Lorell H. Thornton

***** **** **** . ********* *** . Woodhaven, Michigan 48183 . (516) 765-

**** . ablxty@r.postjobfree.com

Job Title: Legal Assistant

Qualifications:

* Over 12 years of diversified and progressive legal experience

* 5 years of litigation experience

* Highly organized with strict attention to detail

* Excellent interpersonal communication skills

* Data entry

* Lexis-Nexis

* Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, PowerPoint,

Microsoft Word, Outlook)

Employment History:

NYS Office of the Attorney General 6/97 -

present

Sex Offenders Management Unit - Paralegal 03/08 - present

* Work closely with and assist attorneys with all facets of

discovery and trial/arbitration preparation;

* Serve as liaison between attorneys and the Office of Mental

Health, Department of Corrections, and court personnel and

others involved in each case;

* Draft legal documents;

* Request, review and analyze records for each case;

* Internet and legal research;

* Maintain court calendar for attorneys;

* Arrange traveling;

* Other clerical duties as needed.

Also, since November, 2007 serves as evening receptionist for

the Attorney General(s front office answer 20+ phone lines.

Investor Protection Bureau - Legal Assistant 11/05 - 03/08

* Organized and maintained logs of document production;

* Internet research of Mutual Funds, Variable and Fixed Annuities;

* Created a database of various investments for a banking case;

* Assisted attorneys in preparation for depositions and took

minutes at meetings;

* Created PowerPoint presentations for various projects;

* Photocopied, filed, faxed, and scanned documents;

* Scheduled conference rooms.

Telecommunications and Energy Bureau (Payola Case) - Paralegal 11/04 -

11/05

* Created and managed document production log;

* Managed correspondence between AAG and opposing counsel;

* Drafted legal documents & prepared affidavits;

* Document review

* Assisted attorneys in preparation for depositions;

* Scheduled meetings and conference calls;

* Set up conference room for depositions and meetings;

* Other clerical duties such as answer phones photocopy and file

documents.

Consumer Frauds Bureau - Nassau Regional Office - Complaint Mediator

05/02 - 01/04

* Reported directly to the Regional Office Consumer

Representative;

* Screened consumer calls and directed them to the appropriate

state bureaus;

* Mediated complaints between Consumers and Vendors and wrote

letters on behalf of consumer complainants and followed up on

each consumer's complaint;

* Entered complaints into database.

Education:

Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA

2004 -B.A. English [pic]

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