Experience

Wright Close & Barger, LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paralegal

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  • Promoted to Litigation Paralegal for Named Partner of Firm. o Provide exceptional support to partners and associates in litigation and appellate matters. o Contribute to the prioritization of various tasks within different legal processes; ensuring that attorneys are aware of pending deadlines; and assisting with budgeting, time, and invoice review.• Showcase high interpersonal skills to work collaboratively in a team environment with internal and external contacts at all levels. • Act as a trusted colleague regarding confidential information while demonstrating expertise and integrity. • Utilize strong attention to detail and project management skills to organize and review documents for exhibits in depositions. o Assist and prepare exhibits, notebooks of pleadings and discovery, demonstratives, and supplies for remote and in-person trials and arbitrations. o Assist with production of documents and Bates labeling of documents. o Review production from parties and organize index for future use in depositions and trial. o Verify record citations in and review and proofread appellate briefs. • Practice strong written communication to create important documents for partner and attorney use.o Create subpoenas for production of documents and follow-up on production.o Edit and revise pleadings, briefs, mandamus petitions, orders, settlement agreements, and letters. o Summarize daily trial transcripts for partner’s use in drafting appellate briefs. o Summarize deposition testimony in preparation for attorneys’ trial use. • Provide logistical and other support for trial team.

• Legal Assistant

  • Mar 2017 - Dec 2019

  • Legal Secretary to Named Partner of Firm and three other lawyers.• Provided consistent, proactive support to assist with legal filing for county, district, and appellate courts in Texas, Oregon., and North Dakota. • Demonstrated proficiency in accuracy, attention to detail, and follow-through on assigned tasks.• Handled logistics and travel arrangements for attorneys for out-of-town meetings and depositions. • Maintained and updated attorneys’ calendars for upcoming calls, meetings, and deadlines. • Retrieved and saved pleadings, discovery, etc. onto server. • Organized electronic and hard-copy documents in notebooks and portfolios. • Created and managed binders and notebooks for pleadings and discovery. • Assisted all attorneys with timekeeping and insert time into TABS for billing purposes. • Assisted during trial in coordination with attorneys and paralegals



Houston's First Baptist Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Men's Ministry Administrative Assistant

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2017

  • Manage bimonthly serving opportunity for 100+ church members to provide necessary housing updates for church widows and biannual retreat with 400+ church members. • Coordinate with creative department on promotional items for all men’s events, oversee online event registration, manage 10 volunteers, manage media requests for weekly meetings, creating room setups for all meetings/events, and oversee catering. • Assist Head Minister of Men & New Christian’s Ministries with all aspects of ministry, including calendar management, meeting scheduling, drafting and responding to communications. • Lead communication to all church members for various ministry functions such as bimonthly car repair days and annual art show through promotional fliers, church bulletins, emails, and phone calls. • Supervise the internal execution of various external events that take place on-site at the church and coordinate with external volunteers. • Collaborate with part-time coordinators and volunteers on logistics and registration for events including service program, mentor program, and retreats. • Monitor and update website content through communication with IT services and web technicians weekly. • Organize department finances for the department by completing reimbursement process for management, mileage reimbursement, making check requests for guest speakers, and requesting transfer of funds between departments. • Advise management on the effectiveness and efficiency of retreat logistics by taking over 50% of the duties and responsibilities for the retreat. • Provide support and work in partnership with other administrative assistants and executive assistants for their department’s church events.



Lanier Theological Library

• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant to the Director

  • Jul 2012 - Sep 2014

  • Responsible for lecture events, seminars, and luncheons at library: coordinating with director and owner on invites and attendees, setting up and handling registration, promoting event on website and other social media, contacting food services, organizing volunteers. • Manager of social media by updating relevant information on main website, organizing website changes and updates, planning weekly Twitter updates on worldly theological events, providing information on Facebook page. • Lead tour groups and provide them with information about the history of Byzantine-inspired Stone Chapel on property and of all the artifacts residing inside the library, including 1611 King James Bible, Dead Sea Scroll facsimiles, baptismal mosaic, and archaeological finds from the Middle East. • Oversee management of library by book ordering online and over the phone, ordering of library supplies for staff and patrons, assist with organizing of books inside library. • Assist the director with outside communication for events, lecturers, tours, event requests.



Mayborn Museum

• Student Employee

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Managed front desk for entry into the museum, answered phone calls, provided tickets for patrons, oversaw birthday parties and out-of-town traveling exhibit. Managed front desk for entry into the museum, answered phone calls, provided tickets for patrons, oversaw birthday parties and out-of-town traveling exhibit.



Wright Close & Barger, LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Secretary

  • May 2008 - Jul 2008

  Acted as head receptionist, answered phone calls, greeted clients, organized case files for several lawyers, assisted other secretaries, oversaw supplies for main kitchen area and work supplies. Acted as head receptionist, answered phone calls, greeted clients, organized case files for several lawyers, assisted other secretaries, oversaw supplies for main kitchen area and work supplies.