Legal Assistant

• Dec 2016 - Present

Paralegal/Senior Litigation Secretary

• Dec 2011 - Dec 2016

Senior Paralegal/Legal Secretary that assists 2 partners with all paralegal duties including but not limited to: preparing Complaints, investigations, correspondence, propounding and responding to discovery, preparing all briefs/binders for Mediations/Arbitrations, all client communications, trial prep, & exhibit binders for trial. I also assisted with LAPD Commission Scheduling and preparing Decisions of the Hearing Officer on Administrative Appeals, and additionally Minutes and Agendas for the Los Angeles County Bar Association Senior Lawyers Section.

Paralegal/Senior Litigation Secretary

• Dec 2009 - Dec 2011

Senior Paralegal/ Legal Secretary that assists 5 attorneys with all aspects of litigation from summons & complaints thru trial preparation. Responsibilities include preparing complaints, filings, service, any service issues/investigation, all correspondence, propounding and responding to discovery, setting up mediations, arbitrations, preparing all briefs for MSC/VSC/Mediations, all client communications, all trial document preparations for FSC, exhibit binders for trial, as well as arranging expert depositions and scheduling. Additionally, I prepared medical record and deposition summaries.

Senior Legal Secretary

• Jan 2007 - May 2009

Assisted a senior partner and an associate with a Plaintiff's Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice practice. I was responsible for preparing the case from inception to trial. I handled pre-litigation investigations, all client communications, obtaining medical records via subpoenas, filing, responding to discovery, and preparing all trial documents, including trial notebooks. I handled over 70 files while also assisting the senior attorney with ABOTA projects and training/assisting other secretaries.

Legal Secretary

• Sep 2001 - Nov 2004

Assisted a Personal Injury-Medical Malpractice attorney in scheduling appointments, maintaining calendaring, drafting and transcribing all court documents including: correspondence, memos, pleadings and discovery. I prepared and maintained all files, interacted with attorneys, and negotiated liens. I was also responsible for trial preparations, jury instructions, and proofreading briefs. Assisted a Personal Injury-Medical Malpractice attorney in scheduling appointments, maintaining calendaring, drafting and transcribing all court documents including: correspondence, memos, pleadings and discovery. I prepared and maintained all files, interacted with attorneys, and negotiated liens. I was also responsible for trial preparations, jury instructions, and proofreading briefs.