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Southfield, Michigan, United States

Farmington Hills, Mi

Sole legal assistant/support staff. Pre-litigation and litigation, from initial intake through settlement. Plaintiff personal injury/negligence and automobile cases.* Draft or transcribe, finalize and file documents, including Complaints, Motions, Discovery, Case Evaluation and Facilitation Summaries, including e-filing.* Draft and finalize pre-litigation documents, including letters of retention, medical record and lien requests.* Order and track all purchases, including medical records, deposition transcripts and supplies.* Research using Lexis.

Bingham Farms, Michigan

* Criminal defense.* Civil litigation.* Drafted, finalized and filed documents, including Motions, Briefs, Petitions and Discovery, including e-filing.* Processed timesheets, using Time Slips.

Farmington Hills, Mi

Pre-litigation and litigation, from initial intake through settlement, plaintiff personal injury/negligence and automobile cases.* Draft, finalize and file documents, including Complaints, Motions, Discovery, Case Evaluation and Facilitation Summaries, including e-filing.* Draft and finalize pre-litigation documents, including letters of retention, medical record and lien requests.* Order and track medical records.* Research using Lexis.

Farmington Hills, Mi

* Transcribe, finalize and file documents with State and Federal Court, including e-filing;* Process daily timesheets and monthly client bills, using The Allegient System for insurance company billings.

Bloomfield Hills, Mi

* Supported multiple attorneys.* Drafted and filed documents with State and Federal Courts, the American Arbitration Association, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, including e-filing.* Managed attorneys’ work and travel schedules, processed daily timesheets and monthly client bills.

Livonia, Michigan

* Processed payables using the Deneb System.* Prepared job costing models.* Maintained union logs and reports and vendor databases.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Legal Assistant:* Supported three partners.* Drafted and filed documents with the Federal Communications Commission and various State and Federal Courts.* Organized and managed each partners’ work and travel schedules.* Managed upcoming deadlines, prepared speeches, designed handouts and automated presentations to national organizations and municipalities located all across the country.* Processed daily timesheets and monthly client bills.* Created and maintained the firm’s central filing system.* Designed and maintained the firm’s off-site file storage database.* Maintained the firm’s office supply inventory.Accounting:* Processed Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and all client bills for the firm.* Maintained client billing and vendor databases.*Created and maintained spreadsheets illustrating proportionate billing for clients and vendors.

Washington, D.C.

* Supported two partners.* Drafted and filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Office Administration

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Bachelor'S Degree, Office Administration