Leading Pre-Lit Legal Assistant/ Client Liaison
Smith Thompson Law/ Dicus & Burke
- Handled Intake and Initial Records Requests
- Reported New Claims/Re-opened Existing Claims
- Coordinated and prepared clients and documentation for Inspections, Recorded Statements, and Examinations Under Oath
- Collaborated with Partners and Managing Attorneys to plan effective strategies to resolve cases
- Reviewed case files and reported case progress and pertinent information to clients via phone, email, and mail
- Revised and finalized letters and other legal documents
- Assisted attorneys with reviewing and organizing case timelines and identifying pending steps
- Translated for Inspections, Recorded Statements, Deposition Preparation, Mediation Preparation, and Trial Preparation
- Translated for Mediators, including for the now-retired Hillsborough Count Circuit Court Chief Judge Dennis Alvarez
- Assisted attorneys in preparing Demands and Settlement communication for third parties and clients
- Obtained settlement authority from our clients
- Drafted extraordinary correspondence to clients and Insurance Companies
- Maintained detailed lists tracking case progress and deadlines
- Assisted with scheduling with the Insurance, Opposing Counsel, and Third Parties
- Assisted attorneys with clients regarding Requests to Produce and Interrogatories
- Drafted and reviewed Discovery Responses
- Prepared and Filed Replies, Notices, and Dismissals
- Handled concerned clients' meetings
- Handled former clients' requests for records
- Handled Releases and Closings with clients
- Translated Firm Documents and Forms into Spanish
- Mentored three (3) Legal Assistants, ensuring a successful transition of the case to Litigation.
