Linda Short Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Sacramento, California, Us

While working for the Law Office of Susan Wilson, I served in two roles. As the paralegal, I drafted court pleadings, monitor calendars, correspondence, and other documents, prepared probate referee materials, assisted attorneys in drafting and filing legal documents and correspondence to support case preparation for court appearances, hearings, depositions, trials and meetings. Additionally, I liaised with county recorder, probate examiners, court clerks, and judicial assistants removing barriers to successful litigation. I successfully prepared and conducted research for trial, expert witness, and subpoena binders. I prepared interrogatories worksheets for clients to answer discovery on time. I also serve discovery requests and responses. I prepared Bates Stamp documents produced through discovery process and drafted probate referee appraisal requests for trust accountings. Key Achievements: Converted 80% of new and existing client contacts seeking new estate planning, trust administration and probate matters by discussing their needs, previewing services, and sending them materials to prepare for upcoming meetings. Prepared an average of 25 grant deeds and 15 estate planning materials, affidavits for change of trustee, death of trustee/successor such as notarizing, gathering supporting paperwork and ensure documents are recorded with court.

As the Office Manager, I served as office-wide liaison through communicating building updates and office activities, maintained server files for remote access, to scheduling meetings with current and future clients, briefings and sending relevant materials for review. Moreover, I arranged an array of meetings and events, oversee work products and answer relevant questions regarding office financials and bookkeeping. In this role, I maintained the office appearance and office inventory records by documenting and tracking equipment and supplies. I prepared and sent bank deposits, kept record of cost advanced updated, deed recording, hearing and deposition transcripts, probate referral appraisals, postage cost, scanned deposits to bookkeeper for financial record and account payables. Key Achievements: Reduced constant contacting of clients and administrative burden by establishing and implementing an estate planning questionnaire leading to more opportunities to meet new clients and eliminate disputes of misinformation.Developed and monitored Google shared calendar with 2 attorneys and 3 office staff ensuring ease of access to changing appointments and schedules removing reliance on paper calendars to manage an aver of 50 clients a month.

In my first Legal Assistant role, I conducted administrative legal practice assistance to attorneys through the identification of court dates, filing deadlines and deposition needs. I monitored legal correspondence, completed court filings, maintained cases, and processed mailings for notification. Further, I prepared litigation folders by launching research into present and past cases and legal section codes for CMCs, motions, and OCSs. I have also established case files, documented, and uploaded information pertaining to court cases through File and Serve and One Legal. Key Achievements:• Supported 4 attorneys specializing in construction defect litigation, real estate litigation and business litigation ensuring discovery materials are prepared• Spearheaded the scheduling and coordination of an average of 4 court calls a week for attorneys and organized and delivered court filing materials and upcoming hearings

Richmond, Virginia, Us

I was working at the Domozick Law Firm when they merged with the Carrell Blanton Ferris & Associates. In this role, I managed the attorney's schedule, I also assisted with preparation and filing of client billing, accounts receivable/payable, bookkeeping and hourly billing tracker. I also have fielded communications, court proceedings and ongoing caseload management for 30 to 50 clients a week. Moreover, I secured research on section codes for legal cases, prepared legal binders, completed mailing of notifications and documented court case filings. Finally, I notarized affidavits for cases, processed legal correspondence and coordinated case processing strategies with attorney ensuring alignment on future cases. Key Achievements:• Increased number of clients through networking at business international network meetings, screening an average of 50-75 calls, previewing service offerings and align potential client needs to those capabilities of the firm• Conducted debt collection, garnishments and warrant searches for hard-to-reach clients resulting in an increase in firm revenue and decrease in outstanding billed hours

Chesapeake, Va, Us

Working at the Domozick Law Firm was my initial experience in the legal field. In this role, I managed the attorney's schedule, I also assisted with preparation and filing of client billing, accounts receivable/payable, bookkeeping and hourly billing tracker. I also have fielded communications, court proceedings and ongoing caseload management for 30 to 50 clients a week. Moreover, I secured research on section codes for legal cases, prepared legal binders, completed mailing of notifications and documented court case filings. Finally, I notarized affidavits for cases, processed legal correspondence and coordinated case processing strategies with attorney ensuring alignment on future cases. Key Achievements:• Increased number of clients through networking at business international network meetings, screening an average of 50-75 calls, previewing service offerings and align potential client needs to those capabilities of the firm• Conducted debt collection, garnishments and warrant searches for hard-to-reach clients resulting in an increase in firm revenue and decrease in outstanding billed hours

La Jolla, Ca, Us

This was a 3 month accelerated certificate program. I took the following courses:-Introduction to the Legal System-Practice and Procedures-Legal Research and Analysis-Legal Communications-Business/Corporate Law-Civil Litigation -Evidence-Ethics-Computers for the Legal Assistant-Intellectual Property Law-Tort Law-Contract Law-ADR-Intellectual Property

• Responsible for organizing files to increase efficiency of administrative staff• Handled time-sensitive billing paperwork sent for review to US Government via USPS to military bases / moving agencies (vendors), for up to 100 logistical moving projects weekly• Retrieved, copied, paired invoices with checks, and dispatched via USPA to vendors • Responsible for answering phone and directed calls; scanned / emailed client documentation and paperwork to military bases as first step in reimbursement processes for military personnel• Analyze and researched incomplete documentation to complete filing paperwork for invoicing via external vendors to complete billing processes• Backup assistant for special projects and administrative tasks, including, but not limited to: files, computer documentation assistance, and email monitoring

Paralegal Certificate, Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

Associate'S Degree, General Studies