Client Happiness Coordinator / Legal Assistant

Sandra Atkins

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Armstrong, Donohue, Ceppos, Vaughan & Rhoades, Chartered March 2022 – Present Administrative Legal Assistant

Support two Medical Malpractice Attorneys

• Draft Notices of Deposition Duces Tecum and Subpoenas requesting medical records for civil litigation

• Maintain Outlook calendar, including all scheduling dates for trial, deposition preps with doctors, nurses and other hospital staff and schedule depositions

• Complete all attorney billing and check pre-bills through Orion

• Maintain electronic files and update pleadings

• File all emails in their respective electronic file Miller, Miller & Canby – Rockville, MD

Administrative Legal Assistant September 2016 – March 2022 Support Zoning and Land Use Department, two Partners and two Associates

• Draft documents and supporting documentation to be presented to Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings, Board of Appeals and Appeals to Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland

• Transcribe dictation consisting of correspondence, Special Exceptions, Variances and Land Use Modifications

• Coordinate registration and scheduling for conferences, symposiums and seminars Venable LLP – Washington, DC

Administrative Legal Assistant November 2014 – August 2016 Provide Legal Assistance to one Partner and two Associates

• Maintain attorneys detailed Outlook calendars; plan and schedule all meetings; conferences and coordination of in-house webinars

• Schedule all travel arrangements and prepare expense reports; prepare daily timesheets

• Transcribe correspondence, memoranda and GAO protests and bids and coordinate exhibits for submission to court

• Read, respond and file attorney emails

Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland – Rockville, MD Administrative Legal Assistant to the Hon. Durke G. Thompson, Associate Judge June 1993 – June 2014

• Served as gatekeeper to Judge in safeguarding Chambers

• Maintained and scheduled Judge’s trial docket

• Served as liaison between attorneys, pro se parties and Judge

• Supervised all administrative matters

• Participated in interview and decision-making of incoming law clerks

• Served as court interpreter in open court and to pro se parties EDUCATION

The Washington Business School for Secretaries, Washington, DC Received certificate of graduation from eleven-month intensive legal June 1981 – May 1982 Secretarial/business program

SKILLS

Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook and Excel), Chrome River and Aderant; Fluent in Spanish, typing speed 80 wpm; excellent organizational skills; exceptional people skills; high level of diplomacy and discretion with all work-related and personal matters.

INTERESTS

Reading, traveling, cooking, volunteer work at Raphael House

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