Beth Verweij Email and Phone Number

Legal Secretary - Labor & Employment/Casualty

Business/Litigation/Government Relations Legal Secretary • Draft litigation/legal documents independently or as directed including summonses, subpoenas, depo notices, pro hac vices, discovery and other pleadings; E-file (State and Federal); Coordinate and procure service of documents/publications; Prepare eminent domain documents• Draft and revise commercial banking/financial/closing documents, including redlining• Organize discovery and bates labeling• Schedule depositions and hearings• Maintain pleading indexes, multiple calendars, make travel arrangements, schedule depositions and hearings, submit reimbursements, open/close new matters; Input time entries and billing for multiple attorneys; Other customary secretarial/clerical duties• Medical research procurement and analysis, prepare medical chronologies and summaries; Prepare deposition summaries; Legal research (limited), interview clients and compile information for preparation of legal documents; Gather and summarize document evidence for attorneys• Organize materials and assist attorneys in planning for trial; Prepare exhibits and trial, mediation and deposition notebooks as needed • Transcribe and file Supreme Court briefs, Appellate briefs, Amicus Curiae briefs• Transcription as needed for all attorneys• File quarterly ethics reports; Prepare, revise and/or monitor House and Senate Bills; Prepare and file PAC reports with the County and State; Initialize PACs and serve as Treasurer/Secretary• Draft and file corporate documents for new entities and amendments and make application for FEIN numbers• Multitask oriented and proficient in Microsoft Office Proficient in Microsoft Office (WORD, Outlook, Excel, Styles - LTC4 Certified), DTE, Worldox, Nuance Power PDF, CompareDocs, CEM/ECF, PACER, AlaCourt, AlaFile, ACIS, E-filing in State and Federal Court; Elite and Paperless Proforma

I worked as a legal assistant/paralegal and as a residential/commercial real estate closer for both the law firm and title company. I also assisted in managing the title company• Prepared various litigation, corporate and other legal documents/pleadings and filed with appropriate court; Scheduled depositions, mediations and hearings; Transcription; Maintained multiple calendars/schedules• Independently prepared all residential closing documents, attended (including traveling) and conducted residential closings, finalized post-closing procedures/disbursements, ordered and examined title searches, satisfied title requirements and issued/endorsed title policies for 10-40 closing per month• Held a Florida title insurance and continue to hold a Florida real estate license • Interviewed, hired and managed 4-6 assistants/office personnel • Maintained and balanced 2 trust accounts• Assisted attorney in preparation of all commercial closing and post-closing documents; Attended and assisted attorney in closing; Prepared Closing Binders • Negotiated short sales on behalf of realtors for residential sales and followed through by preparing and conducting closing• Designed and ordered marketing materials; Conducted and coordinated informative seminars for realtors/bankers and others in the real estate and banking industry

I worked as a legal secretary for business/commercial litigation, real estate, banking, family law, trust and estate planning. I also worked for several attorneys in preparing for residential and commercial real estate transactions in the firm. Duties included independently drafting documents and pleadings for attorney review and finalization, preparation of and filing pleadings with various courts, transcription, preparation of all commercial and residential real estate closing documents, conducting closings, meet with clients and gather information for drafting documents.