Assistant Clerk

Jamel Summers Brooklyn, NY

*********@*****.*** 646-***-****

Experienced Assistant Managing Clerk strong knowledge of general law and legal proceedings pertaining to the following case types: Commercial Litigation, Corporate Wills & Estates, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Malpractice, Family Court, Bankruptcy, etc.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY 05/2013 – 02/2015 Assistant Managing Clerk

• Support attorneys in the various practice groups by providing in-depth expertise in docketing, court rules, procedures, legal proceedings and case trial activity as they relates to calendaring and court functions.

• Respond to inquiries from attorneys regarding court calendaring, civil procedure and judge’s rulings - in state and federal cases & consult with attorneys firm-wide.

• Orient new attorneys regarding matters relating to court services, rules, civil procedure, local judges’ procedural rules and case histories.

• Act as liaison between attorneys and courts, serve and file related documents (manually and electronically).

• Assist attorneys with all phases of litigation case support including; document/information management, factual analysis, discovery, trial support and monitoring trial case activities.

• Collect and organize court opinions, statutes, regulations, guidance and policy papers relating to issues raised in administrative proceedings & litigation.

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, New York, NY 03/2008 – 5/2013 Calendar Docket Court Clerk

• Provided legal services to Attorneys specializing in various practices of laws including: Antitrust, Litigation, Patent Litigation, Trademark and Employment Law, etc.

• Researched law sources by identifying applicable statutes, judicial decisions, and codes initiating patent and trademark searches.

• Prepared legal documents for attorney's approval and use by identifying forms and formats, producing text, proofreading and maintaining document control system.

• Compiled evidence and supporting information by record search, discovery documents, transcripts, libraries, and databases, etc.

• Monitored and tracked all court proceedings & deadlines through the use of legal software such as: MA3000, Pacer, Scroll, e courts, MS Outlook etc.

• Filed and served court documents (manually & electronically) & documented all court rules/procedures for departmental use.

Nadine Bocelli Agency, New York, NY 02/2007 -05/2007 Calendar Docket Court Clerk

• Assigned to various law firms to provide temporary legal services which consisted of court filings, research, process serving, etc.

Morgan Lewis & Bockius, New York, NY 09/2002 – 07/2006 Docketing Court Clerk

• Prepared dockets, record dispositions, answered inquiries from attorneys, and file all necessary documents.

• Monitored, reviewed and docketed all Appeals, Decisions, Judgments, Motions, and Stipulations for the firm’s federal and state cases and manage case filings of all legal documents. Pryor Cashman Shearman & Flynn LLP, New York, NY 12/2000 – 09/2002 Court Clerk

092014

• Worked with a multiple attorney-based firm specializing in various practices of law (Corporate law & Finance, Entertainment, Media and Communications, Intellectual Property (Trademarks and Copyrights), Labor, Employment and ERISA and Litigation.

• Assisted with assembling documentation for court & service of process, researched CPLR & federal rules, attended class for ECF filings in Southern District of New York, monitored time billed by department via Elite billing system, monitored Court appearances, filled deadlines and calendar calls. Folkenflick & McGerity, New York, NY 10/1998 – 10/2000 Law Clerk/Process Server

• Worked with a total of six Attorneys performing the following duties: Prepared, researched and filed cases in Court, served Subpoenas, acted in the capacity of Purchasing Clerk & maintained office equipment & Law library. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom, New York, NY 09/1992 – 10/1998 Purchasing/Page Station/Law Library Assistant

Answered inquiries, maintained supply inventory, sorted and delivered mail, faxes, etc.

Utilized maintained and troubleshot the conveyor & assisted in the various functions of the law library. Davis, Market & Edwards, New York, NY 09/1989 – 07/1992 Copier/Court Filing Clerk

created book bindings for legal documents, gained knowledge on filing court cases, maintained and troubleshot all automated office equipment and performed various administrative duties as needed. Education: Interboro Institute, Flushing, NY

Major: Paralegal Studies. Received AAS Degree- June 2006 – GPA 3.20 Skills: Licensed Process Server, Use of Law Base MA 3000 CourtAlert, Pacer, Carpe Diem, Elite Billing System Quattro Pro Software, Microsoft Excel, Compulaw. References Furnished Upon Request

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