Ashley Pardee
Columbia,SC
Summary
Highly Experienced Senior Paralegal with a background in Civil, family, personal injury, probate and legal case management. Strengths include verbal, detailed oriented, legal drafting, client relations, time management, scheduling and making the law flow properly and sufficiently in an office. I am also hardworking and have an outgoing personality.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Paralegal and Office Manager
Kennedy Law Firm
Batesburg-Leesville, SC
01.2024 - Current
- Currently working for a Personal injury attorney with large case load. 150 or more cases.
- Manage the office, accounting, request medical records, bills, drafting legal documents for pre-litigation and litigation cases. Basically, I do everything. I make sure the law flows accordingly throughout the office.
Business Partner and Owner
LR Stephens Services, LLC
Colorado
10.2021 - 03.2023
- Owned and operated a small plumbing and handyman service business
- Responsible for advertising, marketing, customer service, sales, scheduling, setting up business with state, website designs, billing, office coordinator and customer relations.
Remote Paralegal/Appointment Scheduling
APardee Services
Remote
03.2020 - 08.2021
- Owned and operated a freelance paralegal business
- Assisted multiple attorneys from a remote location with scheduling appointments for clients, court hearings, depositions, mediations and arbitrations as well as assisted in trial preparation
- Drafted legal court documents and handled client issues.
PARALEGAL TO MARIA AVERILL
THE AVERILL LAW FIRM
Charleston, SC
02.2018 - 08.2021
- FAMILY LAW
- Provided legal, trial and administrative support within busy family law practice
- Managed staff activities as well as Office/HR functions such as scheduling and billing.
- Assisted attorney in timely drafting and filing of legal documents and correspondence supporting case preparation for court appearances, hearings, depositions, trials and meetings.
- Met with clients to prepare legal documents and discovery.
- Handled all office management and billing and client services for more than 150 clients.
- Worked with opposing counsel and paralegals on cases and trial scheduling.
PARALEGAL TO FRANK M. CISA
CISA & DODDS, LLP
Charleston, SC
03.2004 - 01.2017
- CIVIL AND FAMILY LAW
- Provided full administrative and paralegal support to one partner.
- Handled large case load and assisted with all litigation from beginning to appeal.
- Assisted with trial preparation by managing exhibits, prepared trial notebooks, sub files, jury qualifications, voire dire, affidavits, subpoenas and memoranda of law.
- Drafted and transcribed legal documents for state and federal cases (i.e
- Pleadings, discovery, orders, motions, deposition notices, affidavits and correspondence)
- Managed billing for more than 150 clients.
- Responsible for maintaining calendar system, scheduling depositions and appointments.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication -
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia, SC06.2001
Skills
- Legal Documents Preparation Common Pleas Proceedings
- Legal case management
- Trial preparation
- Motions, Contracts and Agreements
- Client Interview (10 years)
- Billing and Collections (10 years)
- Office and Court Procedures (10 years)
- Transcription and deposition process (10 years)
- Scheduling (10 years)
- Legal Drafting (10 years)
- Sales (5 years)
- Customer relationship management (10 years)
- Management (10 years)
- Notary Public Certification
- Court Filing Procedures
- Team Leadership Qualities
Certification
Certified South Carolina Notary Public, 02/01/09, 10/01/25
Timeline
Senior Paralegal and Office Manager
Kennedy Law Firm
01.2024 - Current
Business Partner and Owner
LR Stephens Services, LLC
10.2021 - 03.2023
Remote Paralegal/Appointment Scheduling
APardee Services
03.2020 - 08.2021
PARALEGAL TO MARIA AVERILL
THE AVERILL LAW FIRM
02.2018 - 08.2021
PARALEGAL TO FRANK M. CISA
CISA & DODDS, LLP
03.2004 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication -
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA