Legal assistant.

MICHELLE CASTILLO

**** ****** ******, *** **, Bronx, New York 10462

917-***-**** ***********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Legal assistance with 21 years of experience in handling defendant and plaintiff’s personal injury cases seeking a full-time or a part-time job opportunity. Possess comprehensive knowledge of litigation software. Outstanding computer and technical skills. Highly organized, with abilities to multi-task, comply with deadlines, work independently and as a part of a team.

SKILLS:

Working knowledge of and experience using Saga, Cloudlex, Time Matters, New York Unified Court System, Microsoft Word, Word Perfect and Microsoft Outlook. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

David Horowitz P.C. 05/2015 - 10/2021

Litigation Paralegal

• Drafted Bill of Particulars, Responses to Defendants’ Discovery Demands, Court Orders and Plaintiff’s Discovery Demands.

• Assist with drafting and opposed Discovery Motions.

• Prepared Requests for Judicial Intervention, Preliminary Conferences, Notice of Entry, Stipulations and Note of Issue.

• Prepared Expert Witness Exchanges, Subpoenas and Trial Notebooks.

• Prepared authorizations for medical records, scanning and saving mail and other legal documents, preparing and organizing documents for litigation and trials.

• E-filed legal documents and updated the firm’s internal case management system.

• Completed billing process utilizing computerized billing and payable software.

• Requested medical, employment, school, union and workers’ compensation records.

• Communicated with clients, records custodian, insurance carrier representatives with court personnel.

Koors & Jednak 04/2000 - 10/2014

Paralegal/Calendar Clerk

• Drafted Answers, Responses to Plaintiff’s Discovery Demands and Defendants’ Discovery Demands.

• Maintained the daily court calendar for the firm.

• Prepared expert witness disclosures.

• Communicated with insurance carrier representatives, clients and adverse counsel.

• Reviewed cases at the note of issue stage.

EDUCATION

High School Diploma-Christopher Columbus High

Business certificate-Drake Business School

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