Michisha Jiles

**** *. ***** **., ******, CA ****7 323-***-**** adyqh0@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

Platt College, Cerritos, CA

Associate of Arts Degree in Paralegal Studies, GPA 4.0

American Bar Association-approved certificate received in January, 2003

California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA

Major: English - Literature, (Bachelor’s Degree in progress)

Coursework completed in: English, philosophy, mathematics and computers

Employment History

Sacks Glazier Franklin & Lodise LLP, Los Angeles, CA April, 2018 - Present

Estate & Trust Litigation Secretary/Paralegal – Estate and Trust Litigation and Administration

Assisting two partners and one associate with drafting pleadings such as motions, orders, stipulations, declarations, subpoenas, petitions and objections; set up new clients, run conflicts, new matter memos, etc.; summarize document production and privilege logs; E-file with probate, civil, federal and appellate courts; transcription; trial preparation and expert witness experience; attorney billing and invoices; case management, filing and other paralegal duties.

Carlsmith Ball LLP, Los Angeles, CA March, 2017 – March, 2018

Litigation Secretary/Paralegal - Business and Entertainment Litigation

Assisting 2 to 3 attorneys with drafting pleadings such as motions, orders, stipulations, and other pleadings to be filed with the Courts. Case research and summation. Setting up depositions, conferences and scheduling meetings. Supervising case load from commencement to closing; trial preparation; drafting, preparing and serving legal documents such as correspondence and discovery to opposing counsel and other parties; drafting, preparing and serving subpoenas, and case management statements. Filing pleadings such as motions, answers, summons and complaints, orders, demurrers, stipulations, etc. with United States District Courts and state courts. Drafting correspondence, memoranda and other communication and finalizing such. Transcribing dictation of various letters, motions and memoranda; E-filing through EFC/Pacer pleadings to Federal Courts. Attending weekly meetings to update attorneys on case load and progress. Billing for daily work and preparing monthly billing; running conflict checks and opening new case files.

Buckley Madole PC, Long Beach, CA May, 2016 - February, 2017

Paralegal - Litigation and Bankruptcy

Assisted all 8 attorneys with drafting pleadings such as motions, orders, stipulations, and other pleadings to be filed with the Courts. Supervised case load from commencement to closing. Communicated with clients through client portals and/or emailed/telephoned opposing counsel for draft approvals, etc. Retrieved approval from clients for payments and billing. Filed pleadings such as motion for relief of stay, orders, adequate protection orders, demurrers, stipulations, etc. with United States District Courts and United States Bankruptcy Courts: Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern districts. Drafted correspondence, memoranda and other communication and finalized such. Contacted Courts for hearing dates and granted and/or denied orders. E-filed through EFC/Pacer pleadings to Bankruptcy or Federal Courts. Attended weekly meetings to update attorneys on case load and progress. Billed for daily work and prepared monthly billing.

Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger, Los Angeles, CA May, 2014 - May, 2016

Legal Secretary Floater/Word Processor - Entertainment, Environment, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Tax, Corporate and Business Litigation (Plaintiff/Defense)

Covered various secretaries’ desks and assisted 2 to 4 attorneys and paralegals with daily tasks, including but not limited to: prepared, filed and served pleadings with State and/or Federal Courts (E-filing in Federal Court: USDC – Central/Eastern: E-filing on Pacer/CM-EFC); Plaintiff cases: filed summons and complaints, etc. for private clients; trial preparation: prepared trial binders, witness list, exhibit list, subpoenas for trial, duces tecum, etc. and organized witnesses appearances, etc.; drafted, prepared and served legal documents such as correspondence and discovery to opposing counsel and other parties; drafted pleadings and discovery; coordinated, calendared and maintained all hearings, client meetings, business development meetings, and depositions as well as conference calls; scheduled motions and hearings with the Courts; paralegal duties such as case summaries, memoranda, drafted and prepared legal documents, prepared subpoenas for third parties; administrative duties included: inputted timekeepers’ billing, travel reimbursements, expenses, maintained invoices and ensured vendors’ invoices were paid, routed mail to appropriate attorney and/or paralegal, scanned and copied documents for hearings and appearances; client conflict checks; and scheduled attorneys’ travel. Drafted AIA, CAR and AIR real estate forms; revised and redlined/blacklined documents; created forms and various other word processing duties.

Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz, Los Angeles, CA May, 2012 - May 2014

Senior Legal Assistant - Labor & Employment, Personal Injury, Premises Liability and Insurance Defense Litigation

Assisted 2 to 4 attorneys with daily tasks, including but not limited to: prepared, filed and served pleadings with State and/or Federal Courts (E-filing in Federal Court: USDC – Central, Northern, and Southern Districts); trial preparation; drafted, prepared and served legal documents such as correspondence and discovery to opposing counsel and other parties; drafted, prepared and served subpoenas, case management statements, IME notices and motion notices; coordinated, calendared and maintained all hearings and depositions as well as conference calls and meetings; heavy trial calendaring (manually); scheduled motions with the Courts; E-filing on Pacer/CM-EFC and LexisNexis File and Serve; routed mail to appropriate attorneys; client conflict checks; and scheduled attorneys’ travel.

Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP, Los Angeles, CA June, 2010 - May, 2012

Legal Secretary - Labor & Employment, Complex Litigation and Asbestos Litigation

Assisted 3 to 5 attorneys with daily tasks which included but were not limited to: prepared, filed and served pleadings with State and/or Federal Courts (E-Filing in USDC-Northern, MDL, etc.); trial preparation; drafted, prepared and served legal documents such as correspondence and discovery to opposing counsel and other parties; drafted, prepared and served subpoenas and notices; coordinated, calendared and maintained all hearings and depositions as well as conference calls and meetings; scheduled motions with the Courts; E-filed on Pacer/CM-EFC and LexisNexis File and Serve; Summation (CT Summation iBlaze); routed mail to appropriate destination; prepared agendas; screened incoming calls; legal research-Lexis-Nexis, Rutter, California practice guide; legal billing; client conflict checks; client intake; and scheduled attorneys’ travel.

Klinedinst PC, Los Angeles, CA February, 2007 - May, 2010

Word Processor/Floater-Overflow Secretary/Trainer - Labor & Employment, Personal Injury, Construction Defect, Premises Liability and Insurance Defense

Transcribed pleadings, motions, notices, orders, discovery, page lining, deposition summaries, index summaries, red-lined, merged documents, revisions, proofread, created documents, etc. Microsoft Word trainer and trouble shooter. Work overflow secretary duties included but were not limited to: covered legal assistants’ desks and assisted attorneys with daily tasks; filed pleadings with the Courts, calendared deadlines, prepared discovery, prepared correspondences, indexed, accounts payable, legal billing, prepared trial notebooks, prepared exhibits, ordered supplies, conflict checks, legal research and interacted with clients.

Skills

Typing: 75 wpm. IBM/PC proficiency, Microsoft Word (2003, 2007, 2010), WordPerfect, Outlook, Snap Talk, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF Converter, Worksite, Workshare, CMS, Desksite, DocGen, BTS, Package Builder, One Note, 10-key, typewriter, fax machines, data entry, filing (alphabetical order), legal education, iManage, Worldox, Work Flow Forms, Smooth.docs, Interwoven; indexing pleadings and discovery; Calendaring pursuant to State, Federal, and Local courts rules, Abacus, ProLaw, CompuLaw, LexisNexis, Westlaw, Docs open, Juris, Roxio, Adobe Acrobat, ECopy, legal research, CT Summation iBlaze; Timeslips, TimeMatters, Juris, Legal Solutions, and Abacus. Proficient with styles, Table of Content, Table of Authorities; proficient with legal documents and transcribing correspondence, page lines, etc. from dictaphone tape and to fax, email, memo, pleadings, and/or discovery; and litigation skills with strong knowledge of State and Federal Court rules.

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