Edgewater, Fl *****
*************@*****.***
KELLY ANN MCDERMOTT
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
I worked in the legal field for over 30 years.
I worked for a Philadelphia defense law firm for Travelers Insurance Company,
I worked with three attorneys and helped managed the Philadelphia Office.
Some of the duties for the office were ordering supplies, maintaining the calendar for the conference rooms which are used for all staff counsel in Pennsylvania for depositions and meetings, maintaining the postage meter i.e. ordering supplies and postage. I helped the claim department with their question about billing, dockets and status on matters in our office.
I worked with all new hires in the Philadelphia Office, ie. Secretaries and Attorneys. I have trained them on the computer system and office procedures.
I prepared pleadings, discovery, motions, complaints and other legal documents associated with civil litigation in all counties for the State of Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit Court for the State of New Jersey. I was also a backup for the Worker’s Compensation Court (WCIAS System).
Additional duties included: filing court documents, maintaining attorneys' calendars, opening/closing files, scheduling depositions/independent medical examinations for my attorneys.
SKILLS
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Excel
WORK HISTORY
William J, Ferren and Associates
(Travelers Law Department)
Senior Legal Secretary
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(September 26, 1986 – March 30, 2019
EDUCATION
St. Anne Business School (High School)
Diploma, Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 1980-1984
Mansfeild Business College,
Word Processing Certificate
12th and Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa 1985-1986
REFERENCES
Christopher J. Cosgrove, Esquire
Attorney, AAA Insurance Company
Phone number: 215-***-**** email: ***********.********@***.***
Krishna Bhavsar Varma, Esquire
Attorney, William J. Ferren and Associates (Travelers)
Phone number: 267=675-3030 email: ******@*********.***
William J. Ferren, Esquire
Managing Attorney, William J. Ferren and Associate (Travelers}
Phone number: 215-***-**** email: *******@*********.***
Helene Morgera
Office Administrator – William J. Ferren and Associates (Travelers)
Phone number: 215-***-**** email: ********@*********.***