Stephanie Monroe - DeLucas
Lake Forest,CA
Summary
A detail-oriented paralegal with a certificate and 4+ years of litigation experience performing work with a high degree of accuracy, independence, discretion, and excellent organizational skills. Resourceful and adaptable, able to multitask and prioritize to complete projects on time and determine appropriate courses of action.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Paralegal
Ghassemian Law Group, Apc
05.2022 - Current
- Provide administrative support to attorneys
- Keep track of and calendar court deadlines on a shared calendar
- Add trial check-list due dates and reminders to calendar
- Review and format complaints for filing, gather exhibits, fill out summonses, and civil case cover sheets, review local rules, assemble for filing
- Correspond with process servers for service of complaints and to run skip trace searches
- File all documents via One Legal
- File documents with federal court using Pacer ECF system
- Draft correspondence
- Obtain attorneys' court appearances
- Obtain hearing dates for motions
- Handle communication with clients
- Prepare discovery shells, meet with clients to go over discovery
- Bate stamp, scrub, and redact production documents
- Scan and file mail received from court
- Pull and review court dockets for litigation cases
- Prepare case management statements, notice of rulings, notice of hearings
- Correspond with court clerks
- File articles of organizations and statements of information with the California Secretary of State
- Keep track of billable hours via Clio billing system
- Handle billing and invoicing via Clio, send out monthly invoices to all clients
- Maintain utmost discretion and confidentiality in engaging with clients
- Maintain and update case files
Legal Assistant
Geraci Law Firm
06.2020 - 05.2022
- Maintained client confidence by keeping client/attorney information confidential
- Prepared engagement letters/retainer agreements and corresponded with potential clients for completion
- Calendared court deadlines for hearings
- Obtained hearing dates for motions
- Pulled tentative rulings
- Drafted discovery shells
- Researched cases using Westlaw
- Helped with document production i.e., bates stamping documents and exhibits, redacted documents
- Maintained attorneys' calendars including client appointments and court appearances
- Set up meetings with attorneys and clients
- Prepared various legal documents for electronic filings and service with state courts using One Legal
- Assisted attorneys with applications for publications
- Assisted attorneys in obtaining judgments
- Assisted attorneys with ex parte procedures, i.e., gathering and assembling exhibits, declarations from clients, notification to all parties, filing documents according to court local rules and guidelines
- Filed documents with federal court via PACER ECF system
- Prepared and processed summonses and complaints for filing
- Obtained service of process
- Obtained court appearances for attorneys
- Processed mail
- Assisted attorneys with trial preparation i.e., exhibits binders, filed pretrial documents, obtained court reporter
Legal Assistant
Shapiro, Van Ess, Sherman & Marth, LLP
10.2013 - 05.2020
- Opened new bankruptcy case files in Case Management System
- Prepared Motions for Relief, gathered and assembled exhibits, and filed with the bankruptcy court
- Prepared Proof of Claims, obtained financial information from banks, attached exhibits, filed with bankruptcy court
- Set hearing dates for filed Motions with the court
- Tracked dismissed cases and multiple filer cases using PACER
- Filed various legal documents for the Litigation department using One Legal system
- Ordered missing documents needed for file set-up and completion in LPS
- Prepared Notice of Appearances for mailings and electronic filing with various courts
- Ordered Title Reports from various title companies
- Pulled chain of title using Data Tree
- Maintained hearing calendar for Bankruptcy and Litigation Attorneys
- Prepared packages for FED EX shipment
- Tracked A/R invoices, sent them to accounting, documented costs into case management system
- Received and opened all incoming mail/photocopy/phone support performed administrative tasks, ordered office supplies, kept track of receiving and paying invoices, was in charge of maintaining office equipment, received all vendors and visitors
- Increased client satisfaction by efficiently managing case files and promptly addressing inquiries.
- Facilitated timely resolution of legal matters by preparing and organizing essential documents.
Education
Associate of Arts - Paralegal Studies
Coastline College
Newport Beach, CA12.2023
Skills
- Proficient in MS Office
- Document Filing
- Litigation Support
- Task Prioritization
- Legal Software: Clio, ProLaw
- Billing
Additional Information
- QUALIFICATIONS:
- Type between 65-70 wp
- Ability to prioritize and remain focused on the essence of an issue
- Skilled at learning new concepts quickly while working well under pressure
- Strong attention to detail
- Team player
Work Authorization
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Certification
- Paralegal certificate
Timeline
Paralegal
Ghassemian Law Group, Apc
05.2022 - Current
Legal Assistant
Geraci Law Firm
06.2020 - 05.2022
Legal Assistant
Shapiro, Van Ess, Sherman & Marth, LLP
10.2013 - 05.2020
Associate of Arts - Paralegal Studies
Coastline College
- Paralegal certificate
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