Legal Assistant Family Law

SUSAN M. FREITAS

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position that will benefit from my knowledge, skills and abilities in this industry and to maximize my work activities and context to achieve a positive outcome. SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite

Keyboard and document format

Calendar

deadlines

IBM Lotus

Notes

iManage

Desk Suite 6

Zoom

GoToMeetings

Teams Meetings

Quality

Assurance

Nuance PDF

Converter

Professional

Office

Procedures

Electronic Filing

(State and

Federal Courts)

Juris

COPS program

(family law)

Database

Administration

Attention to

detail

File and data

archive

MyCase

Drop Box

ShareFile

Leap

Time Matters

GoToPhone

Travel Coordination

Notary Public

Salesforce

Kofax PDF

Open and Close

Files

Adobe Acrobat Pro

SharePoint

OneDrive

EXPERIENCE

Wadleigh Starr & Peters Manchester, NH

Legal Assistant – Family Law November 2023-August 28, 2025

Kept cases organized by establishing and organizing files; monitoring calendars; meeting deadlines; documenting actions; inputting information into file database and case management software

Helped develop cases by maintaining contact with people involved in the case; scheduled depositions; prepared and forwarded subpoenas; prepared and filed discovery; prepared responses to opposing counsel

Kept clients informed by maintaining contact; communicate case progress

Supported case preparation by prepared case summaries and materials for mediation conferences; prepared pleadings; monitored and obtained discovery responses; organized materials for team case

Handled cold call cases; run conflicts before scheduling a consultation; advise of retainer fee and hourly rates

Edits to Prebills; Invoices send out to clients including reminder payments; update Invoice spreadsheet

Assist with new hire training for Electronic Filing; set up new employees for filing

Draft Fee Agreements

Draft documents for the attorneys

Assist staff when needed

Assist Attorneys with CLE information and record

Schedule conference rooms and setup

AWP LEGAL, Manchester, NH

Paralegal – Family Law, Criminal and Litigation August 2022 – August 2023

Kept cases organized by establishing and organizing files; monitoring calendars; meeting deadlines; documenting actions; inputting information into file database and case management software

Helped develop cases by maintaining contact with people involved in the case; scheduled depositions; prepared and forwarded subpoenas; prepared and filed discovery; prepared responses to opposing counsel

Kept clients informed by maintaining contact; communicated case progress

Supported case preparation by prepared case summaries and materials for mediation conferences; prepared pleadings; monitored and obtained discovery responses; organized materials for team case review

Processed invoices, accepted fee agreement payments MORRISON MAHONEY, Manchester, NH

Legal Assistant - Litigation February 2017 – July 2022 STEIKER, GREENAPPLE & CROSCUT PC, Bedford, NH

Legal Assistant – Hybrid October 2015 – January 2017 NELSON KINDER AND MOSSEAU, Manchester, NH

Legal Assistant March 2001 – July 2015

THOMAS, UTELL, VAN DE WATER & RAICHE, Manchester, NH Receptionist – General Litigation 1992 to 2001

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT NORTH, Manchester, NH Court Assistant – Family October 1985 to 1991

EDUCATION

Goffstown High School 1981-1985

Paralegal Certificate 1989

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