Litigation Assistant

JASMIN ANAYA

**** **** ***** ******, ***. C, Hawthorne, CA 90250 310-***-**** ***********@*********.***

OBJECTIVE:

Bilingual Litigation Assistant seeking a full-time position in a challenging work environment.

EXPERIENCE:

Aequitas Law Group, APLC Los Angeles, CA

July 2010 – Present

Litigation Assistant

Provide high level administrative support to two managing partners as well as two

associates in busy litigation practice.

Handle heavy class action case load and assist with all aspects of litigation.

Draft legal documents including pleadings, discovery and correspondence and handle

all filing of pleadings and service of process issues.

Maintain firm calendar; schedule hearing dates, depositions and court call

Responsible for maintaining clients’ physical files; track firm costs and expenses in

Bill4Time database.

Managed incoming and outgoing mail and fax correspondence; extensive client

contact and potential client intakes; sole Spanish translator in office.

Initiative Legal Group, APC Los Angeles, CA

July 2007 – March 2010

File Clerk/Administrative Assistant

Assisted paralegals with preparation of filings.

Maintained client filesManaged incoming and outgoing mail; answered firm

telephone.

Sole translator regarding Spanish-speaking clients and prospective clients.

Kopald & Kopald Law Firm Beverly Hills, CA

Legal Secretary Aug. 2006-July 2007

Drafted legal documents including pleadings and discovery; researched

discovery issues.

Responsible for client intakes and client follow-ups; scheduled client meetings

and maintained firm calendar.

Data entry; managed incoming and outgoing mail; responsible for maintaining

clients’ physical files.

SKILLS:

MS Word; MS Outlook; Word Perfect; Excel

Typing skills (60 wpm); Dictation; Bilingual (Spanish and English)

EDUCATION

Cal State Dominguez Hills; Carson, California

Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice, May 2012

Internship at Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department

El Camino College; Torrance, California

Paralegal certificate, May 2008

Associate Degree in Science, 2007

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