Cherise Buras Coto

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New Orleans, Louisiana 70124

504-***-****

Profile: Senior Administrative Legal Assistant/Paralegal with diversified, progressive legal experience, highly organized with strict attention to detail.

Professional experience:

Brener & Kraus (March 2021-October 2021)

Paralegal: Personal injury, employment, medical malpractice law

Compose and format motions, pleadings, notices of deposition, discovery and correspondences;

Proofread and fact check documents;

Organizing exhibits and attachments for filing all types of motions and pleading in both state and federal courts;

E-filing on PACER and state court websites;

Coordinate depositions;

Legal and Social Media Research;

Assemble binders for depositions, mediations, and client meetings;

Compose Subpoena Duces Tecum/Notice of Records Depositions to obtain various types of records;

Track and enter billable time.

Galloway Law Firm (2006-2019)

Senior Administrative Legal Assistant / Paralegal: Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice and Structured Settlements

Manage the caseload of, and provide legal and administrative support to a Shareholder/Partner and three Associates;

Compose and format motions, pleadings, notices of deposition, discovery and correspondences;

Assist in preparing coverage opinions;

Proofread and fact check documents;

Transcribe dictations;

Experienced in organizing exhibits and attachments for filing all types of motions and pleadings in both state and federal courts;

Experience e-filing on PACER and state court websites;

Coordinate depositions, court appearances, meetings and maintain office calendar to ensure court-ordered appearances and scheduling order deadlines are accurate and met;

Assemble binders for depositions, mediations, trials and Medical Review Panels;

Compose Subpoena Duces Tecum/Notice of Records Depositions to obtain various types of records;

Compose table of contents and table of authorities for appeal briefs and writs;

Train new legal assistants and file clerks, as well as supervise file clerks;

Daily review of regional CNS Reports to ascertain if there are any new lawsuits against Galloway clients;

Coordinate arrangements for out-of-state and local CLEs for current or perspective clients;

Track and enter billable time using ABA Codes; and

Act as liaison between clients and attorneys.

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles (2002-2006)

Legal Assistant: Toxic Tort / Asbestos Litigation Defense

Managed caseload of, and provided legal support to General and Special Partner;

Compose pleadings, correspondences, discovery, subpoenas, etc.;

Transcribe dictations;

Data entry into Summation to maintain index of plaintiffs for easy reference and quick retrieval of information; and

Enter attorney billable time.

Skills:

Knowledge of state and federal court rules and procedures

Knowledge of e-filing on PACER, as well as state court websites

Knowledge of Westlaw

Knowledge of medical malpractice procedures

Knowledge of trucking and transportation cases, as well as all other types of personal injury cases, wrongful termination of employment, nursing home abuse, construction defects, premises liability, products liability and retail and restaurant liability.

Knowledge of procedures to perfect structured settlements in Louisiana

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet time-sensitive deadlines

Excellent written, communication and organizational skills

Proficient computer software skills

Act as liaison with clients

Management and administrative skills

Computer knowledge:

MS Office, Worldox, Adobe, Foxit Software, Summation, Sharefile, Dropbox, Juris, Orion, Perfect Practice, PCLaw, RTG, Elite billing systems, Westlaw and Firm Central.

Certifications:

Paralegal, Southern University (Via Barbri) – GPA 3.7

References

Jeff Siemann, director, Galloway law firm

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Cell: 504-***-****

Jason Camelford, Senior Trial Attorney, Hanover

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Office: 504-***-****

Blake W. Bourgeois, Attorney

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New Orleans Aviation Board

Office: 504-***-****

Cell: 504-***-****

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