Legal Administrative Assistant
Resume:
Muriel Mateer
Upland, CA ****6
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
( Experienced Certified Legal Assistant in Plaintiff and Defense legal
settings for over 20 years. Litigation and Pre-Litigation
( Exceptional communications skills both relational and written, with
proficiency in editing for proper grammar and punctuation
( Typing 60 WPM
( Works well independently yet a conscientious team player
( Proficient in Legal Solutions, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel,
Outlook, TimeMatters, Time Slips, Lexis/Nexis; Westlaw, Concordance
and Summation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Legal Assistant
Lackie Dammeier McGill & Ethir 11/10 -
11/13
Areas of Responsibility/Skills
( Legal Assistant to managing partner and 15 associates of a twenty-two
attorney firm. Practice involves civil litigation with emphasis on
labor and employment discrimination and Police and Fire Administrative
issues.
( Overseeing all aspects of the secretarial/paralegal output of work,
including filings with court, preparing complaints, answers,
discovery, and correspondence.
Prepared subpoenas of medical records or personnel files and prepared
files for settlement negotiations.
( Served as liaison between attorneys, courts, witnesses and union
representatives
( Responsible for calendaring for attorneys;
( Moderate transcription
Legal Assistant /Office Manager
09/09 - 11/10
Law Offices of Richard Gutierrez
Areas of Responsibility/Skills
( Legal Assistant to partner. Practice involved civil litigation with
emphasis on collections.
( Responsible for filings with court, preparation of pleadings,
including complaints, motions, answers, discovery; preparing summaries
of cases for corporate directors' weekly meetings; collaborated with
Collections, Medical Billing and Finance Department pertaining to more
than 30 weekly referred collection cases forwarded to the legal
department.
( Responsible for all office manager duties including supervising three
employees; managing all correspondence and account for office
supplies; heavy client and other professional interaction.
( Calendaring attorney court appearances and depositions
( Moderate transcription
Legal Assistant
04/09-09/09
Contract Work
Areas of Responsibility/Skills
( Legal Assistant-part time work with civil litigation firms with
emphasis in business litigation.
( Responsible for court filings, preparation of correspondence,
pleadings, discovery and motions.
( Light research
( Light transcription
Legal Assistant
05/08-03/09
Best Best & Krieger
Areas of Responsibility/Skills
( Legal Assistant to several municipal law group attorneys with
emphasis in intergovernmental relations; public safety and code
enforcement.
( Responsible for maintaining files for court hearings; drafting of
court filings, preparation of correspondence, discovery and
maintaining files on substandard property and receivership; heavy
client and other professional interaction.
( Light research
( Light transcription
Legal Assistant (Senior)
Blecher and Collins, LLC (Pepperman & Joy)
Areas of Responsibility/Skills
( Legal Assistant to Partner and four attorneys in a ten attorney firm.
Civil Litigation with emphasis on antitrust and complex business
litigation.
( Responsible for court filings, preparation of correspondence,
pleadings, discovery; all facets of deposition preparation and
summaries; maintained many cases involving heavy litigation; assisted
in preparation for and at trial in both Federal and State Courts;
supervised new paralegals; heavy client and other professional
interaction;
( Heavy Research
Muriel Mateer
Professional References:
1. Andrew M. Dawson, Esq. (Dawson & Riley)
P.O. Box 1095 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91728
805-***-**** aca7e7@r.postjobfree.com
2. Kimberly M. Riley, Esq. (Dawson & Riley)
P.O. Box 1095, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91728
909-***-**** aca7e7@r.postjobfree.com
3. Michael M. McCoy, Esq. (Gaspard,Castillo,Winter & Harper)
3333 Concours, Ste. 4100, Bldg. 4, Ontario, CA 91764
909-***-**** aca7e7@r.postjobfree.com
4. Martha Gutierrez, Esq. (Law Offices of Richard Gutierrez)
5. Peter Horton, Esq. (Horton Law Group)
2828 Cochran Street, Ste. 303, Simi Valley, CA 93065
6. Maxwell M. Blecher, Esq. (Blecher Collins, Pepperman & Joy)
515. S. Figueroa Street, Ste. 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-***-**** aca7e7@r.postjobfree.com
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