Litigation Secretary

Jennifer Jefferson Beard

Columbus, OH *****

**********@*****.***

(323) 896 - 8086

Work Experience

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, Columbus, OH September 2008 - Present Litigation Secretary (Construction Law and General Litigation)

• Review, evaluate analyze and summarize medical records

• Handle cases as they make their way through State Courts, United State District Courts, Court of Appeals, Bankruptcy Courts, and various out-of-state Courts

• Oversee the day-to-day operation for 2 Litigation Partners by drafting correspondence to clients, opposing counsel, court clerks, judges, and magistrates

• Create and complete all court filings manually or through electronic filings

• File documents such as complaints, answers to complaints, temporary restraining orders, motions for summary judgment, motions to compel, discovery requests and responses, notices of deposition, settlement agreements, subpoenas, status conference statements

• Responsible for calendaring, ordering records, client relations, scheduling appointments, creating PowerPoint slides for presentations, billing, time entry, travel arrangements, and completing expense reimbursement

Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease LLP Columbus, OH March 2005 - September 2008 Litigation Secretary (Asbestos & General Litigation)

• Oversaw the day-to-day operation of a seasoned Partner, one senior attorney and one associate to accomplish court filings, schedule depositions, calendar dates, order records, communicate with clients, schedule appointments, plan meetings,

• Responsible for client billing; a/p, a/r, time entry, travel arrangements, completing expense reimbursement reports, and resolving and analyzing supply requisition reports

• Completed digital transcription

Collins, Collins, Muir & Stewart, South Pasadena, CA February 2002 - January 2005 Litigation Secretary (Appellate, Construction, Architect & Engineering Litigation)

• Monitored projects assigned to other assistants and paralegals which involved

• Prepared correspondence to client/carrier, opposing counsel, and court, scheduling depositions, arbitration, and/or mediation, created pleadings such as complaints, answer to complaints, amendment to complaints, demurrers, and discovery documents such as Request for production of documents, request for admission, interrogatories, subpoenas, expert designation, created motions and summary motions, case management statement, stipulations and orders, trial documents, etc.

• Calendaring of all events and telephone communication

• Opening and closing of files and keeping the files organized Other Relevant Experience September 1996 - February 2002 Litigation Secretary (Labor & Employment, Unions, Estate / Probate, Real Estate & Personal Injury Law)

• Responsibilities included creating wills, trusts, and real estate planning

• Drafted correspondence to client, court, opposing counsel, title companies, and expert witnesses

• Drafted pleadings such as appearances, complaints, answer to complaints, affidavits, certificates, amendments, and other documents

• Organized minute books, created minutes and bylaws, wills and trusts, codicils

• Forwarded /served correspondence, pleadings, and discovery documents

• Drafted and filed all legal documents with the courts

• Set up customer files and managed files

• Billed attorneys’ time and calendared all events Education

Lewis County High School, Weston, WV

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