D'BORA TARRANT
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Enthusiastic professional supports attorneys in managing heavy caseloads and achieving strategic goals. Displays strong communication skills when interacting with court personnel, opposing counsel and clients. Quickly develops institutional knowledge and expertise of firm and products to accomplish tasks.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Paralegal
Arizona Attorney General's Office
Phoenix, AZ
06.2018 - Current
- Legal litigation assistance to multiple attorneys in a fast-paced environment.
- Prepare correspondence, memos, various legal documents, and file Pleadings electronically and in person.
- Assist with the disclosure and discovery process by conducting research, gathering facts, organizing, and reviewing documents.
- Contact and retain professional services: Doctors, Experts, Court Reporters, Videographers, and Private Investigators.
- Professional communication with Law Enforcement Agencies and the Courts.
- Schedule meetings, conference calls, depositions, and interviews in-person and via Zoom.
- Open new cases in a web-based file storage system, perform conflict, custody, and address checks, and request criminal documents from various Law Enforcement Agencies.
- Manage docketing: hearings, Court Orders, and Scheduling Order deadlines.
Receptionist/Legal Secretary
Dana Whiting Law PLLC
Scottsdale, AZ
10.2017 - 06.2018
- Legal support for paralegals, attorneys, and managing partners.
- Answer phone and screen calls for a multi-line phone system.
- Complete intake forms for potential clients, and answer questions.
- Schedule and confirm appointments, make follow-up calls, manage incoming and outgoing mail, and manage the office.
- Set up the conference room for video conferencing, board meetings, client consultations, and presentations.
- Edit and proofread correspondence, memos, and legal documents.
- Organize and maintain both electronic & hard-copy files via Clio.
- Calendar deadlines.
Office Manager/Legal Support
Quarles & Brady
Scottsdale, AZ
06.2016 - 09.2017
- Secretarial support for attorneys and paralegals for a busy estate planning firm.
- Greet clients, answer phones, take messages, and direct calls.
- Initial contact for potential clients, schedule an appointment, email a welcome packet, and enter information in the firm’s database.
- Serve as the main point of contact between clients, attorneys, and staff.
- Open and close the office, inventory, and order office supplies, sort and distribute mail.
- Set up the conference room for video conferencing calls, board meetings, and presentations.
- Calendar meetings, appointments, follow-up calls, and manage the office.
- Legal document preparation, review contracts, case and document management.
Legal Secretary
Fennemore Craig
Phoenix, AZ
02.2014 - 04.2016
- Secretarial support to Med/Mal paralegals, attorneys, and legal nurse consultants.
- File and maintain voluminous medical records using a complicated filing system.
- Retain client-management through database, iManage.
Legal Secretary
Dwane Cates Law Group
Phoenix, AZ
05.2013 - 09.2013
- Secretarial assistance to attorneys and managing partners for a fast-paced criminal law firm.
- Professional communication through emails and phone calls with clients, jails, opposing counsels, witnesses, and various Arizona courts.
- Compose criminal documents, conduct legal research, and electronically file Pleadings.
Executive Assistant/Office Manager
Alcor Life Extension Foundation
Scottsdale, AZ
03.2005 - 05.2013
- Administrative support for the CFO and CEO of the company.
- Prepare correspondence, schedule appointments, meetings, and set up conference rooms.
- Create and maintain corporate minute books, resolutions, and transcribe board minutes.
- Maintain an extensive membership access database involving data entry and word processing.
- Office manager duties: order facility supplies; oversee a small staff; and notarize membership packets.
- Sort mail, and send large membership packets using mail merge and Pitney Bowes postage machine.
Education
Associate in Applied Science (AAS) - Paralegal Studies
Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ05.2013
Skills
- Effective communication
- Customer service excellence
- Legal research expertise
- ECR/Bates labeling and redaction skills
- Organizational proficiency
- User support for E-Access and Pacer
- Detail-oriented approach
- Experience with iCIS
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Zoom meeting facilitation
- Mass mailing via mail merge
- Notary public certification
- Document management online
- Digital filing solutions
- File sharing expertise
Timeline
Senior Paralegal
Arizona Attorney General's Office
06.2018 - Current
Receptionist/Legal Secretary
Dana Whiting Law PLLC
10.2017 - 06.2018
Office Manager/Legal Support
Quarles & Brady
06.2016 - 09.2017
Legal Secretary
Fennemore Craig
02.2014 - 04.2016
Legal Secretary
Dwane Cates Law Group
05.2013 - 09.2013
Executive Assistant/Office Manager
Alcor Life Extension Foundation
03.2005 - 05.2013
Associate in Applied Science (AAS) - Paralegal Studies
Phoenix College