Dawn Conn Email & Phone Number

Legal Assistant and receptionist at a busy personal injury firm.• Responsible for answering incoming calls, greeting clients, and directing them to the appropriate attorney or paralegal.• Assisted the firm’s new client liaison with client contracts and medical releases.• Uploaded all new client documents into Tort Logic (Crowson Law Group’s client database software program).• Assisted paralegals and attorneys with daily tasks such as client correspondence, scheduling appointments, court filings, printing payments for medical records and client settlements.• Met with clients to assist them with signing their settlement documents.• Processed firm mailers that were delivered to potential new clients and sent out client review requests via GatherUp.• Maintained appearance of front office daily.

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Legal Assistant to Frederick T. Slone. Mr. Slone specialized in DUI/OUI defense and other criminal matters. My responsibilities included not only legal assistant duties, but also running the receptionist desk. • Conducted telephone in-take questions for potential new clients.• Scheduled appointments and set up new client files.• Calendared all hearings that the attorney or client needed to attend. This included motion/change of plea hearings, as well as DMV Administrative hearings.• Ordered and download discovery (police reports, audios/videos from various agencies) and kept track of our client’s discovery, as well as requesting DMV Hearings and Police Officer Subpoenas.• Responsible for calling clients with new court and DMV hearing dates and sending out letters daily.• Transcribed memos to client files and legal documents with the primary focus on criminal DUI/OUI defense, (these legal documents include Motions, Affidavits, Orders, Warrant requests, Appellate Briefs, and Administrative Appeals).• Composed and proofread attorney correspondence and pleadings.• Filed pleadings with the appropriate court and served the assigned agency in Anchorage and throughout Alaska.• Assisted Mr. Slone in preparing for trial which includes preparing a trial notebook, jury instructions and subpoenas for witnesses.• Closed old client files and keep track of a closed file inventory,• Screened mail and maintained office supplies for the law firm.

Certificate, Legal Studies, General

Received legal secretary certificate.

Education record

High School Diploma