Jayne Torres
Hollywood, FL *****
**********@***.***
Work Experience
Paralegal/Legal Secretary
Hightower Stratton Novigrod, Kantor - Miami, FL
May 2018 to Present
• Schedule Special Set Hearings, UMC Hearings, Short Matter Hearings, Depositions, CourtCall, Telephone Conferences, and maintained the calendar.
• Electronic filings and electronic submissions in the E-portal, Case Management System, JACS, 10th Judicial Circuit, Court Map, 15th Judicial System, 18th Judicial System and US Middle District Court.
• Prepare pleadings, orders, notices of hearings, discovery, notice of compliance, request for copies, subpoenas - duces tecum, notice to take depositions - duces tecum and correspondence. Legal Secretary
Allen and Newman PLLC - Fort Lauderdale, FL
March 2017 to May 2018
• Schedule Special Set Hearings, UMC Hearings, Depositions, telephone conferences and maintained calendar;
• Electronic filings and submissions in the E-portal, Court Map and Case Management System.
• Prepare pleadings, notice of hearings, Agreed Orders, discovery and correspondence.
• Uploading documents in Acuity, setting up IME's, calendar, corresponding via email. Legal Secretary
Law Office of Morrie I. Levine - Hollywood, FL
October 2016 to March 2017
Electronic filing, revisions on legal documents, calendar, trial preparation, schedule court calls, research block and lot information for Sun biz research, obtaining cases and statutes, dictation, responding to all e-mails, answering telephones, travel arrangements, preparation of invoices, intake of information for potential clients, timesheets and prepare checks.
Legal Secretary
Kane Kessler, P.C - New York, NY
March 2014 to August 2016
NYSCEF filing, prepare Briefs and Memorandum of Law, Notice of Appeals, Motions, comparing of all legal documents with NOVO, bate stamping, Note of Issue, RADI, prepare interrogatories, discovery responses, notice of trial, prepare table of contents, table of authorities, preparation for trial, scheduling of depositions, prepare minutes and scheduling telephone conferences. Legal Secretary
Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP - New York, NY July 2005 to August 2016
NYSCEF filing, redlining documents (NOVO), drafting motions and discovery responses, dictaphone and dictation, prepare Bill of Particulars, Interrogatories, Request for Judicial Intervention, Note of Issues, Notice of Appeal, RADI, Closing Statements, prepare 1031 Exchange Documents, wire money in and out of 1031 accounts, Wills and Estate documents, monthly bills, calendar, set up conference calls, attorneys expenses, travel arrangements, responding to emails, travel arrangements and filing. Education
High school diploma in Accounting
Queens Borough Community College - Queens, NY
September 1980 to June 1983
Skills
• ECF Filing
• NYSCEF filing
• Federal Court Filing
• Bankruptcy Filing
• NOVO
• Microsoft Word
• Word Perfect
• Prolaw
• Lotus Notes
• Saga Omega
• Tabs
• Time Matters
• Time Slips
• Acris
• Nexus
• Excel
• Typing
• Scanning
• Uploading
• Formatting
• Sunbiz
• Answering phones
• communication skills
• following up on medical requests.
• Case Management
• Adobe Acrobat
• Microsoft Outlook
• Legal Research
• Legal Drafting
• Calendar Management
• Personal Assistant Experience
• Medical Records
• Transcription