Breanna Bennett
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EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA MAY 2007 BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL, BRANDON, MS
· Graduated with a GPA of 2.9
OBTAINING PARALEGAL DEGREE JANUARY 2016- PRESENT HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PEARL, MS
· CURRENT STUDENT TO OBTAIN MY PARALEGAL DEGREE; current GPA under core studies 4.0 COMPUTER SKILLS
· Microsoft Word
· Microsoft Excel
· Microsoft Power Point
· Outlook email and calendars
· CLIO billing system/client information on computer
· Dropbox
· MEC (Mississippi Electronic Court)
EXPERIENCE
LEGAL ASSISTANT/OFFICE MANAGER KERI HARALSON CARROLL, PLLC, ATTORNEY AT LAW JANUARY 2015- PRESENT
· Answered multi lined telephone, conferenced calls as needed by attorney
· Managed files as well as opened and closed files
· Sent and received emails and faxes
· Began drafts on Entries of Appearances, Pleadings in cases including but not limited to: Irreconcilable Differences Divorces, Quit claim deeds, Answers to Complaints and Counterclaims, Answers to Counterclaims, Rule 81 Summonses, Rule 4 Summonses, made changes on Orders for the court of proper venue, Drafting Discovery Interrogatories and Requests for Production along with Requests for Admissions
· Made changes to all of the above as well, as needed
· Maintained and oversaw all billing matters with clients
· Kept up to date with maintenance of office
· Spoke with clients, court administrators and other attorneys of record on cases regarding anything to do with clients, when attorney was unable to contact them directly or upon the attorney’s request.
· Returned phone calls and emails
· Drafted employment contracts between clients and attorney
· Drafted and sent letters for any purpose as needed by attorney
· Handled all scheduling for attorney on calendar
· Handled banking deposits
· Kept up to date with all billing and handled all invoices and payments for clients
· Helped attorney as needed with all trial prep and in court as needed 2 Breanna Bennett
118 Oakhill Pl, Brandon, MS 39042
· Filed any documents with courts
· Used MEC (Mississippi Electronic Court System) with filing entries or queries SECRETARY/BAIL BONDSMAN/BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENT/ ASSISTANT MANAGER BAIL BONDS COMPANY, BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI JUNE 2010- FEBRUARY 2015
· Answered multi lined telephone, conferenced calls as needed
· Managed files as well as opened and closed files
· Sent and received emails and faxes
· Began all paperwork as needed by other associates
· Maintained and oversaw all billing matters with clients, when they were on credit payments
· Kept up to date with maintenance of office
· Spoke with clients, court administrators and attorneys of record on cases regarding anything to do with clients
· Returned phone calls and emails
· Maintained inventory
· Handled most business with Insurance company that the bail bond company was insured through
· As a Bail Agent, I went and bonded clients out of several Jail Facilities. This included paperwork, handling cash, credit card payments and checks received to the company. This also included taking many phone calls and handling the client list of the people that I had bonded.
· As a Fugitive Recovery Agent, I served warrants that came thru to our defendants within the company, when they did not go to their designated court dates.
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