Legal Assistant

SANDRA N. MONTOYA

**** ************ ***, *** ****, CA 95121

Cell: 408-***-****

Proficient use of computer programs: MS Office 10, Windows 2010, Excel 2007, Outlook 2013, Legal Solutions Plus, Chrome River and Elite 3E Time Entry .

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP 02/2008 to present

I.P. Litigation Legal Secretary(Patent Litigation)

Manage the desk for one partner and three associates;

Trial preparation, pulling exhibits, binders;

Arrange logistics for trail;

Prepare correspondence and draft legal documents;

Prepare expense reports and time entry;

Filing, Sort Mail;

Manually file or e-file with the State, Federal and Supreme Courts; and

Assist other Attorneys and Legal Secretaries within the office as needed.

McDermott, Will & Emery (contract) 07/2007 to 02/2008

I.P. Litigation Legal Secretary (Patent Litigation)

Manage the desk for five attorneys;

Prepare correspondence and draft legal documents;

Manually file or e-file with the State, Federal and Supreme Courts; and

Assist other Attorneys and Legal Secretaries within the office as needed.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (contract) 12/2006 to 06/2007

I.P. Litigation Legal Secretary (Patent Litigation)

Managed the desk for three attorneys (partner and associates);

Prepared correspondence and draft legal documents; and

Assisted other Attorneys and Legal Secretaries within the office as needed (as a floater secretary).

McDowall Cotter, A.P.C. 11/2004 to 11/2006

Legal Assistant (Civil Litigation/Insurance Defense/Estate Planning/Probate/Trust Administration)

Managed desk for five attorneys (partners, associate and two of counsel;

Prepare and file legal documents with the Courts;

Filing, data entry and word processing;

Calendaring using Time Matters software;

Schedule appointments;

Schedule Mediations and Arbitrations

Attorney Billing ;

Customer Service;

Sort Mail;

Order office supplies;

Maintain office equipment; and

Answer heavy phones.

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Tharpe & Howell Law Firm 10/2003 to 10/2004

Legal Assistant (Civil Litigation/Insurance Defense)

Managed desk for two attorneys (partners);

Prepare and file legal documents with the Courts;

Assist other Legal Assistants in the office;

Data Entry and word processing duties;

Filing;

Calendaring using Abacus software;

Schedule appointments with clients;

Customer Service; and

Answer heavy phones.

The Law Office of Donald H. Freiberg 09/2000 to 10/2003

Legal Assistant

Prepare and file legal documents

Collect important documents from clients for filing;

Interview clients;

Assist other Legal Assistants in the office;

Scheduled appointments with clients;

Notary Services

Collections/Accounts Receivable;

Order office supplies;

Maintain office equipment; and

Customer Service.

Arthur, Nordmark, Carr & Associates, Inc. 09/1999 to 09/2000

Legal Assistant

Legal assistant duties;

Prepare various types of legal documents for filing;

Interact with clients and public;

Notary Services;

Answer phones;

Schedule appointments; and

Customer Service.

EDUCATION:

De Anza College, Cupertino, CA 2004

Course Studied: Advance Civil Litigation

Sawyer College, San Jose, CA 1997

Course Studied: Paralegal Program –Graduated –Dean’s List -Diploma

Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA 1993-1994

Course Studied: General Education

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