Kayla Rice
Orlando
Summary
Proficient Litigation Paralegal with expertise in trial preparation and litigation involving Personal Injury. Organized, resourceful and demonstrates strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Prepared to bring 7 years of experience to a challenging new role.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Injury Paralegal
Gatti, Keltner, Bienvenu & Montesi, PLLC
04.2024 - 12.2024
- Assisting attorneys with all aspects of case preparation and management for personal injury cases.
Conducting client interviews, gathering and analyzing relevant information, and maintaining case files.
Drafting legal documents, including pleadings, motions, and correspondence.
Conducting legal research on relevant laws, regulations, and case precedents.
Communicating with clients, opposing counsel, and court personnel in a professional manner.
Assisting with trial preparation, including organizing exhibits, witness preparation, and courtroom support.
Managing deadlines and ensuring timely filing of documents with the court.
Performing administrative tasks as needed to support the personal injury department.
Employment Law Paralegal
Johnson & Bennett, PLLC
04.2023 - 11.2023
- Preparing state and federal pleadings and civil cover sheets
- Filing court documents electronically
- Preparing and monitoring the service of the complaints
- Drafting and filing EEOC Charges and responses
- Drafting various correspondence and legal documents
- Drafting interrogatories and document requests
- Work with clients and assist in responding to discovery requests
- Compile, organize and bate stamp discovery responses
- Drafting and responding to subpoenas
- Conducting legal research on various employment issues
- Calendaring
- Handle a large case load immediately
Senior Litigation Paralegal
Wright And Gray Law Firm
11.2022 - 03.2023
- Company Overview: New Orleans, LA
- Organized evidence, exhibits, motions, and subpoenas to support cases and prepare for trial
- Maintained litigation database and document organization for litigation cases
- Collected data from client media sources to prepare for litigation
- Completed electronic court filings at state and federal levels
- Prepared, indexed, and developed exhibits such as, transcripts, evidence, etc
- Used document review tools to discover and inspect records
- Revised and finalized letters, briefs, and memos
- Contacted clients to schedule appointments and discuss progress of cases
- Communicated pertinent information to clients via phone, email, and mail
- Assisted attorneys with reviewing and organizing witness reports
- Conducted background investigations on defendant
- Reviewed, edited, and proofread litigation for proper grammar, spelling and punctuation
- Attended court hearings and depositions to take notes and document proceedings
- New Orleans, LA
Litigation Paralegal
The Reaves Firm
01.2022 - 11.2022
- Maintain and organize physical and electronic files
- Organized evidence, exhibits, motions, and subpoenas to support cases and prepare for trial
- Fulfilled roles of legal videographer, digital court reporter and production assistant
- Follow the standard naming and profiling conventions when scanning, emailing, and saving documents to File vine (the document management system) in discovery requests, interrogatories, production requests, and admission request
- Drafting responses to Discovery requests
- Coordinating with process servers to serve subpoenas and summonses
- Drafting legal correspondence and communications with clients
- Conducting legal and administrative and investigative research
- Maintaining attorney calendars, scheduling depositions, meetings, and client consultations
- Drafting medical summaries from medical records
- Filing court documents on behalf of attorneys through the courts electronic filing systems
Bankruptcy Coordinator
American Car Center
02.2019 - 12.2021
- Monitor BK Notifications Inbox for update inquiries
- Respond to emails from the Trustee and the attorneys
- Respond to other legal assistants and paralegals of our BK attorneys
- Prepares affidavits with appropriate figures and dates
- Updates the Bankruptcy Managers calendar
- Performs other related duties as required or directed
- Tracked records, filed documents, and maintained communication between clients to manage office activities
- Set priorities and problem-solved workflow issues to maintain rapport with customers and managers
Paralegal/legal Assistant
Harrell and Associates, PLLC
03.2017 - 02.2019
- Prepared for trials, conducting legal research and drafting pleadings
- Worked alongside attorneys, administrative assistants and fellow legal assistants on complex cases and legal processes
- Managed accounts and client records of clients, observing confidentiality and extreme discretion
- Completed electronic filings, initiated billing statements, and managed firm administrative matters
- Analyzed client balance sheets for auditing purposes
- Completed document revisions, court document filings, travel arrangements and client billing
- 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
- Developed positive working relationship with courts, clients, law enforcement members and attorneys
- Prepared legal briefs, motions, and pleadings.
