Legal Assistant

CAROLYN REGAN

***** ****** ******

Redondo Beach, CA 90278

310-***-**** (Home) / 310-***-**** (Cell)

OFFERING An outstanding record of success in teamwork, client relations and multi-tasking, with both ability and desire to make a significant contribution to a dynamic, innovative environment.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

05/07 – Present Gibeaut, Mahan & Briscoe, Los Angeles, CA

Legal Assistant

• Assist two attorneys with focus on insurance defense litigation.

• Maintain calendars, coordinate meetings, set up depositions, prepare court filings.

9/03 – 03/16/07 Law Offices of W. McLin Lines, Torrance, CA

Legal Assistant/Office Manager

• Assisted sole practitioner with focus on commercial real estate litigation in two capacities, as office manager and legal assistant.

• Managed day-to-day operations of the firm, including handling vendor requests, ordering supplies, preparation of billings and extensive court filings throughout California

12/01 - 09/03 Spierer, Woodward, Corbalis & Goldberg, APC, Redondo Beach, CA

Legal Secretary

• Assisted two partners and one paralegal with focus on real estate litigation.

• Coordinated and prepared extensive filings in Los Angeles Superior Court.

3/19/01 - 10/8/01 Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP, Attorneys at Law, Los Angeles, CA

Legal Secretary

• Drafted and prepared documents, pleadings, correspondence.

• Prepared filings in connection with chapter 11 reorganization cases.

1998 – 3/01 MGM Studios, Santa Monica, CA, Theatrical Business Affairs, Executive Assistant

• Assisted major studio executives in preparing all documentation to successfully negotiate contracts, research and prepare histories of various talent (i.e., directors, actors, etc.)

• Interacted heavily with various studio executives, talent agents and attorneys.

1994 - 1998 Irell & Manella Attorneys at Law, Los Angeles, CA

Legal Secretary

• Provided broad scope of legal assistance for one of the largest law firms in California.

• Practice focused on litigation, labor, corporate and intellectual properties law.

EDUCATION

• UCLA Extension Course, (Writers Guild) Beverly Hills, CA

Film class - Sneak Preview: Contemporary Films and Filmmakers (2005)

• LA Harbor College, San Pedro, CA

Film class – Humanities – Introduction to Film History (2006)

COMPUTER LITERACY

• Microsoft Word…Outlook…Excel…Timeslips 8.0… Legal Solutions, and more

• Type 85 wpm.

REFERENCES Excellent References Available Upon Request.

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