LASHELLE TOMBLIN

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*** **** *****, ** *******, Georgia 30012 404-***-****

abk9d7@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Experienced and dedicated Legal Secretary with excellent office management

and client relation skills seeking a position within a corporate legal

department where a working knowledge of legal terminology, general law and

legal proceedings pertaining to the following case types will be fully

utilized and expanded:

Personal Injury...Criminal...Workers Compensation...Medical

Malpractice

Highly focused and detail-oriented in supporting complex, deadline driven

operations, with excellent investigative and reporting skills

Exercise independent judgment and decision making abilities, and a high

level of confidentiality

Uphold the ethical standards of the legal profession

Microsoft Word, WordPerfect 8.0, Typing (75wpm)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Legal Secretary, Office of the Public Defender, West Palm Beach, Florida

03/2007 to present

. Report directly to three attorneys with broad ranged responsibilities

that encompass the timely and complex preparation of cases from

discovery to trial phase.

. Coordinate multifaceted office functions encompassing court calendar

management, scheduling depositions and court hearings.

. Prepare and maintain case files for attorneys reflecting supporting

forms, documentation and photographs.

Department of Corrections Clerk, Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller's

Office, West Palm Beach, Florida 08/2005 to 03/2007

. Put together commitment packages for inmates being transported to the

Florida Department of Corrections; also certify that the information

given as far as jail time and sentencing is correct for the inmates.

. Ensure that the necessary paperwork that is needed is processed in a

timely manner.

. Answer emails and faxes received from the South Florida Reception

Center, Palm Beach County Jail and Florida Department of Corrections

regarding paperwork and the inmates.

Legal Secretary, Law Office of Daryl Von Yokely, Atlanta, Georgia

08/2003 to 07/2005

. Assist with document production and trial preparation.

. Assist with drafting pleadings and filing complaints.

. Take recorded statements of clients with insurance adjusters regarding

personal injury claims.

. Extensive client contact which included scheduling appointments,

interviewing potential clients and opening new files and scheduling

doctors appointments for clients with personal injury cases.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Associate of Science Degree - Legal Studies May, 1998

Palm Beach Community College, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

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