Litigation Secretary

Posted on: 2008-03-27

Karen Cilman 2933 Benvenue Berkeley, CA 94705 Mailing: P.O. Box 14504 Berkeley, CA 94712 [email protected] 510 717 4553 Work experience, legal field: 2007-2008: Legal Secretary, Cooper & Scully, P.C., San Francisco. Satellite office of Dallas, Texas firm. Insurance defense and medical malpractice defense. Litigation support and office management. 2005-2007: Litigation Secretary. Helbraun Law Firm, San Francisco . Insurance defense and general civil litigation. Managing and organizing litigation files; filing briefs with Superior courts; communicating with court personnel; ordering supplies; reconciling invoices; used fax-and-file; arranging for Courtcall appearances; keeping attorney’s calendar on Outlook; tracking expenses using Timeslips. 2005: Legal Secretary (independent contractor), Law Office of Jay Chafetz, Walnut Creek . Personal injury and general civil litigation. Summarizing of deposition transcripts, producing briefs for court filing, transcribing attorney’s dictated tapes. 2003-2004: Legal Secretary (independent contractor), general civil litigation: producing and filing briefs with both Superior and Federal courts, producing Judicial Council forms, transcribing dictated correspondence. 2001: Legal secretary: Allan Lerch & Associates, San Francisco . Medical malpractice. Abacus for calendaring; organized litigation files; communicated with courts, clients, and opposing counsel; fax and filing of legal briefs. 1999/2000: Legal Secretary, Bartlett & Leader-Picone, LLP, Oakland , CA . Collections practice. Word processing; court filing; producing forms using Hot Docs; ordering messenger and subpoena service. Computer Skills: • MS Word, WordPerfect; Outlook, Docs Open • Timeslips, Abacus, Quickbooks; CEB Judicial Council forms; Legal Solutions • Dictation transcription by machine; Typing, 80 wpm Education: B.A., Vassar College Language: French Volunteer: Usher, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Philharmonia Baroque; soprano, Chora Nova