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Education
Skills
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Certification
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Divya C.R

Law Student
Bangalore,KAR

Summary

Driven Legal Assistant with 5 years of experience in legal Firm. Highly skilled at multitasking and prioritizing tasks to complete projects on time and determine appropriate courses of action. Committed to streamlining processes to facilitate growth in Corporate law.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
6
6
Languages

Work History

Lawyer's Assistant and Secretary

JSA Advocates & Solicitors
Bengaluru, Karnataka
09.2020 - 04.2021
  • Worked alongside attorneys, administrative assistants and legal assistants on complex cases and legal processes.
  • Managed accounts and client records of clients, observing confidentiality and extreme discretion.
  • Updating the Case status.
  • Invoicing/Billing
  • Updated spreadsheets and created presentations to support executives and boost team productivity.
  • Used advanced software to prepare documents, reports and presentations.
  • Screened calls and emails and responded accordingly to support executive correspondence.
  • Answered high volume of phone calls and email inquiries.
  • Facilitated training and onboarding for incoming office staff.

Executive Secretary

Law Firm - I.Gopalakrishna
Bengaluru, Karnataka
11.2017 - 09.2020
  • Updated spreadsheets and created presentations to support executives and boost team productivity.
  • Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
  • Answered high volume of phone calls and email inquiries.
  • Transcribed phone messages and relayed to appropriate personnel.
  • Orchestrated successful conferences and associated travel for speakers and attendees.
  • Supported partners and associates in areas of appellate and complex commercial litigation.
  • Updated company software with skip trace results.
  • Filed court documents and legal pleadings with court clerk on behalf of attorneys.
  • Handled office scheduling and made notes for deadlines, motions and other important dates.
  • Scheduled appointments, court appearances and depositions for busy law firm.
  • Completed document revisions, court document filings, travel arrangements and client billing.
  • Transcribed weekly and bi-weekly calendar meetings for staff and attorneys.
  • Reviewed, edited and proofread legislation drafts for proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and formatting.
  • Analyzed client balance sheets for auditing purposes.
  • Reviewed case files and reported case progress to clients.
  • Contacted witnesses to testify under oath at court hearings.
  • Created weekly, monthly and quarterly expense reports.
  • Produced legal documents such as briefs, pleadings and appeals.
  • Assisted up to 8 lawyers at time.
  • Interpreted and relayed legal information in clear format for clients.
  • Created highly researched and articulate legal paperwork such as pleadings, contracts and briefs.
  • Interviewed and communicated with clients via phone or email.
  • Reviewed legal information and proofed documentation for errors.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Business Management

Seshadripuram Degree College
Bangalore, Karnataka
11.2017 - 04.2021

Bachelor of Law - Corporate Law

St.Joseph College of Law
Residency Road, Bangalore
11.2022 - Current

Skills

    Advanced word processing

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Accomplishments

  • Promoted to Legal Assistant after 12 months of administrative assistant work.
  • Facilitated the firm's smooth transition to a paperless system.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.

Software

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Execl

SAP (Concur)

ERP

Outlook

Certification

Top Performer Award for Excellence for exemplary billing team support and Customer support

Hobbies

Dancing, Singing, Reading Books and Travelling 

Timeline

Bachelor of Law - Corporate Law

St.Joseph College of Law
11.2022 - Current

Lawyer's Assistant and Secretary

JSA Advocates & Solicitors
09.2020 - 04.2021

Top Performer Award for Excellence for exemplary billing team support and Customer support

06-2020

Executive Secretary

Law Firm - I.Gopalakrishna
11.2017 - 09.2020

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Business Management

Seshadripuram Degree College
11.2017 - 04.2021

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