Assistant Legal
Resume:
KATHY S. WHITE HERMES, C.L.A.
Avinger, Texas 75630
(903) 240-
**** (cell)
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Certified legal assistant with over twenty years of law office experience
with concentration on personal injury, products liability, premises
liability and insurance litigation defense. Competent to work with little
or no supervision. Work well with others and experienced in working with
the public and area lay persons.
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
I.
6/27/94 - 10/6/08 J. Gene Bailey, P.C.
Attorney at Law
414 E. Loop 281, Suite 1 (office now closed)
Longview, Texas 75605
Certified Legal Assistant
Assist in all phases of litigation practice including
deposition and medical summaries, drafting discovery
documents, pleadings, motions and correspondence,
preparing reports to clients, calendar and
scheduling, client contact, file organization, assist
in trial preparation and trial, records searches, and
various secretarial duties. Experienced with multi-
party cases and class action suits.
II.
10/27/93 - 2/28/94 Akin, Steele, Bush & Neeley
3400 West Marshall, Suite 307
Longview, Texas 75604
Legal Secretary/Assistant
Assisted attorney Brad Steele in all phases of
litigation practice including preparation of
correspondence, drafting documents, scheduling,
transcribing dictation, deposition summaries, file
organization and client interviews.
EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES
Attended Commercial College in Lubbock, Texas in 1973 - 1974 where I
studied Court Reporting and completed courses in business law, advanced
typing, college spelling and secretarial science.
Completed Career Legal Secretary course at New Mexico Junior College,
Hobbs, New Mexico in 1982.
Completed litigation course at E.T.B.U. of Longview in 1985. Attended CLA
workshops and various seminars for CLE credit.
Obtained Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) Certification in February 1993
from certifying board of National Association of Legal Assistants.
Currently planning to take the specialty exam in civil litigation.
Former member of Northeast Texas Association of Legal Assistants (NTALA)
and served as Second Vice-President in 1995 and 1996. Also member of
National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA).
REFERENCES
PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS: Bradley T. Steele
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 4019
Longview, TX 75606
Randy Akin
Attorney at Law
3400 West Marshall Avenue
Longview, TX 75604
PERSONAL: Ms. Elizabeth Neeley
Court Reporter
1503 Kiowa Ct.
Longview, TX 75605
Marianne Edwards
Edwards Records Retrieval
104 Kings Lane
Longview, TX 75605
Louise Johnson, Attorney
Stebbins Five
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