West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Advanced administrative skills and an experienced Legal Assistant/Paralegal in Florida, Virginia and Washington, DC. My legal career spans over 30 years in complex litigation and e-Discovery in a fast paced environment. I am a professional, organized, disciplined, poised, prompt and enthusiastic team player. l have valued experience in the following areas: Bank REO Properties Construction Litigation Contracts, Franchise Agreements Corporate Litigation Construction Litigation Employment Law Energy Family Law Foreclosure Foreclosure Online Sales Insurance Defense Intellectual Property Medical Malpractice Mergers & Acquisitions Personal Injury Real Estate (Transaction/Contract disputes) Securities & Trade Regulations Tax - Corporate Wills, Trust, Estate and Probate Additionally, I have excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as independent thinker who is intrigued with litigation and research. Experienced with Florida State E-filing system and Federal Court E-filing system on District Court level. Also, trained to prepare Appellate Court briefings and filings on 4th DCA. Have attained advanced software training and electronic database management, to include the following: WP Software: Word, Word Perfect, Open Office, Office 365. Workshare Deltaview, MacPac, PCDocs, Interwoven Desksite, E-Copy Desktop, Lotus Notes, Outlook, GroupWise, I-Manage, Microsoft Office, Powerpoint, Excel, Accounting Software: Juris, Client Profiles, PC Law, Legal Files, DTE, Elite, Timematters, Javelan, Rainmaker, Timeslips, TABS Research Software: Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, Accuriant, RealTrans, AltiSource Records Software: Summation iBlaze, CaseAware, Amicus, Client Profiles, Citrix, LegalTrax, Legal Files, Abacus, Trialworks, Aderent (ATO), Case Peers, and Litify Salesforce. PACER/ECF; Adobe XPro, eFiling Typing speed: 75 wpm, dictation/transcription Career/Life Experiences: Executive Assistant - Corporate Assistant - RE Electronic Compliance Paralegal\Legal Assistant Caterer Mixologist Personal Assistant Personal Stylist
Technical Writer for Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Bids throughout USA to facilitate the growing customer base and needed expansion of electrical grids and projected NextEra Energy projects thru collaboration with FP&L project managers and executives to prepare all written proposals to reflect Teams' specific responses to RFP according to clients' needs in a timely manner.
Paralegal for WPB Litigation Group handling corporate litigation cases on behalf of Defendants and their representatives. Will be handling discovery and preparation for depositions and trials state wide.
insurance Defense-Complex Litigation
Litigation paralegal handling personal injury cases state wide in Florida. Attending to the needs of clients who have been injured due to the negligence of others. Drafting demand letters or complaints to ensure the Plaintiff(s) receive a fair settlement or prevail at trial.