Margaret "Peg" Dougherty
Legal Assistant at Wisler Pearlstine, LLP- Claim this Profile
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Wisler Pearlstine, LLP
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Legal Assistant
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Dec 2019 - Present
• Prepare legal documents, including awards and decisions, pleadings, motions, agreements, as well as correspondence to clients, attorneys, court personnel, etc. • Provide administrative and paralegal support to the firm’s Family Law Partner and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Judge. • Electronically file family court pleadings with Bucks and Montgomery County Courts of Common Pleas. • Responsible for client intake and managing conflict inquiries for both attorneys. • Arrange and coordinate the scheduling of all Arbitrations and Mediations. Maintain the calendar for the Family Law attorney, including scheduling client appointments and tracking court dates and other court-imposed deadlines. • Process attorney billing using Juris Suite. • Manage hardcopy files and electronic files using the Worldox file management system. • Maintain strict levels of confidentiality for the firm and clients. Show less
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Law Offices Baun & Litt
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Legal Assistant
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Nov 2003 - Dec 2019
• Provided administrative and paralegal support to the law firm. The practice includes Family Law, Personal Injury, Business and Contract Law, Criminal, Wills and Estates. • Prepared court documents, including pleadings, legal briefs, agreements, deeds, wills, estate filings, subpoenas, as well as correspondence to clients and other legal professionals. • Participated in all phases of the discovery process, including requesting documents, receiving and coordinating responses to discovery requests, and arranging depositions. • Collaborated with the attorneys in preparation for trials, conferences, and other court proceedings. Serve as a thought partner during testimony preparation. • Maintained calendars for the practice, scheduling all client appointments, tracking of statute of limitations dates and other court-imposed deadlines. • Engaged and interacted with clients and legal professionals. Developed exceptional working relationship with court personnel. • Provided all general office manager functions, including client billing, answering and screening phone calls, coordinating vendors, and maintaining files. • Maintained strict levels of confidentiality for the practice. Show less
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Sir Speedy Print Signs Marketing
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United States
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Printing Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper/Marketing Assistant
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2001 - 2003
• Implemented process improvements, specifically to billing systems and data integrity. • Developed and maintained bookkeeping functions such as posting of sales, daily receipts, bank reconciliations and client billing. • Researched and developed a database to maintain customer marketing and art files. • Proofread for content, form, and functionality all pieces to be printed. • Performed administrative functions including all facets of customer service and vendor liaison. • Contributed to the production of advertising pieces as well as the Sir Speedy website. Show less
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LRP Publications
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Proofreader/Copyeditor
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1990 - 2000
• Performed final approval functions for all printed products including case law reporters, federal statutes and regulations, newsletters, newspapers, artwork, etc. • Proofread legal documents from various print and online sources from input stage to final publication. • Verified accuracy, grammar, punctuation, and typesetting commands for all company products such as publications in personal injury, workers compensation, Medicare/Medicaid and disability law. • Played an instrumental role in streamlining the coding for input operators and for organizing the proofreaders and copyeditors to process an enormous amount of data until final publication. Some of my notable project contributions included case reporters and publications related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the Individuals with Disabilities Educations Act (IDEA) of 1997. Show less
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Education
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Bucks County Community College
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Montgomery County Community College
Pre-Nursing Studies