Executive [Legal] Administrative Assistant
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**** *** ******• BROOKFIELD, IL *****
PHONE 630-***-**** • E-MAIL o0bqqj@r.postjobfree.com
LAUREN THATCHER
OBJECTIVE
TO OBTAIN A POSITION AS A PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTANT AT A CHICAGO AREA LAWFIRM.
EDUCATION
2009 Roosevelt University (Graduated with Honors) Chicago, IL
ABA Accredited Paralegal Certificate
2001-2004 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
2004 University of the Arts, London London, England
Completed a Semester Abroad through Marist College
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
April 2008 – March 2010 Heineke & Burke, LLC Chicago, Illinois
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Preparing legal pleadings and filings, correspondence, and transcribing deposition summaries
Reviewing and summarizing business, medical, criminal and corporate records
Schedule and organize depositions; prepare document productions and materials for hearings and trials
Preparing all outgoing discovery responses on behalf of our clients, along with conducting initial and ongoing investigations; conducting client interviews
Filing pleadings, spindling motions, examining court files, conducting legal and civil procedure research and presenting routine motions to the Clerk of Court.
October 2007-April 2008 Roscoe Village Animal Hospital Chicago, Illinois
Client Care Coordinator
Assisted veterinary clients with billing, appointment setting, relaying veterinary advice, and assisting in the management of staff and hospital protocol.
January 2007- October 2007 Peck, Bloom, Austriaco, & Mitchell Chicago, Illinois
Executive Assistant to Managing Partner/Legal Secretary
Preparing written pleadings, answering and reviewing legal correspondence, managing the partners’ schedule (both business and personal), and assisting in preparation of presentations for conferences.
LEGAL TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCIES
- Time Slips/Time Matters - Microsoft Office
- Notary Public - Best Case Bankruptcy Software
- Lexis Nexis/Westlaw - CT Summation iBlaze
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