CECILIA RUBALCAVA
Phoenix, AZ 85008
***************@*****.***
SKILLS
● Twenty+ years as a Legal Secretary
● Knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, Typing/Data entry, Medical records filing/keeping, Billing
● Costumer/client relations
● Bilingual English/Spanish
HIGHLIGHTS
● Preparing time entry and client billing
● Property Damage settlements, Bodily Injury demands
● Detail oriented, organized, excellent at working under deadlines
● Excellent oral and written communication skills; working well in a team or in an independent environment
● Preparing, typing, editing and proofreading documents, including memorandums, reports, agendas
● Maintaining calendar and contacts scheduling appointments and meetings
● Answering direct telephone lines and monitoring email; resolving routine inquiries for clients and scheduling medical appointments
● Coordinating client meetings, board meetings and telephone conferences
● Coordinating travel arrangements
WORK EXPERIENCE
LAW OFFICE OF JOEL W. BLACK
January 2023 – April 2024
Pre-Litigation Personal Injury Assistant
Duties: Case intakes, case management, accident reports to insurance companies, property damage settlements, prepared bodily injury demand packages, medical appointment scheduling, medical records request, composed, typed and mail correspondence, communicated with clients and insurance adjusters on a daily basis LAW OFFICES OF BERLIN & HENDERSON
2017 to 2020
Duties: Case intakes, case management, accident reports to insurance companies, property damage settlements, prepared bodily injury demand packages, medical appointment scheduling, medical records request, composed, typed and mail correspondence, communicated with clients and insurance adjusters on a daily basis MORSE, GIESLER, CALLISTER, KARLIN & HIURA, LLP
2016 to 2017
Legal Assistant to Natalie Rafaelian
Duties: Preparing, proofreading and processing documents, court documents and correspondence through transcription. Preparing and electronically filed documents/forms and medical records. Preparing Trial Exhibit packages, scheduling depositions, medical appointment/QMEs and AMEs, maintaining calendar for appearances and diary, reviewing incoming mail, retrieval of medical and other records, prepared subpoenas, telephone assisted clients and interested parties on a daily basis. Preparing client billing L.A. TEMP AGENCY
2011 to 2016
Temporary Assignments for several law firms practicing Personal Injury, Immigration, Workers’ Compensation Defense and Plaintiff
EGEL, TOBIN & TRUCE
2008 to 2011
Legal Assistant to two Shareholders
Duties: Preparing, proofreading and processing pleadings, court documents and correspondence through transcription. Preparing and electronically filed documents/forms and medical reports. Preparing Trial Exhibit packages, scheduling depositions, medical appointment/QMEs and AMEs, maintaining calendar for appearances and diary, reviewing incoming mail, retrieval of medical and other records, prepared subpoenas, telephone assisted clients and interested parties on a daily basis. Preparing client billing LAW OFFICES OF JAY S. COHEN
2006 to 2008
Legal Assistant to Mr. Cohen and one Associate Attorney Duties: Heavy transcription preparing and proofreading documents and correspondence. Preparing Trial Exhibit packages, scheduling depositions and medical appointments/QMEs and AMEs, maintaining calendar for appearances and diary, reviewing incoming mail, retrieval of medical and other records, prepared subpoenas, photocopied/scanned all documents, telephone assisted clients and interested parties on a daily basis and client billing
STOCKWELL, HARRIS, WOOLVERTON
2000 to 2006
Legal Assistant to Shareholder
Duties: Preparing, proofreading and processing pleadings, court documents through EAMS and correspondence through transcription. Preparing Trial Exhibit packages, scheduling depositions, medical appointment/QMEs and AMEs, maintaining calendar for appearances and diary, reviewing incoming mail, retrieval of medical and other records, prepared subpoenas, telephone assisted clients and interested parties on a daily basis. EDUCATION:
Century Business College, Secretarial Course Certificate June 1992 Insurance Education Association/Course: Workers’ Compensation Claims/certificate of completion issued December 2008