Assistant Office

Karen A. Clement 317-***-****

***** ****** *****, ******, ** 46032 **********@*****.***

Professional Profile

Detail-oriented Certified Paralegal, excellent at juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure with a demonstrated commitment to confidence, ethical processing and client confidentiality.

• Detailed knowledge of state and federal and court systems

• Quick learner

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook Express and WordPerfect

• Extremely organized

• Prepared legal correspondence and pleadings

• Proficient in electronic filing with multiple exhibits

• File/records management

Professional Experience

Litigation

• Assisted attorneys with trial preparation, developed trial exhibits to motions and reviewed/organized documents for trial discovery.

• Handled general client litigation in several areas with special emphasis in insurance defense, employment law, personal injury, and criminal law.

• Experienced in both plaintiff and defendant work.

Legal Administration Tasks

• Generated, typed, formatted and edited letters, documents, motions briefs and client forms.

Effective Communication

• Followed up and kept track of expected orders from the court and correspondence from opposing counsel.

• Maintained calendar and docket.

Work History

Paralegal (office closed) Kendall Law Office, Carmel, IN 8/2010 – 12/2010

Paralegal Department of Child Services,

Evansville, IN (Temp. position)

2/2009 – 5/2010

Legal Assistant Kendall-Hahn, Carmel, IN 12/2004 – 5/2005

Legal Secretary Stephenson Morow & Semler, Indianapolis, IN 5/2005 – 12/2007

Education

Certified Paralegal University of Arizona August 2010

Court Reporter Academy of Stenographic Arts October 1979

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