Legal Assistant Secretary
Resume:
Judith Franz
Pensacola, FL *****
****.*******@*****.***
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
A punctual, goal-orientated, organized individual with over 20 years’ legal experience in the areas of Personal Injury, Family Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Insurance Defense, Maritime, Real Estate, Worker’s Comp, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Banking, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Mass Tort cases.
Prior to my legal career, I was employed for 7 years in the medical field; retail and auto sales; fast food management.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Express Pros Employment Agency 9/2022 - Present
Temporary assignments for various employers, primarily retail and catering events. The Richardson Law Firm 5/2022 - 9/2022
Prepare pleadings, correspondence, deposition summaries; complete Mandatory Disclosures, Financial Affidavits, Answers to Interrogatories and Request for Production; Prepare settlement demands for personal injury cases; schedule depositions, hearings; prepare trial binders; calendar dates; prepare billing.
Mark Lee Smith, PA 11/2021 - 5/2022
Prepare Wills, POAs, Estate Planning; Prepare pleadings, correspondence, deposition summaries; complete Mandatory Disclosures, Financial Affidavits, Answers to Interrogatories and Request for Production; schedule depositions, hearings; prepare trial binders; calendar dates; prepare billing.
Spencer Law, PA 3/2021 – 8/2021 Family Law Paralegal Prepare pleadings, correspondence, deposition summaries; complete Mandatory Disclosures, Financial Affidavits, Answers to Interrogatories and Request for Production; schedule depositions, hearings; prepare trial binders; calendar dates; prepare billing. Stephen Hogan, PA 11/2020 – 3/2021 Family Law Paralegal Prepare pleadings, correspondence, deposition summaries; complete Mandatory Disclosures, Financial Affidavits, Answers to Interrogatories and Request for Production; meet with clients to complete discovery; schedule depositions, hearings; prepare trial binders; calendar dates; prepare billing.
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer 7/2019 - 11/2020 Legal Secretary - Insurance Defense
Transcribe attorney dictation; prepare pleadings, summaries, correspondence; compile monthly client reports; schedule depositions, mediations; manage attorneys’ travel itineraries; enter attorney time; calendar dates.
Bob Tyler Toyota 11/2018 – 3/2019 Auto Sales
Worked as a product specialist, selling new and used inventory. Became Toyota Certified. The Holman Law Firm 9/2016 – 3/2018 Family Law and Personal Injury Prepare pleadings, correspondence, deposition and medical summaries; research and review cases to prepare settlement demand packages; transcribe all attorney/firm dictation; request medical/employment records; prepare discovery, financial affidavits and mandatory disclosure; enter attorney time.
Staples & Ellis 5/2013 – 9/2016 Family, Criminal and Personal Injury Law Prepare pleadings, correspondence, medical summaries, reports; compile settlement demand packages; schedule depositions, mediations; calendar dates. Landrum Staffing 2/2012 – 9/2016
Temporary Legal Assistant for Pensacola area law firms – various areas of law. Open and maintain client files; prepare pleadings, trial subpoenas, correspondence, summaries and reports;
Best Koeppel Traylor 1/2010 – 10/2011 Maritime Law Prepare pleadings, correspondence, medical summaries, reports and subpoenas; schedule depositions, conferences and mediations; obtain client medical and employment records; calendar dates; prepare settlement documents.
Martzell & Bickford 7/2007 – 10/2009 Plaintiff Asbestos and Personal Injury Open new client files; maintain client database; prepare pleadings, discovery responses, correspondence, medical summaries, reports, subpoenas; schedule depositions, IMEs; calendar dates; enter attorney time.
Montgomery Barnett 1/2007 – 6/2007 Insurance Defense Prepare pleadings, summaries, correspondence; compile monthly client report; maintain defendant/plaintiff database for mass tort litigation; schedule depositions, mediations; manage attorneys’ travel itineraries; enter attorney time; calendar dates. Landrum Staffing 9/2005 – 12/2006
Temporary Legal Secretary for various Pensacola area law firms. Open and maintain client files; prepare pleadings, subpoenas, correspondence, summaries, reports; schedule depositions, hearings, IMEs; calendar dates; enter attorney time, prepare billing. Robert Half Legal Temps 6/2004 – 6/2005
Temporary Legal Secretary for various Dallas, TX area law firms. Open client files; prepare pleadings, correspondence, deposition summaries, reports; schedule depositions, IMEs; calendar dates; maintain files; enter attorney time. Shields Mott Lund 2/2002 – 5/2004 Commercial/Construction Litigation Legal Assistant to Managing Partner – maintain travel itineraries for attorneys and schedule firm marketing events; prepare pleadings, subpoenas, correspondence, summaries and reports; set depositions and mediations; enter attorney time; open and maintain client files. McQuaig & Stelly 5/2000 – 1/2002 Insurance Defense Open and maintain client files; set depositions; prepare pleadings, correspondence, subpoenas, deposition summaries and reports; calendar dates; enter attorney time. Campbell McCrainie 5/1999 – 5/2000 Insurance Defense Prepare pleadings, subpoenas, correspondence, client reports and deposition summaries; open and maintain client files; enter attorney time; calendar dates. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Tulane University; Paralegal Studies; 1996 – 1997
Delgado Community College; Business Management/General; 1986 – 1988 Albuquerque Vo-Tech; Business Administration, General Studies; 1983 Eldorado High School; General, Business Curriculum; 1978 - 1982
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