- Offering time and support to shelters for animals
Roxana Aguilar
Summary
Bilingual (English/Spanish) Legal Secretary with extensive litigation experience supporting multiple partners while providing effective communication between attorneys and clients through translation and interpretation. Skilled in legal document preparation, calendar management, and filing in State and Federal courts. Proficient in iManage, Elite, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and other programs.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Secretary
Jackson & Campbell
04.2022 - Current
- Facilitate effective communication between attorneys and clients through Spanish translation and interpretation, enhancing understanding and relationship building.
- Draft, format, and proofread various legal documents including pleadings, correspondence, discovery, and trial materials.
- Attend hearings and assist with trial logistics such as travel, hotel accommodations, transportation arrangements, along with trial preparation of witness binders and partner materials.
- Manage high-volume document productions, prepare exhibits and supporting documents for filings and other court submissions.
- Coordinate multiple calendars for partners and senior attorneys; maintain schedules and attorney's court memberships and fees.
- Prepare and manage new client and matter intake forms, submit conflict checks, and draft engagement letters.
- Process attorney expense reports, check requests, and reimbursements; enter attorney's time, review prebills, and coordinate travel arrangements.
Legal Secretary
Dickinson Wright
11.2017 - 12.2021
- Compiled and organized materials for trial preparations, promoted teamwork, and drafted/proofread legal documents for CM/ECF and SEC filings across jurisdictions.
- Managed billing, including discounts, reimbursements, client inquiries, attorney time entry, prebills, expense reports, and coordinated domestic and international travel.
- Oversaw opening and closing of matters, conducted conflict checks, and prepared engagement letters and audit responses to ensure firm compliance.
Paralegal
Futrovsky Forster & Scherr
01.2017 - 04.2017
- Coordinated all phases of personal injury cases, conducted client intakes, created case files, requested records, opened claims, and managed calendars through trial and appeal.
- Edited and proofread documents, drafted pleadings, prepared summonses and discovery requests, court filings, and scheduled depositions.
- Supported Spanish-speaking clients by explaining case updates and preparing translated materials.
Paralegal
Joseph Greenwald & Laake
12.2015 - 12.2016
- Managed over two hundred Workers' Compensation cases, interacted with clients for initial intake reports, requested records, and coordinated with various departments for client's documents.
- Prepared files for hearings, reviewed medical records, and drafted initial case reports for attorney review.
- Scheduled and coordinated appointments, depositions, meetings, and conference calls; maintained attorney calendars.
- Interpreted meetings and conference calls and drafted correspondence in Spanish to support communication with Spanish-speaking clients.
- Communicated with adjusters, opposing counsel, and clients to exchange case information and facilitate case development.
Paralegal
Jezic Krum & Moyse
06.2014 - 11.2015
- Prepared and organized personal injury cases from intake through resolution, creating case files, requested medical records and invoices, and coordinated with adjusters to manage claims.
- Drafted and proofread pleadings, discovery requests, and correspondence; prepared summonses, filed documents, and coordinated depositions.
- Translated client correspondence and interpreted meetings for Spanish-speaking clients, ensuring clear and accurate communication.
- Maintained detailed case calendars and monitored all deadlines to support timely filings and organized scheduling through trial and appeal.
Legal Secretary
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
12.2010 - 05.2014
- Supported attorneys on export compliance and sanction matters, prepared license applications and filings with the Departments of Commerce, State, and Treasury.
- Drafted, edited, and finalized legal documents, correspondence, memoranda, engagement and conflict letters, new matter forms, and audit responses; assisted with International Trade Commission (ITC) trials by organizing exhibits and preparing detailed witness binders.
- Managed complex calendars, entered attorney time, arranged domestic and international travel.
Legal Assistant
Bonner Kiernan Trebach & Crociata
12.2002 - 11.2010
- Prepared, edited, and proofread pleadings and correspondence; filed documents with the courts and organized materials for hearings, meetings, and depositions.
- Managed matter openings and closings, conducted conflict checks, prepared audit requests, processed expenses, check requests, reimbursements, entered time and coordinated travel.
- Served as the main point of contact for Spanish-speaking clients, overseeing inquiries, documentation, and meeting coordination to ensure smooth communication and high client satisfaction.
Education
Montgomery College
Rockville, MDInterests
Timeline
Legal Secretary
Jackson & Campbell
04.2022 - Current
Legal Secretary
Dickinson Wright
11.2017 - 12.2021
Paralegal
Futrovsky Forster & Scherr
01.2017 - 04.2017
Paralegal
Joseph Greenwald & Laake
12.2015 - 12.2016
Paralegal
Jezic Krum & Moyse
06.2014 - 11.2015
Legal Secretary
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
12.2010 - 05.2014
Legal Assistant
Bonner Kiernan Trebach & Crociata
12.2002 - 11.2010
Montgomery College