Natalie B. Carrera Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Practice areas: Civil litigation, plaintiff personal injury and employment law. Perform the full range of legal secretarial work under general supervision of Senior and supervising attorneys. Day to day activities include typing, formatting, proofreading, redlining, cite checking, filing and serving legal pleadings, law and motion and discovery in multiple jurisdictions, including State and Federal court and CA Labor Commissioner claims. Prepare a variety of correspondence and legal documents, including brief, points and authorities, motions, discovery, petitions, contracts, leases and agreements all requiring knowledge of legal formats, legal terminology and legal processes. Oversee, monitor and update attorney calendars for hearings and appointments; responsible for calendaring all case related deadlines and events. Prepare new case memos, set up client/case in Case management software. Train, instruct and act as primary resource to clerical support staff and summer interns. Provide understandable and comprehensive explanations of processes and procedures to all law firm staff; monitor trainees, intern activities and work product and act in a lead capacity over clerical staff and summer interns. Heavy interaction with clients, vendors, administrative agencies, governmental entities, co-counsels, opposing counsels, or witnesses as directed by the senior or supervising attorney(s). Gather and summarize voluminous medical records and case related evidence. Draft and prepare settlement demand letters. Negotiate reduction of medical liens. Enter attorney time in billing software and provide customized billing reports to attorneys; prepare disbursement of settlement funds, review with clients and disburse funds from attorney-client trust account. Knowledge of: Judicial process, rules of court, law office procedures; use of legal reseatch libraries; business English and correspondence. Advanced knowledge of MS office Applications, Corel Wordperfect.

Director, HR, Finance & Administration. Head of recruiting for on-site and off-site employees and contractors. Key player in the planning, launch and growth of market leader in a start up mortgage brokerage. Extensive experience with high-volume recruiting responsibilities within start-ups. Responsible for all aspects of recruiting process from interview to onboarding and training of new hires. Partner with hiring managers to understand the skills and background required for each opportunity and provide expert advice and coaching to hiring managers throughout the recruitment process. High level of proficiency with MS Outlook, Office, MS Word and Excel software. Familiarity with Internet navigation and on-line recruiting technology/tools. Excellent relationship management skills to develop successful networks within senior management, staffing teams and HR partners. Ability to handle volume recruiting in a fast paced, (un)structured environment, adhering to strict deadlines.

Legal secretary at a full-service national law firm. Assisted three associates, handling complex business litigation, intellectual property, copyright infringement, corporate bankruptcy, securities and exchange investigations, and pro-bono adoption cases.Coordinated the delivery of legal services for complex litigations, working collaboratively with colleagues, handling sensitive and confidential case information and documents in a fast-paced, demanding corporate business environment. Formatted, edited and finalized large complex legal documents, general pleadings, discovery and law and motion. Significant role in pro bono adoption cases. Worked closely with attorney, clients, court clerks and adopting families. Prepared expense reports, attorney time sheets, entered and maintain integrity of pertinent case data and documents in several firm-wide databases. Position required strong attention to detail and the ability to work well under pressure.

Handle case files, heavy client contact and case management. Provide billing services for three expert witnesses offering forensic consulting to law firms. Travel arrangements and Scheduling. Position required strong attention to detail, the ability to work well under pressure, familiarity with legal ethics and law office procedures, and knowledge of all court rules.

Provide support to senior partner, managing partner, one associate and paralegal in a mid-size law firm emphasizing civil litigation, products/premises liability, business disputes, transaction and corporate matters. Handle a multitude of tasks ranging from legal work to administrative duties. Heavy mail/email correspondence and document prep, letters, dictation and file management.

Personal Awareness And Self-Improvement

Business Administration And Management, General

General Studies