DAVETTE SEALS
DALLAS
Summary
Legal professional with extensive experience in providing top-tier administrative and legal support. Proven track record of managing case files, conducting thorough legal research, and assisting in trial preparation. Highly reliable team player with strong focus on efficiency and adaptability in fast-paced legal environment.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Assistant
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A
Dallas, TX
09.2025 - Current
- Manages case files and documentation, ensuring compliance with legal procedures and protocols.
- Maintains calendar for trial and discovery deadlines.
- Improve the communication between attorneys and clients by scheduling meetings, providing status updates, and relaying critical information promptly.
- Reduce errors in court filings by meticulously proofreading documents for accuracy before submission.
- Under attorney direction, drafts and prepares correspondence and other written documents as required including responses, filings, pleadings, answers, motions, discovery, and letters.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Litigation Assistant
Zwicker & Associates
Dallas, TX
05.2024 - 09.2025
- E-file and edit documents
- Communicate with county courts to verify information pertaining to a case
- Analyze and process data
- Utilize internal software to properly update and document the status of each account in the assigned inventory
- Process discovery, initial disclosures and answers for attorney review
- Sort, stamp and distribute incoming mail
- Researched for information using various sources such as Pacer, LeixNexis, Westlaw and Convoke
Legal Assistant
Nemeroff Law Firm
Dallas, TX
03.2017 - 02.2024
- Provided clerical support to 2+ paralegals and 5+ attorneys
- Answered phone calls and emails professionally and in a timely manner
- Researched and reviewed medical and pharmacy records
- Logged in data for when pathology materials were received
- Provided and gathered information to and from clients pertaining to their case
- Created spreadsheets to maintain track of client records either received or outstanding
- Assembled and mailed notebooks to experts for use in deposition hearings
- Communicated with outside attorneys and paralegals when needed to provide or gather information
- Indexed documents for discovery
- E-filed and edited documents
Indexing Specialist
Kofile, Inc
Dallas, TX
04.2016 - 03.2017
- Utilized my collaborator skills and assisted coworkers with help when needed
- Provided information to coworkers
- Entered data into the system
- Scanned and copied documents
Data Entry Clerk
Nemeroff Law Firm
Dallas, TX
08.2015 - 03.2016
- Provided clerical support to 2+ paralegals
- Opened new cases for potential clients due to personal injury claims
- Researched medical records looking for injury events due to medication use
- Contacted clients to obtain information that could help their case
- Reviewed pharmacy record seeking frequency of use of a particular pharmaceutical drug
- Mass mail out projects
Education
Paralegal Certificate -
Arlington Career Institute
Arlington, TX03-2025
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Eastfield College
Mesquite, TX05-2019
Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration
Everest College
Dallas, TX05-2005
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Proficient in MS office
- Deadline monitoring
- Proficient use of office equipment
- Strong written, communication and organizational skills
- Punctual, persistent, and resourceful
- Calendar management
- Client communication
- Litigation support
- Court filing
Timeline
Legal Assistant
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A
09.2025 - Current
Litigation Assistant
Zwicker & Associates
05.2024 - 09.2025
Legal Assistant
Nemeroff Law Firm
03.2017 - 02.2024
Indexing Specialist
Kofile, Inc
04.2016 - 03.2017
Data Entry Clerk
Nemeroff Law Firm
08.2015 - 03.2016
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Eastfield College
Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration
Everest College
Paralegal Certificate -
Arlington Career Institute