Assistant Legal

Kathleen Slattery-Martens

****. Grand Avenue NE

Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

206-***-**** abkrg4@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: a position as a legal secretary, legal assistant and/or

paralegal

EDUCATION:

. UCLA-earned B.A. English, 1993

. California State University Sacramento-completed Teacher Training

Program, earned CA Teaching Credential and other specialty teaching

certificates, 2000. Also hold current WA State Teaching certificates.

EXPERIENCE:

. English Teacher, Secondary levels, 2000 to 2010-Sacramento City

Unified School District, Elk Grove Unified School District, and in

Kitsap County.

. Litigation Paralegal, Burger & Plavan, Sacramento, CA 1994-1995

. Litigation Paralegal, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard,

Sacramento, CA, 1995-1997

. Litigation Paralegal, Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo, Cerritos,

CA, 1988-1993

. Legal Assistant, Walt Disney Company, Burbank, CA, 1987-1988

. Business Owner/Legal Support Services, Omni Secretarial Services, Long

Beach, CA 1984-1987

RELATED SKILLS:

. Excellent organizational skills

. Hired, trained and managed temporary employees to work on large cases

. Type at least 80wpm

. Excellent writing and communication skills

. Excellent proofreading and editing skills

. Proficient in use of MS Word, MS Publisher, Microsoft Office, Excel,

PowerPoint, internet, academic organizational databases, and online

legal form preparation

. Have thorough understanding of the litigation process and am able to

draft general pleadings, forms, and discovery documents

. Specialized in collection of judgments including locating and levying

assets

. Represented law firms and corporate legal department in small claims

court to obtain judgments and collect unpaid accounts

. Specialized in organizing, digesting and maintaining millions of case

exhibits and assisted attorneys with exhibits at depositions and

trials

REFERENCES: Available upon request

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