ALLISON QUEEN

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Los Angeles, CA 90008

310-***-****

ac3cu0@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Adams Martin Group and Kent Daniels Agencies (Temporary Assignments)

Kelley Drye & Warren 6/17 – 11/17

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Los Angeles, CA 6/16 - 3/17

Legal Secretary/Paralegal (Employment Litigation)

Finalized, filed and served pleadings (Superior & Federal Courts)

Heavy calendaring (eDockets)

Prepared correspondence, discovery responses, deposition notices, subpoenas

Transcribed dictation (letters, memos and pleadings)

Answered telephone, scanning, photocopying, assisting 3 attorneys with various admin tasks

Prepared New Matter Memos and closed settled cases

Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 1/10 – 12/15

Legal Secretary/Paralegal (Complex/Mass Tort Litigation, Pharmaceutical & P.I.)

Heavy court filings, scheduled depositions, prepared subpoenas, summarized depositions

Responsible for overseeing the Los Angeles office - maintained equipment, ordered supplies, paid invoices, assisted attorneys with various legal projects and administrative tasks

Greeted visitors and acted as a liaison

Maintained busy calendars, made travel arrangements, scheduled meetings & teleconferences

Heavy communication with clients, court clerks, opposing counsel, hospitals, private physicians, pharmacies and insurance companies

Updated and maintained client databases, drafted correspondence

Negotiated services and orders with vendors and caterers

Ordered records (medical, employment, pharmacy, insurance, education, etc.)

Scanned documents, sent e-mails, photocopied and transcribed dictation

Handled incoming mail, scheduled conference rooms and answered phones

Dreier Stein Kahan Brown Woods George (Dissolved), Santa Monica, CA 1/07 - 12/09

Legal Secretary (Entertainment/Transactional/Litigation)

Assisted two attorneys and one paralegal in producing agreements, acquisitions and mergers, briefs, complaints, answers and orders, edited red-lined documents, transcribed dictation or rough drafts maintained billable time and e-filings with State and Federal courts

Managed calendars, set up meetings, arranged travel, both domestic and international

Heavy interaction with clients and rolling of calls

Scanned and emailed documents, prepared new matter forms, screened telephone calls, greeted visitors

Took Time Off to Raise Children

Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney, Los Angeles, CA 8/00 - 1/04

Legal Secretary/Administrative Assistant/Law Firm (Business Litigation)

Drafted discovery documents and correspondence, filed documents with courts, maintained attorney’s calendar, prepared subpoenas and deposition notices and retained court reporters

Maintained office and upkeep of machinery, processed invoices, communicated with vendors, distributed mail, assisted in business development projects and assisted in marketing for the firm

Saltzburg Ray & Bergman, Los Angeles, CA 7/91 - 7/00

Legal Secretary (Business Litigation/Real Estate)

Assisted in the preparation of transactional documents including mergers and acquisitions, contracts and agreements

Drafted correspondence, answered phones, filed documents with state and federal courts, maintained attorney calendar and input billable time

EDUCATION

Elizabeth Seton College (now Iona College) – A.A.S. Degree – Major: Paralegal/English (6/1985)

UCLA Extension – Certificate in Public Relations (4/2002)

References Available Upon Request

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