Chris Smith 123 Main Street • Hometown, MS 00000 • (123) 456-7890 •
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OBJECTIVEParalegal / Records Manager position with organization that has room for growth. QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS- Highly qualified and efficient legal professional with more than 6 years' experience utilizing skills to assist litigation attorneys and manage legal records.
- Strong background in large class-action litigation, toxic torts, and medical malpractice suits
- Gather and analyze data, including state statutes, judicial decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.
- Prepare and submit legal documents, such as pleadings, contracts, wills, briefs, and real estate closings.
- Maintain document files. Prepare and file pleadings with court clerk.
- Prepare affidavits or other documents.
- Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.
- Keep legal volumes up to date, ensuring law library is kept current.
- Possess extensive knowledge of various legal, administrative, and clerical procedures.
- Proficient in a variety of computer and automated systems such as word processing, filed and record management, transcription of recorded material, form development, and legal terminology.
- Very strong written and verbal English language skills, including excellent spelling and grammar.
- Understand and effectively utilize business management principles, resource management, time management, and team coordination.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE LEGAL RESOURCES GROUP
Litigation Assistant / Records Manager, 2002-present
- Maintained responsibility for all billing and plaintiffs' files related to international asbestos litigation and legislation cases and national tobacco litigation cases.
- Reviewed, organized, and indexed all documents pertaining to asbestos cases and tobacco cases.
- Research related asbestos and tobacco cases.
- Participated in development and organization of several large document productions.
- Proofread and edited legal documents and correspondence.
- Cite checked documents.
- Assisted with settlement of cases and estate planning, including drafting attachments to beneficiary designation forms.
- Upheld confidentiality of highly-sensitive client information.
- Spearheaded, developed, and implemented a records department.
EDUCATIONBachelor of Arts in Political Science - 2005: University of Some State COMPUTER SKILLSWord Perfect, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Lexis Nexis, as well as knowledge of Summation |
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