Laura Van Auken
Chandler,AZ
Summary
Detail-oriented Legal Secretary with vast knowledge of legal industry and office management. Organized and efficient to learn new processes quickly. Dedicated to work as a team and can work independently with clear expectations and goals in mind.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Secretary to Managing Partner
MVP ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS, PC
06.2021 - Current
- Oversee all new legal secretaries and paralegals
- Draft Court Documents and reviewed for edits
- Convey all new judicial deadlines to the litigation department
- Generate Discovery responses and requests
- Assign cases from Pre-litigation Department to Litigation Teams
- Analyze case costs and Supported our Accounting Department by conducting litigation expense audits
- Handle case lists for all litigation attorneys
- Develop litigation calendars and spreadsheets for the entire litigation department
- Conduct Introduction phone calls for all case transfers and Maintained client communication
- Correspond with Judges, Insurance Adjusters, and Defense counsel
- Maintain relationships with our sister firms who handle extended litigation cases
- Interpret for Spanish speaking clients
- Manage Trial, Hearing, Mediation and Arbitration Calendars
- Coordinate court appearances for attorneys in the litigation department
- Conduct legal research
- Track all settlements and settlement process for Managing Partner
Project Coordinator
Hearthsone Housing Foundation
09.2018 - 06.2021
- Managed over 50 low-income properties to ensure they were in compliance for State Tax exemption Requirements
- Organized Adult Services like financial help courses & exercises programs for residents within the low-income housing properties
- Reviewed and audited applications for our scholarship program
- Conducted annual tax exemption applications in various states (California, Oregon, Washington)
- Assisted in merger and acquisition procedures
- Collaborated with the board of directors with respect to our scholarship program
Legal Assistant
The Reeves Law Group
06.2016 - 08.2018
- Handled a case load of approximately 50 cases
- Managed my attorney’s calendar
- Organized depositions
- Drafted legal documents
- Generated Discovery responses and requests
- Developed trial calendar system for my attorney
- Requested Medical and Billing Records
- Asserted insurance claims for all personal injury cases
- Corresponded with Judges, Insurance Adjusters, and Defense counsel
- Maintained client communication
Education
Paralegal Certificate - Paralegal
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA03.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA06.2016
Associate of Arts - Humanities
Golden West College
Huntington Beach, CA05.2014
Skills
- Drafting legal documents
- Document filing
- Fluent in Spanish and English
- Calendar Management
- Fluent in Case Management Systems such as: Casepeer, FileVine, OneLegal, LexisNexis and Rapidlegal
- Critical Thinking
Timeline
Legal Secretary to Managing Partner
MVP ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS, PC
06.2021 - Current
Project Coordinator
Hearthsone Housing Foundation
09.2018 - 06.2021
Legal Assistant
The Reeves Law Group
06.2016 - 08.2018
Paralegal Certificate - Paralegal
University of California, Irvine
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
University of California - Los Angeles
Associate of Arts - Humanities
Golden West College
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