Legal Secretary

• Nov 2018 - Present

Freelance Writer/Editor

• Jun 2003 - Present

Writing every project from press releases, business proposals, presentations, copywriting, and articles to short stories, novels and screenplays. Includes ghostwriting and editing, as well as biographies and historical research. Every genre is considered, fiction and non-fiction as well. Writing every project from press releases, business proposals, presentations, copywriting, and articles to short stories, novels and screenplays. Includes ghostwriting and editing, as well as biographies and historical research. Every genre is considered, fiction and non-fiction as well.

Legal Secretary/Executive Assistant

• Jun 2015 - Oct 2018

Filing/e-filing documents with state and federal courts; Calendaring/scheduling various appointments and deadlines; Entering attorney billable hours, expense reports, and invoices; Drafting various pleadings, discovery requests, responses, agreements, correspondence, and reports; Preparing client development pitches and business presentations. Filing/e-filing documents with state and federal courts; Calendaring/scheduling various appointments and deadlines; Entering attorney billable hours, expense reports, and invoices; Drafting various pleadings, discovery requests, responses, agreements, correspondence, and reports; Preparing client development pitches and business presentations.

Legal Secretary/Executive Assistant

• Mar 2011 - Apr 2015

Updating and managing case files involving asbestos litigation for Defendants, providing legal research, TOC, TOA, filing and e-filing various documents with courts, assisting all attorneys with pleadings, discovery requests, document production, scheduling, typing, correspondence, calendaring, making travel arrangements, phones, etc. Updating and managing case files involving asbestos litigation for Defendants, providing legal research, TOC, TOA, filing and e-filing various documents with courts, assisting all attorneys with pleadings, discovery requests, document production, scheduling, typing, correspondence, calendaring, making travel arrangements, phones, etc.

Legal Secretary/Executive Assistant

• Jul 2003 - Dec 2010

Updating and managing case files involving securities litigation and entertainment contracts for Plaintiffs and Defendants, providing legal research, drafting various complaints and contracts, TOC, TOA, filing and e-filing with courts, assisting all attorneys with pleadings, discovery requests, document production, scheduling, typing, correspondence, billing, calendaring, making travel arrangements, phones, etc. Updating and managing case files involving securities litigation and entertainment contracts for Plaintiffs and Defendants, providing legal research, drafting various complaints and contracts, TOC, TOA, filing and e-filing with courts, assisting all attorneys with pleadings, discovery requests, document production, scheduling, typing, correspondence, billing, calendaring, making travel arrangements, phones, etc.

Development and Business Affairs Associate

• Oct 2001 - Jun 2003

Worked in entertainment development and business affairs for Roger Corman's production company, Concord-New Horizons, managing screenplay submissions, providing coverage and drafting director, writer and performer contracts and researching copyright issues. Worked in entertainment development and business affairs for Roger Corman's production company, Concord-New Horizons, managing screenplay submissions, providing coverage and drafting director, writer and performer contracts and researching copyright issues.