Experience

U.S. District Court, CACD

• Breweries
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Case Administrator Specialist/Clerk

  • Feb 2006 - Present

  Responsible for providing in-depth helpdesk support for CM/ECF end-users, communicating continually with attorneys and other court users to problem-solve and provide assistance; responsible for training attorneys and their staff by telephone or through offsite visits to provide solutions to their bankruptcy petition preparation software problems; responsible for the creation and maintenance of job aids specifically designed toward each of five separate software programs; responsible for presenting the Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) program at local high school and college students; responsible for creation and development of Adobe Captivate modules for the court's procedures manual; responsible for managing the progression of bankruptcy cases and related adversary proceedings from opening to disposition, assessing the accuracy of electronically filed documents, and working with staff to determine patterns of exceptions; responsible for ongoing contact with judiciary court unit and judicial staff regarding case status; responsible for assisting with courtroom duties, either as courtroom clerk or electronic court recorder for evidentiary hearings/telephone conferences; responsible for the management, preparation and organization of divisional office bank deposits; extensive experience in Federal Court's CM/ECF system, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Adobe Captivate, and Voice IQ electronic court recording software. Show less

• Case Administrator/Clerk

  • Jul 2002 - Feb 2006

  Responsible for managing the progression of bankruptcy cases and related adversary proceedings from opening to disposition; responsible for assuring that Court record is accurate, complete and timely; responsible for quality control of documents filed electronically by external users, docketing any paper documents sent to the Clerk's Office, and taking the appropriate actions; responsible for providing non-legal procedural guidance to trustees, attorneys, law office staff, debtors, creditors and the public; responsible for maintaining monthly case reports, and utilizing automated reports to manage cases and electronic filings. Show less



LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA

• Paralegal for Property/Casualty Legal Team

  • Aug 2000 - Jul 2002

  Responsible for working in a team environment (consisting of two attorneys, one paralegal and one legal secretary per team) in defending member cities in a variety of civil litigation matters; working with attorneys in the preparation, analysis and development of cases; obtaining, organizing and summarizing evidence and materials for analysis; drafting pleadings, discovery documents and responses, motions, reports and IME letters; locating expert witnesses and consultants; responsible for contact with city/client personnel; managing attorney case loads and calendars; monitoring and coordinating litigation deadlines; scheduling litigation events; using knowledge of case management software, electronic calendaring systems, billing systems and word processing systems; using knowledge of computer technology and the Internet to conduct basic legal research; managing and delegating tasks to legal secretary; managing and preparing trial exhibits/notebooks and providing assistance to attorneys at trial; extensive experience in local area network environment, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Power Point, and various computer software programs. Show less

• Legal Secretary/Assistant for Property/Casualty Legal Team

  • Sep 1999 - Aug 2000

  Responsible for document preparation, service and court filing; assisting attorneys and paralegals in complex trial preparation; responsible for transcribing dictation, scheduling court hearings, depositions and docketing legal team deadlines; subpoenaing witnesses; drafting medical records summaries, reports and memoranda; responsible for initiating, organizing and maintaining complex case files; reporting all related expenses to insurance company client; responsible for knowledge of court procedures, rules, docketing systems, filing and service requirements and for preparation of Power Point presentations in areas of law and loss control. Show less



NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC

• Legal Assistant to Risk Manager and Associate Resident Counsel

  • Jul 1996 - Sep 1999

  Responsible for assisting in products liability matters; facilitating file consistency with outside counsel; trial preparation and document production; preparation of monthly claims reports; responsible for auditing and tracking billing statements received from outside counsel; assisting in application preparation related to maintenance and purchase of general and products liability insurance policies; drafting legal documents, correspondence and vendor agreements; responsible for filing notice of claims to insurers; assisting in training of other employees in the basics of Microsoft Word and Excel programs; responsible for filing corporate annual reports for parent and subsidiaries; maintenance and distribution of corporate structure documents; extensive computer experience in Windows environment. Show less



STEINER LAW OFFICE

• Legal Assistant/Secretary

  • Jul 1993 - Jul 1996

  Responsible for drafting legal documents for civil litigation; transcribing dictation; assisting in legal research; organizing and managing client files; responsible for maintaining office calendars and docketing deadlines; appearing on behalf of office in Small Claims Court; responsible for the preparation and filing of bankruptcy petitions and schedules; assisting in office management, initial client interviews and client billing; responsible for the creation and organization of new computer billing system; proficient in use of PCLaw, Jr., Westlaw and Forms of Bankruptcy software. Show less



G. EVANS, Court Commissioner

• Legal Internship

  • Jan 1993 - May 1993

  This Internship was Performed for College Credit Reviewed files and performed legal research for the Court Commissioner based on the facts and circumstances of particular cases; reported findings to the Court Commissioner upon which he could base his decisions; research included contract, insurance, landlord/tenant, divorce and child support issues, as well as jurisdictional issues. This Internship was Performed for College Credit Reviewed files and performed legal research for the Court Commissioner based on the facts and circumstances of particular cases; reported findings to the Court Commissioner upon which he could base his decisions; research included contract, insurance, landlord/tenant, divorce and child support issues, as well as jurisdictional issues.



UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE COMPANY

• Tire Inspector, Tire Splicer

  • Jan 1977 - Jan 1991