Paula Capobianco
18 Rothbard Road, Hazlet,NJ
Summary
Reliable administrative and legal support professional with great attention to detail. Works well independently to carry out assignments. Maintains impeccable files and organized case materials. Hardworking with over 30 + years in legal office administration. Offers exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Secretary/Paralegal
Drazin And Warshaw
Red Bank, NJ
03.2002 - Current
- Organized files for court proceedings.
- Prepared legal correspondence and wrote professional letters for attorneys and adjusters and nurse case managers.
- Received and placed telephone calls to clients and prospective clients of doctor's appointments, court appearances, etc.
- Diligently edited legal correspondence for grammar and spelling.
- Transcribed legal documents and phone conversations.
- Arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
- Scheduled and made appointments for two attorneys.
- Filed documents with courts on behalf of the attorney.
- Assisted attorneys in collecting employment, medical, and other records from the adjuster,s opposing counsel.
- Scheduled all appointments, appearances, and briefings.
- Maintained calendar and tickler system for managing partner, associate attorney, and senior paralegal.
- Processed appeals, motions, and pretrial agreements.
- Developed and maintained filing and retrieval systems.
- Processed appeals, motions, and pretrial agreements.
- Account manager for CMS/ Medicare portal. Calling CMS to authorize attorneys to receive information on behalf of clients from Coordination of Benefits and CRC on conditional payments. Input and lookup clients' conditional payments to settle cases as well as dispute charges and reduce liens with counsel and CMS.
Legal Secretary
Levinson Axelrod
Belford, NJ
04.1998 - 02.2002
- Organized files for court proceedings.
- Prepared legal correspondence and wrote professional letters for legal assistants and attorneys.
- Received and placed telephone calls to clients and prospective clients.
- Diligently edited legal correspondence for grammar and spelling.
- Screened telephone calls and forwarded to appropriate departments.
- Obtained signatures from attorneys for legal documents.
- Transcribed legal documents and phone conversations.
- Organized envelopes, postage and mail correspondence for staff and management, maintaining postage meter and coordinating with delivery and courier services.
- Arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
- Entered new cases into the company database.
- Filed Summons and Complaint documents with courts on behalf of the attorney.
- Developed and maintained filing and retrieval systems.
- Created, indexed, and maintained client binders.
- Completed accident reports, trial and courtroom requests, and applications for clients.
- Supported team of attorneys in the practice of personal injury and workers' compensation law.
- Processed appeals, motions, and pretrial agreements.
- Assisted attorneys in collecting employment, medical and other records.
- Scheduled all appointments, appearances, and briefings.
- Maintained calendar.
- Process Settlement Releases.
- Processed appeals, motions, and pretrial agreements. for liability and workers' compensation attorneys.
- Processed appeals, motions, and pretrial agreements. for liability and workers' compensation attorneys.
Legal Secretary
Law Offices Of Linda Kenney
Red Bank, NJ
01.1996 - 03.1998
- Organized files for court proceedings in the field of Litigation and Employment Law.
- Prepared legal correspondence and wrote professional letters for legal assistants and attorneys.
- Received and placed telephone calls to clients and prospective clients with employment issues.
- Diligently edited legal correspondence for grammar and spelling.
- Scheduled and made appointments for 3 attorneys.
- Screened telephone calls and forwarded them to appropriate lawyers.
- Obtained signatures from attorneys for legal documents.
- Transcribed legal documents and phone conversations.
- Arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
- Entered new cases into the company database.
- Filed documents with courts on behalf of attorneys.
- Developed and maintained filing and retrieval systems for over 200 + cases.
- Scheduled all appointments for lawyers, appearances, and briefings.
- Maintained calendar and tickler system for managing partner, associate attorney, and senior paralegal.
- Processed appeals, motions, and pretrial agreements.
- Kept a tally of the attorney's time spent on each individual case and put it into the computer for client expense
Education
Bachelor of Science - Communication/ Psychology And Sociology
Hunter College of The City University of New York
New York, NY06.1992
Skills
- MS Office Proficiency, Outlook, Integrated and internal software along with transcription software as well as Word Processing
- Workers Compensation/litigation and Employment Law
- Court-on Line, CSM/Medicare Secondary Payer Portal, and Social Security
- Courtroom Request Forms, Document Filing with Courts online
- Legal Document Preparation, Correspondence Writing, Case Files Organization, and Clerical Support, Client Intakes as well as Legal Knowledge of Subpoenas and Summonses, Appeals, Motions and Complaints, Letters and Documentation
- Legal Terminology, Accident Reports
- Proofreading and Editing, Adobe Acrobat
- External Communications, Hearing and Depositions, and Exhibit Preparation
- Exceptional Communication Skills, pleasant and professional demeanor
- Intake services and case file preparation
- Transcribing Documents as well as Administrative Support
Timeline
Legal Secretary/Paralegal
Drazin And Warshaw
03.2002 - Current
Legal Secretary
Levinson Axelrod
04.1998 - 02.2002
Legal Secretary
Law Offices Of Linda Kenney
01.1996 - 03.1998
Bachelor of Science - Communication/ Psychology And Sociology
Hunter College of The City University of New York
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