Legal Assistant Aide

Posted on: 2006-01-04

Pamela Nicholson 2605 McDowell Road Jackson, Mississippi 39204 601-812-4235 [email protected] Objective: Obtain a permanent position providing an opportunity for growth and development with challenging responsibilities that will promote advancement with experience and achievement. Qualifications Self Starter, Motivator, Ambitious, Go Getter, Fast Learner, Prompt , Knowledgeable and Attendant.. Education 2004 Legal Resources, Inc. Introduction to Law Office and Litigation Procedures 6 weeks of instructor lead workshops, computer based training and home study assignments consisting of approximately 55+ hours of training activity Covers foundational information related to working as a lawyer’s assistant in a law firm with specific emphasis on litigation procedures Designed to assist with the transfer of established office clerical skills and promote on the job learning more readily 2002-2003 University of Phoenix Online Studying to obtain a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Management 2001- 2002 Antonelli College Studied Office Technology 1991 - 1994 Jackson State University Studied Elementary Education Experience June 2005-Present Legal Assistant Aide / Mass Tort Litigation , Butler Snow Law Firm A member of the Mass Tort Litigation team which practices in the area of Asbestos and other complex litigation. Assist 3 Paralegals with the updating the Summation Database with in coming pleadings of our clients as well as file management, mail log updating and running / loading DID files .I enter daily my Billable Time Entry to Pro Law for the daily work that I encounter. January 2005 - June 2005 Legal Assistant Aide / Health Litigation , Butler Snow Law Firm A member of the Health Litigation team which practice on the area of diet drugs and medical devices, product liability, toxic tort, mass tort and other complex litigation. Assisted paralegal with requesting medical records from local physicians, drawing up and scheduled depositions for the physicians. I enter daily my Billable Time Entry to Pro Law for the daily work that I encounter. October 2000 - January 2005 Records/ Closed Files Coordinator, Butler Snow Law Firm A leader of the records / closed files group which works with closing of files from approximately 250 + attorneys. Over database management for this department, inventory of sorted files upon closure of files. Handle daily placement of files upon closure and report all information to the secretaries . I was the contact person at Mississippi Filing System, Data Entry into Pro Law and Excel on a daily basis. I created a Hand Book for proper procedure of Closing Files and Location of files from Inactive in Pro Law. October 2000 - January 2005 Assistant to Accounting , Butler Snow Law Firm Assisted Accounting with the secretaries help in researching client's accounts in Reflections, to see if their balance is zeroed out before closure of their files. Filing matter opening forms in the closed /open matter room.. Activities / Computer Skills Microsoft Office 98 and ME, eCopy, Scanner, IManage, Pro Law, Reflections, GroupWise, Core Word Perfect , Quattro, Data Entry, Filing, eFax, Microsoft Word PowerPoint, Summation Blaze and Excel Spreadsheets. Successfully passed the Word Level One Proficient Exam given by Butler Snow IT Department. I’m a Girl Scout Troop Leader for Troop #120 at New Jerusalem Baptist Church.