AMIE CUNNINGHAM
Spartanburg
Summary
A highly motivated, responsible, and ethical Legal Administrative office professional with approximately 12 years of legal office experience supporting Attorneys in Injury Litigation, Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Education Law, Estate Planning, and Social Security Disability, with minimal supervision. In bringing forth a hardworking attitude, I am eager to provide quality support to my team, expand my knowledge of Law, and provide outstanding customer service to my clients while meeting and exceeding desired goals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Office Manager/Legal Assistant
Lyles, Darr and Nettles, LLC
Spartanburg, SC
12.2024 - Current
- Maintained accurate financial records by reconciling accounts payable/receivable transactions regularly to ensure balanced budgets.
- Conducted regular inventory assessments of office supplies, ordering necessary items proactively to prevent stock shortages.
- Enhanced team productivity by delegating tasks effectively and overseeing daily workflow.
- Handled sensitive employee and client information with utmost confidentiality, maintaining trust and integrity.
- Helped attorneys prepare for hearings, depositions, mediations and trials.
- Prepared draft pleadings, motions, deposition notices, discovery requests, responses and objections.
- Assisted attorneys in drafting comprehensive wills, trusts, and other estate planning documents for clients.
Workers’ Compensation Paralegal
George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers
12.2023 - 12.2024
- Research coverage for claims
- Prehearing brief’s / APA’s
- Settlement demands
- Ensure client receives prompt medical treatment, process and submit TTD and mileage reimbursement in a timely manner
- Scheduling of IME’s, Vocational Rehab assessments, depositions, mediations & hearing
- Medical Record summaries
- Professional communication with SC Workers’ Compensation Commission, claims adjusters, and nurse case managers
Paralegal
Cummings & Lewis, LLC
04.2015 - 11.2023
- Conduct client intake/ settlement appointments
- Preparation of correspondence, legal documents, and pleadings
- Pre-hearing briefs / APA’s
- Medical Record & Billing Summaries
- Scheduling and preparation of Depositions, Mediations, and Hearings
- Communication with Defense Counsel and Claims Adjusters
- Drafting and responding to Discovery
- E-Case and E-Filing
- Complex litigation
Legal Assistant
Charles P. Edwards, Esquire
11.2014 - 04.2015
- Answering phones
- Firm & Trust accounting
- Preparation of correspondence, legal documents, and pleadings
- Scheduling
Education
Associates Degree - Applied Science, Legal Administration
05.2014
- Dean’s List
- GPA: 3.50
Cooperative Work Experience - undefined
04.2014
Skills
- High pressure environment
- Adaptability
- 65 WPM
- Detail oriented
- Time management & organizational skills
- Legal document production
- MS Office Suite
- Critical thinking & multi-tasking
- SC Notary
- Business, email, and telephone etiquette
- Data entry
- Billing
Timeline
Office Manager/Legal Assistant - Lyles, Darr and Nettles, LLC
12.2024 - Current
Workers’ Compensation Paralegal - George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers
12.2023 - 12.2024
Paralegal - Cummings & Lewis, LLC
04.2015 - 11.2023
Legal Assistant - Charles P. Edwards, Esquire
11.2014 - 04.2015
Spartanburg County Courthouse Magistrate & Probate Courts - Cooperative Work Experience,
Spartanburg Community College - Associates Degree, Applied Science, Legal Administration