Legal Assistant Medical Records

Sharon S. Eubanks

**** ***** **.

Fort Worth, TX 76114

Cell # 817-***-****

Email: ad5u5y@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

●My goal is to work in a long term position where the skills and knowledge acquired over the course of my career can be used for the benefit of clients and other legal professionals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

●Typing speed: 75-90 wpm. Shorthand: 70 wpm

●Legal research: tracking discovery; opening and maintaining files; ordering medical records; filing documents at courthouse, Using LexisNexis for Attorney Time Entry.

●Proficient use of software packages: Word Perfect 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, 7.0, & 2012 for Windows 95, 97, 98 & 2000, Word for Windows 2003, 2007, 2010 & 2013; Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, Lotus 1-2-3, and Internet.

●Proficient in Pro-Law (document management program) and various other document management programs. Proficient use of personal computers, McIntosh Apple personal computer, Mac I-Book, HP, Dell and all other windows-based PCs.

EDUCATION:

●1992 - Legal Assistant degree, Tarrant County College

Notary Public Currently & have been for many years

EXPERIENCE:

●25+ years general/legal secretarial work and practicing as a Legal Assistant/Paralegal.

●Areas of practice include Personal Injury, Insurance Defense, Real Estate, Wills & Trusts, Corporate Law, General Litigation, Class Action suits, Products liability, Municipal Law & Contracts.

INTERESTS & HOBBIES:

I am a poet and maintain a poetry blog, although I have not been officially published.

I also author a blog as an outlet for encouragement & counseling to friends & family

ROBERT HALF LEGAL November 2015 to Present

Burt Bar & Associates – General Litigation – 11/01/2023-11/16/2023

Summarized depositions (Page & Line Format)

E-filed various documents with Local and State Courts

Used Practice Master and Outlook for calendaring appointments and deadlines for two attorneys.

Worked with two attorneys performing any work they needed accomplished.

The Shields Legal Group – General Litigation – 10/18/2022-8/9/2023

Legal Assistant – Calendaring for various Attorneys, Docket Control/Scheduling Orders, Depositions, Meetings, etc. using Practice Master calendaring software. E-filing documents into the Texas State Courts, Local District Courts & Federal Courts (using PACER for Federal Courts).

Preparing various Notebooks for Attorneys (Pleadings, Discovery, Deposition, Exhibits, Key Documents, Trial Exhibits & Trial Notebooks).

Performed Conflict Checks via PracticeMaster and TABS 3 software.

Draft various Motions & Letters (demand for payment, Transmittal, & to Opposing Counsel)

Organized and kept current (via downloading from Court, etc) working electronic files.

The Willis Law Group – Insurance Defense Litigation – 3/17/2022-5/13/2022

Legal Assistant – Calendaring via Docket Control/Scheduling Orders & Reminders to Trial Attorney using emails. Also calendaring depositions, Court Hearings, etc. via emails. Proofreading documents for accuracy & making appropriate corrections.

Geary Porter & Donovan (Property Tax Appraisal Litigation) – 2/2022-3/11/2022

Consulting assignment again.

Transcribing dictation, Preparing Hearing & Trial Notebooks, Updating indexes of pleadings in electronic files & paper files.

City of Fort Worth City Attorney’s office Legal Department

Consulting Legal Assistant working with Police & Fire Department Civil Service Contracts & Disciplinary actions. October 2021 to December 2021.

Downs & Stanford – 7/01/2020 – 12/30/20

Litigation Secretary/Legal Assistant – Insurance defense

Transcribing dictation of Reports to Claims Adjusters, e-filing & serving Discovery Requests & Answers to Discovery Requests. Entering attorney time into data base for time, Calendaring deadlines & reminders to attorney, proofing & correcting various legal documents before filing with the Courts.

Campbell & Associates (Professional Liability, Labor & Employment & Business Litigation)

●Consulting Legal Assistant whenever needed since 3/2018 & most recently June-July 2019. Preparation of Trial Notebooks, transcribed dictation, performed document analysis for Responses to Requests for Production, worked on billing, entered time for billing and answered phone.

Geary Porter & Donovan (Property Tax Appraisal Litigation)

●Consulting assignment as a Legal Secretary from 10/2017 to 2/2018

- Prepared correspondence to clients and opposing counsel, transmitted e-served discovery to clients along with Docket Control Orders via e-mail and certified mail. Transferred e-served correspon-dence and e-served pleadings and discovery to electronic file & filed in back up paper file. Organized and created electronic file folders for each case.

Irelan & McDaniel, North Dallas (Real Estate Tax Litigation)

●Consulting assignment as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant from 4/2017 to 6/2017

-Took over duties of a Paralegal who requested temporary time off. This included producing documents for ongoing litigation cases in final discovery stage as well as e-filing with State and District courts.

Farrow-Gillespie & Heath LLP (Personal Injury)

Consulting assignment as Paralegal/Legal Assistant from 2/2017 to 4/2017

-Case oriented project that included summarizing depositions, filing various pre-trial motions and preparing case for Court-ordered mediation.

