Legal Assistant Personal Injury

Laurie Pochop

Legal Assistant - Personal Injury Litigation

Las Vegas, NV 89122

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

+1-725-***-****

Experienced Legal Assistant with a strong background in personal injury (20+ yrs.). I have excellent writing and document

preparation skills and understand the importance of positive client relationships. Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Legal Assistant

Law Office of Frank Sorrentino - Las Vegas, NV

July 2007 to January 2020

Initial client contact/intake

Preparing letters of representation

Assisting client with property damage claim and obtaining medical treatment Collection of all supporting documents, i.e. accident reports, medical records and bills, wage loss documents,

photographs

Oversee progress of client's medical treatment and expenses for their treatment Preparation of demand package

Preparation of disbursal summaries

Verifying bill amounts and outstanding balances

Obtaining lien reductions from medical providers and insurance companies Handling Medicare and Medicaid related matters

Extensive experience with litigation cases such as preparing documents, calendaring requirements rules and procedures related to arbitration as well as short trials Education

License in Manicuring Course

Academy of Hair Design - Las Vegas, NV

1996

Academy of Professional Cocktail Servers and Bartenders - Las Vegas, NV 1995

Ornamental Horticulture, English

Community College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV 1993

High School Diploma in General Studies

Bonanza High School - Las Vegas, NV

1986

Trade School Graduate Bartending and Cocktail Serving Skills

• CALENDARING (10+ years)

• LITIGATION (10+ years)

• BANKRUPTCY (Less than 1 year)

• CASE MANAGEMENT (10+ years)

• CORRESPONDENCE (10+ years)

• Paralegal

• Westlaw

• Lexis-Nexis

• Interviewing

• Legal drafting

• Writing skills

• Document review

• Legal research

• Legal case management

• Clerical experience

• Data entry

Additional Information

Skills

Legal writing

MS Office/Word/WordPerfect proficient

Legal research

Familiar with BestCase

Practiced in litigation

Calendaring deadlines

Case management

Travel coordination

Bankruptcy law (limited) Hardworking, dedicated, mindful of client confidentiality Drafting/finalizing correspondence, pleadings, discovery requests and responses

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