Rebecca Chandler
Alabaster,AL
Summary
- Hard working with over 23 years in legal office administration.
- Provides attorneys with superior office support to relieve stress from heavy case loads.
- Detail-oriented paralegal with vast knowledge of the legal industry and office management.
- Organized and efficient with the ability to learn new processes quickly.
- Exhibits advanced knowledge of legal terminology and proper law office protocols.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
Jordan Law Firm, LLC
Birmingham, Alabama
01.2010 - Current
- Processed appeals, motions and pretrial agreements.
- Reviewed accident reports, trial and courtroom requests and applications for clients.
- Scheduled all appointments, appearances and briefings.
- Entered new cases into MyCase data base.
- Prepared Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy petitions using Collier TopForm and Best Case software programs.
- Filed documents via Alafile, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and CM/ECF systems with the courts on behalf of the attorney.
- Organized files and trial notebooks for court proceedings.
- Assist attorney in trial proceedings
Paralegal
William A. North, Attorney at Law and Michael E. Wallace, Attorney at Law
Birmingham, Alabama
01.1998 - 01.2016
- Conducted skip traces to obtain case participant information.
- Drafted responses, motions, complaints, briefs and other necessary documents for review to file.
- Prepared all documents require for chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankruptcy.
- Directed and coordinated law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas, obtaining signatures from attorneys for legal documents.
- Processed appeals, motions and pretrial agreements.
- Assisted attorneys in collecting information such as employment, medical and other records.
- Reviewed accident reports, trial and courtroom requests and applications.
- Organized files for court proceedings.
- Scheduled all appointments, appearances and briefings.
- Filed documents with the all federal and state courts in Alabama on behalf of the attorney.
Education
Associates Degree - Paralegal Studies
Kaplan University
2003
High School Diploma - undefined
Hewitt Trussville High School
1996
Skills
- Licensed Paralegal
- Over 22 years of experience in the legal field
- Expert in Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Defense, Family Law and Civil Litigation
- Proficient in MS Office, Collier TopForm, Best Case, Amicus, MyCase & Adobe
- Proficient in e-filing with all court systems in the State of Alabama
- Excellent investigative skills
- Official Notary of the Public
- Fluent in legal terminology
- Legal research
- Conflict resolution
- Strong work ethic
- Editing and proof reading
Timeline
Paralegal
Jordan Law Firm, LLC
01.2010 - Current
Paralegal
William A. North, Attorney at Law and Michael E. Wallace, Attorney at Law
01.1998 - 01.2016
Associates Degree - Paralegal Studies
Kaplan University
High School Diploma - undefined
Hewitt Trussville High School