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KAREN A. ROGERS

Legal Assistant
Crestview,Florida

Summary

Dependable, Driven Legal Assistant with 19 years of experience in Criminal Law. Dedicated to maintaining professional standards and ethical work habits to produce quality case content. Excellent technical and organizational skills to excel under deadline and workload pressures. Highly skilled at preparing basic legal documents and pleadings, multitasking and prioritizing tasks.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Legal Assistant

  • Duties:
  • Maintain two (2) attorneys’ calendars, schedule appointments, depositions and court dates
  • Update STAC with data concerning all clients, case information, and run reports for attorneys
  • Retrieve/review case files for attorneys ensuring accuracy and witnesses subpoenaed
  • Keeps clients informed of their appointments, court appearances and or changes in status of their case, answer inquires concerning cases for attorney in their absence.
  • Also, arranges travel by preparing itinerary, secure transportation and hotel reservations for attorney, witnesses/others involved in case.

Law Office Manager/Legal Assistant

Public Defender’s Office
Crestview, FL
02.2009 - Current
  • Advisor to Assistant Chief Public Defender in developing goal and plans for office staff Knows/adheres and applies Public Defender’s Policy Manual Office Standards of Conduct
  • Evaluate and implement new or revised office policies and procedures
  • Ensure appropriate daily staffing and scheduling to provide quality service
  • Verify employees time records, facilitate monthly staff meetings; identify training requirements and schedule as required
  • Responsible for work flow maintained at a adequate pace with accuracy
  • Program for and monitor use of office supplies and inventory

Legal Assistant/Secretary

Public Defender’s Office
Crestview, FL
09.2005 - 02.2009
  • Prepare, proofread and file pre-trial motions and orders, subpoenas, notice of hearing, continuances, bond hearings, notice of depositions, termination of probation, appeals and other required documents independently or from dictation, and assemble case files
  • Open/Input data into STAC concerning all clients, case information, closes cases and run reports for attorneys; pull and review cases files daily for attorney, ensure information requested has been received and witnesses subpoenaed
  • Maintain attorneys’ calendar, schedule appointments, depositions, and court appearances
  • Notify clients by telephone/correspondence of appointments, court appearances and or changes in the status of their case
  • Answer inquires concerning cases for the attorney in his absence
  • Arrange travel by preparing itinerary and securing transportation and hotel reservations for attorney, witnesses, or other involved in case
  • Receive and screen telephone calls and determine if they can be handled by other staff or direct to appropriate outside agencies; greet visitors and determine eligibility and whether they should be given access to specific attorneys; receive/resolve or refer complaints from clients, family members, or visitors; assist other legal assistant/secretary.

Receptionist

Public Defender’s Office
Shalimar, FL
11.2003 - 09.2005
  • Received and referred telephone calls screened those that needed to be handled by other staff personnel, if required referred to appropriate agency
  • Sorted and distributed incoming and outgoing mail; read incoming mail, determine how it will handle and routed it to the appropriate individual(s)
  • Assisted other staff with overflow work; including word processing, data entry, copying and sending response letters to defendants in jail; performed other duties as assigned.

Court Clerk

Okaloosa County Courthouse
Crestview, FL
11.2001 - 11.2003
  • Filed civil, criminal, traffic, and small claims documents according to an established system; assigned and recorded or stamp identification numbers or codes in order to index materials for filing; transferred inactive files to storage according to file maintenance guidelines and/or legal requirements
  • Located and retrieved information from files in response to requests from authorized users
  • Performed other duties as assigned.

Customer Service Representative

Centrobe
Crestview, FL
01.2000 - 06.2001
  • Received and placed telephone calls
  • Maintained solid customer relationships by being proactive with clients/customers via telephone, e-mail, or regular mail; handled their questions and concerns with speed and professionalism, if required refer caller to appropriate agency
  • Sorted and distribute incoming and outgoing mail; determined how it would be handled and routed it to the appropriate individual(s); operated manual and electrical mailing equipment
  • Managed database records; drafted status reports on customer service issues and performed other duties as assigned.

Housekeeper

Opryland Hotel
, Tennessee
01.1998 - 06.1998
  • Maintained/cleaned guest rooms, hallway, and public areas daily and in accordance with hotel procedures, stocked cart with room supplies, replaced bed linens and replenishing guest room supplies.

Sewing Machine Operator

Russell Corporation
Milton, FL
05.1996 - 08.1997
  • Operated sewing machine to join, gather, hem, and reinforce, or decorate material or fabricated garments
  • Drew thread through guides, tension, and needles and adjusts machine functions, according to fabric type; attached tape, trim, or elastic to garments according to items specifications
  • Embroidered digitized logos onto all types of work wear using 2 single head machines; use “name emblem report” to create names for different companies and individuals with spelling accuracy; used computer program to ensure proper placement of logo on garment
  • Ordered blank emblems, thread, company emblems, and needles and backing material
  • Ensure all items ordered were received in correct color, quantity, etc
  • Monitored machine operation to detect defects in stitching or machine malfunction, alerted supervisor.

Education

Crestview HS

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Okaloosa Walton Community College

Bachelor of Arts - Paralegal Studies

Grand Cannon University
Arizona
03.2018 - Current

Skills

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Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 2 staff members.

Timeline

Bachelor of Arts - Paralegal Studies

Grand Cannon University
03.2018 - Current

Law Office Manager/Legal Assistant

Public Defender’s Office
02.2009 - Current

Legal Assistant/Secretary

Public Defender’s Office
09.2005 - 02.2009

Receptionist

Public Defender’s Office
11.2003 - 09.2005

Court Clerk

Okaloosa County Courthouse
11.2001 - 11.2003

Customer Service Representative

Centrobe
01.2000 - 06.2001

Housekeeper

Opryland Hotel
01.1998 - 06.1998

Sewing Machine Operator

Russell Corporation
05.1996 - 08.1997

Legal Assistant

Crestview HS

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Okaloosa Walton Community College

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