Genevieve L. Zimmerman

*** ****** **** ***** #*** Roselle, IL 60172 630-***-**** acyqb8@r.postjobfree.com

I am looking for a position in the Rockford, Illinois area as I will be relocating there in February.

EDUCATION

Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL

● Paralegal Certification – 1991

EXPERIENCE

Brady, Connolly & Masuda, P.C., Chicago, IL

September 2013 – Present

Litigation Assistant/Insurance Defense, Construction Litigation

● Provide high-level secretarial and administrative support to two partners and several associates

● Transcribe and manage correspondence

● Prepare and process standard legal documents including subpoenas, pleadings, discovery responses

● Organize and coordinate meetings including client interviews, hearings and depositions

● Maintain schedules and calendars

● File court documents via ECF system

Tobin & Munoz, LLC, Chicago, IL

September 2009 – September 2013

Legal Assistant/Office Manager/Civil Rights and Employment Discrimination Defense

● Provided high-level secretarial and administrative support to managing partners and attorneys

● Transcribed and manage correspondence

● Prepared and processed standard legal documents including subpoenas, pleadings, discovery responses

● Organized and coordinated meetings including client interviews, hearings and depositions

● Implemented and maintained office systems

● Maintained schedules and calendars

● Prepared monthly billing statements to clients

● Supervised receptionist and law clerks

● Filed court documents via ECF system

Purcell & Wardrope, Chtd., Chicago, IL

December 2006 – September 2009

Legal Assistant/Insurance Defense

● Provided high-level secretarial and administrative support to a managing partner and three associates

● Prepared legal documents including pleadings, petitions, memoranda and correspondence

● Recorded and monitored court appearance schedules, pleadings and filing requirements

● Arranged hearing dates

● Organized and coordinated legal meetings including client interviews, hearings and depositions

● Filed court documents via ECF system

Faith Builders International Ministries, Beloit, WI

June 1999 – December 2006

Executive Administrative Assistant

● Provided admin support to three pastors, the business administrator and other staff members

● Scheduled and coordinated meetings, appointments and travel arrangements

● Prepared agendas for meetings and schedules

● Prepared and modified documents including correspondence, reports, drafts, memos, emails

● Prepared weekly payroll checks for pastors and staff of approximately 50

● Responsible for accounts payable/receivable and maintenance of several church checking accounts

Sreenan & Cain, P.C., Rockford, IL

February 1996 – June 1999

Paralegal/Criminal Defense/Plaintiff’s Personal Injury

● Assisted the owner and several associates in criminal defense and plaintiff’s personal injury/med mal cases

● Prepared legal documents including pleadings, complaints, motions, discovery responses

● Prepared and managed subpoenas; review evidence

● Drafted interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions and responses to discovery requests

● Worked directly with experts, consultants and witnesses concerning case and assist to prepare them for trial

● Coordinated lay and expert witness’ attendance at trial. Drafted trial subpoenas for non-party witnesses.

● Indexed and summarize deposition testimony and exhibits

● Prepared witness and exhibit lists, prepared trial exhibits

● Second-chair in several criminal defense and personal injury jury trials

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.

August 1989 – February 1996

Paralegal/Subrogation Specialist/Insurance Defense

● Caseload of 125+ subrogation files through entire litigation cycle, including post-judgment collection

● Communicated with insurance carriers, opposing counsel, experts, consultants

● Provided paralegal assistance to managing partner (medical malpractice) and junior partner (workers’ compensation)

● Requested, organized and summarized medical records and bills, prepared medical chronologies

● Reviewed damage information and calculate damages

● Planned, scheduled and summarized depositions and expert reports

● Prepared records for review by experts; prepared and compiled discovery responses

● Calculated average weekly wages and benefits; prepared settlement contracts; coordinated arrangements for IMEs

● Drafted interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions and responses to discovery requests

● Trial preparation, including witness preparation and scheduling, exhibit lists, preparation of trial exhibits

KEY COMPETENCIES

● Knowledge of ECF filing system in state and federal levels, including collar counties, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Workers’ Compensation

● MS Office Suite

● Working knowledge of legal procedures and terminology as well as medical terminology

● Transcription and typing skills (80 WPM)

● Quickbooks, Timeslips, Amicus, PerfectLaw

● Self-starter, ability to multi-task, detail oriented

● Excellent oral and written communication skills

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