Experienced Paralegal and Legal Secretary

Maranda S. Felton

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Parsippany, NJ 07054

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EDUCATION

New Jersey City University, Jersey City, New Jersey Bachelor of Science Degree, Criminal Justice, 2002 Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey

Paralegal Studies Degree, May 2010

Achievement: Contributing writer of the Legal Assistant Studies students newsletter WORK EXPERIENCE

Brach Eichler, LLC, Roseland, NJ

Legal Secretary- Real Estate Tax Appeals/Real Estate Department 2 022-Present

● Assist in preparation and electronic filing of court documents for New Jersey Tax Court.

● Communicate daily with potential clients, current clients, court clerks and opposing counsels via telephone, email, and in person.

● Compose and format legal correspondence, such as letters, memorandums, Contingency Fee Agreements, Hourly Retainer Agreements, Operating Agreements, Lease Agreements, Ground Leases Notice of Appearances, Certification of Services, Attorney and Client Certifications, and Motions.

● Develop and periodically refine standardized templates for frequently used legal agreements.

● Maintain attorney calendars, schedule meetings, settlement conferences, trials, motion dates by utilizing the calendaring database.

● Open new and existing client matter files, submit conflict checks, update existing client records while ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance with the firm procedures.

● Manage e-filing of legal documents to ensure timely submissions and adhere to court protocols.

● Organize and maintain physical and electronic case files to ensure easy retrieval.

● Provide assistance with related assignments as needed.

● Coordinate, track and confirm receipt of legal documents sent via process servers, Lawyer Service, FedEx, certified and regular mail to maintain accurate case records.

● Transcribe Lease Agreements, Operating Agreements, correspondence by utilizing BigHand digital dictation software.

The Grogan Law Group LLC, Morristown, NJ 2010-2022 Senior Paralegal

● Extensive Drafting Legal Documents such as Summons, Complaints, Re-Service, Interrogatories, Motions, Certifications, Dispute Responses, etc.

● Assisted partner with filing Special Civil Part and Law Division Complaints, Re-service Certifications for Default Judgment Atlantic Health Systems, such as Morristown Medical Center, Chilton Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, Newton Medical Center.

● Drafted Acknowledgement Letters to the client upon receipt of new account accounts, opened new files in our database, and drafted Demand Letters for Commercial Claims to mail to the debtor.

● Reviewed Suit Packets which includes itemized medical bills, Signed Consent Forms, Explanation of Benefits for redaction of personal information such medical codes, social security numbers, date of birth, and names of minors.

● Litigation Management: Maintaining The Grogan Law Group, LLC Maxvault database

(Correspondence, Pleadings, Promissory Notes, Contracts, Itemized bills, Explanation of Benefits,Self Pay/No Insurance, Credit Card Agreements, etc.,)

● Retrieved and submitted Legal Documents such as copies of Summons, Complaints, Answers, Motions, Stipulation of Settlements, Stipulation of Dismissals, Warrant of Satisfactions via Ecourts.

● Calendared counsel upcoming trials, meetings, telephone conferences, etc.

● Provided general administration and support which includes but not limited to extensive proofreading of contracts, redacting, editing, filing, photocopying, scanning, archiving, calendaring court hearings, answering and screening telephone calls, processing credit card or check by phone transactions, contacting courts, e-mailing and e-faxing. Sorting and distributing mail both internally and externally of legal correspondences to the partner within the firm.

● Filed Out of State Complaints by using a third party service Guaranteed Subpoena, which consisted of but not limited to, retrieving Affidavit of Services from their website to file via E- Courts, contacted Guaranteed Subpoena via telephone/email for the status of Affidavit of Due Diligence for sub-services.

COMPUTER SKILLS AND LEGAL PROFESSIONAL JOB SKILLS: SOFTWARE: ● Ability to prioritize and multitask

● Adobe Acrobat ● Excellent Communication Skills/Positive

● BigHand ● Extremely professional handling large call volume

● Collection Master CLS Software ● Ability to prioritize and multitask

● Dictaphone Transcription ● Strong Case Management Skills

● E-File (State and Federal Court). ● Detailed Oriented/Accurate

● Imanage Case Management Program. ● Self Motivated

● Kofax. ● Strong decision-making skills

● Litera Document Compare ● Strong Analytical Skills

● Microsoft Word

● Microsoft Team

● Pacer

● RingCentral

● TOA/TOC

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Notary Public of New Jersey

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