Legal Assistant Transcriptionist
Resume:
Gayla L. Rogers
Cabot, Arkansas 72023
OBJECTIVE
I was a legal assistant for 30 years, am currently retired, and am looking for a different type of work to fill some open gaps that I now have in my schedule. WORK BACKGROUND
October 2012 – May 2022 JAMES, HOUSE, SWANN & DOWNING, P.A. DUTIES: Drafting/typing letters and pleadings, paper filing, electronic filing, answering phone, heavy transcription, trial prep/depo prep (litigation)
REASON FOR LEAVING: Retired
October 2008 – May 2012 DODDS, KIDD & RYAN
DUTIES: Drafting/typing letters and pleadings, paper filing, electronic filing, answering phone (domestic, social security) REASON FOR LEAVING: Too much bickering between other women in the office October 2006 – January 2008 MITCHELL WILLIAMS LAW FIRM DUTIES: Typing letters and pleadings, filing documents with the court, tracking calendars, transcription (litigation) REASON FOR LEAVING: My father passed away and I had to quit working for a while August 2004 – October 2006 ELMORE & SMITH, P.L.L.C. DUTIES: Typing letters and pleadings, filing, tracking calendars, transcription (domestic, criminal, probate)
REASON FOR LEAVING: Part-time job while searching for full-time employment September 2000 – June 2004 RAMSAY, BRIDGFORTH, HARRELSON AND STARLING, PLLC
DUTIES: Typing letters and pleadings, filing, transcription (personal injury, domestic, workers’ compensation, bankruptcy, probate)
REASON FOR LEAVING: Got married and moved to another town May 1992 – January 1999 G. GREGORY NIBLOCK, ATTORNEY AT LAW DUTIES: Maintain calendar and schedule appointments, court appearances, etc.; typing letters and pleadings; transcription; operate bankruptcy program; prepare bankruptcy petitions, modifications of plan and a wide array of other bankruptcy pleadings; answer clients’ questions over the phone and in the office; other practice areas included social security, personal injury, domestic relations and probate matters; maintain very strict office procedures regarding file set-up, file maintenance, calendaring of events, billing, etc.; help keep office open and running while attorney was out REASON FOR LEAVING: Looking for different type of legal work other than bankruptcy
1989-1992 Various small jobs to earn money while deciding what field of work I wanted to pursue
SKILLS
Proficient typist: approximately 90 wpm
Proficient in Wordperfect, Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, PACER, ECF Familiar with Elite (billing program)
Maintain scheduling of appointments and other events Extremely efficient transcriptionist
Able to carry out detailed, complex tasks
Proficient in spelling and grammar
EDUCATION
1990 graduate of Stuttgart High School, Stuttgart, Arkansas 72160 1998 continuing education-workshop on Wordperfect and Phillips Community College REFERENCES
James Lee Gibbs, 128 San Carlos Cove, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913; 870-***-**** Eddie Anderson, 1211 North Porter, Stuttgart, Arkansas 72160; 870-***-**** Rosemary Stone, 1409 South Buerkle, Stuttgart, Arkansas 72160; 870-***-****
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