Lauren Fay
Enfield,CT
Summary
Enthusiastic and dedicated legal assistant with over 6 years of combined experience in probate, estate planning, foreclosure, antitrust, intellectual property, litigation, commercial & residential real estate law. Previously enrolled in medical certification classes, with aspirations of going into nursing, but the experience from Jacobs, Walker, Rice & Barry was transformative and changed the trajectory of my career.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Legal Administrative Assistant
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
02.2023 - Current
- Supporting 6 Connecticut attorneys and 6 California attorneys, as well as senior manager of practice support and paralegal department
- Performing as quasi paralegal in litigation cases, providing assistance by monitoring deadlines, redlining documents, reviewing case entries daily, proofreading documents, filing pro hac vice appearances, requesting certificate of good standings, researching material via Pacer, LexisNexis, and Westlaw
- Restructuring case filing systems to develop a more uniformed approach to organizing physical and online files
- Cross-functioning with paralegals and legal administrative assistants throughout all offices on various time sensitive projects
- Coordinating travel arrangements for various cases, conferences/events, prospective clients, etc.
Paralegal
Bendett & McHugh, P.C.
05.2020 - 02.2023
- Independently managing entirety of premediation referrals, short calendar schedule and e-filing of motions
- Effectively providing assistance for 90+ cases by actively cross-functioning with corresponding parties, reviewing case documents resulting in complete files for attorneys to review before court
- Actively involved in creating updated and efficient changes to reports, packets, and client sites to provide innovative solutions, resulting in an increase of 25% file referrals
- Strategically crafting and reviewing time sensitive mediation documents/packets through client portals and borrower outreach, to meet deadlines timely and maintain reports
- Cross-trained for the coverage of team lead, with extensive experience in roll.
Receptionist/Legal Assistant
O'Connell, Attmore & Morris, LLC
02.2019 - 02.2020
- Managed the timesheets of 7+ attorneys in various areas of law through Worldox GX3 to ensure monthly billing deadlines were met timely
- Created case memos and files for foreclosure, probate, estate planning, commercial and residential real estate departments
- Facilitated liaison between the clients and attorneys by email and phone
- Assisted in the reconstruction of reports to provide an innovative and more productive system for file management.
Clerk/Legal Assistant54210
Jacobs, Walker, Rice & Barry, LLC
12.2017 - 02.2019
- Exceeded expectations of supervisors by assisting the entirety of the firm with clerical needs, resulting in more responsibilities and hands-on training from th residential real estate, commercial real estate, litigation, probate, and estate planning departments
- Promoted from clerk to legal assistant in 4 months, due to the positive impact on projects, file intake and increased responsibilities
- Provided opportunities to draft legal documents, such as wills, power of attorneys, memorandums, and commercial real estate packets, etc.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Paralegal Studies -
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VAJuris Master's Degree in Health Law -
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA12.2024
Skills
- Office Administration
- File Management
- Calendar Management
- Court filings
- Legal Research
- Document Preparation
- Legal writing
- Proofreading abilities
- Billing and Invoicing
- File Organization
- Administrative Support
- Document Editing
- Data Management
- Document drafting
- Document filing
- Proofreading
- Task Prioritization
- Legal Document Preparation
- Litigation Support
- Case Management
- Writing and editing
- Travel Coordination
- Cross-Functional Communication
- Adobe Acrobat
- LexisNexis
- Schedule Management
- Database Searches
- Drafting legal documents
- Case support
- Case Files Organization
- Travel Arrangements
Certification
- National Association for Legal Support Professionals, In the process of receiving certification for professional paralegals, True, DEI committee, Women's Initiative Network, CT's Office Leader
- Pawsafe Animal Rescue, Inc.
Timeline
Legal Administrative Assistant
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
02.2023 - Current
Paralegal
Bendett & McHugh, P.C.
05.2020 - 02.2023
Receptionist/Legal Assistant
O'Connell, Attmore & Morris, LLC
02.2019 - 02.2020
Clerk/Legal Assistant54210
Jacobs, Walker, Rice & Barry, LLC
12.2017 - 02.2019
Bachelor's Degree in Paralegal Studies -
Liberty University
Juris Master's Degree in Health Law -
Liberty University