Paralegal/Administrative Assistant

VERA CONARY

Clinton, NC *****

Email: ***********@*******.***

Cell Phone: 910-***-****

Organized and detail-oriented administrative office assistant with 10+ years of experience supporting office personnel by performing day-to-day administrative tasks, drafting documents and assisting, bookkeeping and with research.

Guest Services Representative

Woodspring Suites - Fayetteville, NC

February 2019 to May 2019

Checked patrons in and out of their rooms, help with reservations, as well as basic office tasks.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Secretary

Heinz Lawn Care - Fayetteville, NC

March 2017 to February 2019

Performed clerical and office tasks for small business.

Personal Injury Paralegal

Law Office of Cliff Brisson, Jr. - Fayetteville, NC August 2014 to March 2017

• Help prepare attorneys for trial by drafting pleadings, motions and witness lists

• Manage case files and all paperwork, inputting into electronic file system

• Serve as liaison between attorney and clients, including managing high email and call volume daily and scheduling consultations

• Assist attorney and legal staff with research for personal injury cases

• Drafted documents including complaints, motions and subpoenas

• Scheduled and transcribed interviews with clients and completed all intake paperwork

• Assisted with legal research, utilizing resources like LexisNexis and Westlaw extensively

Paralegal/Office Manager

David L. Best & Associates- Jacksonville, NC

January 2000 to February 2014

• Read and summarized client medical records;

• Maintained database and files;

• Answered phones and took detailed messages;

• Drafted documents including complaints, motions and subpoenas

• Scheduled and transcribed interviews with clients and completed all intake paperwork

• Assisted with legal research, utilizing resources like LexisNexis and Westlaw extensively

• Trained new employees in office equipment and job duties;

• Handled tenant tasks for attorney's personal rental properties including receiving rent, signing of lease and attending summary ejection proceedings;

• Handled all payroll and bookkeeping tasks including quarterly and yearly taxes.

• Help prepare attorney for trial by drafting pleadings, motions and witness lists

• Manage case files and all paperwork, inputting into electronic file system

• Serve as liaison between attorney and clients, including managing high email and call volume daily and scheduling consultations

Cash Office Associate

Walmart - Clinton, NC

December 1998 to October 1999

• Counted cash office upon entering and leaving the room

• Counted and enters cashier tills

• Prepared bank deposits

• Performed close of business day tasks

• Research cashier shorts and longs

EDUCATION

Associate in Information Systems

Sampson Community College - Clinton, NC

August 1997 to April 2002

High school or equivalent

Lakewood High School - Salemburg, NC

August 1994 to June 1997

SKILLS

• Quickbooks

• Filing (10+ years)

• Billing (10+ years)

• Legal Research using Westlaw & Lexis Nexis (10+ years)

• Scheduling (10+ years)

• Adobe Acrobat (10+ years)

• Typing (75 wpm) (10+ years)

• Data Entry (10+ years)

• Microsoft Office Suites (10+ years)

• Accounts Payable (10+ years)

• Word Processing (10+ years)

• Legal Drafting (10+ years)

• Adobe Photoshop (10+ years)

• Accounts Receivable (10+ years)

• Transcription (10+ years)

• Accounting (10+ years)

• Human Resources (10+ years)

• Payroll (10+ years)

• Microsoft Outlook

• Office Management

• Computer Literacy

• Microsoft Word

• Medical Records

• Tax Experience

• Intake Experience

• Guest Services

• Account Reconciliation

• Case Management

• General Ledger Accounting

• Journal Entries

• Bank Reconciliation

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