Provided litigation and administrative support from initial claims through the lifetime of cases for a large Western Regional law firm offering Insurance Defense legal services. Supported offices in Laramie, WY, and Denver, CO. Delivered all paralegal activities and supported the administrative office operations, including tracking, documenting billable hours, and managing office and staff schedules. Legal Assistant – Hybrid Timekeeper, Denver, CO, Laramie, WY offices. • Drafted pleadings to include initial disclosure statements and documents in compliance with Wyoming and Federal Rules, various procedural motions, and expert disclosures.• Proofread and drafted correspondence and prepared pleadings for filing in Wyoming District Courts, Federal Court, and Colorado, including Appellate filings with the Tenth Circuit.• Completed initial file review to include document indexes and bates-labeling items for production with Initial disclosure and discovery. Prepared Medical Chronologies and Billing Itemizations.• Assisted with responding to discovery, drafting basic settlement agreements, and client retainer agreements.• Entered and reviewed conflicts check for new matters under the supervision of an attorney.Office Administration: Supported the administration of the office operation, including sorting and distributing mail, and managing supply inventories. Managed the service relationships with outside vendors regarding office equipment, service calls, and billing. Backfilled the receptionist and greeted guests and vendors. • Managed Outlook calendars for multiple attorneys, performed conflict checks and managed the trial and docketing case deadlines. Scheduled and coordinated depositions, mediations, and other meetings. • Organized and managed high-volume caseload spreadsheets.• Reviewed, finalized, and distributed monthly legal fees and costs invoices.• Organized physical and electronic files and prepared files for retention following case resolution.

•Drafting and filing pleadings, including complaints, summons and affidavits;•Creating and updating medical treatment, medical billing, wage and salary, and other chronologies for discovery, mediations, and trials;•Assist with trial preparation, to include: document redactions; printing and organizing exhibits; subpoenaing witnesses; drafting motions, and other pre-trial pleadings;•Thoroughly and timely draft responses to Requests for Admissions, Interrogatories, Requests for Document Production, and other Discovery responses;•Attend trial when needed, assisting with exhibits, observing the jury, and taking notes;•Use of LexisNexis Accurint, WestLaw, and other online tools and applications for purposes of case party, statutory, and other research.•Notary Public.

•Effectively managed Outlook calendars; •Meticulously organized medical treatment records, bills, correspondence, Pleadings, Notices, and miscellaneous documents in case files;•Created and completed medical billing and medical treatment chronologies and summaries, to include Excel Spreadsheets, to be used during client meetings, mediations, hearings, and trials; as well as for use with Demands packages•Communicated daily with clients for purposes of scheduling, case status, and other general inquiries;•Pre-Litigation file preparation, including file organization, requesting medical records, insurance policies, and other pertinent documentation from various companies and government entities;•Drafting and filing Complaints, summonses, subpoenas, initial discovery requests, and additional documents necessary to initiate and serve lawsuits.

•Successfully met scheduling deadlines and productively managed multiple calendars •Meticulously organized medical records, bills, correspondence, Pleadings and Notices in case files•Create and complete PowerPoint Presentations and Excel Spreadsheets to be used during client meetings, mediations, hearings, and trials•Acted as daily liaison for clients in regards to the scheduling and status of their respective lawsuits

•Maintain case filing for three separate Paralegals •Resourceful management of time to meet document production, editing and mail deadlines

•Provide superior customer service, in person and via telephone, to current and future clients, attorneys, judges, court reporters and insurance representatives•Maintain excellent etiquette while working in a high stress environment