Administrative Assistant Medical

Kelly Jo Grissom

**** ***** *****, **** * Fort Worth, Texas 76180

Metro 817-***-**** Cell 682-***-****

Internet: *******@***.***

Summary of Qualifications

. Twelve years working as a paralegal in different areas of law in the

Dallas Fort Worth metroplex

. Works well independently or as a part of a team

. Familiarity with many office programs, including Microsoft Word, and

Word Perfect

. Loyal, detail-oriented and willingness to learn

Technical Skills

. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite; and Corel Word Perfect

. Working knowledge of Timeslips Deluxe; ProDocs; PowerPoint; TABS II;

Summation; Westlaw

Accomplishments

. Reduction in cost of program for convenience stores in the Dallas Fort

Worth metroplex

. Handled major case loads for class action lawsuit involving employment

issues and toxic tort litigation

. Summarized depositions of high volume capacity to less than 5% of

original length

. Reorganized filing system for easier access and availability for high

volume control

Work Experience

Paralegal (Contract Positions - 1997-Present)

. Hewlett-Packard - File Clerk/Data Entry Clerk - Plano, Texas

. Social Security Administration - Senior Case Technician - Dallas,

Texas

. R.R. Donnelly & Sons - Records Analyst - Travel

. RigData - North Richland Hills, Texas - OfficeTeam

. Small Business Administration - Fort Worth, Texas

. Calhoun & Stacy; Chuck E. Cheese; ExxonMobil; - Adhoc Legal Resources

. American Airlines - Alliance Legal Staffing

. Mitsubishi Motors - Kelly Services (Bloomington, Illinois)

. Discovery Resources - Dallas, Texas

. Preparation of claimant information into database for hearing of

claims

. Provided Paralegal Support for lawsuit involving disputes in

Employment law and Title VII issues

. Records Management, Organization and Determinations of files for

Retention

. Analysis of Insurance Policies and Documentation for Claims

. Assisted Disaster Victims in understanding of their Homeowner's

policies

. Ordered by request or subpoena of medical records

. Scheduled meetings, depositions, and some court dates of attorneys

. Drafted and typed various legal documents such as litigation forms

and correspondence

. Updated and maintained client files

. Scheduled Air Travel as needed by the attorney for depositions

across the USA

. Obtained and prepared documentation for depositions

. Interpretation of medical records with aid of Medical Dictionaries

. Filing of papers at the local courthouse in a duly manner

. Summarized depositions and preparation of trial summaries

. Preparation of minutes for corporate meetings

Document Review / Abstraction & Review (Contract Positions - 2000-Present)

. Thomson-West Publishing - Kelly Law Registry - Fort Worth, NARA

. Wal-mart, Inc.; Hudson Legal - Dallas, Texas

. Department of Justice - Adecco Employment Services

. Optel, Inc, Staubach Corporation - Delta Dallas Staffing

. Verizion Wireless - Option One Staffing

. Contract review for pertinent information according to the legal

demands of the client

. Review and abstraction of real estate liens on apartments and gas

stations throughout North America

. Sound organizational skills that achieved results

. Worked efficiently that required little or no supervision

. Research of archived documentation as to specifications and needs

of the client

. Typed necessary information into forms as prescribed by the client

Legal Administrative Assistant/Office Support (Federal Government

(contract) - 2002-2003)

. Mine Safety and Health Administration; Occupational Safety and Health

Administration - Contract Consultants

. Responsible for the reorganization of the filing system

. Preparation of FOIA requests issued by individuals and legal

counsel

. Sound organizational skills that surpassed goals of the agencies

. Opened, sorted and distributed mail for the TOPS (Technical Support

and Outreach Programs) division of the OSHA regional office in

Dallas, Texas

. Transcribed large amounts of dictatapes

. Coordination of travel and business arrangements

Education

. Texas Woman's University Denton, Texas - May 1997; Bachelor of Science

. Arlington Career Institute; Grand Prairie, Texas - August 1997;

Diploma - Paralegal Studies

. Started work on Masters of Education program - 9 hours

Additional Training and Classes

Classes at Tarrant County College: Mediation and Alternative Dispute

Resolution, Genetics, and Juvenile Law

Substitute Teacher - Birdville Independent School District - all

grades and levels

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