Victoria Simosa
Metairie,LA
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Jones Walker
12.2021 - Current
- Produced legal documents such as briefs, pleadings and appeals.
- Assisted with trial preparation, including creation of exhibits, compilation of witness lists, and organization of evidence materials.
- Attended court hearings and depositions to take notes and document proceedings.
- Attend trials and provide support to attorneys.
- Facilitated timely resolution of legal matters by preparing and organizing essential documents.
- Manage travel and expenses for attorneys.
- Managed high-volume workload while maintaining strict attention to detail on every task such as drafting pleadings or summarizing depositions accurately.
- Coordinated logistics for trials or hearings successfully such as booking travel accommodations for lawyers or witnesses while adhering to budget constraints.
- Completed electronic filings, initiated billing statements, and managed firm administrative matters.
- Scheduled appointments, court appearances, and depositions for busy law firm.
- Worked alongside attorneys, administrative assistants, and fellow legal assistants on complex cases and legal processes.
- Handled office scheduling and made notes for deadlines, motions, and other important dates.
Paralegal
Degan, Blanchard & Nash
09.2018 - 10.2021
- Interact with clients and case witnesses
- Preparation of subpoenas for documents, witnesses and trial
- Coordinate with case specific experts
- Prepare various legal documents such as pleadings, discovery, motions, orders, and answers
- Maintain calendars for counsel
- Coordination of depositions
- Summarize medical records and depositions
- Conduct legal research.
Bilingual Paralegal
Casey Cowley, LLC
06.2017 - 09.2018
- Paralegal duties that included interviewing of clients, interpreting and translations for clients
- Responsible for all aspects of discovery, maintaining and coordination of issuance of discovery and responses of same
- Maintaining calendar and client appointments
- Medical records and deposition summaries
- Management of workers' compensation cases.
Legal Assistant
Degan, Blanchard & Nash
02.2016 - 06.2017
- Legal support to three attorneys, including transcription and document preparation
- Light paralegal duties.
Paralegal
Plauché, Maselli, Parkerson, LLP
05.2012 - 01.2016
- Paralegal duties including but not limited to assembly of various legal documents such as pleadings, discovery, motions, orders, answers, and subpoenas
- Summarize medical records and depositions
- Coordination of IME's.
Education
Certificate - Translation & Interpreting
Loyola University
New Orleans01.2016
Paralegal Studies -
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA01.1999
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe Professional
- Clio
- Worldox
- IManage
- Relativity
- Data Management
- Advanced word processing
- Legal Research
- Interviewing Clients
- Court Filing
Volunteerism Memberships
- Puentes & LatiNola
- Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- Court Appointed Special Advocate of Jefferson Parish
Certification
- Certified Paralegal
- Certified Legal/Medical Translator/Interpretor
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Jones Walker
12.2021 - Current
Paralegal
Degan, Blanchard & Nash
09.2018 - 10.2021
Bilingual Paralegal
Casey Cowley, LLC
06.2017 - 09.2018
Legal Assistant
Degan, Blanchard & Nash
02.2016 - 06.2017
Paralegal
Plauché, Maselli, Parkerson, LLP
05.2012 - 01.2016
Certificate - Translation & Interpreting
Loyola University
Paralegal Studies -
University of New Orleans
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