Legal Secretary Real Estate

Jacqueline Y. Dawson

**** ****** ***** ******* ***** Jonesboro, Georgia 30236 Tel: 404-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz October 2012-Deceber 2012

Legal Secretary (contract/Special Counsel Staffing)

• Supported one partner and two associates in the areas of bankruptcy and commercial restructuring,

litigation, residential mortgage lending and servicing

• Drafted and revised pleadings

• Dictaphone transportation

• Filing (including e-file) with State, Federal and United States District courts

• Maintained client filing systems and entered and released attorney time for billing.

Hall Booth Smith LLP August 2012-September 2012

Legal Secretary (contract/Special Counsel Staffing)

• Supported one partner and two associates in the area of workers’ compensation

• Drafted and revised pleadings

• Dictaphone transportation

• Filed pleadings, Liability and Non-Liability Stipulations with State Board of Workers’ Compensation

• Opened new files

• Maintained client filing systems and entered and released attorney time for billing.

Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP, Atlanta, GA April 2006 – March 2012

Legal Secretary

• Supported one partner and three associates in the areas of health care litigation, construction litigation,

commercial litigation, general liability, trucking and transportation litigation

• Drafted and revised pleadings, complaints, answers and discovery

• Dictaphone transportation

• Filing (including e-file) with State, Superior, Magistrate, Federal and United States District courts

• Trial preparation

• Scheduled depositions, client meetings and expert witnesses

• Coordinated travel arrangements

• Maintained client filing systems and entered and released attorney time for billing

Cozen O'Connor, Atlanta GA August 2002 - February 2006

Legal Secretary

• Supported one partner and two associates in the areas of subrogation, commercial and construction

litigation

• Drafted and revised pleadings, complaints, answers and discovery

• Filing (including e-file) with State, Magistrate, Federal and United States District courts

• Trial preparation and research

• Maintained calendaring of filing deadlines

• Scheduled depositions, client meetings and expert witnesses

• Coordinated travel arrangements

• Maintained client filing system and entered and released attorney time for billing

• Dictaphone transportation

• Heavy client interaction

Miller & Martin LLP, Atlanta GA January 1997 – July 2002

Legal Secretary

• Supported one partner and two associates in the areas of corporate, commercial real estate and

bankruptcy

• Drafted and revise pleadings, complaints, answers and discovery

• Document comparison utilizing CompareRite and DeltaView

• Prepared, organized and finalized closing documents

• Maintained calendaring of filing deadlines

• Dictaphone transcription

• Filing with State and Federal courts

• Scheduled depositions, client meetings

• Coordinated travel arrangements

• Maintained client filing system and entered and released attorney time for billing

Coudert Brothers Law Firm, Los Angeles, CA February 1988 - August 1996

Legal Secretary

• Supported one partner and one associate in corporate / litigation group

• Drafted and revised pleadings

• Maintained calendaring of filing deadlines

• Trial preparation

• Scheduled depositions and client meetings

• Coordinated travel arrangements

• Prepared spreadsheets, charts and presentation materials using WordPerfect and PowerPoint

• Dictaphone transcription

• Maintained client filing system and entered and released attorney time for billing

SOFTWARE SKILLS

• MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Elite, Timeslips, LexisNexis, iManage, PACER, Dictaphone,

Docs Open, ICMS

EDUCATION

El Camino College, Los Angeles, CA / Business Major *Notary Public

National Center Paralegal Training / Paralegal Certificate

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