Legal Secretary Resume Elk Grove, CA - Hire IT People

SKILLS SUMMARY:

Extensive working knowledge of civil court procedures regarding processing of legal documents, filing deadlines, trial procedures, discovery, document production, calendaring and case management. Proficient in a wide variety of complex legal clerical work requiring independent judgment and discretion.
Understands the legal theories behind the purpose, format and processing procedures of legal forms and
documents. Self-initiating, well organized, willing to attempt new challenges; interested in improving efficiency on assigned tasks. Detail-oriented; multi-tasker; ability to plan; prioritize and execute multiple concurrent activities and meet deadlines; ability to handle frequent interruptions and changes in priorities. Conscientious with quality of work-product that is orderly and professional. Skilled in all aspects of office management within the civil legal environment.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Legal Secretary to Managing Attorney – Tracy Owensby
Confidential
(In-House Counsel, California Casualty Management Company)
Sacramento, California 95831 – December, 2001 to June, 2011

coordinator of the attorneys’ calendar;
independently schedules appointments, composes and prepares confidential correspondence and other complex documents;
arranges detailed travel plans and itineraries;
compiles documents for travel-related meetings;
extensive transcription of pleadings and correspondence;
issues checks for all filing fees, ADR and Independent Medical Examinations;
requests settlement checks from adjusters;
sets up IME, ADR and retention of various experts;
preparation of Judicial Council forms;
requests Courtcall appearances and retrieve tentative rulings;
confirms depositions, ADR, IMEs and meetings;
provides medical records to IME doctor with cover letter;
serves IME reports to opposing counsel and adjusters;
close files on a monthly basis for archive storage;
responds to various e-mail inquiries from adjusters and opposing counsel from intake to settlement or litigation; diary of tasks to follow-up on status.

Deputy Clerk (Generalist Clerk)
Confidential
Sacramento, California 95814 – May, 2000 to November, 2001

opened new cases filed with the court;
filed/lodged documents;
pulled files for the public to review;
issued warrants of arrests, notices to appear, subpoenas and summonses;
processed attorney Certification of Admission to practice in the USDC Eastern District;
docketing;
processed orders of judges on civil, criminal and appeal cases;
receipt writing for any and all filing fees;
processed incoming and outgoing mail and general filing.

Temporary Legal Secretary
Confidential
Sacramento, California
December, 1998 to May, 2000

transcription of pleadings, discovery and correspondence;
subpoena of records;
scheduled depositions, ADR and IMEs;
closed settled files for storage.

Senior Litigation Secretary II
Confidential
(In-House Counsel, CIGNA Companies)
Rancho Cordova, California 95670
March, 1991 to November, 1998

legal transcription of pleadings, letters, status reports, recorded statements, deposition/medical records summaries;
scheduled depositions, ADRs and IMEs;
mail handling.

Legal Secretary
Confidential
San Francisco, California 94111
July 8, 1986 to January 15, 1991

processed incoming mail;
composed letters;
responsible for all legal transcription, calendaring of court appearances/statutes of limitations.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Certificate – Outlook 2010: Level 1 Certificate – Introduction to Claims
Certificate - Power Point 2007 101 Certificate – Legal Secretarial Training Course
Certificate – Excel 2007 - 101 Graduate - Associate in Secretarial Science
Certificate – Word 2007 - 101, 102, 103
Certificate – Medical Records Technician – Billing and Coding
Certificate -- Medical Terminology

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