Litigation Secretary

Alicia Urquiza

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Ontario, CA *1764

909-***-**** (Home)

909-***-**** (Cell)

Objective

** ***** ** ********** ** fast-paced legal environment, providing assistance to partners and associates at law firms specializing in personal injury (plaintiff and defense), employment, business litigation, construction and medical malpractice. Extremely organized. Work well with others and under stressful situations.

Experience

Contract

Legal Assistant, January 2009- Present

Assistant to senior associates

Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP, Los Angeles, CA

Legal Assistant, December 2006 - January 2009

Assistant to two senior associates and one junior associate.

Robinson, Di Lando & Liebhaber, Los Angeles, CA

Legal Assistant, February 2001 - November 2006

Assistant to three senior partners.

Haines, Brydon & Lea, Los Angeles, CA

Office Manger/Legal Secretary, February 1998 - February 2001

Assistant to partner and three associates.

Served as a liaison between the Los Angeles and San Francisco office.

Job Responsibilities

• Drafted responsive pleadings, declarations and discovery for attorney review.

• Assisted in trial preparation for attorneys, including trial notebooks, exhibits lists, witness lists and jury instructions.

• Prepared pleadings for filing in State and Federal Court.

• Drafted correspondence to opposing counsel, experts and third parties.

• Managed attorney and litigation calendars, e.g. court appearances, depositions, trials, responsive pleadings and discovery.

• Scheduled depositions and made necessary arrangements for court reporters and videographers.

• Kept track of MCLE requirements and made arrangements for attorneys’ seminars and classes.

• Coordinated travel arrangements for attorneys.

• Provided translation services (Spanish to English)

• Prepared and followed-up on third party subpoenas.

• Managed attorney and paralegal time sheets.

• In charge of filing and indexing legal documents and correspondence.

• Extensive interaction with clients, courts, third parties and opposing counsel in person and by telephone.

• Coordinated and managed inventory of all office supplies and equipment.

• Performed daily administrative responsibilities, including organizing and prioritizing mail and telephone messages, preparing correspondence and answering telephones.

Skills & Training

• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

• Outlook 2003, MS Word, WordPerfect 4.0, 6.0 and 7.0, Windows 95, 28, 2000, 2002, 2003 and Windows XP

• Excel, Power Point, MS Publisher, Avery LabelPro

• Legal Solutions

• Data Entry

• 75 wpm

• 10 key by touch

Education/Professional Certification

Office Administration courses

A.A., Liberal Arts

References

Available upon request.

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