Yyyyyy x. yyyyyy      664 Gateway Dr. SE, #0000 xxxxxx xxxx , xxxx , xxxxx 00000

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Career Objective                                                                                            

Proficient, productive Secretary specializing in Defense Litigation eager to contribute dynamic administrative operation skills as well as legal knowledge toward supporting operations of a progressive firm

 

Profile                                                                                                              

Ø  Offer over 20 years of experience in defense litigation, with comprehensive background in personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance defense, torts, hospital and health care, wrongful death and business and commercial litigation.

Ø  Effectively define, develop and implement targeted action plans to maximize operational productivity, efficiency and profitability.

Ø  Dynamic communication, presentation, relationship building and problem-solving abilities.

Ø  Excel at interacting with broad populations including legal/medical professionals, staff and clients.

Ø  Exceptional knowledge of court filings in county, circuit, district courts of appeals, Florida Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals. 

 

Key Achievements                                                                                            

Ø  Worked extensively with numerous high-profile litigation firms throughout DC, VA and FL including: Alston & Bird, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP; LeClair Ryan; Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP and Merkle & Magri, amongst others.

Ø  Created charts and graphs in PowerPoint as models for TrialGraphics and Legal-Eze companies for trial. 

Ø  Maintained all databases and monitored court filings of dedicated asbestos cases.

Ø  Efficiently opened, coordinated and maintained 50+ caseload, with strong focus on optimizing productivity, efficiency and quality of services.

 

Professional Experience                                                                               

Robert Half Legal - Washington, DC & Alexandria, VA                                                     2007-Present

Legal Secretary

 

Billing, Cochran, Heath, Lyles, Mauro & Anderson, P.A. - Ft. Lauderdale, FL                    2004-2007

Litigation Secretary to Nurse Paralegals

 

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Ft. Lauderdale, FL                                                                      2000-2004

Litigation Secretary to Partner & 2 Associates

 

Career Highlights

 

  Contribute solid litigation expertise and dynamic organizational skills in supporting all aspects of daily operations in fast-paced, high-pressure law firm environments.

  Proficiently complete heavy dictation from tapes and handwritten pages, for transcription of correspondence, memorandums, pleadings, claimant/plaintiff medical records, reports, chronological time-lines, x-ray reports, billing summaries.

  Carefully and efficiently prepare and file pretrial Witness and Exhibit List, Expert Witness lists, jury instructions, pleadings and discovery in courts, demonstrating exceptional project management and organization skills in achieving operational goals and timelines.

  Spearhead diverse legal activities ranging from preparing settlement documents and presuit investigations to summarizing deposition testimony and searching testimonial and disciplinary actions of expert witnesses through IDEX.

  Conduct comprehensive research and investigation of physician and nurse licensing on state boards and obtained medical articles through University of Florida and MEDLINE.

  Apply knowledge of accounting practices and principles toward efficiently managing client accounting and billing.

  Effectively coordinate, prepare and maintain expert witness file of documents, records and films provided to expert witnesses.

  Schedule, calendar and monitor court hearings, pre-deposition conferences, witness and expert depositions, exhibiting solid multitasking and coordination abilities.

 

 

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Prior Experience

 

Bridgestone Legal Staffing, Special Counsel, Co-Counsel, Personnel One - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Legal Secretary

 

Legal Registry, Remedy Staffing, Co-Counsel, Professional Staffing, ProTemps - Tampa & Clearwater, FL

Legal Secretary

 

Legal Aid Service of Broward County - Fort Lauderdale, FL 

Legal Secretary & Sole Word Processor

 

Technical Skills                                                                                              

Word Office Suites 2002 & 2003, all Word Perfect Office Software (including Lotus and Paradox Databases), Adobe Acrobat 8 and Adobe PDF, Juris, Time Matters, Soft Solutions, iManage, DOCS Open, Shepherd's CheckCite, Novell GroupWise, PowerPoint, Freelance, Harvard Graphics, and Corel Draw.