Legal Secretary Assistant

JOYCE VIALPANDO

510-***-**** (H)

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SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Proficiency in State, Federal, and Appellate court filings, including LexisNexis e-filings.

• Proficiency in California Co de of Civil Procedure, California Local Rules of Court, General Orders and Case Management Orders.

• Advanced knowledge in MS Word 2003, 2007, 2010,2013 Outlook, Chrome River, Tabs 3, Web View and other computer applications.

• Extensive experience in document productions, billing entries, travel bookings, meeting and event scheduling and other attorney assignments.

• Over ten years of asbestos and civil litigation experience. PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN DICKER LLP, San Francisco, CA Litigation Legal Assistant – May 2013 to March 2022

• Wilson Elser provides clients with full-service, first class legal services, spanning the spectrum of litigation and related areas.

• Legal support for two partners and three associates in drafting and edited pleadings for both e-filing and manual filing in federal and state courts. Prepared and served discoveries including requests for production, interrogatories (form - general, employment and special) and requests for admissions, assemble motion, discovery and trial binders, input attorneys time; reviewed and edited monthly pre-bills, maintained attorneys' calendars with Outlook, generated conflict checks as the first step in opening potential new matters and created/submitted attorney expense reports. FREEMAN MATHIS GARY LLP

Contract Litigation Legal Assistant – March 2014 to August 2014

• Freeman Mathis Gary represents corporations and insurance companies throughout the nation in all aspects of business liability litigation and insurance law matters.

• Legal support for two partners and two associates in drafting and editing e-filings for both State and Federal courts, calendaring, and time entries.

JACKSON JENKINS RENSTROM (formerly known as Jackson & Wallace), San Francisco, CA Legal Secretary/Paralegal- October 2003 to April 2013

• Specialized in duties of all phases of litigation with an emphasis in defense complex cases including personal injury, complex commercial litigation, premises liability, professional liability, products liability, insurance coverage, appellate practice, and construction defect litigation.

• Provided legal support for two partners in drafting and finalized answers to complaint, motions for summary judgment, writs, various court notices, and tables of content and authorities; managed and distributed daily mail; opened, calendared discovery and court appearances and filings; communicated extensively with clients, opposing counsel, experts, vendors and insurance claim representatives; trained new employees; and implemented new document handling procedures. SEDGWICK, DETERT MORAN ARNOLD LLP, San Francisco, CA Legal Secretary – May 2003 to September 2003

• This particular firm represents clients not only in Northern California, but also nationally, and internationally, and in all major areas of practice.

• Provided legal support for various practice groups. Edited, served and filed pleadings and discovery; calendared court deadlines, reminders and appointments; and prepared motion and trial exhibits, jury instructions, witness lists, and motions in limine.

HANCOCK, ROTHERT & BUNSHOFT, San Francisco, CA

Legal Secretary – July 1999 to April 2003

• The principal areas of the firm’s practice are civil litigation of all types; insurance, professional and general liability, products liability, construction, sports, recreation and employment.

• Provided legal support for one partner and two associates. Duties included transcription of pleadings and correspondence; calendared state and federal court documents, and arranged corporate witness, expert witness and plaintiff depositions. JOYCE VIALPANDO

510-***-**** (H)

***************@*****.***

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts Degree: Liberal Arts

San Francisco State University

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