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Legal Secretary/Paralegal for Managing partner: 

 

Provide administrative support for Managing Partner, two Jr. Partners and one Director. Maintain Managing Partner’s calendar for meetings, travel, and firm events. Route and update email information for clients of the attorneys as well as chart necessary documentation. Collects and analyzes data needed for legal or administrative matters. Clerical procedures and systems such as filing and records management systems, transcription, forms design principles and other office procedures and terminology. Prepare drafts of legal opinions and records such as briefs, pleadings, appeals, motions, contracts, and interrogatories for review, approval, and use by attorneys in support of pre-trial and trial motions and pleadings and administrative proceedings and appeals. Prepare exhibits and assist attorneys for depositions and court proceedings. Draft correspondence for attorneys, review documents for completeness and typographical and format errors. Assemble data and coordinate work flow for the timely preparation of routine correspondence and legal documents. Coordinate meetings, conference, conference calls, and gatherings for attorneys when necessary. Prepare travel and expense reports for all attorney’s reimbursement. Perform complex secretarial functions; provide for backup at all levels as needed; relieve professional staff of a wide variety of tasks. Transcribe dictation for the drafting of various legal documents, general correspondence, and related materials. Maintain calendars; schedule and coordinate appointments; as well as make necessary travel arrangements and meeting confirmations. Receive calls and greet visitors, take and relay messages, respond to requests for information; provide information or direct callers/visitors to appropriate individual. Maintain and create files or record keeping systems. Sort, label, file and retrieve documents and various materials as necessary. Edit written material for accuracy, format, and arrange material. Type and prepare reports or other written materials from source documents gathered from various resources. Make decisions and problem solve by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives and propose effective solutions. Collect and analyze data needed for legal or administrative matters. Applied legal principles, facts and evidence, and precedents as relevant to legal problems. Utilized research methods (software and publications), techniques and source information to research applicable matters.

 

Types and prepares reports or other written materials from source documents. Edit written material for accuracy, format, and arrangement of material. Responsible for editing and proofreading all affidavits, briefs, administrative appeals, and settlement proposals drafted by attorney. Write and draft correspondence, reports, documents and other written materials. Maintain and create files or record keeping systems. Sort, label, file and retrieve documents and other materials. Receive calls and greets visitors, take and relay messages, respond to requests for information; provide information or direct caller/visitor to appropriate individual. Maintain calendars; schedule and coordinates appointments for attorneys. Assemble, organize and produce legal and other documents for use by attorneys. Research and organize evidence and exhibits for trial. Follow written and oral instructions. Coordinate the activities, travel and tasks of attorneys. Serve as an office information manager and be responsible for preparation of confidential legal documentation and correspondence related to litigation, mergers, and acquisitions.

 

 

Set the pace and standards of excellence in a high volume, fast-paced atmosphere legal office. Draft, prepare, organize, and review reports, documents and material from source documents necessary for legal and administrative procedures. Clerical procedures and systems such as filing and records management systems, transcription, forms design, and other office procedures and terminology. Manage the U.S. Naval Academy’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program for the students and staff members. Supervise the Voting Assistance Program to ensure Naval Academy students and staff members were informed of voting options during 2004 Presidential Election. Write and draft correspondence, reports, documents and other written materials. Collect and analyze data needed for legal or administrative matters. Applied legal principles, facts and evidence, and precedents as relevant to legal problems. Utilized research methods (software and publications), techniques and source information to research applicable matters. Transcribe taped dictation for the drafting of various documents. Enter case law, statues, regulations, articles and other data into a computer database for access to information. Conduct case and matter investigations to obtain facts or evidence. Review documents for completeness, typographical and format errors. Planned command’s 2004 Christmas Party for U.S. Naval Academy Staff. 

 

 

Legal Assistant/Paralegal

 

Plan, organize, and direct overall workplace functions; coordinate time; vacation schedules; staff projects; establish workplace objectives, goals and procedures; maintain personnel records; and arrange for supply and equipment maintenance. Research, find, gather and collect data using computer based research software and legal reference publications. Assemble data and coordinate work flow for the preparation of routine correspondence, reports and legal documents by word processing. Streamlined work processes to accomplish tasks, meet deadlines and improve customer service. Arrange, coordinate and schedule time for legal and administrative hearings and appointments. Prepare and process documents for legal and administrative matters. Review documents for completeness, typographical and format errors. Participated in Moral, Welfare, and Recreation fundraiser held by the base to solicit funds for deployed active duty and reserve service members.

 

 

Paralegal:

 

Interview active duty personnel and witnesses with regard to military procedures and hearings. Review regulations concerning military procedures and hearings with active duty personnel. Assess information necessary for legal and administrative hearings and proceedings. Organize, plan and arrange legal and administrative cases. Interview witnesses in criminal and administrative cases. Communicate effectively and accurately with written and oral statements in regards to necessary authorities. Prepare draftes of legal records for submission to courts. Organize the staff Navy Ball celebration and the Naval Training Center’s 90^th Birthday celebration. Assisted in Morale, Welfare and Recreation fundraiser held by the base to solicit funds for various organizational functions.

 

 

 

Prepare and process documents and materials, organizing information in a clear and concise manner. Review documents and materials for accuracy, completeness, grammar, spelling and punctuation. Investigate facts and analyze legislation, statutory and case law, judicial decisions, legal opinions and rulings, ordinances, and other documents to determine legal relevance. Arrange, coordinate, or schedule time and details for legal and administrative procedures.

 

Prepare, process, write and draft correspondence, reports, documents other written materials. Maintain and create files or record keeping systems. Sort, label, file and retrieve documents, or other materials as necessary. Review and edit documents for accuracy and completeness, ensuring grammar, spelling and punctuation are correct. Plan and organize budget objectives to establish financial goals. Sort, separate, arrange, file or distribute incoming mail or material. Prepare, draft and process documents for legal proceedings. Schedule and organize travel for participants in legal proceedings. Collect and analyze data necessary for legal and administrative matters and proceedings. Maintained a budget of funding necessary for command travel for temporary additional duty.

 

 

Associate Degree – 5/2006

Major: Paralegal Studies

 

Certificate of completion – 7/2000

Major: Paralegal Studies

 

Certificate of completion – 11/1997

Major: Business Administration

 

Certificate of completion – 12/1994

Major: Business Administration