Paralegal Position Excellent Candidate
Resume:
KATHLEEN A. LAWLER, CLA
**************@*****.***
Experience:
*/**-*/** ****** Executive Search
Atlanta, GA (Laid off due to economy)
Executive Assistant to Chairman and CEO
• Powerpoint presentations
• Travel and meeting arrangements
• Correspondence, invoicing, candidate documentation
1/07-4/08 Independent Contracting
Atlanta, GA
• Civil rights law
• Business litigation
1/05-1/07 Dennis Corry Porter & Smith
Atlanta, GA
Certified Legal Assistant to Managing Partner
• Insurance Defense
• Medical analysis
• Deposition annotations
• All facets of discovery
• Full charge of case from inception through to verdict/settlement
• Training of one junior paralegal, two support personnel
1/98-12/04 Cooper. Fink & Zausmer
Farmington Hills, MI
Certified Legal Assistant to Senior Partner
• Insurance Defense
• Complex environmental litigation
• Toxic Tort litigation
• All senior paralegal duties as required
1/97-1/98 Kopka Pinkus & Dolin
Farmington Hills, MI
Certified Legal Assistant to Senior Partner
• Insurance Defense
• Medical Malpractice
• All senior paralegal duties as required
2/92-12/96 Wiederhold, Moses, Bulfin & Rubin
West Palm Beach, FL
Certified Legal Assistant to Senior Partner
• Insurance Defense
• Medical Malpractice
• All senior paralegal duties as required
2/89-1/92 Bobo, Spicer, Ciotoli, Fulford & Bocchino
West Palm Beach, FL
Legal Assistant to Senior Partner
• Insurance Defense
• Medical Malpractice
• All senior paralegal duties as required
1/87-1/89 Independent Contracting
West Palm Beach, FL
• Insurance Defense
• Medical Malpractice
• All paralegal duties as required
2/85-12/86 Montgomery, Lytle, Reiter, Denney & Searcy
West Palm Beach, FL
Legal Assistant/Secretary to Junior Partner
• Insurance Defense
• Medical Malpractice
• All legal assistant/secretary duties as required
4/70-2/77 Bechtel Power Corporation
Ann Arbor, MI
Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President of Human Resources
• New employee orientation
• Benefits administration
• Drafted new employee handbook
• All secretarial functions as required
Memberships Florida Legal Assistants Association
National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
Oakland County Pro Bono Association
Martin County Legal Aid Association
Michigan Bar Association – Legal Assistant Section
Florida Bar Association – Legal Assistant Section
Farmington Hills Professional Choral Association
Farmington Hills Community Theater
South Florida Writer’s Association
First Families of Ohio Genealogical Society
Software Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Summation, Client Profiles, File Finder, Needles, Timeslips, many others
Education 1984-1995 acquired credits equivalent to Bachelors Degree from various colleges and universities including:
Nova Southeastern University
Wayne State University
Schoolcraft Community College
Washtenaw Community College
Ashford University
University of South Florida
Professional
Certifications NALA, ABA Certification CLA/CP
Certified Legal Assistant, Nova Southeastern University, 1994
References Michael Caldwell 248-***-****
Mark Dolan 248-***-****
Daniel Grassi 678-***-****
Charles Chalk 770-***-****
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