Legal Assistant Client Service

OBJECTIVE

Personable Legal

Assistant/Paralegal who

displays the utmost level of

professionalism and

confidentiality. Follows

directive and employs all

necessary steps to excel in

high-pressure situations.

SKILLS

• MS Word with knowledge of

PowerPoint and Excel

• Daily Docket Reports

• Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis

• Electronic filing at state and

federal levels

• Office Management

• Database Management

• Insurance Defense

• Criminal Defense

• Civil Law/Litigation

• Domestic Relations

• Probate

EXPERIENCE

PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTANT 2021 - PRESENT

YOUNG & YOUNG

• Meet with clients and other legal professionals to discuss case details.

• Complete case research.

• Conduct client interviews and all client intake services.

• Collect data to prepare and draft settlement packages for clients.

• Interpret and relay legal information in a clear format for clients.

• Process all assigned cases according to firm and client service level agreements.

• Manage communication with courts regarding status of petitions/motions and granted orders.

• Draft various court documents regarding status of petitions/motions and granted orders.

• Draft various court documents, invoices and enclosures at attorney’s request.

• Correspond daily with clients, insurance adjusters, experts and attorneys.

• Draft legal documents.

• Compose and type routine letters of correspondence.

• Act as the point of contact for all incoming co-counsel requests.

• Issue subpoenas for all necessary records in preparation for trials.

• Use computer databases, credit reports, tax and legal filings to locate persons and compile information for investigations.

• Organize legal memoranda and client correspondence.

• Manage calendars.

• Open and close files.

• Review and request medical records and expenses.

• E-file in State and Federal Courts.

LEGAL ASSISTANT/PARALEGAL 2008 – 2021

DUE DOYLE FANNING & ALDERFER LLP

• Meet with clients and other legal professionals to discuss case details.

• Complete case research via Lexis/Nexis and Westlaw databases.

• Conduct client interviews and all client intake services.

• Collect data to prepare and draft settlement packages for clients.

• Interpret and relay legal information in a clear format for clients. SS

SALLY SCHIMMEL

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• Process all assigned

cases according to firm

and client service level

agreements.

• Manage communication

with courts regarding

status of

petitions/motions and

granted orders.

• Draft various court

documents regarding

status of

petitions/motions and

granted orders.

• Draft various court

documents, invoices

and enclosures at

attorney’s request.

• Correspond daily with

clients, insurance

adjusters, experts and

attorneys.

• Draft legal documents.

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• Compose and type routine letters of correspondence.

• Act as the point of contact for all incoming co-counsel requests.

• Issue subpoenas for all necessary records in preparation for trials.

• Use computer databases, credit reports, tax and legal filings to locate persons and compile information for investigations.

• Organize legal memoranda and client correspondence.

• Manage calendars.

• Open new files.

COURT CLERK 10/2007 - 01/2008

INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS

• Met with clients and other legal professionals to discuss case details.

• Conducted client interviews and all client intake services.

• Corresponded daily with clients, insurance adjusters, doctors and attorneys.

• Entered case details into database.

• Opened new Court of Appeals case files.

• General knowledge of Indiana Court of Appeals processes. LEGAL SECRETARY 02/2003 - 10/2007

HOOVER HULL

• Met with clients and other legal professionals to discuss case details.

• Interpreted and relayed legal information in a clear format for clients.

• Processed all assigned cases according to firm and client service level agreements.

• Managed communication with courts regarding status of petitions/motions and granted orders.

• Drafted various court documents, invoices and enclosures at attorney’s request.

• Composed and typed routine letters of correspondence.

• Acted as the point of contact for all incoming co-counsel requests.

• Issued subpoenas for all necessary records in preparation for trials.

• Used computer databases, credit reports, tax and legal filings to locate persons and compile information for investigations.

• Organized legal memoranda and client correspondence.

• Opened new files.

EDUCATION

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE DECEMBER 2019

INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

GPA 3.0

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE (CRIMINOLOGY) MAY 1990

INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

GPA 3.2

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE OR LEADERSHIP

President – Indiana Central Little League – 2019

President – Perry Township Youth Football & Cheerleading – 2006- 2010/2014-2016

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