Legal Assistant/Admin Assistant

Location:

Lexington, KY

Posted:

April 20, 2019

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Resume:

CAROLE L. FRAZER

LEXINGTON KY

Cell: 859-***-**** Home: 859-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

Basics:

I have over 20 years of experience in the legal field, with a history in medical malpractice, family law, insurance agent collections and liquidation, and bankruptcy

Most recent, in the past 5 yrs:

Worked for 2 international law firms doing legal word processing (Document Specialist) and then temp worker for U S Dept of Energy, Tempur Pedic and EKU

Outside the Office:

I have been the Treasurer/ Communications Officer of KCAP, a local animal protection group; and recently volunteered my time at the Barbasol (Golf) Championship

August 18, 2017 to December 15, 2017- Office of Univer. Counsel, Eastern KY University (EKU)

Dana Fohl, J.D., Managing Attorney

Coates 212, Coates CPO 40A

521 Lancaster Avenue

Richmond, KY 40475

859-***-**** or 606-***-****

via Office Team, a Robert Half Legal Staffing Co.:

Joe Mullins, Staffing Manager

2343 Alexandria Dr, Ste 310

Lexington, KY 40504

859-***-**** or 859-***-**** (general office)

Hired to temp for Paralegal on maternity leave:

Managed and responded to University Open Records Requests, average approx 15/month

Managed Contract Review from campus faculty and staff, average approx 100/month

Lead support staff for a document production to the FBI

February 6, 2017 to March 31, 2017- TEMPUR-SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC.

1000 Tempur Pedic Way

Lexington, KY 40511

Martha Caywood -- ******.*******@***********.***

859-***-****

Abigail Taylor – *******.******@***********.***

via Robert Half Legal Staffing:

Brent Huebner, Project Fulfillment Manager

Robert Half Legal eDiscovery Services

211 N. Broadway Suite 1250 St. Louis MO 63102

*****.*******@***************.***

314-***-****

Working in a data entry group project, temporary position for a limited 2-month period:

identified relevant information ref contract and expiration dates and other terms for entry

converted a few jpeg and photo-based documents over to PDFs

October 29, 2015 to May 20, 2016-- U. S. DEPT OF ENERGY, via Special Counsel Legal Staffing

Lexington, KY

Special Counsel staffing agency: 250 E. 5th St, Ste 450

Cincinnati, OH 45202

Phone: 513-***-****, ask for Amber Jones

*****.*****@**************.***

Working as litigation discovery support, temporary position:

reviewed hard copies of documents and tabbed for attorney review

reviewed electronic emails and moved into category folders for attorney review

scanned multiple binders and downloaded for next-level litigation review

scanned large quantities of individual documents/items for next-level litigation review

March 7, 2015 to July 31, 2015-- DTI, located at Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 850

Atlanta, GA 30346

770-***-****

Document Specialist—continuing work post-Bingham (see below), for same attorneys and staff

April 2, 2013 to March 6, 2015-- BINGHAM/MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

1500 Aristides Blvd (however Morgan Lewis closed the office)

Lexington, KY 40511-1319

Document Specialist in the Document Services Department--performed an extensive array of word processing duties including:

converting PDFs to Word documents using OmniPage (and later Nuance)

creating Power Point presentations

creating flowcharts using Power Point, Visio or Word app

creating and/or updating Excel spreadsheets

creating redlines via Deltaview

styling and formatting documents using Mac Pac and Document Tools

creating Table of Contents using Mac Pac or Word

creating Table of Authorities using Best Authority

worked in document database I-Manage

August 2012 to end of March 2013-- STEPHEN M. O'BRIEN III, PLLC

(this law firm has since dissolved and Mr. O’Brien now works for O'Brien Batten & Kirtley, PLLC)

271 West Short Street, #510 (old)

Lexington, KY 40507

859-***-**** (old)

Legal Assistant-- Small law firm that specialized in medical malpractice claims. Worked mainly to schedule depositions and to organize and index working copies of all medical records for each case. Reorganized Medical Records Document room. Left position to start with Bingham McCutchen LLP.

November 2010 to June 2012 CARING TRANSITIONS, Lexington, KY

Staff worker--Moving/Downsizing/Estate Sales (part time)--Sales held at homes or at warehouse.

August 1, 2008 to October 15, 2010-- ROBINSON & EPLING, PSC

101 Prosperous Place, Ste 190

Lexington, KY 40509

859-***-****

Legal Assistant for Partner Benny Epling, II--Firm specialized in medical malpractice. (Created by two partners of the prior firm JRES—see below.) SKILLS: Major computer operating programs of Microsoft Office 2010, basic Excel. (Update: Firm has since split again and they are now Robinson & Havens, PSC and The Law Office of Benny C. Epling, II, PSC.)

Legal Assistant (same duties as for Jenkins Robinson Epling and Smith)

• Schedule and draft Deposition Notices/standard Pleadings/letters, where appropriate

• Prepare and index working copies of all medical records for each case

• Proofread all correspondence, pleadings, motions, etc. prior to attorney signature

• Create and maintain all case files; and filings for all cases

• Process billing invoices from vendors

• Maintain calendar of client meetings, depositions, motion hours, carrier reports, etc.

• Prepare expert packets for our experts’ review of medical records

• Assist in the various duties associated with Trial preparation (Exhibits, TNBs, etc.)

• Answer multi-line phone and direct calls

March 7, 2005 to July 31, 2008 JENKINS ROBINSON EPLING & SMITH, Lexington, KY

See Robinson & Epling, PSC)—Medical malpractice

May 7, 2004 to February 28, 2005 -- SUSAN B. JONES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Lexington, KY

Office Manager for Family practice (mainly divorce)

April 7, 1992 to Nov 7, 2003 KENTUCKY CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY IN LIQUIDATION, Lexington, KY 40507

Paralegal/then member of the Liquidating Trust

May 1989 to December 31, 1991 --- CH. 7 BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE:

LUCINDA MASTERTON HALL, Attorney, Lexington, KY

Bankruptcy Paralegal

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EDUCATION/campus employment -- INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON, IN

B.A. -- Forensics Studies (major), Psychology (minor)

Police Officer Cadet and Police Officer (certified training as recognized by the state of Indiana)

• Patrolled dormitories and campus buildings

• Worked sporting, cultural and special events in traffic, security and undercover

• Firearm ranking: Marksman

OUTSIDE VOLUNTEER WORK:

Treasurer of Kentucky Coalition for Animal Protection, Inc. since 1998. Prepares, edits and distributes tri-annual Newsletter/Meeting Notice; also acts as Communications Officer

2018 Barbasol Championship at Keene Trace Champions Golf Course, from July 19 to July 23, 2018

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