Margo Kelley

**** *. ****** **, *******, Kansas •316-***-****• acwqyx@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging administrative, legal assistant/paralegal position where can apply education and work experience in a competitive and rewarding business environment.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Strategy

• Microsoft Office (Advanced)

• Commitment

• Analytical Skills

• Communication

• Trial Keeper

• Team Leader

• Adaptability

• Intuition

• Competency with all types of computer programs

Professional Experience

Legal Assistant

The Law Office of Harold T. Pickler Wichita, KS August 2016 - Current

Contract labor position from the end of August to present while attorney looked for someone to fill the position.

Fielded incoming calls for clients to attorney, attorneys and Judges; while taking messages when necessary.

Created and opened files, while keeping track of all time spent on work done on various types of cases, from domestic, civil, and probate law.

Recreated a billing system for the firm.

Opened, maintained, and kept track of all work done for client files for billing purposes and kept time of same to be submitted to the attorney for approval.

Trained new legal assistant hired, of which said person had no experience in the legal field.

Drafted and any all pleadings required for clients legal needs.

Drafted correspondence, and faxed correspondence to clients, the court system, and to other attorneys or the court, if necessary.

Filed pleadings, as necessary with the 18th Judicial District and had close dealings with the different departments, such as the Clerks of the District Court and Judges, if necessary.

Legal Assistant

Law Offices of John B. Sullivan Wichita, KS 2011-2014

Screened potential new clients for Criminal Law Attorney.

Drafted various pleadings for criminal cases.

Followed up with calls and messages from various clients from Prosecuting City Attorneys and with Sedgwick County District Court

Continued cases for all types of criminal infractions

Updated filing and kept various filing together and sent memos to clients for upcoming court cases.

Assisted in trial preparation for various types of criminal cases.

Legal Assistant – Product Liability Wichita, KS 2010- 2011

Jarden Corporation

Assisted Product Liability Attorney for Wichita branch, assisting in United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) compliance for 15 different subsidiaries daily.

Compiled monthly spreadsheets for product liability attorney for CPSC tallies.

Maintained a database of the CPSC that was reviewed by management for records and created monthly reports.

Reviewed news mediums daily for mention of subsidiary company products to keep in databases and forwarded to counsel for review/sent out inspectors for possible litigation.

Compiled memos of asbestos complaints and forwarded to appropriate parties within the company and compiled and maintained database spreadsheets of same.

Kept and maintained Coleman engineering files for engineers in field.

Paralegal Wichita, KS 2006-2008

Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer

Assistant Paralegal to Martin W. Bauer.

Assisted in trial preparation of same with a 100% success in contested adoption cases while performing various types of research to obtain objectives of said success.

Experience in drafting estate planning pleading, compiling medical records for medical defense cases, family law and incorporations.

Executive Legal Assistant to William L. Oliver, Jr., general counsel, Hawker Beechcraft, Inc.

Product-liability legal work for high profile cases involving individuals across the United States.

General legal work with exposure and interaction with high profile clients on a regular basis, in the United States and abroad.

Successfully navigated United States Court System, local, state and Federal level; Federal exposure was very limited.

Paralegal Wichita, KS 2004-2006

Powell, Brewer & Reddick, LLP

Drafted court pleadings for family law cases and estate planning, correspondence, e-mails to clients.

Prepared attorneys for trial.

Managed schedules of appointments, court dates and personal appointments.

Worked with Michael B. Roach, of counsel and Harold T. Pickler, of counsel.

Wichita State University Wichita, KS 2010-2013

Bachelors in Business Administration, Human Resource Management

Wichita State University Wichita, KS 2004-2005

Bachelors of Arts, American History

Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 2000-2004

Bachelors of Arts, American History

ACCOLADES

1999 Silver Key Winner of the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association Journalism award for writing and content (25,000 entries).

References available upon request.

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