Tae'a Agnew
Boston,GA
Summary
Driven Junior Paralegal successful at thriving in high stress, high-pressure environments and situations involving constant change and vast ambiguity in data and instruction. Motivated to continually learn, improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and opportunities for professional growth.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Junior Paralegal
Roberts & Zatlin, APC
01.2023 - Current
- Maintained and updated organized client contact information to keep in touch with clients and provide updates on cases.
- Prepare documents for filing with the court.
- Communicated with clients, opposing counsel and court personnel to keep all parties informed on case updates.
- Prepared legal briefs, stipulations, and pleadings.
- Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information.
- Helped attorneys prepare for trial by organizing exhibits and calling on witnesses to testify at hearings.
- Collaborated with attorneys to develop strategies for each case.
- File documents with court.
- Prepare Correspondence Letters.
- Prepare Judgments for filing.
- Contacted clients to schedule appointments and discuss progress of cases.
- Edited and proofread legal documents to verify accuracy.
- Managed scheduling of court calendars and deadlines to maintain smooth flow of firm operations.
- Bill clients at hourly rate of $225/hr.
- Prepare files for upcoming Hearings.
- Prepare Initial Documents to get case opened.
- Prepare Preliminary Declaration of Disclosures and Marital Settlement Agreements for Uncontested Divorces
- Prepare and serve Subpoenas at local offices
- Maintain own clients cases
- Managed biweekly update of Firm Case List for 150+ cases
- Helped prepare Trial binders and Deposition binders for upcoming hearings and depositions.
- Manage, organize, and maintain documents in both paper and electronic files.
- Knowledge of Microsoft, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Adobe.
- Assisted with copying, scanning, mailing, preparing of emails.
- Prepared closing letters, withdrawals, substitutions and closed physical files and scanned them to discs after completion of case.
- Kept logs to keep up with progress of firm.
Legal Assistant/File Clerk
Roberts & Zatlin, APC
12.2022 - Current
- Prepared documents for filing with court.
- Filed documents with court.
- Prepared files for Attorneys for upcoming Hearings.
- Managed biweekly Case Report updates for 150+ clients.
- Helped prepare Trial binders and Deposition binders for upcoming hearings and depositions.
- Manage, organize, and maintain documents in both paper and electronic files.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Adobe.
- Assisted with copying, scanning, mailing, preparing of emails.
- Prepared closing letters, withdrawals/substitutions and closed physical files and scanned them to discs after completion of case
- Kept logs to keep up with progress of firm.
Receptionist
Roberts & Zatlin
04.2021 - 12.2022
- Maintaining a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude towards clients at all times.
- Answered phone calls and directed them to the correct person and took messages as needed.
- Scheduled potential new clients for consultations and gathered important information.
- Prepared retainer agreements, took client information, took initial funds and opened new client electronic and physical files
- Took payments and applied them to clients accounts and/or unpaid invoices.
- Sorted and scanned incoming mail.
- Served subpoenas to banks and personally served documents to other offices.
- Managed Attorney Calendars and Appointments.
- Kept reception area clean and neat to give visitors positive first impression.
- Answered phone promptly and directed incoming calls to correct offices.
Receptionist
Family Law Matters
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Maintaining positive, empathetic, and professional attitude towards clients at all times.
- Answered phone calls and directed them to correct person and took messages as needed.
- Scheduled potential new clients for consultations and gathered important information.
- Prepared retainer agreements, took client information, took initial funds and opened new client electronic and physical files
- Took payments and applied them to clients accounts and/or unpaid invoices.
- Sorted and scanned incoming mail.
- Served subpoenas to banks and personally served documents to other firms.
- Managed Attorney Calendars and Appointments.
Customer Service Representative
Best Buy
10.2016 - 08.2019
- Maintaining positive, empathetic, and professional attitude towards customers at all times.
- Processing exchanges, returns and store pick-ups.
- Processed in-store and online order.
- Acknowledging and resolving customer complaints.
- Knowing products inside and out so that I could answer questions.
- Processing credit card payments.
- Increased Credit Card users
- Updated account information to maintain customer records.
- Offered advice and assistance to customers, paying attention to special needs or wants.
- Replenishing products.
Education
Paralegal Certificate - Legal Studies, Arts
California State San Marcos
San Marcos, CA10.2020
A.A - Communications
Palomar College
San Marcos08.2019
High School Diploma -
Great Oak High School
Temecula, CA06.2016
Skills
- Document Preparation
- Legal Case Files Preparation (Physical and Electronic)
- Subpoena Service
- Marital Settlement Agreements
- Drafting Correspondence
- Microsoft Applications
- Exhibit Preparation
- Settlement Statements
- Communication
- Intake Services
- Case List Management
Planning on becoming a Notary Public in the State of Texas
As someone who is relocating from Southern California to Harris County, Texas, I will be taking the necessary steps to obtain my Notary Public license so that I may practice in the State of Texas.
Timeline
Junior Paralegal
Roberts & Zatlin, APC
01.2023 - Current
Legal Assistant/File Clerk
Roberts & Zatlin, APC
12.2022 - Current
Receptionist
Roberts & Zatlin
04.2021 - 12.2022
Receptionist
Family Law Matters
08.2019 - 03.2020
Customer Service Representative
Best Buy
10.2016 - 08.2019
Paralegal Certificate - Legal Studies, Arts
California State San Marcos
A.A - Communications
Palomar College
High School Diploma -
Great Oak High School
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