Experience

Costello & Mains, LLC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  • Maintain detailed calendar of discovery deadlines for approximately 200 cases as directed by two attorneys. • Coordinate and schedule the depositions of Plaintiff(s), Defendant(s) and Witness(es) in accordance with the Case Management Order. • Digital transcription of correspondence and legal documents including, but not limited to, motions, demand letters, appeals and trial briefs as assigned by any of the firm’s 8 attorneys and 4 paralegals. • Draft and arrange for process service of Complaints, Subpoena Ad Testificandum and Subpoena Duces Tecum. • Assemble and file motions with exhibits, oppositions, Affidavits of Service, Judgments and correspondence to the court via New Jersey Superior Court electronic filing system. • Ensure client(s) are copied with all of their pleadings and case correspondence. • Utilize TrialWorks to develop, maintain and store all contents of client(s) digital case file. • Enter billing for all 8 attorneys using PC Law. Show less



Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, PC

• Legal Assistant

  • Apr 2013 - Aug 2017

  • Learned various steps in the foreclosure process. • Reviewed and electronically submitted various legal pleadings such as Complaints, judgments, Return of Service and motions to the New Jersey Office of Foreclosure using e-courts. • Handled bids and foreclosure sales for various counties. • Daily use of Vendorscape, BlackKnight, Tempo, Lenstar and Equator. • Working independently on day-to-day tasks in accurate and efficient timeframes, meeting deadlines for clients. • Learned various steps in the foreclosure process. • Reviewed and electronically submitted various legal pleadings such as Complaints, judgments, Return of Service and motions to the New Jersey Office of Foreclosure using e-courts. • Handled bids and foreclosure sales for various counties. • Daily use of Vendorscape, BlackKnight, Tempo, Lenstar and Equator. • Working independently on day-to-day tasks in accurate and efficient timeframes, meeting deadlines for clients.