Jennifer L. Burnier
Azusa,California
Summary
Professional legal support specialist with history of ensuring efficient and effective operations in legal settings. Proven ability to manage documentation, schedule coordination, and client communication. Strong team player with focus on achieving results and adapting to changing needs. Skilled in legal research, drafting correspondence, and maintaining confidentiality. Reliable and organized with commitment to supporting legal teams in delivering high-quality outcomes.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Secretary
McClaugherty & Associates
05.2024 - 01.2025
- Maintained strict confidentiality of sensitive information to protect client privacy and uphold professional ethics.
- Facilitated communication between clients and attorneys, ensuring prompt responses to inquiries.
- Arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
- Organized files for court proceedings.
Legal Secretary
Carpenter Rothans & Dumont
08.2022 - 02.2023
- Insurance Defense Firm dealing in Asbestos, premise liability and employment law working with multiple attorneys and overflow
- Daily litigation management working with attorneys to engaging experts and providing them with all necessary materials, in a highly organized manner, preparation of initial pleadings, discovery, mediation briefs, all types of motions, ex partes, and trial preparation
- Continued use of all state, federal and appellate appellate courts filing sites and firm software and research sites
Legal Administrative Assistant
Borton & Petrini, LLP
10.2020 - 08.2022
- Insurance Defense Firm dealing in MVA claims, premise liability and employment law working with multiple attorneys
- Working closely with clients on new claims, collection of files and party information to open matters and while providing outstanding customer service
- Daily litigation management working with attorneys to engaging experts and providing them with all necessary materials, in a highly organized manner, preparation of initial pleadings, discovery, mediation briefs, all types of motions, ex partes, MSJs, TOC/TOAs and pretrial motions and trial preparation
- State, federal and appellate courts filing sites and firm software and research sites
- Assigned to overflow from other offices and proving coverage from other labor shortages and pitching in whatever was needed due to the pandemic
Legal Assistant, Litigation
Murchison & Cumming, LLP
02.2007 - 03.2020
- Assistant to Senior partner (Director & Managing Partner of Los Angeles Office) Partner (Multi Practice) and Senior Associate (Law & Motion)
- Opening of new matters, obtain all informational aspects of the client, compiling company contacts, obtaining conflict checks
- Act as liaison between courts, clients, and insurance carriers
- Responsible for complex case management, generating summons, answers, cross-complaints, discovery, pleadings, all forms of subpoenas, mediation and trial preparation
- Generate all types of complex federal and state motions; Ex Parties, Demurrers, MSJs, TOC/TOAs and pre-trial motions
- High level of E-Filing statewide, ensuring that filings were compliant with local rules and federal parameters
- Compile, assimilate, and organizes data or materials for clients or other departments
- Receive and review faxes, e-mails and mail, calendar as necessary, and verifying any statutes, notifying counsel of same
- Preparation for conferences, including PowerPoint presentations and complicated travel arrangements including international and domestic
Education
Paralegal Studies
West Los Angeles College
Culver City, CASkills
- Microsoft Office2016, SharePoint, E-Dockets, Concur, Vision, Legal Solutions, Work-Flow forms, , E-Copy and Case Home Page Coyote,
- Superior and Federal Court web pages & ECF
- Adobe Professional
- LexisNexis including File & Serve
- Efficient multi-tasker
- Appointment setting
- Client communication
- Word processing & Macros
- File organization
- Drafting legal documents
- Litigation support
Timeline
Legal Secretary
McClaugherty & Associates
05.2024 - 01.2025
Legal Secretary
Carpenter Rothans & Dumont
08.2022 - 02.2023
Legal Administrative Assistant
Borton & Petrini, LLP
10.2020 - 08.2022
Legal Assistant, Litigation
Murchison & Cumming, LLP
02.2007 - 03.2020
Paralegal Studies
West Los Angeles College
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