Assistant Legal Secretary

**** ********* ****. . ******* ****, IL *****

Phone 618-***-**** . E-mail abk2uw@r.postjobfree.com

Dawn Gunderson

Objective

Legal secretary position with a firm in need of a

professional multi-tasking individual with client-service

focus and over 6 years' experience exceeding performance

expectations with multiple attorneys.

Employment

2008-2010 The Stokes Law Office St. Louis, Mo

Attorney Brian Stokes 133 S. 11th Street Suite 350, St.

Louis, Mo 63102

Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant

Assistant to solo practice attorney specializing in

workers' compensation and personal injury.

Responsibilities include:

Filing of Court documents in a timely manner to ensure

deadlines were met for the attorney

Preparation of Pleadings, Interrogatories, letters to

opposing attorneys and courts

Scheduling of Depositions for both client and expert

witnesses

Phone interaction with clients, courthouses and other

attorney's offices

Requested and maintained all client medical records

Clerical: filing, appointment making, billing, and

maintaining/ setting of the daily scheduling for attorney

Other special assignments as needed when requested by the

attorney

2004-2008 Dennis Law Office

Edwardsville, IL

Attorney Patricia Dennis, 100 E. Vandalia Street,

Edwardsville, IL 62025

Legal Secretary

Assistant to two attorneys specializing in family law.

Responsibilities include:

Prepared attorneys for trial by organizing exhibits and any

other task that they might need while trial is in session

Edited and prepared legal documents for the attorney's to

file in court

.

Scheduling of client depositions

Met with clients to revise Interrogatories questions and to

ensure questions are fully answered also answer questions

the clients may have concerning the Interrogatories

Timely filing of court documents in both Madison County and

St. Clair County courts

Proficient in legal research through online websites

specializing in Illinois case law and statutes

Clerical: filing, appointment making, billing and

maintaining /setting of the daily scheduling of the

attorneys

Education

2004-2006 Southwestern Illinois College Granite City, IL

Paralegal Studies

Detailed references available upon request

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