Legal Assistant Office

TINA M. TORTIS

** ****** *** • Imperial, PA ***26 • 412-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

•35 years legal experience

•Extensive experience preparing legal correspondence, pleadings and court forms.

•Well versed in legal calendaring, court filing procedures and file management.

•Professional and courteous telephone manner.

•Experienced with all phases of workers’ compensation litigation, including WCAIS filings.

•Microsoft Office, Outlook, I-Manage.

•Area of Concentration: Workers’ Compensation.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2008-2020 • THOMAS, THOMAS AND HAFER, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA

Legal Assistant

Responsibilities include: Drafting and typing letters, memorandums and legal pleadings; scheduling of various types of appointments; interaction with clients and maintaining files.

2007-2008 • SWARTZ CAMPBELL, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA

Legal Assistant

Responsibilities included: Drafting and typing letters, memorandums and legal pleadings; scheduling of various types of appointments; interaction with clients and maintaining files.

1993-2007 • HEINTZMAN, WARREN, WISE & FORNELLA,

Pittsburgh, PA

Legal Assistant

Responsibilities included: Opening and maintaining all new files; entering all new case information into the database; preparing pending case reports; reviewing dockets; drafting and typing letters, memorandums and legal pleadings; filing documents with courts both in Pennsylvania and out of state; scheduling appointments, such as client meetings, defense counsel meetings, depositions; testing of various software for firm applications; interaction with clients and client requests.

1987-1993 • GRIGSBY, GACA & DAVIES, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA

Legal Assistant

Responsibilities included: Drafting and typing letters, memorandums and legal pleadings; scheduling of various types of appointments; interaction with clients and maintaining files.

1985-1987 • ZAGULA HILL & DITTMAR, Weirton, WV

Legal Assistant

Responsibilities included: Drafting and typing letters, memorandums and legal pleadings; scheduling of various types of appointments; interviewing potential clients and maintaining files.

1984-1985 • OCEAN-AIR INTERNATIONAL, Paris, PA

Rate Specialist/Documentation Clerk

Responsibilities included: Data entry.

EDUCATION

1980-1984 • West Liberty State College, West Liberty, West Virginia

Bachelor of Science in Office Administration

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