Legal Secretary Resume Dallas, Texas - Hire IT People

Objective

Seeking a stable and long term position with a law firm, government, corporate office and/or medical field.

Summary of Qualifications

Over fourteen years of Legal Secretarial experiences in assisting attorneys and paralegals in defending civil litigations.
Detail orient, multi-tasking skills, meet various deadlines in a timely manner who works independently and as a team player.

Skill Summaries

Professional Experiences

Confidential, Dallas, Texas 6/2010-Present
Legal Secretary

Draft and prepare correspondences and legal documents such as Plaintiff’s Original Petition, Defendant’s Original Answers, Motions and Orders, Notices that has to be file and/or e-file with the courts along with providing copies to the opposing counsel.
Prepare Friendly Suits, Final Judgment, and Compromise Settlement Agreement/Releases.
Create and maintain an organized legal filing system for new open files.
Prepare and draft the Defendant’s Discovery propounded on Plaintiffs. (Defendant’s Request for Disclosure, Defendant’s Request for Production and First Set Written Interrogatories)
Schedule and prepare Notices of Intention for Oral Depositions and Mediations once both parties confirm available dates.
Input data into the system for scheduling and maintain appointment for the attorneys.
Communicate with our clients regarding the status of their cases and/or trial dates.
Contact the courts to find out if the trials on stand-bys, and/or “ready” for trial.
Prepare Compromise Settlement Agreements/Releases for the attorneys’ review once both parties have agreed to settled.
Assist in preparing Subrogation and Counter-Claim cases.
Cover the receptionist desk periodically.
Arrange travel itineraries for attorneys by setting up travel arrangement online including preparing accurate attorneys expense reports that has to be issued for approval.

Confidential, Dallas, Texas 11/1994-9/2007
Legal Secretary

Specialized in providing support to the attorneys and paralegal by preparing, legal documents such as Plaintiff’s Original Petition, amended petitions to add new plaintiffs, defendants, prepare citations, severances, and consolidations.
Filed and e-filed discovery, pretrial, authorizations (HIPPAs), 194 Disclosures, Witness and Expert Lists.
Communicated with various courts yearly to update filing fees and procedure in their counties and states.
Participated in numerous long and short term departmental projects; worked overtime when needed.
Floated and trained other legal secretaries.
Communicated with defense counsels and/or co-counsel pertaining to discovery request.

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