Administrative Assistant/Legal Secretary

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TEMPORARY POSITION IN CENTER CITY LAW FIRMS, Philadelphia, PA

*/**** – Current

TUCKER LAW GROUP, Philadelphia, PA

*/**** – 4/2012

Legal Secretary – Personal Injury and Employment Litigation (Plaintiff and Defense)

Prepared and electronically filed pleadings in State and Federal Courts;

Extensive typing and filing of all civil pleadings, Motions, Briefs and Legal Memoranda in Pennsylvania State and Federal Court;

Obtained medical records from various facilities with HIPAA Compliance Policies;

Coordinated depositions between attorneys and clients; and

Prepared Subpoenas for depositions, court appearances and medical record requests.

LAW OFFICES OF BLACK AND OLDER, Philadelphia, PA

11/2009 – 5/2010

Legal Secretary/ Receptionist – Personal Injury and Divorce/Custody Litigation (Plaintiff)

Provided assistance to attorney including the preparation of correspondence, managing daily calendar, and docket tracking in personal injury, divorce and custody matters; and

Prepared and electronically filed all pleadings in State and Federal Courts.

CONTRACT LEGAL SECRETARY Philadelphia, PA

2/2009 – 6/2009

Legal Secretary (Temporary Position at Cohen, Placitella and Roth)

LOCKS LAW FIRM Philadelphia, PA

2/2003 – 1/2009

Legal Secretary – Personal Injury and Class Action Litigation (Plaintiff)

Provided secretarial assistance to attorneys including new client intake interviews, transcribing and preparing dictation document(s), opening client files;

Prepared and electronically filed pleadings in State and Federal Courts;

Assisted head of pharmaceutical litigation team by requesting medical records using HIPAA forms for present and potential claims, maintained case exhibits for large and small cases, entered and updated client information in litigation database;

Supervised three file clerks;

Updated and maintained billable hours in Timeslips and Juris timekeeping programs;

Conducted administrative tasks for managing partner, associates and office manager such as daily correspondence, mailings and calendaring; and

Point of contact for office equipment.

E.I. du PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY, INC., Wilmington, DE

3/2002 – 2/2003

Contract Legal Records Analysts (Temporary Position)

LOCKS LAW FIRM Philadelphia, PA

3/2001 - 3/2002

Assistant Office Manager/Legal Assistant

Provided daily support to managing partner and office manager, including floater secretary duties;

Coordinated domestic travel plans and meeting arrangements for attorneys as well as clients;

Handled new employee orientation including the completion of paperwork, set up office space, advised new employees of office policies and a brief computer and time keeping orientation.

Provided reception and switchboard coverage. Greeted clients and tended to their needs while waiting for their appointment; and

Streamlined the office supply ordering process by inventorying supplies to reduce unnecessary duplicates which saved the firm money.

AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE – ALI-ABA Philadelphia, PA

2/1992 - 2/2001

Administrative Assistant

Organized meetings between supervisors and executives both on and off-site; and

Conducted administrative tasks including data entry, typing, copying, reception relief and mailroom support.

Skills Summary

Microsoft Office Suite

Corel Word Perfect Abacus Document Management

Legal Files Document Management

Dictation and Transcription

Electronic Court Filing in State and Federal Court Systems

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