MICHAEL CONNOLLY

Practice Management

• Maintained calendars, scheduled meetings and travel arrangements
• Corresponded with legal professionals, colleagues, staff and clients
• Coordinated and maintained physical and electronic files
• Utilized MS Office Suite applications and various legal software to fulfill invoicing, timekeeping, billing review, and new client/matter intake
• Managed competing priorities through effective organization and time management

Litigation Support

• Document review, proofreading, editing, formatting and compilation
• Docketing assistance for attorney notice and deadlines
• E-Filing review and retention for case records
• Special document creation projects for attorney reference, client review, and judges' chamber copies

Post-judgment (Order to Appear) hearing docket

• Reviewed cases for accuracy and eligibility for OTA
• Contacted court commissioners state-wide to set hearing schedule
• Processed pleadings for signatures
• Notarized and prepared litigation documents for mailing
• Monitored return of documents
• Maintained hearings docket and calendar
• Prepared files for attorneys attending hearings

Service process for Orders to Appear and Orders of Contempt

• Contacted process server vendors to initiate service
• Monitored service status daily and adjusted hearing docket accordingly
• Issued payments to process servers

Managed daily office operations of boutique general contractor

• Monitored and maintained records, documents, and financial matters
• Scheduled calendars for meetings and project tracking
• Drafted daily contact with clients, sub-contractors and vendors