Jenna Tetu
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Dynamic workers' compensation paralegal supervised legal team, offering strategic direction and resolving inquiries. Streamlined case file preparation and legal document drafting to enhance attorney efficiency. Acted as primary contact for clients for case progress and legal clarifications. Managed high volume, complex calendars and resolved scheduling conflicts to ensure a seamless litigation process. Committed to providing high-quality support and leadership within a legal team.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Workers' Compensation Paralegal
Stern & Cohen Law
Philadelphia, USA
04.2023 - Current
- Composing pre-hearing and pre-mediation memos to emphasize case details for counsel before legal events, facilitating comprehension of file contents without unnecessary sorting
- Meticulously drafting legally binding documents, Stipulations, Compromises and Releases, and communications to judges and affiliated parties.
- Oversees legal team in resolving daily client concerns and clarifying legal processes, to enhance case comprehension.
- Managed attorneys' calendars to avoid scheduling conflicts and assure uninterrupted participation in legal and personal events.
- Liaison between attorneys and clients, providing accurate case status updates, legal terminology explanations, and litigation outcome insights.
Workers’ Compensation Legal Secretary, Legal Assis
Pond Lehocky Giordano
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
09.2018 - 04.2023
Job Components:
- Reporting case updates and future litigation with clients
- Filing time-sensitive Petitions, Appeals, and Briefs.
- Coordinating depositions and compiling medical records essential for constructing medical indexes.
- Addressing legal correspondences, evidence, emails, and hearing directives from Judges, opposing counsel, and clients.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, Legal Studies
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA05-2017
Skills
- Trial preparation
- Legal document drafting and filing
- Case file management
- Legal research
- Calendar management
- Office administration
Accomplishments
Mock Trial - Vice President and Student Coach 2010-2017
Held a redeemed position within one of the university's most competitive academic teams, engaging in role-playing simulations of court cases against global competitors. Facilitated annual tryouts and coordinated the university's annual competition. During tenure as the vice president and as a student coach, I was responsible for formulating and memorizing both direct and cross-examinations of witnesses. This process involved an extensive review of affidavits, case law, and Mock Trial procedures.
Scholarship - Jack Street Memorial Essay Scholarship 2016
Recipient of the most compelling essay written by a student involved in one of the following: Mock Trial, Debate Club, Public Policy, or Public Work.
Held a redeemed position within one of the university's most competitive academic teams, engaging in role-playing simulations of court cases against global competitors. Facilitated annual tryouts and coordinated the university's annual competition. During tenure as the vice president and as a student coach, I was responsible for formulating and memorizing both direct and cross-examinations of witnesses. This process involved an extensive review of affidavits, case law, and Mock Trial procedures.
Scholarship - Jack Street Memorial Essay Scholarship 2016
Recipient of the most compelling essay written by a student involved in one of the following: Mock Trial, Debate Club, Public Policy, or Public Work.
Timeline
Workers' Compensation Paralegal
Stern & Cohen Law
04.2023 - Current
Workers’ Compensation Legal Secretary, Legal Assis
Pond Lehocky Giordano
09.2018 - 04.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, Legal Studies
University of Massachusetts