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Skills

  • Writing and editing
  • Civil law
  • Tax law
  • Cross-functional team collaboration
  • Travel coordination
  • Legal compliance
  • Conflict resolution
  • Patents and trademarks
  • Case file organization
  • Task prioritization

Work Experiences

  • Aided partners by ensuring that the firm's local presence was maintained and expanded.
  • Was in charge of office scheduling as well as keeping track of deadlines, motions, and other important dates.
  • Updated the company's software with the results of the skip trace.
  • Collaborated with the community to boost the visibility of a local firm and assisted partners with reputation management and branding.
  • Updated company software with skip trace results.
  • Contacted clients to schedule appointments and discuss progress of cases.
  • MS Word was used to create correspondence and reports.
  • Incoming mail, deliveries, faxes, and other communications are managed, sorted, and distributed by me.
  • Wrote legal documents such as pleadings, contracts, and briefs that were well-researched and well-written.
  • Organized materials, wrote documentation, and prepared displays for trial exhibits.

Summaries

  • Advocate who has been tried and true.
  • Experienced Legal Assistant accomplished in cold calling, quality assurance and budget management.
  • Ambitious Legal Assistant driven to provide exceptional administrative support and customer service. Strengths include legal research, time management and trial preparation. Clear knowledge of court processes and legal proceedings.
  • Legal Assistant with extensive experience writing, organizing, and managing cases involving initiative and metric law.
  • Legal Researcher who is meticulous and thorough and has exceptional legal analysis and writing skills.
  • Simple and direct writing style that focuses on readability and effectiveness.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
  • Highly skilled at summarizing and clarifying regulations in order to promote compliance across departments.
  • Dedicated to learning, growing, and succeeding in Legal.
  • Offering 14 years of experience as a Legal Assistant in a research position, as well as refined writing and citation skills.

Accomplishments

  • Prepared and processed legal documents including affidavits, subpoenas, and pleadings, ensuring records adhered to judicial deadlines and firm guidelines.
  • Reduced client onboarding time by 36% through a streamlined document collection process in estate planning cases.
  • Assisted attorneys with complex litigation research, leading to reduced case research time by 16% and ultimately contributing to successful case outcomes.
  • Implemented a case tracking system to follow 10 cases at various stages of litigation, enhancing team productivity and reporting accuracy.
  • Collaborated with team of 10 in the development of standard.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Drafted and reviewed contracts, including real estate transactions, reducing overall contract completion time by 77% and providing documentation consistency.
  • Partnered with attorneys and paralegals to oversee document preparation for civil and criminal litigation, achieving 71% reduction in document revision cycles.
  • Assisted in due diligence reviews for mergers and acquisitions, leading to the timely completion of 6 deals over three years.
  • Reviewed discovery documents and prepared evidence, contributing to the improvement of case outcomes in 11 cases.

Affiliations

  • American Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP) - Legal Support Division
  • American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE)
  • International Council of Nurses
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Associate Affiliate
  • American Alliance of Paralegals, Inc.
  • Freemason
  • Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS)
  • National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
  • Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts
  • Law Clerk/Paralegal Division of the Ohio Bar Association

Certifications

  • e-Discovery Specialist Certification - Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS)
  • Salesforce
  • Certified Protection Officer (CPO)
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • Certified Law Firm Administrator (CLFA) - Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)
  • Litigation Support Certified Technical Specialist (LSCTS) - International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)
  • ServSafe
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Real Estate Law Certificate - Cedar Works, 2023
  • Professional Legal Secretary (PLS) Certification – NALS

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