Legal Assistant Medical
Resume:
MARIAREMER Z. PANLILIO
Iselin, NJ 08830
***************@*****.***
WORK EXPERIENCE
Haddad Law Offices Edison, NJ
Paralegal Aug 2015 – Present
Initial consultation with clients to obtain case details and discuss further handling.
Composed/drafted discovery responses, initial demands and routine legal correspondence, answers to interrogatories, responses to notices to produce.
Coordinate attorney calendars including court appearances, deposition appearances and client meetings.
Communicated all relevant facts of the litigation and forwarded all applicable discovery necessary for the expert to complete a report.
Prepare a case for trial including pre-trial exchange, preparation of a trial binder for attorney use at trial, call upon witnesses and experts to testify.
Prepare settlement/closing documents including releases, conducting Charles Jones searches and settlement statements.
Fusco & Macaluso Paterson, NJ
Paralegal Nov 2014 – Aug 2015
Initial consultation with clients to obtain case details and discuss further handling.
Communicated all relevant facts of the litigation and forwarded all applicable discovery necessary for the expert to complete a report.
Composed/drafted discovery responses, initial demands and routine legal correspondence, answers to interrogatories, responses to notices to produce.
Coordinate attorney calendars including court appearances, deposition appearances and client meetings.
Communicated all relevant facts of the litigation and forwarded all applicable discovery necessary for the expert to complete a report.
Prepare a case for trial including pre-trial exchange, preparation of a trial binder for attorney use at trial, call upon witnesses and experts to testify.
Prepare settlement/closing documents including releases, conducting Charles Jones searches and settlement statements.
Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow & McElroy Edison, NJ
Legal Assistant/Paralegal June 2004 – Oct 2014
Managing assigned cases in complex plaintiffs’ personal injury cases, medical malpractice and employment cases from beginning to settlement.
66 Semel Avenue, Iselin, NJ 08830 732-***-**** ***************@*****.***
Case management in all areas of Motion practice, formatting and drafting
correspondence, Certification and Order for Motions, pleadings and appeals.
Managed all discovery, including preparation of responses to interrogatories and discovery demands. Preparation of demands for discovery, including subpoenas and notices to produce to obtain necessary documents to prepare the case.
Coordinated attorney calendars including court appearances, deposition appearances and client meetings.
Communicated all relevant facts of the litigation and forwarded all applicable discovery necessary for the expert to complete a report.
Composed/drafted discovery responses, initial demands and routine legal correspondence, answers to interrogatories, responses to notices to produce.
Trial preparations, effectively communicate with clients, experts, attorneys, court clerks and judges.
Arranged travel arrangements for attorneys and experts.
Knowledge of Best Practice Rules and discovery issues.
Transcribing dictated pleadings by Dictaphone.
Prepared settlement/closing documents including releases, conducting Charles Jones searches and settlement statements.
Possess the ability to multi-task, prioritize multiple time-sensitive assignments and deadlines.
Work with minimal supervision.
Law Offices of Lane Ferdinand Springfield, NJ
Legal Assistant Feb 2002 – June 2004
Transcribed dictated materials such as reports, appeals, and pleadings.
Communicated all relevant facts of the litigation and forwarded all applicable discovery necessary for the expert to complete a report.
Interacting with adjusters, court clerks and judges.
Tobin Kessler Greenstein et al Rahway, NJ
Legal Assistant Feb 2000 – Feb 2002
Managing assigned cases in medical malpractice.
Transcribed dictated materials such as briefs, appeals, Certification.
Coordinated attorney calendars including court appearances, deposition appearances and client meetings.
Communicated all relevant facts of the litigation and forwarded all applicable discovery necessary for the expert to complete a report.
Prepare settlement/closing documents including releases, conducting Charles Jones searches and settlement statements.
Knowledge of Best Practice Rules and discovery issues.
66 Semel Avenue, Iselin, NJ 08830 732-***-**** ***************@*****.***
Garces & Grabler PC Plainfield, NJ
Legal Assistant/Paralegal Sept 1998 – Feb 2000
Managing assigned cases in personal injury cases from beginning to end.
Filing suit when appropriate, completing interrogatories with clients, scheduling appointments for new cases and existing clients’ to meet with the attorney.
Opening files which includes sending insurance carrier notices, sending client initial letters, collecting medical records/bills, obtain client treatment status.
Preparing packages for settlement to be sent to BI Adjusters for settlement.
Prepared Releases and Settlement breakdown statements
Shevick Ravich Koster Tobin Oleckna & Reitman Rahway, NJ
Legal Assistant/Paralegal Aug 1989 – Sept 1998
Managing assigned cases in personal injury cases from beginning to end.
Opening files which includes sending insurance carrier notices, sending client initial letters, collecting medical records/bills, obtain client treatment status.
Preparing packages for settlement to be sent to BI Adjusters.
Filing suit when appropriate, completing interrogatories with clients, scheduling appointments for new cases and existing clients’ to meet with the attorney.
Schedule depositions and EUOs.
Krevsky & Silber PC Elizabeth, NJ
Legal Secretary Jan 1987 – Aug 1989
Transcribing dictated materials from attorneys by Dictaphone.
Filing Complaints and serving them.
Composed/drafted discovery responses, initial demands and routine legal correspondence, answers to interrogatories, responses to notices to produce.
Retrieving medical records/bills.
EDUCATION
University of Santo Thomas, Manila, Philippines Associates Degree – Commerce Secretarial
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Proficient in Office Microsoft Word, Windows, Outlook, Word Perfect,
PowerPoint, Needles and type 120 p/m.
66 Semel Avenue, Iselin, NJ 08830 732-***-**** ***************@*****.***
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