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CHRIS SAVELL

Las Vegas, NV ***** • 702-***-**** • adwoil@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Focused Legal Assistant with 19 years of experience at two personal injury firms providing excellent customer service.

Highly professional with a comprehensive command of legal, office, administrative and clerical support functions combined with a knowledge of legal documents, court filings and legal procedures.

Dedicated, reliable and able to handle a high volume of assignments. Known for positive attitude and flexibility, always willing to change work tasks and assist attorneys and paralegals throughout the firm. SKILLS

Law Office Support

Client Relations

Word Processing and Data Entry

Records Management

Interpersonal skills

Human Resources

Accounts Payable & Receivable

Calendaring and Scheduling

Empathy

Purchasing

Settlement Breakdowns

Critical thinking

Purchasing

Receptionist

WORK HISTORY

Office Manager

Dunnright Roofing, Parking Lot Repair & More - North Las Vegas, NV 03/2020 - Current Deliver expert clerical support by efficiently handling wide range of routine and special requirements. Assess urgency and priorities before accepting or declining appointments and meetings with CEO. Take pictures, post items online and accepted large amounts of cash when items sell. Order and distributed office supplies while adhering to fixed office budget. Increase customer service success rates by quickly resolving issues. Prepare documents by creating, organizing, scanning and filing. Maintain ongoing communication with vendors & clients. Run errands and provide assistance as needed. Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter. Respond to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes. Fulltime Caretaker

My Mother - Las Vegas, NV 01/2017 - 01/2020

Provided 24 hour live in care for my Mother. Managed money, paid bills and shopped for groceries or personal items. Remained alert to problems or health issues and competently responded. Prepared daily meals and medications. Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.

Legal Assistant

Malcolm P. LaVergne & Associates - Las Vegas, NV 04/2018 - 09/2018 New client intake making sure they brought everything they had to established case and opened file using Clio Software. Researched case status. Answered telephone and coordinated meetings and conference rooms. Filed documents with the court and ran errands. Typed correspondence and demands, then prepared supporting packets making sure all medical records were requested via HIPPA Laws to send to insurance company. Called adverse insurance company regarding case details and negotiations. Met with clients to discuss case details, accepting payments. Scanned documents saving them to client's online files. Compiled documentation, ensuring accuracy and detail for legal briefs, responses to opposing counsel, motions to court and trial exhibits. Provided clerical support and research for civil litigation and civil proceedings.

Front Office Manager

Law Offices Of George T. Bochanis - Las Vegas, NV 05/1998 - 09/2016 Opened and closed Firm daily, making sure it was secure and in order. Learned how a personal injury firm is ran from beginning to end, assisting in all departments as needed. While running the front office I answered a multi-line phone system; greeted clients and vendors by effectively handling issues as they would arise to achieve that the office would run smoothly. Scheduled and confirmed various appointments for three attorneys, workers' compensation administrator and staff, coordinating the availability of conference rooms for participants. Printed daily calendars to advise details and confirm case files were in order. Screened potential client's to determine if the office could help them, set appointment and did client intake advising them on what is needed and prepared case summary for the Attorney. Facilitated follow up doctor treatment, authorized procedures and requested bills and records. Communicated with adverse insurance companies to establish claim and find out case limits so client would not over treat. Built strong customer service skills making sure that I would do whatever possible to give the client a positive experience so they would return and refer friends and families. Prepared settlements, asking for reductions from providers to get the client a larger settlement. Administrative assistant for both business and some personal issues to Attorney Bochanis. Assisted with the banking and petty cash using Quick Books, Positive Pay, and remote deposits. Executed Toys for Tots drives and various NJA events. Assisted with human resources, bi-weekly payroll, accounts payable, and receivable. Network Administrator for office equipment and such programs as Amicus, Quick Books, Microsoft Office, Nevada State Bank accounts, Positive Pay, Cox. Promoted Firm using various multimedia programs such as Face book and Martindale Hubbell, getting positive reviews from clients. Applied my office skills to include data entry, typing letters, bulk mail, building repairs, errands, and notary duties. Received and processed all packages and mail to make sure they were properly distributed by scanning, emailing and copying. Developed and implemented office management procedures; lowering office supply costs, building team productivity and accuracy. Oversaw office inventory activities, including ordering and requisitions, stocking and shipment receiving. Monitored and evaluated personnel performance to complete periodical reviews, recommend advancement or address productivity concerns. Assisted Attorney Bochanis with interviewing potential employees. Set up and trained employees on Amicus, Microsoft office, and company procedures. Established new client files; taking pictures of property damage and injuries. Logged Statue of Limitations in the book and advised the paralegal of complaints to be filed. Assisted Paralegal in scheduling interrogatories, depositions, mediations, trial preparations, demands and court appearances.

Secretary

Parsons Engineering (Southern NV Water Authority) - Las Vegas, NV 05/1996 - 05/1998 Receptionist duties operating up to 10 incoming lines with 50 extensions, greeting and directing people as they came in. Assisting with bid contract documents, answering questions by contractors, subcontractors and vendors regarding current and future engineering projects. Scheduled meetings & conference rooms using the Netscape Calendar Program. Entered & processed time sheets using the Prism Program. Data Entry and word processing using Word-perfect 6.1, Excel, Word and Access programs. Verified Fed Ex charges for payment and ordered supplies. Issued purchase order numbers & requisitions for accounts which Parsons have established for goods or services needed. Organized envelopes, postage and mail correspondence for staff and management, maintaining postage meter and coordinating with delivery and courier services.

EDUCATION

Passed State Exam: State of NV Life, Accident & Health Pearson Education - Online 07/2020

High School Diploma

Antioch Senior High School - Antioch

I studied business administration (work experience education) as I received credit for school, working four hours a day at my first job with the Antioch Unified School District.

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