Burt Barr & Associates (Personal Injury/Commercial Litigation)

Consulting assignment as Legal Assistant from 4/16 to 6/16

-Case oriented with task of electronically organizing files with multiple Plaintiffs and multiple Defendants, scanning, faxing & filing documents in physical files.

GEICO in house Counsel (Insurance Defense)

Consulting assignment from 11/15 to 3/16 answering discovery, e-filing, faxing, scanning, scheduling expert witnesses, ordering medical records, scheduling and meeting with clients to prepare their answers to discovery and answering phones.

ATTORNEY RESOURCES 3/2013 – 10/2015

Harris, Finley & Bogle (Personal Injury & Contracts)

Consulting Legal Assistant/Legal Secretary assignment from 1/15 to 6/15 as a Floater entering attorney time on Juris Time software, typed dictation using software packages for dictation, preparation of Trial Notebooks, preparing various legal documents using a document management system.

Waters & Kraus (Personal Injury)

Project Oriented Paralegal assignment from 6/14 to 11/14 reviewing medical records for preparation of Settlement Packages on Mesh lawsuits.

PEYTON RESOURCES TEMPORARY SERVICES 11/2013 – 4/2014

D.R. Horton, Inc. (Commercial Claims Litigation)

Administrative Assistant typing claim denial letters using Word 2010 & WordPerfect 2012, acknowledgement of incoming files, opening new files, helped processing subpoenas, opening mail, using Excel to do expense reports, making flight & travel arrangements, processing Legal invoices, answering phone & data entry into data base.

HOAGLAND FARISH & PALMAROZZI 10/2005 – 2/2013

(Insurance Defense for Farmers)

Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant that Opened & Closed files (from start to finish), Scanned & Published to Claims Representatives Plaintiff’s Responses to Discovery & Settlement Documents. Typed transmittal letters & correspondence to opposing counsel & Courts; Compiled & typed Answer packets (i.e. Original Answer, Discovery to Plaintiff(s), Client Representation letters & letter to Clerk filing same); Typed checks for jury fee, deposition summaries, discovery summaries, Motions & Orders for Mediation, Settlement Releases, Agreed Orders of Dismissal & Trial documents (i.e. Motion in Limine, Jury Instructions & Questions, Witness Lists, Exhibit Lists.)

CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT (Municipal Law) 11/2002 – 6/2004

Secretary to City Manager that included Transcribing minutes of meetings and taking dictation directly to the computer. Prepare Agendas and back-up materials. Answering assigned correspondence. Prepare a variety of correspondence, documents and reports that require knowledge of formatting and presentation, grammar, composition, punctuation and spelling. Develop and maintain filing and office procedures. Answer telephones, keep calendar of appointments for City Manager and keep track of salaried employees. Also assist Personnel Director, performing assorted tasks.

THE DENT LAW FIRM (Personal Injury) 9/2001 -11/2002

Legal Assistant that Ordered and Summarized medical records, type dictation and draft various litigation documents related to the firm’s personal injury law practice, including Petitions, Answers to Discovery and Discovery to opposite side. Interview potential new clients as well as maintain client relationships, calendar deadlines and appointments.

ATTORNEY RESOURCES 1/2001 – 9/2001

Consulting Legal Secretary on different assignments.

FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 5/2000 – 12/2000

Administrative Secretary/Clerk that Handled Payroll using Excel; Type memos; Data input into student data base; Answer phones; Schedule hearings; Order supplies; Send group faxes.

BOURLAND WALL & WENZEL P.C. (Corporate/Real Estate/Family Law) 7/1999 – 5/2000

Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant: Typed dictation; Answer phones for busy Real Estate/Family Law Attorney; Set up hearings, depositions and maintain client contact; Draft various litigation, real estate documents and settlement agreements, as well as Articles of Incorporation, Deeds of Trust, Corporate Minutes, etc., Responsible for calendaring deadlines and appointments; Maintain E-mail messaging system, as well as performing limited Internet research.

ATTORNEY RESOURCES 11/1998 - 6/1999

Consulting Legal Secretary on different assignments.

JENKINS & PARRON (Personal Injury/Asbestos Claims) 9/1996 – 11/1998

Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant: Drafting and formulating responses to various legal documents and transmittal letters; Maintained and organized files; Type from Dictaphone and shorthand dictation of various legal documents, including answers to discovery, motions and orders; Pay firm bills using Quicken for Windows 95; Answer phones; Interaction with other legal professionals such as lawyers and/or their paralegals; order medical records; and make travel arrangements for clients as well as the firm's partners.

MURPHY, MOORE & GRIFFITH (Insurance Defense) 3/1993 – 7/1996

Legal Secretary which included Typing various legal documents from dictation and Dictaphone; Maintain files; Enter time; Answer phones; Observe & calendar deadlines for discovery and pleadings; Type appellate briefs, Wills and Probate documents and formulated correspondence.

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