Writer Resume
SKILLS
Microsoft 7 Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Word 2010
- DeltaView
- Comparite
- Pacer
- Courtlink
- LexisNexis
- Powerpoint (XP)
- Excel (XP)
- MicrosoftWord
- Word/Windows
- CompuTrac LFMS 2000
- Lotus Notes
- Orion
- Amicus
- PowerBrief; Needles
- PC Docs
- HotDocs
- Worldox
- Soft Solutions
- Groupwise
- Outlook
- LawToolBox
- QuickBooks
- WordPerfect
- Corel Word
- Omega
- Time Matters
Typing Speed: 100 wpm
EXPERIENCE
Writer of Fiction and Non-Fiction Books - 2/9/10 to present
- Specialize in ancient history and ancient scriptures
- Technical writing experience
Denver, CO 80202
- Legal Secretary to Senior Partner Todd Fredrickson
- Preparation of EEOC, Civil Rights & Labor Dept. cases with several USDC jurisdictions incl. CO, FL, LA & WY
- Extensive use of PowerPoint for Employment Law, Medical Marijuana, & Sexual Harassment Webinar Presentations
Confidential, - 9/4/07 - 12/10/07 (temp) and 12/10/07 - 6/3/09 (permanent)
Denver, CO 80290
- Legal Secretary to Senior Partner Sheryl Anderson
- Mentored, managed and supervised training of employee to become a legal secretary
- Collaborated in structuring detailed step-by-step procedures for office manual
- Managed and maintained all pre- and post-trial documentation
- Handled all scheduling and maintained all calendaring dates and tickler system
- Drafted and composed client communications and had direct contact with clients
- Technical Writing Skills
Confidential- 3/15/06 TO 9/4/07
Denver, CO
- Secured long-term assignments in such legal fields as trial law, civil and commercial litigation, probate, personal injury (plaintiff & defense), bankruptcy, family, environmental and transactional law
- Formulated intricate trial notebooks and trial documentation for complex trials
Confidential - 5/5-9/12/05 (temp.) and 9/12/05 - 03/15/06 (permanent)
Englewood,
- Legal Secretary to Partners, Heather Salg and Jane Bendle Lucero
- Supervised all details of complex litigation practice
- Instituted new document management and calendaring programs
- Implemented close working relationship with paralegals
Confidential- 1/15/04 TO 5/5/05
Denver, CO
Confidential- 7/16/01 to 1/15/04
Denver, CO
- Legal Secretary to Senior Partner, Theresa Corrada
- Instituted new trial book procedures for trial law practice
- Created new organizational methods to ease workload and speed up work process
- Direct contact with clients in completing discovery, including assistance answering interrogatories and RPD
- Preparation of all documentation for cases with the EEOC and the Civil Rights Division
Education:
SPECIALIZE IN TRIAL LAW/LITIGATION: Preparation of all documentation for trials (including pre and post-trial prep); preparation of all Trial Notebooks, Jury Instructions, Jury Verdict Forms, Trial Briefs (including Table of Authorities and Table of Contents), Bill of Costs; preparation of Appellate Briefs for state Court of Appeals, U.S. Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court.