Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Resume:
LATOYA S. DICKEY
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
January 2016 to present Goldberg Segalla LLP, Newark, NJ
Paralegal
Assisting and supporting 3 litigation partners and an associate, who represent insurance corporations, with regard to insurance liability actions throughout NJ and NY.
Assisting in drafting Legal Briefs, Counter Claims, Motions, Answers, Stipulation of Settlements, Interrogatories, Demand for Discovery, Affirmation of Opposition and all other litigation documents.
Assisting in legal and factual research; analyzed and summarized law sources such as State Court Statutes and Federal Statutes.
Assisting in the filing Electronic Court Filings for NY and NJ.
Reviewing and organizing all documents received with regard to discovery requests.
Reviewing and summarizing all medical records seeking plaintiff's complaints, treatments, diagnoses and other pertinent information and update medical chronology with findings accordingly
Assisting in trial preparation.
Assisting in deposition preparation.
Identifying and contacting experts.
Researching aspects of the case for purposes of discovery, including requesting admissions.
May 2015 to November 2015 Herrick, Feinstein LLP, Newark, NJ
Legal Assistant
Assisted and supported the general counsel of the firm, senior litigation partner, counsel and an associate, who represent corporations, with regard to product liability actions throughout NJ and NY.
Assisted in drafting Legal Briefs, Petitions, Counter Claims, Motions, Answers, Stipulation of Settlements, Interrogatories, Production of Documents, and all other litigation documents.
Assisted in legal research; analyzed and summarized law sources such as State Court Statutes and Federal Statutes.
Assisted in the filing Electronic Court Filings.
Reviewed and organized all documents received with regard to discovery requests.
Responded to client inquires.
Maintained calendar for all attorneys.
August 2012 to May 2015 McCarter & English, LLP, Newark, NJ
Legal Assistant
Assisted and supported two partners (one who manages the tax litigation department), Special Counsel and an Associate, who represent corporations, and individuals with regard to real estate tax appeals against cities, townships and boroughs throughout NJ, NY, MA, DC, MN and CT.
Assisted in drafting Legal Briefs, Petitions, Counter Claims, Motions, Answers, Stipulation of Settlements, Interrogatories, Production of Documents, and all other litigation documents.
Assisted in the filing Electronic Court Filings for state and county Tax Court.
Assisted in legal research; analyzed and summarized law sources such as State Court Statutes.
Drafted and prepared contingency refund and billing statements.
Reviewed and organize all documents received with regard to discovery requests.
Responded to client inquires for any and all matters including but not limited to invoices.
Draft and prepared bill drafts in accordance with partner instructions; prepared final invoices for transmittal to clients.
Verified and processed wire transfers.
Conferred with the local and state tax courts regarding legal matters.
Managed and update the tax status reports.
Delegated case assignments to associates and their assistants.
Maintained calendar for all attorneys.
July 2011 to August 2012 The Kay Law Firm, LLC, Mountainside, NJ
Office Manager/Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Managed the collections and Medicaid division for the firm.
Managed guardianship section of the firm’s Healthcare Law Division.
Draft and filed various correspondence and pleadings with the Court (i.e. Complaints, Certifications, Guardianship applications, Action to Remove Guardian, Security Mortgage, Demand Grid Note, Mortgage Note, and Discharge of Mortgage).
Assisted in the filing Electronic Court Filings in NJ.
Follow up calls to clients and attorneys.
Coordinated with managing partner billing narratives, draft bills and preparing final invoices for submission to clients.
Assisted in the process of obtaining payment for past due accounts from the facilities, initial 30 day collection correspondence to the resident and/or families.
Verified and processed wire transfers.
Oversaw benefits and payroll; processed payroll through the ADP payroll system.
Prepared monthly corporate account reports.
Responded to client inquires for any and all matters including but not limited to invoices.
Coordinated with partner to implement a new filing system; review and organize files within the firm.
Delegated case assignments to Of Counsel.
Organized and coordinate office operations and procedures to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
Managed office vendors and complete everyday secretarial duties.
Maintained and update attorney memberships.
July 2008 to July 2011 Lite DePalma Greenberg & Rivas, LLC, Newark, NJ
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Managed the collections and Medicaid division for the firm.
Delegated case assignments to associates and their assistants.
Managed guardianship section of the firm’s Healthcare Law Division.
Draft and filed various correspondence and pleadings with the Court (ie, Complaints, Certifications, Guardianship application, Action to Remove Guardian, Security Mortgage, Demand Grid Note, Mortgage Note, Discharge of Mortgage).
Assisted in the filing Electronic Court Filings in NJ.
Follow up calls to clients and attorneys.
Responded to client inquires for any and all matters including but not limited to invoices.
Coordinated with managing partner billing narratives, draft bills and preparing final invoices for submission to clients.
Assisted in the process of obtaining payment for past due accounts from the facilities, initial 30 day collection correspondence to the resident and/or families.
Coordinated with partner to implement a new filing system; review and organize files within the firm.
Organized and coordinate office operations and procedures to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
Managed office vendors and complete everyday secretarial duties.
June 2005 to July 2008 Weiner Lesniak LLP, Parsippany, NJ
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Under the direction of partner who managed the workers’ compensation litigation department representing employers, self-insured entities, insurance carriers and petitioners.
Coordinated multifaceted office functions encompassing court calendar, retaining court reporters and scheduling of conference rooms for deposition proceedings.
Delegated case assignments to associates and their assistants.
Researched related asbestos cases.
Participated in development and organization of several large document productions.
Proofread and edit legal documents and correspondence.
Researched factual and legal issues.
Reviewed, organize and index all documents pertaining to asbestos cases that involved petitioners in workers’ compensation litigation.
Assisted in the preparation of trails.
Conducted legal research.
Performed computerized and law library research to obtain and gather case-relevant data and materials.
Prepared content specific case files for attorney reflecting supporting forms, documentation and photographs.
Digest and indexed information obtained prior to trial.
Prepared legal documents such as, pleadings, discovery and correspondence.
Filed and served all legal documents with the courts and opposing counsel.
Provided timely and accurate processing of all work requests.
Maintained an ongoing communication with attorneys, clients, law firms and government agencies, from point of referral, discovery to trial phase, facilitation and expediting case settlements in rewarded funds.
EDUCATION
Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, May 2008
Gibbs College, Montclair, NJ
Associates Degree, Legal Administration, December 2000
Thomas Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI
Completed 1 year toward JD Degree, December 2013
NJ Notary, commission expires 2019
Member of NALA-The Paralegal Association
SKILLS
Microsoft Office, ADP Payroll, Experience with CM/ECF & PACER filings, Westlaw, Trail Practice, Trial Preparation, QuickBooks, Interwoven, Hot Docs, Accurint, Visio, DTE Axiom, Metastorm, LegalKey, Innova Software and Worksite Management, Tabs 3, Juris, ChromeRiver, Nuance Power PDF (Adobe), Table Of Authority, Table Of Contents, MS Conversion & Comparison, Styles & Interaction
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