Legal Secretary

Posted on: 2006-04-11

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ProTem Legal Services, San Diego, CA 2005 - Present Legal Secretary General Civil Litigation in the areas of Consumer Products, Lemon Law and Automobile Accidents  Provided legal support to managing partner and associate attorney.  Draft, edit and final proof of pleadings, discovery, and letters; miscellaneous documents Word.  Responsible for daily management of attorney calendar.  Initiate, organize, and follow-through with depositions, subpoenas, discovery, and various hearing and pleadings.  Manage client files, including organization, photocopies and filings. Law Offices of Mark T. Brisebois, San Diego, CA 2003 - 2005 Legal Secretary/Assistant General Civil Litigation in the areas of Products, Insurance, Automobile Accidents, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Construction and Commercial.  Provide administrative and legal support to sole practitioner.  Compose, edit and final proof letters, pleadings and miscellaneous documents in WordPerfect and convert documents from Word.  Responsible for daily management of office supplies and equipment, email, voice mail, mail, and calendar.  Initiate, organize, and follow-through with depositions, subpoenas, discovery, and various hearing and pleadings.  Manage and input Attorney and Contract Attorney’s billable hours and expenses in Time Slips.  Manage all aspects of accounting including A/P, A/R, Client Trust accounts, office purchases, and payroll.  Responsible for maintaining client files and office files. EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, CA 2006 Associates Degree in ABA approved Paralegal Studies Program Areas of study include Civil Litigation and Family Law – classes completed December 2005, graduation pending. Mary Alexander Legal Seminars: 2003 General Civil Litigation Class – Series One, Two, Three, and Four The emphasis is on local and state rules of court; various codes as they pertain to the topics referenced above; calendaring, serving and filing deadlines; and the proper format for pleading in compliance with state and local rules. Cuyamaca Association of Paralegal Students 2003-2005 Vice President of Operations COMPUTER SKILLS PC and Mac Microsoft Office Adobe Acrobat Flash Internet Explorer Microsoft Outlook Adobe Acrobat Reader Eudora Netscape Microsoft Access Adobe Acrobat Distiller Siebel CRM Dazzle Microsoft Excel Adobe Photoshop LexisNexis File & Serve Corel WordPerfect Microsoft Word Microsoft PhotoDraw TimeSlips QuickBooks Microsoft PowerPoint Abacas Law