ADILENE GARCIA
Irvine,CA
Summary
Experienced Legal Secretary with a solid litigation background with plaintiff and defense experience. As well as experience in personal injury, insurance defense, construction defense, employment and complex civil cases.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Legal Secretary
Jackson Lewis P.C.
10.2024 - Current
- Created, indexed, and maintained binders for appearances.
- Created legal documents for attorneys to review.
- Federal and State Filings
- Prepared and processed invoices for attorney billing.
- Prepare legal correspondence letters for attorneys.
- Researched and identified legal precedents and statutes.
- Manage attorneys' expenses and submit for reimbursement
- Manage Labor & Employment matters in Arbitration, State and Federal Court.
- State civil action removals to Federal Court.
Legal Secretary
Fisher & Phillips LLP
07.2023 - 09.2024
- Efficient, communicative, and responsive with attorneys.
- Experience with filing/serving Removals to Federal Court.
- Ensuring all final legal documents are saved and renamed accurately per firm policies for easy access.
- Knowledgeable on procedures of State Court matters being transferred Federal Court or Arbitration.
- Managed multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously, meeting all deadlines while maintaining high level of accuracy.
- Managed Labor & Employment matters in Arbitration.
Legal Secretary
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
11.2022 - 07.2023
- Assisted with preparation of trial materials and documents.
- Diligently edited legal correspondence and pleadings for grammar and spelling.
- Managed Labor & Employment matters in Arbitration.
- Prioritized and handled multiple assignments and maintained firm commitment to deadlines.
- Received and placed telephone calls to clients and prospective clients.
- Researched and identified legal precedents and statutes.
- Scheduled telephone conferences and made appearance arrangements for four attorneys.
Legal Secretary
W&D Law, LLP
09.2021 - 11.2022
- Assisted accounting with opening new client files.
- Completed document revisions, court document filings, travel arrangements and client billing.
- Experience with Westlaw and Worldox.
- Filed documents with courts on behalf of attorney.
- Helped train employee for legal secretary position.
- Managed construction defect matters.
- Prepared for trials, conducting legal research and drafting pleadings.
- Reviewed, edited and proofread drafts for proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and formatting.
- Revised and finalized letters, briefs and memos.
- Scheduled appointments, court appearances and depositions for all assigned attorneys.
Executive Legal Assistant
Schumann Rosenberg
10.2020 - 09.2021
- Diligently edited legal correspondence for grammar and spelling.
- Filed all court documents and legal pleadings with court clerk on behalf of attorneys.
- Filed documents with courts on behalf of attorneys.
- Managed insurance defense matters.
- Prepared/drafted subpoenas, notices, rulings, etc. for attorney review.
- Prepared shells for interrogatories, requests for admissions, requests for production of documents, and requests for examination or inspection.
- Scheduled appointments, court appearances and depositions for attorneys.
Legal Secretary
Law Offices of Fernando D. Vargas
07.2019 - 10.2020
- Client intakes via telephone calls.
- Calendared case initiating deadlines.
- Drafted Summons and Complaints for Personal Injury matters (e.g. Motor Vehicle Accidents, Dog Bites, Slip and Falls, and Premises Liability).
- Filed documents with courts on behalf of attorneys.
- Scheduled and made appointments for 2 attorneys.
- Served Summons and Complaints on plaintiff(s).
- Submitted Proof of Service re Summons and Complaint to the Court.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CASkills
- Calendaring
- Case coordination
- Case management with matters in State Court, Federal Court, and Arbitration
- Client communication
- Court procedure and local rules experience
- Discovery
- Drafting correspondence and legal documents
- Document filing
- Filing/serving legal documents
- Foreign Deposition Subpoenas
- Hiring/Retention of Experts
- Proofreading Legal Documents
- Removals to Federal Court
- Scheduling depositions, independent medical examinations (IMEs), meetings, mediations, etc
Certification
- Notary Public
- Loan Signing Agent
- CBEST Credential (Substitute Teacher Credential)
Timeline
Legal Secretary
Jackson Lewis P.C.
10.2024 - Current
Legal Secretary
Fisher & Phillips LLP
07.2023 - 09.2024
Legal Secretary
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
11.2022 - 07.2023
Legal Secretary
W&D Law, LLP
09.2021 - 11.2022
Executive Legal Assistant
Schumann Rosenberg
10.2020 - 09.2021
Legal Secretary
Law Offices of Fernando D. Vargas
07.2019 - 10.2020
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
California State University, Los Angeles
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