.p.m. with high accuracy
WORK EXPERIENCE: Legal Secretary (July 2010 to April 2011)
Calvo Fisher & Jacob LLP, San Francisco, CA
(civil litigation, class action, business and
transaction, personal Injury)
Handling incoming and outgoing mail, filing (electronic
and paper), case management, drafting correspondence and
pleadings, preparing discovery requests and responses,
court filing, calendaring, travel arrangements.
Litigation Secretary (May 2006 to July 2010)
Markun Zusman & Compton LLP, San Francisco, CA
(securities litigation, employment law, class action)
Opening new files and updates, screening and distributing
incoming mail, court filing, coordinating travel
arrangements, legal research, preparing discovery
requests and responses, ordering office supplies.
Litigation Secretary (May 2004 to April 2006)
McCarthy Johnson & Miller, San Francisco, CA
(workers' compensation law, asbestos claims)
Preparing workers' compensation claims, transcription,
calendaring, scheduling doctors' appointments, organizing
case files, filing.
Litigation Secretary (Jan 1999 - December 2003)
Steven Adair MacDonald & Associates, P.C., San Francisco,
CA
(landlord-tenant law, unlawful detainer, wrongful
eviction)
Interviewing potential clients, organizing seminars,
transcription, filing, preparing legal notices, court
filings, entering attorneys' billing, calendaring.
EDUCATION: California Applicants' Attorneys Association (CAAA), CA
Program of Instruction, Paralegal, Secretary & Support
Staff Seminar, Workers' Compensation Training
Lorman Education Services
Litigation Skills for Legal Staff
City College of San Francisco
Business Correspondence/Legal and Introduction to Legal
Assisting
New Method College/Sara Beattie College of Hong Kong
Executive Secretarial Training