Legal Assistant Customer Service
Resume:
PAMELA HATCHETT-MCELROY
Stonecrest, Georgia 30038
***********@*****.***
Career and skilled focused with more than 20 years as a Legal Assistant with diversified and progressive legal experience with insurance defense litigation, asbestos litigation, medical malpractice, worker’s compensation, appellate, and real estate law. PeachCourt, Odyssey, Pacer for local, state and federal e-filing. Excellent writing and interpersonal skills and met all deadline driven projects. Highly organized with strict attention to detail. Adapts quickly and easily to new career demands.
Swift, Currie, mcghee & hiers, llp
Legal Assistant 2/2024-4/2025
Assisted one Partner, Three Associates
Prepared, edited, proofread and maintained a variety of legal documents, including, correspondence, motions, subpoenas, complaints, discovery requests and pleadings associated with discovery and trial preparation.
Scheduled appointments, depositions, conference calls.
Drafted document shells.
Ordered court reporters, interpreters, videographers and conference rooms, as needed.
Prepared and processed check requests, expense reimbursement requests and invoices.
Transmitted legal correspondence to clients.
Requested conflict checks.
Opened and closed files.
Established and maintained harmonious work relationships with superiors, peers, subordinates and clients.
Effectively performed innumerable duties as assigned or as judgment or necessity dictated.
TEnn Care health center
Member Services 03/20223 – 02/2024 (Remote Contract Employee)
Determined individual and family eligibility for our client care programs.
Assisted in coordinating and communicating schedules to internal/external Clients.
Timely management of casework, including proper documentation and case resolution.
Provided legal research, analysis of legal papers, and draft legal documents. Document findings accurately.
Worked efficiently and effectively in multiple databases to extract information.
Attended workgroup meetings.
Litchfield Cavo LLP, Chicago Office
Legal Assistant 3/2018-10/2022
Assisted one Partner, Two Associates
Prepared, edited, proofread and maintained a variety of legal documents, including, correspondence, motions, subpoenas, complaints, discovery requests and pleadings associated with discovery and trial preparation.
Scheduled appointments, depositions, conference calls, site inspections, medical exams and other appointments.
Ordered court reporters, interpreters, videographers and conference rooms, as needed.
Prepared and processed check requests, expense reimbursement requests and invoices.
Transmitted legal correspondence to clients.
Requested conflict checks.
Opened and closed files.
Effectively performed innumerable duties as assigned or as judgment or necessity dictated.
Established and maintained harmonious work relationships with superiors, peers, subordinates, and clients.
Cook County States Attorneys Office
Legal Assistant 09/2009 – 03/2018
•Assisted various attorneys downtown Chicago
•Managed all aspects of the office including purchasing, billing, accounts payable, staff scheduling and travel.
•Prepared correspondence, emails and memos.
•Heavy dictation on Winscribe
•Proofreading
•Prepared and edited briefs, pleadings, discovery, notices of motions and filings
•Organized and prioritized large volumes of documents
•Maintained timekeeper’s calendars of meetings and business trips, and apprised them of responsibilities in advance
•Input attorney timesheets
•E-filed court documents in Cook, Federal and State Courts
•Prepared expense reports
•Clerical functions and overflow
•Scheduled depositions
•Convert legal documents from PDF to Word
•Input attorney's time
•Filed court documents at Daley Center
•Performed general secretarial duties
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney
Legal Assistant 11/2000 – 9/2009
•Assisted three attorneys for midsize international law firm
•Type, edit and format documents including pleadings, discovery, correspondence and memos
•Prepared motions for filings in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri counties
•E-file court documents in Federal and State Courts
•Scheduled depositions
•Organize court filings
•Scheduled travel itinerary
•Input attorney's time
Mayer Brown & Rowe
Legal Assistant 08/1999 – 10/2000
•Assisted three attorneys for international law firm
•Redlined different versions and edit large corporate documents
•Type, edit and format litigation documents
•Scheduled depositions
•Organized court filings
•Scheduled travel itinerary
SPECIAL SKILLS: Typing 65-70 wpm, Net Docs Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook Word, Excel) Google docs,
Winscribe Dictation Juris Suite, Worldox, Adobe, Peachtree Court Filing and E-Filing.
EDUCATION: Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama
MEMBERSHIPS
Pending Member - Chicago Legal Secretaries Association
Board Member - Stratford Memorial SDA Church
Leader - Youth Association
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