Nicole Plansker
West Babylon
Summary
Paralegal motivated to continually improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and opportunities for professional growth. Proven successful at thriving in high-stress, high pressure environments.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
The Latronica Law Firm
Levittown, NY
09.2025 - Current
- Assisted attorneys in preparing legal documents for personal injury cases such as bill of particulars, summons and complaints, demand/answers.
- Communicate with insurance companies and defense counsel's office.
- Gather, review and digest medical records.
- Prepare intake packets, retainers, and demand packages.
- E-Filed all documents via NYSCEF to Supreme Court and Surrogate's Court.
- Gather Medicare and Medicaid Lien information.
- Uploaded data into SmartAdvocate for review and pre-processing.
- Assisted with the real estate department by preparing closing statements, mortgage notes, riders, and contracts of sale.
- Assisted with the matrimonial department by preparing stipulations of settlement, motions for summary judgement, divorce decrees, notice of issues, affidavits, and petitions.
- Assisted the matrimonial department with billing via Clio software.
Paralegal
Finz & Finz PC
Mineola, NY
11.2024 - 09.2025
- Serve as the first point of contact for potential clients, handling all initial phone inquiries.
- Assist with requesting medical records, police reports, and notice of claims.
- Drafting summons and complaints, bills of particulars and answers/responses.
- NYSCEF and E-Courts E-Filing to NYS Supreme Court.
- Drafted retainers and kept good communication with clients.
- Draft fee split letters.
- Assisting in referring cases out to other firms.
- Communicated with clients, opposing counsel and court personnel to keep all parties informed on case updates.
Administrative Assistant
Quest Diagnostics
Plainview, NY
10.2019 - 11.2024
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information by adhering to strick privacy policies and implementing secure filing systems.
- Delivered excellent customer service through prompt responses to client inquires, addressing concerns effectively and building strong relationships.
- Assisted in onboarding new employees, providing training and materials, and coordinating orientation schedules.
- Calendar management of supervisor schedules and meetings.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science And Legal Studies
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY12-2024
Associate of Arts - Communications
Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY01-2023
Skills
- Client communication
- Case Management
- Legal writing
- Pleading drafting
- Proficient in MS office
- Administrative support
- Attorney support
Timeline
Paralegal
The Latronica Law Firm
09.2025 - Current
Paralegal
Finz & Finz PC
11.2024 - 09.2025
Administrative Assistant
Quest Diagnostics
10.2019 - 11.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science And Legal Studies
Stony Brook University
Associate of Arts - Communications
Suffolk County Community College