Legal Assistant

Posted on: 2008-07-14

Stephanie M. McCord P.O. Box 572 Rock Springs, WY 82902-0572 (307) 389-7875 Employment History 3/2007 - Present: Legal Assistant / Paralegal - Skiles & Parady, LLC - 1695 Sunset Drive, Suite 102 - Rock Springs, WY 82901. Phone: (307) 362-4428 Assist attorney in writing various pleadings and briefs in family law as well as researching case law on Westlaw. Ms. Parady, the only attorney in the firm (Skiles is her father who practices law in Laramie, Wyoming) is leaving the area to move to Alaska and this position will end in August. 12/2007-Present: Contract Legal Assistant. Rob Stepans (Private work, not Public Defender). Prepare all criminal defense pleadings and set up files in private criminal defense case work. He will be leaving he area in August to practice law in Montana. Other Area Attorneys: Type transcripts of Preliminary Hearings, Motion hearings, etc. 7/2002 – 12/2007: Legal Assistant - Wyoming Public Defender, 112 Bank Court, Rock Springs, WY 82901 Phone: (307) 362-4474 Assigned all cases from both Circuit Courts in Rock Springs and Green River, WY, as well as District Court and Juvenile Court to various Public Defenders. Entered all into a state-wide database developed by IT Staff at main office in Cheyenne to better track case statistics for budgeting purposes. Prepared and set up files, prepared various pleadings, answered phones, prepared State vouchers for payment of Defenders' travel expenses, interpreter fees, etc. Entered all closed files in the State Archive's Database and packed each year for State Archives to pick up for storage. Also prepared vouchers to County Clerk's Office for County Commissioners' approval for rent allotment. 6/1990 – 7/2002: Legal Assistant - Kaumo and Barnum, PC, n/k/a Kaumo Law Office, P. O. Box 700,Rock Springs, WY 82902 Phone: (307) 382-7700 Prepared various pleadings in all areas of law, including criminal defense, probate, domestic relations, and other civil matters, maintained Checking/Trust Accounts and paid monthly bills, handled payroll and prepared Quarterly Payroll Reports, and prepared client statements. Note: From 1990-1991, firm was Kaumo, Piaia & Tyler, P.C. 6/1980 – 8/1989: Administrative Assistant to Manager of Operations -Rhone Poulenc n/k/a OCI Chemicals, P.O. Box 513,Green River, WY 82935 Phone: (307) 875-2600 Prepared monthly statistic reports concerning soda ash and trona production at Mine and Refinery, kept track of engineer projects, general office work for Manager of Operations and Mine and Surface Superintendents. Also helped prepare contracts for natural gas interconnects as part of the company's right-of-way agreements.