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•Firm’s Senior Litigation Secretary; Oversaw matters set for trial; Drafted Motions in Limine, Witness Lists, Exhibit Lists, Jury Instructions, Proposed Orders; Ensured Trial Binders assembled per Court Rules; Lodged appropriate transcripts with Court;•Mentored Junior Secretaries, trained in accordance with each respective ‘team’s’ requirements, including instruction on Court Jurisdiction, and each respective Court's filing procedure; Trained Re office policy and procedure;•Established Firm procedure manual for Fed. and Superior Court filings, ECF/PACER instruction manual, detailing Fed. Court filing procedure, locating documents, and guide to locating specific departmental rules, Court Clerk contact and Judge information•Initiated the restructure of the Firm’s Library; Created database listing and tracking each Publisher, Volume, and Supplements; trained clerk to ensure library up to date and all supplements properly maintained; Direct contact for all subscription related inquiries•Experience in Family Law, Business Litigation, Construction Defect, Personal Injury, including filing with all local Superior/Federal Courts (PACER/ECF)•Maintained calendars for 3 Associates and 1 Partner, including independent trial calendars; communicated with clients and counsel; proficient with drafting discovery, motions, and court filings•Established the Firm’s Guide on Table of Contents/Authorities •Assisted the Business Litigation team with all trial preparation, including drafting, service, and filing Motions, Exhibits, Witness Lists, and all pertinent trial documentation;•Prioritize incoming/outgoing mail for four attorney team members; calendar hearing dates and corresponding deadlines•Served as Go-To Secretary for last minute filings•Familiar with Washington Rules of Court; assisted with multiple large-loss files, including pre-trial preparation as well as post judgment motions; contact with Washington Courts as well as Co-Counsel daily to ensure proper handling

Legal Secretary to Air Quality Management District's, District Prosecutor. Temporary position included assistance with managing District Prosecutor's case files. Drafted, revised, and filed documentation with Court in preparation for trial. Maintained Prosecutor's trial calendar, scheduled hearings and client meetings. Assembled pertinent file materials in advance of all Court hearings and calendared events.

Secretary to Partner, James Teel. Prepared, revised and filed all pleadings with Court. Daily activity involved transcription, answering telephone calls, coordinating meetings with clients, insurance adjusters and scheduling hearings with Court; Maintained all attorney billing; Managed firm accounting, including Accounts Receivable/Payable; Organized all incoming mail, calendar appropriate information and deliver to individual attorneys.

Secretary to two named partners and one associate. Provided secretarial assistance including preparation of all pleadings and correspondence. Managed calendar for three attorneys, including all trial deadlines. Assembled exhibits and submitted all court filings with Court. Further, I worked closely with the Office Administrator to assist with any overflow and offered assistance to other team members to efficiently and successfully meet deadlines.

File Clerk for ten attorney firm; Maintained firm's files, including organizing each matter, filing pleadings and correspondence accordingly, and ensured master case list up to date. Responsible for firm's billing, entering all hand-written attorney time into Firm's billing software; Generated all pre-bills, reviewed and revised each set individually, placing into final form for attorney approval; Entered all Insurance Carrier and client payments into system; Ensured account up to date and payments received within allotted time frame; Assisted legal secretaries with administrative tasks including excessive copy jobs, preparation of binders, and answering telephone calls; Go-to for tasks such as organizing Motion exhibits, including locating documents in each respective file.