Lena Johnson

Parkville, MD *****

917-***-**** (cell)

adxkc6@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

· Experienced Legal Secretary/Paralegal in all practice areas, i.e., Bankruptcy, Criminal, Civil Litigation, Family Law, Insurance Defense (Defendant), Workers’ Compensation Claims, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Civil Collections

· Prepare initial draft of documents for attorney review; red-lined edits to various legal documents, memoranda and correspondence.

Excellent written, oral communication skills and inter-personal skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JACK J. SCHMERLING LAW OFFICE, Glen Burnie, MD

Paralegal/Legal Assistant to Jack J. Schmerling, 05/2021-02/2023

Opening and closing Personal Injury Claims

Assembling all medical and hospital records and bills

Contacting Ambulance providers to retrieve ambulance bill.

Drafting and formatting correspondence, transcription

Opening and closing files

Scanning saving document in TM database in a proficient manner

FRANKLIN & PROKOPIK, Baltimore, MD

Legal Administrative Assistant to the Principal, Albert B. Randall, Jr., 1/05/2015- 12/2019

Provided legal and administrative support to the principal managing partner and two associates.

Preparing and formatting Court documents (i.e., Interrogatories, Pleadings) E-filings Drafting and formatting correspondence,

daily transcription

Opening and closing files Scanning and saving document in TM database in a proficient manner Attorneys' calendar, billing, compiling, reconciling expenses, scheduling conferences, etc"

Research for WCC matters.

BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, Baltimore, MD

Secretary II to Director of Chronic Disease Prevention, Laura Fox, 02/2012 -12/27/2014

Responsible for department payroll, procurement of products for the programs under the Chronic Disease Prevention division

Supplied support for meetings/conferences including logistic conferences, travel arrangements, signing routine correspondence, monitors deadlines and follow-up actions.

Maintained personal and confidential files and other sensitive record systems, supported all Directors' calendar.

Scheduled and coordinated virtual and in-person meetings; composed drafts, edits and proofreadss correspondence/reports including a wide variety of administrative support work.

Supported three additional directors under the Office of Chronic Disease Prevention

Performed a variety of administrative support duties for efficient office operation.

Represented supervisors at meetings, conferences, and similar situations to gather or present information.

DISTRCT COURT OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, MD

Judiciary Clerk, 10/2011 – 01/2012

· Maintained custody of books, records, and papers

· Recorded, provide, and issued all written copies of records or papers.

· Administered an oath, made exact and legible entries of all court proceedings.

· Daily data entry of all court proceedings and legal proceedings

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMM. COLLEGE, New York, NY - Office Operations

SKILLS

Proficient in MS Office, WordPerfect, LexisNexis, Dictaphone, PC Docs, ContactEase, Time Matters, E-Filing, E-Time, E-Scheduling, City Dynamics, CitiBuy, Typing, 60-65wpm

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