Insurance Legal Secretary

Patricia A. Karmelowicz

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Methuen, MA 01844

Home Phone 978-***-****

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OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position where my strong legal and executive

background and my ability to execute a variety of projects simultaneously

will be utilized.

EXPERIENCE:

(8/12-Present) BONNER KIERNAN TREBACH & CROCIATA, LLP, Boston, MA

Position: Senior Litigation Legal Assistant

Responsibilities: Provide support to three equity partners in

the areas of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode

Island law, Connecticut E-filing, transcribing and preparing all

correspondence, reports and various pleadings from dictaphone

tapes, schedule depositions and conferences, answer telephones

and communicate with clients, welcoming guests and clients by

greeting them in person or on the telephone, coordinating case

preparation, maintaining attorney calendar by planning and

scheduling conferences, teleconferences, depositions and

travel; recording and monitoring court appearance dates,

pleadings, and filing requirements, follow-up on delegated

assignments; knowing when to act and when to refer matters to

attorney, When a case has settled, ensure all proper closing

papers have been received and then prepare to be sent to the off-

site storage facility per company guidelines and process vendor

bills for payment.

(7/03-8/12) LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT A. MARRA, JR., Lowell, MA

(In-house counsel for Metropolitan Property and Casualty

Insurance Company)

Position: Litigation Legal Assistant

Responsibilities: Provided support to Managing Attorney and two

Senior Trial Attorneys specializing in the defense of insurance

companies and their insureds. Responsibilities included

transcribing and preparing all correspondence, reports and

various pleadings from dictaphone tapes, schedule depositions

and conferences, answer telephones and communicating with

clients, welcoming guests and clients by greeting them in person

or on the telephone, coordinating case preparation, maintaining

attorney calendar by planning and scheduling conferences,

teleconferences, depositions and travel; recording and

monitoring court appearance dates, pleadings, and filing

requirements; monitoring evidence-gathering; anticipating

changes in litigation or transaction preparation requirements,

represent attorney by communicating and obtaining information;

follow-up on delegated assignments; knowing when to act and when

to refer matters to attorney, maintain office supplies by

checking stocks; placing and expediting orders; evaluating new

products, ensure operation of equipment by completing

preventative maintenance requirements; call for repairs. Closed

and dissected files to be sent to the off-site storage facility

per company guidelines.

(2/01 - 7/03) GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES, Lynnfield, MA

Position: Litigation Legal Secretary

Responsibilities: Provided sole support to Partner specializing

in the defense of insurance companies and their insureds,

transcribed and prepared all correspondence, reports and various

pleadings from dictaphone tapes, scheduled depositions and

conferences, answered telephones and communicating with clients,

responsible for inputting attorney's time slips and billing

clients, kept track of various legal deadlines and opened and

closed case files.

(4/99 - 2/01) PIERCE, DAVIS & PERRITANO, LLP, Boston, MA

Position: Litigation Legal Secretary

Responsibilities: Provided support to three litigation

associates specializing in the defense of insurance companies

and their insureds. Transcribed and prepared all correspondence,

reports and various pleadings from dictaphone tapes. Scheduled

all depositions and conferences. Answered telephones and

communicated with clients. Tracking of various legal deadlines.

(1/95 - 4/99) MORRISON, MAHONEY & MILLER, LLP, Boston, MA

Position: Litigation Legal Secretary

Responsibilities: Provided support to two litigation associates

specializing in the defense of insurance companies and their

insureds. Transcribed and prepared all correspondence, reports

and various pleadings from dictaphone tapes. Scheduled all

depositions and conferences. Answered telephones and

communicated with clients. Debt Collection work with regards to

condominium associations. Responsible for inputting attorneys'

time slips and billed clients. Opened and closed cases. Tracking

of various legal deadlines.

(8/92 -1/95) LAW OFFICES OF JOHN HORN, Charlestown. MA

(In-house Counsel for Hanover Insurance Company)

Position: Litigation Legal Secretary

Responsibilities: Provided support to two litigation associates

specializing in the defense of insurance companies and their

insureds. Transcribed and prepared all correspondence, reports

and various pleadings from dictaphone tapes. Scheduled all

depositions and conferences. Answered telephones and

communicated with clients. Responsible for inputting attorneys'

time slips and billed clients. Opened and closed cases. Tracking

of various legal deadlines. Maintained attendance and vacation

scheduled for attorneys and staff and trained new secretaries.

SKILLS: Typing 70-75 wpm

Webview, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word 2010. PC

Docs, Abacus, Timeslips

EDUCATION: North Shore Community College Criminal Justice Program (1/93 -

1/95)

North Shore Community College

Legal Secretarial Program (1/80-5/80)

Bunker Hill Community College

Legal Secretarial Program (9/79 - 12/79)

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