Laura Kristin McLaughlin
Salem, CT 06420
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PROFILE
Experienced Paralegal/ Legal Administrative Assistant and Notary Public with more than 25 years of work and four years of educational experience in the legal and non- legal field, including, family, collections, probate labor law, personal injury, worker’s compensation and bankruptcy, non-profit agency and retail management experience. Excellent planning, organizational and communication skills. I have extension knowledge with Medicaid and Title 19, and social programs throughout the Region.
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EDUCATION 1987-1991 Salve Regina University, Newport, RI.
Bachelor of Arts -Administrative of Justice
Studies in Legal Research, Courts and Procedures, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy, Criminal Law and Family Law.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Teams and Zoom
Abacus Law, Time-slips, Westlaw, QuickBooks, Pacer, and CT Judicial Branch Efile System, CATIC-Prep-Express, CLIO, Foxit, Aderent Total Office, Worlddocs,Family law software, and, Filevine.
WORK EXPERIENCE
LEVIN, ROJAS, CAMASSAR. & RECK, LLC
Legal Administrative Assistant March 2024-Present
As Legal Administrative Assistant, responsible for all aspects of personal injury files from pre-litigation to litigation, ordering medicals, preparing interrogatories, preparing pretrial memos and other motions that need to be filed with the court. Maintaining court deadlines and calendars for attorneys. Assist and prepare attorneys for court, assist with clients, receptionist duties as needed, order all supplies for office, maintain filing for files. Use Excel spreadsheet to maintain client files for medical records, medical bills and create chart to show injuries before and after in addition, create Excel spreadsheets for statue of limitation dates and dates of court cases what is due and when it’s due.
WALLER, SMITH & PALMER, P.C.
Receptionist/Legal Assistant- March. 2022-March 2024
Job responsibilities include, but not limited to answering phones greeting clients opening files in the office.
Maintain calendars for all attorneys. Maintain court deadlines for committee of sale files. prepare all documents for committee of sale files and e-file with the court as necessary.
Assist in preparation of motion on litigation files, e-file as necessary with the court. Assist family attorney with all aspects of case and all documents that need to be e-filed with the court. Review and prepare discovery and provide to necessary parties. Prepare MDA’s.
Fax and follow up on medical records for Social Security, disability cases, Worker’s Comp. cases, and personal injury cases.
PUHLICK & CARTIER, P.C.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal – May 2021- March 2022
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to opening all files in the office. Assist in family cases, preparing forms, interrogatories, financial affidavits and all other necessary documents needed by attorneys.
Maintain court deadlines and calendars for attorneys. Open files for Personal injury clients, order medicals, prepare specials chart, and follow up with doctors, hospitals, insurance companies and prepare settlement packages. Draft complaints, motions, interrogatories and any other needs that are applicable to the case.
ATTORNEY JOSEPH DOBROWOLSKI -New Haven, CT
Legal Assistant/Paralegal – May 2019 to May 2021
As Legal Administrative Assistant, responsible for all aspects of personal injury files from pre-litigation to litigation, ordering medicals, preparing interrogatories, preparing pretrial memos and other motions that need to be filed with the court. Maintaining court deadlines and calendars for attorneys. Assist and prepare attorneys for court, assist with clients, receptionist duties as needed, order all supplies for office, maintain filing for files.
SANDLER HANSEN ALEXANDER - Middletown, CT
Legal Assistant/Paralegal – January 2018 to February 2019
Responsible for all collections for condominium associations. Prepare foreclosure actions, prepare all pleadings for court actions, and track calendar. E-file all necessary documents. Maintain files and any other necessary worked needed by attorneys.
CZACZKES & CZACZKES, Norwich, CT
Legal Administrative Assistant, December 2016 to December 2017
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to, all aspects of preparing eviction cases for several apartment complexes, prepare Real Estate Closing, Prepare Will, Power of Attorney, Health Care Directives.
As Administrative Assistant, responsible for maintaining court deadlines and calendars for attorneys. Assist and prepare attorneys for court, assist with clients, maintain Excel spreadsheet of clients, receptionist duties as needed, order all supplies for office, maintain filing for files and accounts payable and receivables.
TVCCA, Jewett City, CT through A.R. Mazzotta
Administrative Assistant May 2016 to September 2016
Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) Program Assistant October 2016 to December 2016
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to providing Administrative Support to Marking and Planning Director, working with the Director of WIC to entry new clients into data base for State of CT records and reports. Maintaining Donor Perfect database and general office operations as needed.
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to providing Administrative Support to WIOA Advisors and Assistant Director, Run Workshops at Employment and Training center and meet with clients and provide support to Receptionist as needed
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CONWAY LONDREGAN, SHEEHAN AND MONACO, P.C., New London, CT
Legal Administrative Assistant, Nov 1998 to July 2015
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to, all aspects of preparing collections cases for City of New London Water and Pollution Authority. Assist attorney with all labor matters for the City of New London, Stonington, and Old Mystic Fire District. Assist with probate, wills, trusts, and assist families as needed. Work with states courts and uploading documents. Assist in all aspects of Personal Injury cases.
As Administrative Assistant, responsible for maintaining court deadlines and calendars for attorneys. Assist and prepare attorneys for court, assist with clients, maintain Excel spreadsheet of clients, receptionist duties as needed, order all supplies for office, maintain filing for files and train employees on new software as needed.