Angeline Tran
Annandale,USA
Summary
Over 6 years' experience as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant; a motivated, organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Knowledgeable in providing friendly and thorough service to clients and fellow professionals. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Experienced at handling confidential and/or sensitive information.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal and Office Manager
Berger Montague
Washington, DC
03.2025 - 10.2025
- Provide case support to assigned attorneys throughout all phases of litigation.
- Prepare written materials, including memos, correspondence, e-mail, reports, and other documents.
- Conduct legal and factual research.
- Proofread briefs, check cites, prepare exhibits and table of authorities.
- Draft subpoenas.
- File documents in state and federal court.
- Organize documents for deposition preparation.
- Provide support for trial and appeals.
- Organize and maintain both physical and electronic files.
Paralegal
CarrMaloney, P.C.
Washington, District of Columbia
05.2023 - 03.2025
- Assist attorney with discovery responses and requests.
- Assist attorney with trial binders and organize key evidence exhibits to prepare for trial.
- Draft cover letters, memorandums, notices, subpoenas, motions, and any other documents as instructed for attorney review.
- Create Table of Contents and Table of Authorities.
- Draft foreign subpoenas.
- Review all subpoena responses and create a medical chronology.
- File and e-file court documents and legal pleadings with appropriate jurisdictions on behalf of attorneys.
- Profile all incoming documents accurately into the document management system (iManage).
- Maintained comprehensive case dockets in iManage, ensuring accurate tracking of all legal documents and deadlines.
- Proactively logged and filed incoming legal documents, promptly updating case information within the electronic docket system.
- Obtain services from outside contractors, including court reporters and translation services. Process billing and disbursement paperwork in connection with those services.
- Conduct legal research.
- Process invoices for client related matters.
- Trained colleagues in house on our document management system.
- Help with general administrative duties such as copy/fax/scan/mail.
- Maintain dockets and organize all tasks based on priority and urgency.
- Bill time working on client cases.
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Harman, Claytor, Corrigan, And Wellman
Alexandria, VA
06.2021 - 05.2023
- Handles calendaring and scheduling meetings, phone calls, deposition, trials, motions and all important deadlines.
- Conflict Checks.
- Open new case files on document management system.
- File and e-file court documents and legal pleadings with appropriate jurisdictions on behalf of attorneys.
- Contact clients, opposing counsel, experts, or co-defense for any dates or document deliverables.
- Profile all incoming documents accurately into the document management system (Perfect Law).
- Maintain and organize electronic records.
- Draft cover letters, pleadings, memorandums, notices, subpoenas, settlement agreements, and any other documents as instructed for attorney review.
- Review all subpoena responses and create a medical chronology.
- Assist attorney with discovery responses and requests.
- Assist attorney with trial binders and organize key evidence exhibits to prepare for trial.
- Communicate with clients and outside vendors, expert witnesses, and other law firms to gather and share public or private information or data.
- Obtain services from outside contractors, including court reporters and translation services. Process billing and disbursement paperwork in connection with those services.
- Assist with travel arrangements for attorneys or clients.
- Schedule important meetings and conference calls.
- Conduct legal research.
- Process invoices for client related matters.
- Trained colleagues in house on our document management system.
- Help with general administrative duties such as copy/fax/scan/mail.
- Maintain dockets and organize all tasks based on priority and urgency.
- Bill time working on client cases.
Paralegal
SmolenPlevy
Tysons Corner, VA
03.2019 - 06.2021
- Answered phone calls and emails, gathered relevant information for potential clients or transferred clients to the appropriate person.
- Requested documents from our clients via email.
- Performed multiple conflict checks.
- Used Microsoft Office software to prepare or draft legal memorandums, documents, correspondences, spreadsheets, and cover page and letters for attorney review.
- Prepared packages and binders of important legal documents to be filed with Clerk, Commissioner of Accounts, opposing party or clients.
- Reviewed and analyzed bank statements and documents for data entry of client's estate accounts, trust accounts, inventories, and other confidential information.
- Scanned, organized, and filed memos, briefs, motions, correspondences, deeds, wills, trusts, and other legal documents into the firm's hardcopy and electronic server database.
- Docket, identify, and track legal cases by priority and bring them to the attorney's attention.
- Notarize wills and other official documents.
- Reviewed all documents for conformity to format, grammar, style, and correct procedures such as deeds, inventories and accounts.
- Coordinated meetings, conferences, conference calls, and scheduled and updated appointments on firm calendar.
- Assist with billing and payment; process credit cards and checks on automated software and send bills to clients.
- Billed time working on client cases.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization in the work area.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Legal Studies
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD01-2025
Associate of Science - Paralegal Studies
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA05-2019
Skills
- Notary Public
- LexisNexis/WestLaw
- 60 WPM Typing Speed
- Adobe Acrobat, Nuance
- Microsoft Office 360 (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Teams, and OneNote)
- Zoom
- Sharefile, Dropbox, Citrix, Hightail
- Relativity, iManage, ProLaw, Perfect Law, Everlaw, DISCO
- Organized, Works well under pressure
- Critical Thinker
- Problem Solver
- Tech-Savy, Self- Management
Timeline
Paralegal and Office Manager
Berger Montague
03.2025 - 10.2025
Paralegal
CarrMaloney, P.C.
05.2023 - 03.2025
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Harman, Claytor, Corrigan, And Wellman
06.2021 - 05.2023
Paralegal
SmolenPlevy
03.2019 - 06.2021
Associate of Science - Paralegal Studies
Northern Virginia Community College
Bachelor of Science - Legal Studies
University of Maryland