Legal/Admin Assistant

Objective

A challenging position as an administrative/office assistant that allows me to utilize my existing skills and to further acquire new expertise with the opportunity for career advancement.

Skills

MS Excel (03/07/10)

E-filings/CM EFC

Compulaw

E-Transcript Viewer

Speed Exec Transcribe

Initial File Open

Trial Preparation

MS Outlook (03/07/10)

Legal Solutions

Essential Forms

US Court Forms

Adobe

Amicus 10.0/Abacus

Pleadings

MS Word (03/07/10)

Hot Docs

Explorer (9.0 and below)

Court call

Budget Reports

Discovery

Correspondence/Memorandums

Professional Experience

DOLLY COUTURE INC. – PERSONAL ASSISTANT (JAN 2012 – PRESENT)

Responsibility to professionally and effectively communicate and network with contractors, sales representatives, and potential customers to increase revenues.

Research and implementation of e-commerce marketing/advertising plan.

Draft correspondences, budgets, and research analysis regarding various issues.

Write necessary responsive letters to all incoming mail, e-mails, and telephonic requests.

Coordinate, schedule, and prioritize all travel and event planning and business meetings.

Maintain well organized system to enhance organization and work flow.

MCCUNE & HARBER, LLP (APRIL 2004 – DEC 2011)

LEGAL ASSISTANT/SECRETARY (2008-2011)

Filed and assisted with preparation of motions, pleadings, subpoenas, and other legal and court documents in State, Appellate, and Federal courts.

Prepared and revised written discovery, including general and special interrogatories, requests for documents, requests for admissions, and responses and objections to said written discovery, including privilege logs.

Maintained attorney calendar for multiple attorneys, including scheduling court hearings, depositions, travel arrangements, client conferences, and trial and discovery dates and deadlines.

Answered attorney phone lines and assisted clients and counsel.

Knowledge of State, Appellate, and Federal rules of court and procedures and local court rules.

Prepared trial documents, including jury instructions (CACI and BAJI), exhibit lists, witness lists, statement of the case, motions in limine, general and special jury verdict forms and trial notebooks.

Transcribed dictation and ensured correspondence to clients and legal documents were timely processed and handled.

MCCUNE & HARBER, LLP (APRIL 2004 – DEC 2011)

FILE CLERK/TRAINEE (2004-2008)

Maintained daily filing, including correspondence, discovery, pleadings, subpoenas, trial documents, etc. for attorneys and legal secretaries.

Relieved receptionist of switchboard duties as needed.

Prepared corrections to correspondence, memorandum, and pleadings for secretaries and partners.

Prepared special projects assigned by associates and partners and documents for services of mail.

Transcribe correspondences, pleadings, and discovery for attorneys and lead secretaries.

Education

Pasadena City College (Associate of Arts, in progress)

Covina High School – Covina, CA (High School Diploma)

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