Legal Assistant Administrative
Resume:
OBJECTIVE: To Secure a position as an executive legal assistant and/or paralegal in a law firm as a highly motivated executive legal assistant/paralegal.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Fisher & Phillips, LLP November-February 2018-2019
2050 Main Street, Suite 1000 Temporary Holiday Floater
Irvine, California 92614
Provide legal administrative support to the litigation practice group secretaries, paralegals and the receptionist. I covered the 6 incoming line and 30 extension telephone console to relieve the receptionist for her breaks. My main duties were to do any and all tasks and administrative duties required in a law firm to support the staff. I drafted legal documents, i.e. pleadings, discovery, correspondence, etc., and thereafter file and/or serve said documents, (with the proper electronic media), and thereafter docketing any deadlines that accompany the document filed using Compu-law. I filed documents with the State Courts and with United States federal level courts using PACER/ECF, and further, have a working knowledge of federal law and motion deadlines. Draft correspondence, any/all administrative legal documentation that is asked of me no matter how complicated or diverse. Initiate and/or defend and maintain a lawsuit under the guidance of an attorney from start to finish, including but not limited to any post trial issues that come up. Maintain a strict deadline scheduling system for all of my attorneys and apprise them of the needed deadlines on a daily basis. I am expedient and accurate in all that I do. At this position I scheduled / set up depositions, client meetings, conference calls and arrange for conference rooms. Provide detail-oriented service with flexibility in my prioritization of tasks at any given moment. I maintain my client files with extreme organization – so far as color coding. I arrange travel with ease. My current desk is very litigation heavy, therefore I maintain it with accuracy, proficiency, and make the best use of my time. All the attorneys and paralegals that I work with at this firm have expressed that they were pleased with my work product and performance.
Clinton L. Hubbard, Esq. June-August 2019
2030 Main Street, Suite 1200 Independent Contractor
Irvine, CA 92614
Email: adyeef@r.postjobfree.com
This position was a contract support assignment under my contracting business, Lewing Legal Services. I supported Mr. Hubbard, a sole practitioner through a trial, while his support staff abruptly exited. I provided emergency legal support by making sure he was apprised of all deadlines and they were docketed. Responded to discovery in a timely way, drafted pleadings, correspondence, judicial counsel forms, and any other legal documentation needed for the cases. I was instrumental in hiring a replacement for the support staff. My main focus for Mr. Hubbard at his request was to get his monthly billing out, which I did using Timeslips legal billing software. I entered Mr. Hubbard’s daily time to ultimately produce a comprehensive invoice which I emailed and mailed out to all the clients. Any and all administrative duties were performed as well such as maintaining the electronic file system and likewise the bills.
Resnick & Louis, P.C. August -December 2019
9891 Irvine Center Dr., Suite 200 Legal Assistant
Irvine, CA 92618
Preparation and/or the independent drafting of any and all correspondence, pleadings, briefs, and all legal type documentation including but not limited to discovery, trial, law & motion, and all Judicial Counsel Forms in order to meet statutory deadlines and to timely litigate suits for combination insurance defense, subrogation, and the legal process with regard to car insurance companies and some construction defect. My main focus was calendaring/docketing for all stages of litigation including but not limited to initiation or the answering of a lawsuit, service of process, docketing case management conferences and calendaring of any and all corresponding statutory deadlines with reminders in place. Arrange all “Court Call” appearances, conference room reservations, travel/flight arrangements, inspections, appointments, meetings, telephone conferences, depositions, client meetings and mediations. Said calendaring includes tickler dates (reminders) and deadlines for all stages of litigation including but not limited to trials, CMO dates, Case Management Conferences, law & motion hearings, mediations, depositions, (deposition preparation meetings), and ex-parte hearings. Monitor all on-line court dockets to make sure office calendar in correlation with office legal file corresponds with court docket. Said calendaring was done on Outlook legal software. Initiate and/or respond to written discovery and expert discovery. Make initial contact with prospective experts and obtain information and instrumental in the expert retention process. Draft mediation briefs, ex-parte motions, and trial preparation. Prepare (draft) and file pleadings and related legal documentation of any kind with all courts in California via traditional hand delivery, mailing, facsimile filing, e-filing, Lexis
Homan & Stone January-March 2020
12 North Fifth Street Legal Secretary
Redlands, CA 92373
Intake voluminous pre-litigation files for insurance defense and personal injury practice with regard to automobile accidents. I obtained and opened file with firm file opening procedures with regard to opening in Abacus, Outlook, and Word. Preparation and/or the independent drafting of any and all initiating correspondence to the adjuster and the insured. Drafting of responsive pleadings, i.e. Answer, Deposit Jury Fees, and initiation of the discovery process. Prepare all pleadings, briefs, and all legal type documentation. Thereafter, calendaring/docketing for all stages of litigation including but not limited to initiation or the answering of a lawsuit, service of process, docketing case management conferences and calendaring of any and all corresponding statutory deadlines with reminders in place. Arrange all “Court Call” appearances, conference room reservations, travel/flight arrangements, inspections, appointments, meetings, telephone conferences, depositions, client meetings and mediations. Said calendaring includes tickler dates (reminders) and deadlines for all stages of litigation including but not limited to trials, CMO dates, Case Management Conferences, law & motion hearings, mediations, depositions, (deposition preparation meetings), and ex-parte hearings. Monitor all on-line court dockets to make sure office calendar in correlation with office legal file corresponds with court docket. Said calendaring was done on Outlook legal software. Initiate and/or respond to written discovery and expert discovery. Make initial contact with prospective experts and obtain information and instrumental in the expert retention process. Draft mediation briefs, ex-parte motions, and trial preparation. Prepare (draft) and file pleadings and related legal documentation of any kind with all courts in California via traditional hand delivery, mailing, facsimile filing, e-filing, Lexis
Legal Document Software:
All e-file applications, i.e., Federal e-file, Lexis Nexis, CaseHome Page, Case Anywhere, Pacer, ICCES, AAA One Legal First Legal etc.
All Microsoft Office applications, i.e. Word -2010, Excel, Access, PowerPoint etc.
Pro Law, Compulaw etc.
LSS /Logistics Support System
World Dox
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