Legal Assistant Administrative Support

KIMBERLY A. TUTTON

OBJECTIVE

Legal Assistant/Paralegal professional with demonstrated success in providing legal support, strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and a keen ability to multitask a variety of challenges and responsibilities.

EXPERIENCE

10/2011-Present Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst, Doukas New Brunswick, NJ

Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Provide administrative support and paralegal services to the lead Partner of the Plaintiff's Personal Injury Departmentat in a medium size firm.

■Manage all administrative tasks for a partner

■Receive and analyze new case files and open new cases for the firm

■Schedule all examinations, notify clients, and prepare correspondence along with medical attachments to experts

■Prepare HIPAA compliant-authorizations and follow up on records from treating physicians

■Prepare pleadings and other legal documents

■Assist in trial preparation

■Conduct legal research and internet searches

■Maintain complex records and files

■Perform office procedures for the day to day running of a legal department

■Prepare memorandum, correspondence, and file documents

■Prepare Settlement and Closing Statements

■Extensive interaction with clients and experts to accomplish tasks and build rapport

■Experience in disputing Medicare liens

■Experience in negiotating Medicaid and private insurance subrogation liens

■Experience with batestamping

■Support other departments within the firm whenever necessary

01/2007-10/2011 Law Offices of Anthony J. Murgatroyd, LLC Flemington, NJ

Legal Assistant

Provided administrative support at a small size firm with practice concentrating in personal injury law, motor vehicle accidents, workers’ compensation and municipal matters.

■Managed all administrative tasks

■Scheduled all medical examination, notified clients, and prepared correspondence along with medical attachments to the experts

■Prepared pleadings and other legal documents

■Assisted in attorneys’ preparation for trial

■Conducted legal research, as required

■Maintained complex records and files

■Performed office procedures for the day to day running of a legal department

■Experience in digital dictation and transcription

■Researched factual and legal issues for the attorney

■Prepared documents and organized file materials

■Prepared and maintained legal documents and all correspondence

01/2001-12/2006 John R. Parker, LLC Flemington, NJ

Office Assisant / Legal Assistant

Provided administrative support at a small size firm with practice concentrating in insurance defense.

■Arranged appointments with clients and attorneys

■Drafted pleadings and other legal documents

■Experience in transcription

■Prepared documents and organized file materials

■Managed administrative tasks

10/1999-01/2001 Parker & Wolfson Flemington, NJ

File Clerk

EDUCATION

2008-2010 Raritan Valley Community College North Branch, NJ

■A.A.S., Business Administration, Paralegal Studies

2000-2005 Raritan Valley Community College North Branch, NJ

■A.A.S., Liberal Arts

COMPUTER SKILLS

Experienced in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Nuance, LexisNexis, Westlaw, TimeMatters, PracticeMaster, Albion.

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