Sue Gonzales-Guevara

Legal Secretary

Houston, Texas, United States

About

Experience

  • Legal Assistant at Bair Hilty; Lawrence Law Firm; Resnick & Louis; SBSB-Eastham; Brown Sims; Littler Mendelson
    Apr 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

    Commercial and Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Labor & Employment; Real Estate, Insurance Defense. Maritime Law. Transcribed, drafted, and e-filed legal documents. Scheduled and coordinated hearings, depositions, mediations, and trials. Maintained attorneys’ calendars to meet deadlines for hearings and trials. Supported attorneys in preparing pretrial, trial and post-trial. Located witnesses for interviews. Input attorney time entries. Partnered with the accounting department to enter, code, edit, review, and process client invoices for timely distribution. Assisted HR with candidate screening and initial interviews for new recruits. (Worked contract while attending to long-term illness of nephew, since deceased.)

  • Legal Assistant at Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing
    Jul 2015 - Apr 2021 · 5 yrs 10 mos

    Drafted, revised, formatted scanned and efiled legal documents. Assisted in the preparation of documents and hearing materials for all stages of litigation. Calendared, monitored, and updated deadlines across pre-trial, trial, and post-trial phases. Booked attorney travel arrangements. Input attorney time entries. Collaborated legal support teams to manage secretarial overflow. Assisted in trial prep and attended trial.

  • Legal Assistant at Smyser Kaplan & Veselka
    May 2010 - Jun 2015 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    Drafted, proofread, transcribed, redlined, scanned, profiled and e-filed pleadings. Calendared deadlines and litigation timelines across pretrial, trial, post-trial, and appellate phases. Followed up with court coordinator for attorneys’ trial set-up. Prepared trial binders. Input attorney time and coordinated with accounting for final client invoices. Processed and coded vendor invoices. Provided overflow support to secretarial staff, maintaining responsiveness and continuity during high-volume periods.

  • Legal Secretary at Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons L.L.P.
    Jun 2008 - May 2010 · 2 yrs

    Provided high-level administrative support to the Partner-in-Charge of the Houston office, assisting with office management and operational oversight. Coordinated firm seminars and events. Supported Human Resources with candidate screening, and initial interviews. Assisted secretaries with drafting, editing, scanning, and e-filings Partnered with accounting to ensure timely attorney time entry, revisions, and final billing. Entered attorney time and managed complex travel arrangements with attention to detail and cost efficiency.

  • Legal Secretary at Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee
    Nov 2003 - Jun 2008 · 4 yrs 8 mos

    Drafted, reviewed, and revised pleadings and e-filed, ensuring accuracy and compliance with procedural rules. maintained attorneys’ calendars, court deadlines, and litigation timelines. Prepared and amended construction litigation documents. Drafted, revised and, real estate agreements, conducted due diligence, name searches, assembled closing binders, and attended closings. Composed minutes, policies, and filings for Municipal Utility District (MUD) matters; attended MUD meetings to capture proceedings and draft official Minutes.