Dedicated administrative professional with successful experience in fast-paced office settings. Hardworking team player with expertise in completing various clerical tasks and offering staff support. Responsible, punctual and productive professional when working with little to no supervision.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Receptionist
PM Law Firm- Personal Injury Firm
09.2023 - 06.2024
Assisted 50+ client and third party calls on a daily basis
Directing each call accordingly
Took detailed messages if employees were not available
Greeting each guest in a kind and professional manner with notifying the best person to assist in a timely fashion
Kept the lobby and area cleaned and stocked for guests and closed the office following procedures given to me
Wrote any checks as directed by case managers/attorneys and noted in client files.
Trained any incoming call center representatives on procedures
Legal Assistant and Team Lead
MMA Law Firm - Plaintiff Insurance Firm
10.2022 - 09.2023
Trained and maintained the Hurricane Ian team with procedures corresponding to our assigned attorney’s vision and goals
Reached weekly goals, presented to the attorney during weekly meetings, along with future objectives of the Hurricane Ian team
Assisted 200+ clients with questions on their claim, consistent updates, and assisting them with any critical documents’ insurance companies required from them
Communicated with third party insurance companies and corresponding counsel in order to move our clients claims forward towards resolution.
Helped any team members with legal software and teaching them new skills to make their daily work life efficient
4/4 Paralegal & Call Center Manager
Mass Tort/ Personal Injury Firm
09.2021 - 09.2022
Assisted 432 roundup clients on a daily basis via email, text, and phone calls
Reviewed, and noted medical record and documentation findings such as proof of use, proof of diagnosis, and proof of treatment
Sent weekly updates to managing attorneys on roundup cases being settled
Managed Costa Rica Call Center and attended virtual weekly meetings to answer any questions and go over procedures in place
Successfully Assisted marketing manager with improving client satisfaction reviews by 10%
Attend law firm software conferences we used in the firm to teach/assist employees on a daily basis
Created Settlement breakdowns for each client and sent for attorney review on a weekly basis included case expenses, client funding, medical expenses, referring attorney, and attorney fees.
Kept referring attorneys updates with timeline of where their cases were and the percentage of attorney fees they could expect
Legal Assistant
Mass Tort/ Personal Injury Firm
12.2019 - 09.2021
Assisted attorneys with new bar applications (20+) and maintaining licenses in each state
Managed case expenses, travel expenses, and calendars for managing attorney
Assist paralegals with projects on IVC Filter cases and Hernia Mesh
Scan in mail such as medical records and label accordingly, and notified the paralegal
Assist during call projects to obtain records from clients or any additional information the paralegal would need from them.
Intake Specialist
Mass Tort/ Personal Injury Firm
05.2019 - 12.2019
Call leads given to me by our third party company
Follow up on leads, via text, email, and phone call
Guide new clients through the process from any questions of the retainer, what they could expect, and introducing them to the attorney
Made sure all clients signed were happy and in communication with how their case was progressing
Sent weekly updates to the attorney on how many clients were being signed and the percentage of leads that were qualifying vs not qualifying based off the firms requirements
Assisted clients with any payment plans, or additional options if needed to make the process run as smooth as possible for them
Receptionist
Mass Tort/ Personal Injury Firm
02.2019 - 05.2019
Assisted 100+ calls a day providing status updates left on the client’s file
Assist clients who walked in provided drinks, directed them to the conference room, and notified the best person to assist them
Noted down any new updates clients provided to their file and tasked the legal assistant to review for follow up
Scan in any mail or documents for legal assistants and paralegals, would upload to the clients file and label accordingly
Take detailed messages and notify the person if not available
Write out any letters and mail out if instructed by legal assistants/paralegals