Legal Secretary Assistant

***/***-**** * *******************@*****.*** * ***9G Glenway Drive, Brookpark, OH 44142

Objectives

Experienced Legal Secretary professional looking to bring 2+ years of experience while providing administrative, legal, customer service, and clerical skills to a Legal Secretary position.

Education

Johnson & Wales University

November 2018 Bachelors of Criminal Justice

Presidential Scholarship

Dean’s List (Fall 2014, Winter 2015)

Experience

Legal Secretary January 2017 – June 2018

Law Office of Stephen J. Dennis 127 Dorrance St, Providence, RI 02903

Assists with preparing notices of depositions, requesting medical records from physicians and hospital facilities.

Drafting, editing, and preparing documents to be sent to clients, insurance companies, adjusters, and opposing counsels.

Assist with drafting and editing Original Petitions to be filed and defended in court proceedings.

Assists with the filing of Petitions to Review/Enforce, Certificates of Service, Claims for Trials, Motions, and other Worker's Compensation court required documents.

Responsible for scheduling and preparing notices of depositions for clients and/or medical physicians. Creating depositions folders for attorney

Printing, scanning, and copying documents for the client's file and for electronic submissions through Odyssey E-file & Serve.

Legal Assistant May 2016 – December 2016

SouthCoast Title and Escrow, Inc 150 Burnside St, Cranston, RI 02910

Opened files for real estate closing Performing and reviewing title searches on homes for the borrower(s) refinancing or purchasing homes.

Preparing title commitment packages for the lender to include tax certificates, closing protection letters, current vesting deed, wiring instructions, and preliminary closing disclosures.

Responsible for ordering mortgage payoff quotes on behalf of the borrower(s)

Responsible for preparing preliminary and final closing disclosures and settlement statements for the leader(s) on behalf of the borrower(s)

Preparing closing packages for borrower(s) suggesting a closing date

Experienced with scheduling closings with borrowers, lenders, notary, and attorneys.

Preparing official deeds for purchase closings to add or remove an individual from the title.

Office Clerk November 2015 – May 2016

David J. Oliveira, Esq. 155 S Main St #305, Providence, RI 02903

Responsible for creating daily mail log for incoming and outgoing mail.

Assisted in scanning, printing, and copying documents, medical records, billing records, and invoices for clients.

Responsible for drafting letters and documents to be sent out to clients.

Organize and update client files electronically and manually.

Answered telephone calls, with detailed messages.

Responsible for reviewing records and files to request other records and respond to requests.

Skills

Technology

Writing

Organizational

Transcription

Legal Documentation and Terminology

Teamwork

Research

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