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation, and information for discovery request.
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Vero Business Capital
10.2016 - 03.2017
- Contacted clients with past due accounts to formulate payment plans and discuss restructuring options
- Reviewed accounts on monthly basis to assess aging and pursue collection of funds
- Managed efficient cash flow reporting, posted cash receipts, and analyzed chargebacks, independently addressing, and resolving issues
- Identified, researched, and resolved billing variances to maintain system accuracy and currency
- Handled high volume of in-bound calls pertaining to reconciliation of delinquent accounts
- Compiled and analyzed data for review by senior management of loan loss reports to measure portfolio performance
- Researched and resolved customer claims related to shortages, discount violations and returns
- Tracked contracts, proposals, and waivers to keep billing accurate and current
Pre-Suit Secretary
Morgan And Morgan
06.2015 - 10.2016
- Used briefcase to prepare various correspondence, reports, and other written material
- Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail and faxes
- Opened and properly distributed incoming mail to promote quicker response to client inquiries
- Organized key evidence exhibits to prepare for trials
- Prepared various exhibits for attorneys for public meetings, zoning commission meetings and legal resolutions
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Enoble Business Capital
02.2014 - 06.2015
- Contacted clients with past due accounts to formulate payment plans and discuss restructuring options
- Reviewed accounts on monthly basis to assess aging and pursue collection of funds
- Managed efficient cash flow reporting, posted cash receipts, and analyzed chargebacks, independently addressing, and resolving issues
- Identified, researched, and resolved billing variances to maintain system accuracy and currency
- Handled high volume of in-bound calls pertaining to reconciliation of delinquent accounts
- Compiled and analyzed data for review by senior management of loan loss reports to measure portfolio performance
- Researched and resolved customer claims related to shortages, discount violations and returns
- Tracked contracts, proposals, and waivers to keep billing accurate and current
- Analyzed, prepared, and issued chargeback notices for payment to prevent third-party collection agency involvement
- Prevented impending loss and increased profitability by enforcing scheduled collection campaigns, consistently achieving targeted recovery rate
- Entered figures using 10-key calculator to compute data quickly
Education
Bachelors - legal Studies
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN05.2017
Skills
- Billing & Collections
- Court Calendaring
- Discovery Packages
- Briefcase
- File vine
- Office & Court Procedures
- Bankruptcy Law
- Criminal Law
- Trail prep
- Civil Law
- Family Law
- PACER /Westlaw
- Client Interviews
- Legal Research
- Legal memos
- Motions preparation
- Disposition tracking
- Court filings
- Fact compilation
- Litigation review
- Case support abilities
- Legal documentation
- Litigation support
- Document filing
- Civil law
- Court transcription
- Document preparation
- Proficient in MS Office
- Exceptional writer
- Document organization
- Smokeball
- Trail Assistant
- Legal writing
- Case analysis
- Medical records review
Timeline
Personal Injury Paralegal
Gatti, Keltner, Bienvenu & Montesi, PLLC
04.2024 - 12.2024
Employment Law Paralegal
Johnson & Bennett, PLLC
04.2023 - 11.2023
Senior Litigation Paralegal
Wright And Gray Law Firm
11.2022 - 03.2023
Litigation Paralegal
The Reaves Firm
01.2022 - 11.2022
Bankruptcy Coordinator
American Car Center
02.2019 - 12.2021
Paralegal/legal Assistant
Harrell and Associates, PLLC
03.2017 - 02.2019
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Vero Business Capital
10.2016 - 03.2017
Pre-Suit Secretary
Morgan And Morgan
06.2015 - 10.2016
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Enoble Business Capital
02.2014 - 06.2015
Bachelors - legal Studies
The University of Memphis
Similar Profiles
Noah BourqueNoah Bourque
Office Assistant/Courier Runner at Bienvenu, Foco, and Viator LLC.Office Assistant/Courier Runner at Bienvenu, Foco, and Viator LLC.
Caleb AltmanCaleb Altman
HVAC Technician/Installer at Keltner ContractingHVAC Technician/Installer at Keltner Contracting
NISHAAT ELLIOTTNISHAAT ELLIOTT
Co Owner at GATTI MULBARTONCo Owner at GATTI MULBARTON