Objective To obtain a parttime position working remotely or in-person utilizing the synergy of my education, experiences, organizational and interpersonal skills.
Summary of Experience:
Legal
− Litigation secretary: insurance defense, subrogation, workers' compensation, mass torts.
− Other legal: Preparation of pleadings, briefs, subpoenas, deposition/medical summaries,
document production and ability to compose explicit correspondence.
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Administrative/Computer
− Experience in instituting and conducting or delegating all phases of office procedures.
– Ability to work independently and institute creative improvements allowing an improved workflow.
–Operation of PC utilizing WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel spreadsheets.
Education Mississippi College (Law School Campus) Jackson, Mississippi
Paralegal Program (15 semester hrs. completed)
Belhaven College Jackson, Mississippi
Accounting and Real Estate Law
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Bachelor of Science – Child Development
Experience
10/02/2006 -3/30/2020 Miss. Division of Medicaid Jackson, Mississippi
State of Miss. Permanent Employee Status
Continued developing and processing beneficiary appeal cases from
10/02/2006 until approximately 04/01/2009. In 2009, promoted to handling
provider appeal cases for Medicaid. The dollar value of these cases ranged from 25K to over
a million dollars. Designed spreadsheets to develop a timeline for cases, as well as,
the disposition of each. Drafted final decision letters to providers’ counsel for the Executive
Director’s Signature. In approximately, 2017, the MSCan appeals were added to my job
description. Title of Staff Officer III; handling provider appeals and MSCan appeals until
3/31/2020.
4/06/2006- 09/30/2006 Miss. Division of Medicaid (Temporary basis) Jackson, Mississippi
Working front Desk in Executive Director’s Office.
Handling mail and front desk duties. Later given files for hearings to be
held at the Medicaid. Processed files, opened cases an began preparing appeal cases
for hearing.
06/01/2004 -03/30/2006 Temporary Legal Services while working in real estate. Jackson, Mississippi
07/08/2002 - 05/14/2004 Currie Johnson Griffin, Gaines & Myers, P.A. Jackson, Mississippi
Asbestos Paralegal to Kristi D. Kennedy, Esq.
07/2000 - 07/05/2002 Shell, Buford, PLLC Jackson, Mississippi
Legal Secretary to Douglas R. Duke, Esq.