Administrative Assistant Service Agent
Resume:
KARYN J. TRIGG
Raymondville, Texas 78580
**********@*****.***
Highly organized; detail-oriented; able to multitask and prioritize; excellent written and verbal communication skills; excellent command of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; comprehensive understanding of document preparation and /filing requirements; E-filing and PACER system. 35+ years legal experience with emphasis in civil trial litigation and insurance defense (personal injury, medical malpractice, labor and employment, worker's comp, asbestos and toxic torts). Education: Completion of grades 1-12; Typing I-III; Vocational Office Education; Legal Assistant Certificate, ICS Correspondence School, July 1994 (Now Penn Foster). 2018-2019 - Destiny Foods, Inc. (Subway) - Closer; completed all store closing and cleaning tasks; preparation of food; preparation of sandwiches; Certificate in food handling. 2011-2013 Temp work through Austin agencies; Advocate in CPS matter (18 months); aided a family in receiving services, counseling and areunification; appointed kinship caregiver during the last five months of proceedings (over 4 children, twins age 2, girl age 4 and boy age 6). 2010-2011 Job Training Institute, Austin, Texas - Course Instructor of Certified Legal Administrative Assistant courses based on NALA (National Assoc. of Legal Assistants) in conjunction with the Texas Workforce Commission; Course was discontinued when the Texas Workforce Commission removed it from their “hot jobs list,” and de-funded it. 2008-2010 Temp work through Dallas agencies/legal; Administrative Assistant to Julie Hoover, manager of Solon Place Apartments, Waxahachie, Texas; prepared contracts between owners; assisted with due diligence of property take-overs, prepared legal notices; audited files on all rental units; also provided cleaning services on apartments. Relocated to Austin, Texas. 2006-2008 Godwin Gruber/Dallas, Texas - Legal Assistant to one partner and two Associates in insurance defense of asbestos cases; prepared correspondence and responsive pleadings to plaintiff filings; reviewed and summarized medical, employment and personnel records; summarized depositions; prepared hearing, deposition and trial notebooks entered time and billing for all attorney's and myself; extensive file management; work as assigned. 2003-2006 Touchstone, Bernays, Dallas, Texas - Secretary to one partner and two associates in appellate section; responded to and prepared correspondence; calendaring, docketing; billing; document preparation; transcription; marshaling of exhibits;; maintenance of all appellate files; scanning, indexing and management of 3,000 page document production electronically and in hard copy; TOA/TOC; cite checks; E-filings; Dissolution of 150+ attorney firm.
Highlights: 1984 - Paralegal/Claims Section Coordinator, Austin Attorney General's Office - Supervised 9 attorneys, 4 paralegals and 11 secretaries; Chosen as sole paralegal to work on Capitol Fire case (State vs. Zenith Corp.) Investigation, fact finding, assisted in design of database and preparation of questionnaires to be sent to individuals throughout the United States; data entry of questionnaire responses into database; prepared settlement brochure based on data findings resulting in the highest settlement award (on behalf of the State of Texas) in the history of this office.
4 years prior medical secretarial experience with UTMB Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. References: Linda Phillips, Godwin Gruber 214-***-**** Wendy Sierjieg, Touchstone Bernays, 214-***-**** Tristan Schoolcraft (Subway) 737-***-****
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