Highly motivated and dependable legal assistant with 6+ years of experience in providing administrative support in a fast paced environment.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Assistant & Bookkeeping
Cloud, Ryan & Rouse, LLC
09.2019 - 10.2023
Working with and providing support to attorneys
Opening and maintaining client files; keeping in contact and communicating with clients
Preparing and drafting documents (correspondence, complaints, discovery, demand packets, etc.,)
Conducting comprehensive research to support case strategy
Scheduling depositions (including coordinating with multiple attorney calendars)
Summarizing documents (i.e., deposition transcripts, medical records, discovery, etc.,)
Preparing exhibits and documents for trial
Scheduling and maintaining strict deadlines on attorney’s calendar
Scheduling and booking hotels and travel arrangements for attorney
Fulfilling check requests, preparing deposits, and case settlement disbursements
Maintaining and keeping track of client trust balances and expenses
Reconciling firm accounts monthly
Hourly billing (i.e., entering attorney’s time and case expenses; creating and sending invoices to clients; moving earned legal fees from client Trust account to the appropriate account).
Receptionist & Legal Assistant
Conchin, Cloud & Cole, LLC
01.2017 - 09.2019
Answering and directing phone calls to the attorney or their assistant
Obtaining information of potential new clients
Delivering and picking up important documents to court or other attorney offices
Maintaining a well-stocked office with supplies etc
Assisting other legal assistants when needed
Working with and providing support to the attorneys
Opening and maintaining new client files
Communicating and keeping in contact with clients
Drafting and preparing documents (complaints, correspondence, discovery, etc.,)