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Legal Assistant United States

Location:
Columbia, SC
Posted:
March 16, 2024

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SANDRA L. MOORE

803-***-****

ad4dpg@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

I am seeking a challenging position that would allow me to utilize my diversified skills and experience in the legal administrative field.

SKILLS: MS Word; MS Excel; MS Outlook; Planning and Scheduling; Receptionist Duties; HIPAA Regulations, Transcription, Legal Research, Dictation, Attorney Billing, Travel Arrangements, Aderant Total Office (ATO) Needles, Tabs, WorldDox, ProLaw, Odyssey and Time Matters. Filing in South Carolina and New Mexico Courts, United States District Court, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Dedicated to excellence and organization, both professionally and personally

* Detail oriented with ability and foresight to prioritize tasks in fast paced and demanding environment

* Work well under pressure, maintaining an emphasis on quality

* Flexible, quickly adopting to changing needs and demands

* Team player who recognizes the need to maintain good working relations with co-workers to achieve company goals

* Discretion and confidentiality

* Detailed and accurate

SUMMARY OF

EXPERTISE

Stiff, Garcia & Associates November 2022 to Present

Albuquerque, NM Legal Assistant

Draft letters and legal documents for filing with the Court and/or for client processing

Maintain files, desk procedures and reports and/or presentations for Court

Schedule mediations, depositions and meetings

Filed documents via e-file

Docket necessary dates on attorney calendar

Open, scan, docket and distributed mail

Input time into Tabs for myself and attorney(s)

Davis Miles McGuire Gardner PLLC March 2022 to November 2022

Albuquerque, NM Paralegal

Draft letters, complaints and various legal documents;

File foreclosure and real estate documents;

Communicated with clients, attorneys, court personnel, medical providers and co-workers

Schedule hearings, mediations, depositions, meetings, etc.

Input time on behalf of myself and attorney(s)

Self-Employed August 2021 to February 2022

Columbia, South Carolina Paralegal

Draft letters and legal documents

File documents with South Carolina Courts, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court

Communicated with clients, attorneys, court personnel, medical providers and co-workers

Schedule hearings, mediations, depositions, meetings, etc.

Law Office of S. Harrison Saunders March 2020 to August 2021

Columbia, South Carolina Paralegal/Office Manager

Draft letters and legal documents

File documents with South Carolina Courts, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court

Develop filing system for both office files and client files

Communicated with clients, attorneys, court personnel, medical providers and co-workers

Create billing records for all clients

Ordered supplies for office on an as needed basis

Schedule hearings, mediations, depositions, meetings, etc.

Brown and Brehmer May 2019 to March 2020

Columbia, South Carolina Paralegal

Drafted letters, legal documents, subpoenas, for filing with the Court and/or for client processing

Maintained files for attorneys, contact and mailing lists, desk procedures and reports and/or presentations for Court

Scheduled mediations, depositions and meetings

Filed documents with e-file (South Carolina Counties). South Carolina Court of Appeals, South Carolina Supreme Court and the United States District Court

George Sink, P.A. August 2018 to March 2019

Columbia, South Carolina Paralegal

Meet with clients to obtain pertinent information for their case.

Input information into Needles ensuring information is correct.

Order medical records and bills related to client’s injuries ensuring HIPAA compliance.

Maintain contact with Medicare, Medicaid, various health insurance agencies and healthcare providers.

Prepare demand packages and disbursement documents for attorney’s review.

Confirm all healthcare providers and lien holders are reimbursed.

Baker, Ravenel & Bender March 2017 to May 2018

Columbia, South Carolina Legal Assistant

Drafted letters, legal documents for filing with the Court and/or for client processing;

Maintained files, desk procedures and reports and/or presentations for Court

Scheduled mediations, depositions and meetings

Filed documents via e-file (South Carolina Counties). South Carolina Court of Appeals, South Carolina Supreme Court and the United States District Court;

Created and maintained docketing timetable for all Court of Appeal/Supreme Court case;

Opened, scanned, docketed and distributed mail

Wilson, Jones, Carter & Baxley February 2016 to August 2016

Charleston, South Carolina Legal Assistant

Opened and scanned mail into ATO system, confirming all mail was processed properly, including settlement checks

Typed, edited, formatted, reviewed, and updated forms, correspondence, reports and Workers’ Compensation forms

Filed forms including Form 50, 21 and Pre-Hearing Briefs with the Workers’ Compensation Commission (“WCC”) through their website

Received hearing notices, which included letters to parties involved, calendaring and ensuring attorney is aware of hearing

Forwarded settlement documents to the WCC

Maintained all files and binders. Maintained contact and mailing lists, desk procedures, and interoffice tracking logs

Gallivan White & Boyd, P.A. (2012 – 2015)

Columbia, South Carolina Legal Assistant

Drafted legal documents, budgeting documents and other associated documents

Coordinated all travel (both within the United States and abroad)

Developed filing system for over 100 cases, streamlining the ability to locate files

Maintained files and binders for attorneys, contact and mailing lists, desk procedures, reports and/or presentations for Court

Filed with the United States District Court via ECF

Education: Midlands Technical College – West Columbia, SC

Awards: Student Honor Roll at Midlands Technical College

Affiliations: Member of Phi Theta Kappa



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