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Angela Koros

Las Vegas

Summary

Highly motivated and detail-oriented Legal Assistant with over 5 years of experience, specializing in personal injury litigation. Proven ability to manage multiple complex caseloads, draft a variety of legal documents, and provide comprehensive support to attorneys, ensuring efficient case progression and favorable client outcomes. Seeking to apply expertise and skill sets to a dynamic legal environment.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Litigation Legal Assistant

The Law Offices of Timothy A. Gill, APC
01.2019 - 09.2021
  • Independently oversaw over 70 personal injury litigation cases and collaborated with colleagues on a portfolio of over 780 pre-litigation cases, with a specific focus on auto accidents and slip and falls
  • Served as the main point of contact for clients, medical providers, insurance adjusters, and opposing counsel to resolve logistical issues, provide case updates, address inquiries, and coordinate conference calls (from litigation phase to discovery and mediation)
  • Led the launch of an electronic file management system that maintained over 800 client files, ensuring greater accessibility to all case-related documents
  • Regularly delivered legal documents to clients, opposing counsel, and the courts, meeting deadlines and ensuring compliance with service and electronic filing requirements
  • Drafted and prepared legal documents, including complaints, settlement agreements, reduction proposals, discovery requests, mediation briefs, small claims trial briefs, subpoenas, answers, motions, case management conferences, settlement demand letters, and exhibits
  • Consistently coordinated depositions, mediations, court hearings, and trials while monitoring statute of limitations, court filings, discovery requests, and responses
  • Executed administrative duties including but not limited to responding to attorney emails, reviewing incoming mail related to cases, overseeing attorney calendars to set up client meetings, conducting initial intake interviews, and gathering necessary documentation for new cases

Bilingual Legal Secretary/Assistant

Law Offices of Timothy A. Gill, APC
11.2017 - 01.2019
  • Performed administrative tasks including greeting clients, answering phones, taking messages, and scheduling new client meetings
  • Handled all incoming calls from clients in both English and Spanish, addressing inquiries promptly and professionally
  • Managed and distributed mail within the law firm; saving the office $60 a week by recommending a change to priority mail (from first class)
  • Successfully trained and onboarded three new hires, bringing them to full productivity within two months of their start dates

Legal Office Assistant

Yomtov Law Office
07.2015 - 12.2016
  • Drafted pleadings and managed the process of serving them to corresponding parties while meeting courthouse requirements
  • Managed all aspects of client file maintenance, ensuring the confidentiality, accuracy, and organization of all new and existing client files
  • Closed client files and coordinated pickup with our partner, Corodata, for records storage, paper shredding, scanning, electronic recycling & disposal to storage
  • Maintained office supplies inventory by monitoring stock levels and placing new orders when necessary
  • Fulfilled administrative duties such as greeting clients, answering phones, and noting messages

Education

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
05.2013

Skills

  • Personal injury law
  • Admin management (Up to 5 team members)
  • Family law
  • Legal case management
  • Discovery preparation
  • Litigation (managed over 10 projects)
  • Litigation exhibit preparation assistance
  • Personal injury litigation support
  • Legal case manager experience
  • Fluent in Spanish
  • Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)
  • Microsoft Office
  • Adobe Acrobat

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Litigation Legal Assistant

The Law Offices of Timothy A. Gill, APC
01.2019 - 09.2021

Bilingual Legal Secretary/Assistant

Law Offices of Timothy A. Gill, APC
11.2017 - 01.2019

Legal Office Assistant

Yomtov Law Office
07.2015 - 12.2016

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

San Jose State University

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