Legal Assistant Fort Wayne
Resume:
Beverly Hopkins
Office Coordinator - Compass Residential & Consulting
Fort Wayne, IN 46807
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Work Experience
Office Coordinator
Compass Residential & Consulting - Fort Wayne, IN
January 2017 to Present
I processed payroll for the Fort Wayne office as well as made calls and interviewed possible candidates for hire. Kept all files and all other secretarial duties. Legal Assistant
Blackburn & Green - Fort Wayne, IN
October 2016 to September 2017
Secretarial duties, relieving receptionist.
Administrative Assistant to Program Director and Program Manager Lincoln Financial Group - Fort Wayne, IN
October 2010 to October 2012
Fort Wayne, IN - October 2010 to October 2012 (Temporary Position) Administrative Assistant to Program Director and Program Manager. Recorded meetings and transcribe minutes. Put transcribed minutes into form report. Kept track of functionality submission forms. Made travel arrangements and booked conference rooms for all meetings. Attorney
Danielle L. Flora - Fort Wayne, IN
April 2007 to October 2010
Legal Assistant to a Divorce and Family law attorney. Duties included transcription or correspondence, pleadings, opening files, client contact, scheduling appointments and court dates. I scheduled depositions and screened all incoming calls.
Legal Assistant to Mr. Michael Elvin
Dahm & Elvin, LLP - Fort Wayne, IN
August 2003 to December 2006
a partner and one of the founders of the firm. This firm specialized in corporate and product liability litigation. Duties included transcription of correspondence and pleadings, some client contact, typing of briefs, opening files, processing incoming and outgoing mail, filing and making travel arrangements. Legal Assistant
Hunt Suedhoff Kalamaros, LLP - Fort Wayne, IN
September 1995 to December 2006
to defense insurance litigation attorney. Duties included transcription drafting letters and documents, preparing Circuit, Superior and Federal Court pleadings, frequent client contact, scheduling of appointments and depositions, opening files and processing incoming and outgoing mail. Legal Assistant
Lebamoff Law Offices - Fort Wayne, IN
June 1991 to April 1994
to personal injury/family law attorney (some worker's compensation). Duties included transcription of letters, court pleadings and documents, opening files, daily client contact, scheduling of appointments and court dates. Also did calculation of medical bills, attorney fees and client settlement. Screened incoming and outgoing call and filing.
Assistant to corporate litigation attorney
Tenzer Greenblatt - New York, NY
January 1984 to August 1991
Duties included transcription of letters, court pleadings, briefs and other documents, answering the telephone, scheduling appointments, filing, keep and process/enter attorney and sometimes attend trials with attorney for research.
Education
Business Management and Psychology
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - New York, NY
1970 to 1972
FITCH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL - Groton, CT
1970
Skills
TRANSCRIPTION (10+ years), LITIGATION (10+ years), DRAFTING (10+ years), CORRESPONDENCE (6 years), LIABILITY (3 years), Front Desk, Greet, Scheduling, Payroll, Microsoft Office, Receptionist, Time Management, Word
Additional Information
SKILLS: Typing, transcription, time entry, calendaring, client contact, ten-key calculator, creating spreadsheets and drafting of correspondence and pleadings. SOFTWARE: Microsoft Word, Outlook, WordPerfect, Excel, IManage, Summation, Interactive Client, LawPro,
Time Slips and SharePoint
AREAS OF LAW: Corporate Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, Personal Injury, Worker's Compensation, Family Law, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice, Bankruptcy and Probate
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