Legal Secretary Resume

Confidential

Legal Assistant/Legal Secretary

April 2011 to April 2012

Responsibilities: Determined and calendared all litigation deadlines for firm from receiving docket control orders, Rule 11 Agreements, Orders, continuances, arbitrations, mediations, responsible for overseeing and leading calendar meetings with litigation attorneys/staff for eminent deadlines, communications with court personnel, carrier, clients, court reporting services, experts, Constables and process servers, reviewed incoming new files to determine status of clients litigation, billed clients through LexisNexis/PCLaw, prepared pleadings and discovery, processed medical records, deposition records, heavy dictaphone transcription, e-filing to State and Federal courts, communications with Texas Federal, County and District Clerks, Texas Secretary of State and Texas State Comptroller, familiar with services such as CT Corporation and Capitol Services.

CONTRACT LEGAL ASSISTANT/SECRETARY Confidential

January 2008 to March 2011
Confidential

Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant � worked for a solo practitioner with a probate and litigation practice. E-filing through LexisNexis, communication with court personnel, clients, drafted pleadings and discovery.
Legal Assistant Worked for Post-Judgment Collections litigation law firm; drafted pleadings; follow up with service of citations/precepts; follow up with abstracts of judgments, writs of execution.

Legal Secretary (Personal Injury) � Responsibilities included preparing pleadings, discovery, ordering medical records, utilization of e-filing procedures, communications with various agencies including court reporters, court personnel.

Confidential
Legal Secretary December 1995 to June 2006

Responsibilities:

Prepared, modified and finalized loan and security documentation for partner in energy, maritime and aviation financing transactions. Practice included representing Borrowers, Lenders and Agents in multi-million dollar transactions. Drafted correspondence, heavy word processing, frequent usage of redlining programs including CompareWrite and DeltaView, maintained billing correspondence, entered time in Carpe Diem, heavy dictaphone transcription, facilitated communication with clients regarding the different phases of the transaction process; maintained and prepared corporate documentation and records, i.e., Board Minutes, Resolutions, charter documents.

Responsibilities:

Performed following tasks for associate(s) and head partner in real estate transactional work. Practice included prepared loan documentation for real estate transactions, knowledge and experience in, but not limited to, the following: working with HOA's; deals from contract to post closing; title commitments; policies and endorsements; surveys; title matters; due diligence matters; HUDs; buy-sell and loan closing statements; loan documents, construction contracts; leases; disbursement statements; pre and post closing work and related documents.

Confidential

Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant January 1992 to December 1995

Worked for different legal temporary agencies and contract assignments.

Confidential Civil/Business Litigation
formerly at First City Tower, Houston, Texas

Confidential
Legal Assistant/Secretary April 1990 to November 1991

Responsibilities:

Heavy docketing to manual and computerized docket systems, substantial drafting of discovery and pleadings, assembling and preparation of discovery, heavy contact and communication with various federal and state agencies, handling and maintenance of firm files, hands-on filings of pleadings in federal and state courthouses, excessive client communications, knowledge and working experience with different attorney aid services.

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Confidential
Legal Secretary July 1987 to January 1989

Responsibilities: preparing legal documentation including petitions, motions, notices of deposition, discovery, responses, judgments, releases, orders, briefs. Communication with court personnel at state and federal levels, followed up on service of parties, knowledge of filing fees for pleadings, dictaphone transcription.

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Current Certifications: Notary Public

Software Knowledge: Wordprocessing: Microsoft OfficeSuite; WordPerfect
Redlining: Compare Write; DeltaView
Time Billing: Carpe Diem; LexisNexis/PCLaw; Timeslips;
Document Management: IManage; PCDocs; Worlddox; Time Matters
Efiling Providers: Pacer; CaseFileXpress, One Legal

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