Legal Assistant Resume
Atlanta, GA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Atlanta, GA July 2012 - July 2012
Legal Assistant - Confidential
- Office support for 7 Labor & Employment Attorneys
- Formatting and preparing pleadings, correspondence and memorandum
- Preparing and E-Filing documents in Federal Court
- Dictation of various documents
- Preparing and submitting Attorney billing
Confidential, Atlanta, GA June 2012 - July2012
Legal Assistant - Confidential
- Office support for two Litigation Attorneys
- Formatting and preparing pleadings & correspondence
- Preparing and Filing Court documents
- Digital Dictation of pleadings & correspondence
Confidential, Atlanta, GA April 2012 - May 2012
Legal Assistant - Confidential
- Office support for two to three Litigation Attorneys
- Formatting and preparing pleadings & correspondence
- Preparing and E-Filing State and Federal Court documents
- Calendaring of court dates, mediations, meetings, etc.
- Organizing Travel Arrangements
Confidential, Atlanta, GA July 2011 - Sept. 2011
Legal Assistant - Confidential
- Office support for one attorney and two paralegals
- Formatting and preparing pleadings & correspondence
- Preparing and E-Filing State and Federal Court documents
- Preparing Attorney Billing
- Reimbursement of Invoices
Confidential, Atlanta, GA April 2011- June 2011
Paralegal/Legal Assistant - Confidential
- Office support for up to seven labor & employment attorneys
- Formatting and preparing pleadings & correspondence
- Preparing and filing State and Federal Court E-Filing documents
- Calendaring of court dates, mediations, meetings, etc.
- Preparing Spreadsheets
Confidential, Atlanta, GA Nov. 2010 - April 2011
Paralegal/Legal Assistant -Confidential
- Preparing Foreclosure Complaints
- Organizing, Securing and Maintaining Original Documents
- File Maintenance
Confidential, Atlanta, GA March 2010 - Aug. 2010
Paralegal/Legal Assistant - Confidential
- Heavy calendaring of court dates, mediations, meetings, etc.
- Heavy client contact (phone and in person)
- Formatting and preparing plesading & detailed correspondence
- Complete Re-Organization of file set-up and maintenance
- Advanced skills in organizing depositions, mediations and meetings
Confidential, Hartford, CT Aug. 2007 - Jan. 2010
Legal Assistant - Confidential
- Office support for up to three litigation attorneys
- Formatting and preparing pleading & correspondence
- Skilled in preparing and filing State and Federal Court E-Filing documents
- Heavy calendaring of court dates, mediations, meetings, etc.
- Advanced skills in organizing depositions, mediation and meetings
- Maintenance & Submission of Vendor Invoices
- Organizing and booking travel arrangements
Confidential,Vernon, CT Feb. 2006 - Aug.2007
Legal Assistant/Receptionist - Personal Injury & Real Estate
- Basic skills Real Estate (Res. & Comm.), Foreclosure, & State Business Filing
- Office support for two attorneys
- Formatting and preparing pleading & correspondence
- Operating multi-line phone system
Confidential, Norwich, CT April 2001 - Jan. 2005
Legal Assistant- Insurance Defense, Personal Injury & Indian Law
- Support for three litigation attorneys
- Formatting and preparing pleading & correspondence
- Heavy dictation for document preparation
- Opening and closing files
- Operating multi-line phone system
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Word, Access, Excel, Powerpoint, WordPerfect, P.C. Docs, P.C. Law, Conflicts, Abacus, Hummingbird Doc. Management System (Updated P.C. Docs), PDF Docs (Compatible to Acrobat Reader), Verdatum Dictation, E-Copy, Fax Utility (Desktop fax), CD Entry (Billing Program), Apple's Mac, Bill4 Time (Billing System), My Fax (Desktop Fax), FMS, LPS and BPTM Software, Worldox (Doc. Management), Tabs 3 Conflicts, Ecopy, Lexis-Nexis, Pacer, Desksite (Doc. Management), File Ease, Novell, Rainmaker (Time billing), ADP Timekeeper, PDF Converter, ProLaw, Filesite (Desksite), Amicus, Waltz Certified Mailer, Gear Player (Digital Dictation), Nitro PDF Professional, Interaction and Aderant (Billing).
EDUCATION
Paralegal Studies - Associates Degree - Currently Enrolled
Paralegal Litigation Certificate Program/Legal Research Technology