Cindy Mcnary Email & Phone Number

• Supervising and evaluating the job performances of six legal secretaries in the Civil Advisory Division.• Working as a Legal Secretary for four attorneys in the Civil Advisory Division: the Assistant City Attorney of the Division, the Chief Deputy City Attorney of the Government Affairs and Finance section, and for the two senior attorneys in the Labor and Employment Unit as described below.• Assisting the Executive Assistant City Attorney in overseeing the Closed Session process for the City of San Diego.

• Assigned to four fulltime (2010 to the present) and one part-time attorney (2010-2014) in the Labor and Employment Unit.• Duties include typing and copying sensitive, confidential personnel and labor-related documents/matters; filed pleadings and correspondence in California state court and with the California Department of Occupational Safety & Health Appeals Board and the California Public Employment Relations Board; drafting, typing, transcribing and formatting pleadings, discovery, legal documents, resolutions, ordinances, letters, memoranda, charts and tables; processing 1472s via City’s e1472 software system; calendaring a wide-range of legal and non-legal events and tasks; scheduling meetings, depositions, court and quasi-judicial hearings; creating, maintaining, and updating electronic and paper project files.

• Assigned to three attorneys: the partner/head of the Public Entity team, and two associate attorneys, one in the Public Entity unit and the other in School District unit (litigation) and marketing (RFPs).• Duties included distributing to Public Entity associates all tasks (including those to be heard by the Del Mar City Council or Board) received from our municipal clients, City of Del Mar and Southeastern Development Economic Corporation; processed the City Council agenda for the City of Del Mar, which involved coordination and communication with the City Manager’s and City Clerk’s offices; keeping the head of the Public Entity team updated on the status of all agenda and non-agenda tasks; drafted, typed, and formatted legal documents, resolutions, ordinances, letters, memoranda, pleadings, discovery, charts, and tables; calendared legal and non-legal events and tasks; entrusted with typing and copying sensitive, confidential personnel material/matters; performed travel planning; tracked attorney MCLE credits and FPPC Form 700 filings for assigned attorneys.

• Assigned to up to three advisory attorneys; backed up the City Attorney, Senior Assistant City Attorney, Assistant City Attorney and other deputies as needed.• Duties included staying current with state and federal court rules; filing pleadings and legal documents in state and federal court in a timely manner; drafting, typing and formatting pleadings, legal documents, resolutions, ordinances, letters, memoranda, charts and tables; processing City Council agenda, which involved extensive coordination and communication with all city departments, specifically the City Manager’s and City Clerk’s offices; calendaring legal and non-legal events and tasks; scheduling meetings; creating, maintaining, and updating work assignment and incoming agreement logs for the office and for each of my assigned attorneys; entrusted with typing and copying sensitive, confidential personnel material/matters; backing up other legal assistants.

Supervised up to 4 secretaries while assigned to 2 land use litigators; provided on-job training to legal secretaries under my supervision in Trial Unit; chaired an interview panel for the position of legal secretary in July 2004; assisted with selection and recommendation of qualified personnel; monitored and evaluated employees’ performance via evaluations and performance plans; recommended and administered personnel actions for employee recognition, counseling and discipline; communicated polices, procedures and other work-related information to the Unit and or my team in a prompt and timely manner; was an active member of the Civil Support Training Committee, Litigation Subcommittee; drafted and presented training sessions on Writs and appellate procedures in the 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 1; provided procedural advice to new deputies in the land use section of Trial Unit; assisted other deputies when short-staffed; and, performed legal secretary duties (see below).

Worked directly for one to four litigators and or advisory attorneys and one human resources officer. Exposed to multiple fields of law, often at the same time: eminent domain, personal injury torts, unlawful detainers, writs, civil service, advisory, retirement, property / land use; stayed current with state and federal court rules; filed pleadings and legal documents in state and federal court in a timely manner; drafted, typed and formatted pleadings, discovery, legal documents, resolutions, letters, memoranda, charts and tables; processed 1472s, 1544, change orders, replumb agreements and job order contracts; calendared a variety of legal and non-legal events and tasks; scheduled meetings, depositions and court hearings; created, maintained, and updated case and project files; was entrusted with typing and copying sensitive, confidential personnel material/matters; backed up receptionist and other legal secretaries.