ANGELA M. CORBETT
Huntington Beach, California 92646
Cell: 714-***-****
email: *****************@*****.***
Objective: Position as a legal assistant in a progressive, busy firm that needs my experience and talents.
Experience
Small, Henstridge, Cabodi & Pyles Ph. 949-***-****
Laguna Hill, California February.-June 2016
Secretary for construction defect/insurance defense firm, prepare for trial, correspondence, carrier reports, discovery preparation, answer phones, e-filing, maintained litigation database, notices, subpoenas for medical records, scheduled site inspections, matrixes for complex cases.
Hood & Reed Ph. 714-***-****
Huntington Beach, California July 2002-Jan 2016
Sole secretary for two attorneys for 14 years in real estate, civil litigation, collections and creditor bankruptcy. Plaintiff and defense work, transcription, e-filing in complex and non-complex cases, calendaring, court filings, preparation for trial, heavy discovery preparation, S&Cs/judgments, enforcing judgments, set up and maintained litigation database, prep most notices, research.
Law Offices Charles B. Carey Ph. 949-***-****
Laguna Hills & Mission Viejo, California May 1990-January 1993
Preparation of civil litigation and collection procedures including preparation of complaints and judgments, prepared for trial, satisfied escrow demands, calculated interest, creditor bankruptcy, prepared correspondence, updated library, some filing and answered telephones.
American Datacom Ph. 714-***-****
Irvine, California October 1989-April 1990
Responsible for coordinating all aspects of third-party installation and training services for new credit managing machines for car dealerships. My position required extensive customer contact and interfacing with key departments to ensure timely arrival of equipment and, coordinating all activities related to the return and replacement of faulty equipment. Related duties included maintaining customer database, preparing service contracts and filing.
Skills: Type 80 wpm, Word, Notary Public, WordPerfect, Microsoft Office 2000; Pacer, Legal Solutions; Outlook, Quick Books, Excel, Compulaw, bates stamping, insurance reports. I have worked in every superior court in the State of California. Able to manage busy workload with accuracy and great attention to detail. Friendly and easygoing. Can work independently or with minimum supervision. Can run an office cost efficiently. Self-taught on guidelines of purchase orders and details like freight companies and tax guides.
Education:
California State University, Long Beach, 2006-2008
Coastline Community College, Costa Mesa, California (AA and Paralegal Certificate) 1992
Regional Occupational Program/Adult Education School, Garden Grove, California, Legal Secretary, 1990, Member of Orange County Legal Secretary Ass., and Paralegal Ass.
Antelope Valley College-Quick Books, Payroll
References
Thomas Hood, owner of Hood & Reed
Sheri Malong, DDS Attorney Service Manager 714-***-****
Rosemary Schwartz, Court Reporter 800-***-****
Paul Milstead, court runner and server 714-***-****
Mike Vejar, Advanced Discovery 949-***-****