LISANN L. KELLEY
Batavia,NY
Summary
Organized and dedicated professional with over twenty years of experience, seeking to provide exceptional legal support in a position with a large firm.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Attorney Practice Coordinator
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
03.2024 - Current
Senior Legal Assistant
Barclay Damon, LLP
07.2017 - 03.2024
- Support attorneys across multiple practice areas, including torts and commercial litigation
- Prepare and file pleadings with state and federal courts
- Coordinate meetings, depositions, mediations, and arbitrations
- Draft client correspondence and retainer agreements
- Handle discovery and records requests
- Schedule Independent Medical Examinations
- Assist with preparation for mediation, arbitration, and/or trial
- Anticipate attorney needs and prepare for those needs in advance
- Manage firm-wide docketing
Legal Assistant
Fitzpatrick, Lentz, & Bubba, P.C.
07.2015 - 07.2017
- Support attorneys within the litigation department
- Prepare and file pleadings with Pennsylvania state and federal courts
- Coordinate meetings, depositions, mediations, and arbitrations
- Communicate with judges and other court personnel regarding trial schedules
- Assist with preparation for mediation, arbitration, and/or trial
- Creation and submission of expense reports
- Entry of attorney billable time
Contract Coordinator (temp Position)
Olympus Corporation
06.2014 - 07.2015
- Prepare Consulting Agreements between Olympus and contracted physicians
- Process physician invoices
- Plan, coordinate, and attend large focus group meetings throughout the country
Legal Assistant
Harleysville Insurance
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Provide support to in-house counsel on litigation defense cases
- Prepare and file pleadings with Pennsylvania state courts
- Records and documents management
Legal Assistant
Rubin, Fortunato & Harbison, P.C.
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Provide support to employment litigation attorneys
- File documents with FINRA
- Conduct intake actions for new cases
- Employee email review for discovery purposes
- Maintain daily records of billable hours for attorneys and enter into billing program
- Process incoming payments
- Travel arrangements
Executive Legal Assistant
Cephalon, Inc.
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Provide support to litigation attorneys
- Maintain detailed litigation report to be submitted to the FDA quarterly
- Review of medical records of claimants
- Attend confidential meetings and prepare minutes
- Promoted from Legal Assistant to Executive Legal Assistant supporting the Vice
- President of the Litigation Department within four months
Legal Assistant
Amigone, Sanchez, Mattrey & Marshall, LLP
01.1998 - 01.2007
- Provide support to estate planning, corporate tax, and real estate attorneys
- Draft correspondence
- Preparation of legal documents including deeds and wills
- File documents with local county offices
- Process invoices
Education
Paralegal Studies
Bryant & Stratton College
Lackawanna, New York01-1999
Timeline
Attorney Practice Coordinator
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
03.2024 - Current
Senior Legal Assistant
Barclay Damon, LLP
07.2017 - 03.2024
Legal Assistant
Fitzpatrick, Lentz, & Bubba, P.C.
07.2015 - 07.2017
Contract Coordinator (temp Position)
Olympus Corporation
06.2014 - 07.2015
Legal Assistant
Harleysville Insurance
01.2012 - 01.2013
Legal Assistant
Rubin, Fortunato & Harbison, P.C.
01.2009 - 01.2011
Executive Legal Assistant
Cephalon, Inc.
01.2008 - 01.2009
Legal Assistant
Amigone, Sanchez, Mattrey & Marshall, LLP
01.1998 - 01.2007
Paralegal Studies
Bryant & Stratton College