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BRIANA BROOKS Personal Injury Legal Assistant CONTACT EDUCATION B.B.A. IN BUSINESS ECONOMICS Expected December 2016 The University of Memphis A.S. IN BUSINESS ADMIN. May 14, 2013, Cum Laude, GPA 3.49 Southwest TN Comm. College • Phi Theta Kappa, National Honors Society — 2012-Present • Dean's List — 2011-2013 SKILLS Microsoft Excel 2010 certified Proficient in Microsoft Office Premier customer service Trained and skillful with operating Clio Legal Software, Client Profiles, Captorra, ATO and LexisNexis Familiarity with TN personal injury and MS family law Extraordinary multi-tasking, analytical and organizational skills Legal Research and writing Litigation Teamwork SUMMARY Enthusiastic Legal Assistant skilled in Personal Injury and Family law who is highly educated and willing to continually research and learn new techniques to improve the efficiency and efficacy of each case. Also, who displays the utmost level of professionalism and confidentiality, follows directives and employs all necessary steps to excel. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE LEGAL ASSISTANT, MORGAN & MORGAN; MEMPHIS, TN May 2015 – Present Directly assist the personal injury department’s managing partner attorney with any task that may arise by managing his calendar, filtering phone calls, and remaining aware of his upcoming appointments; Stay abreast of statute of limitations deadlines; Draft and file summonses, complaints, discovery and related pleadings, with various courts and e-filing systems; Execute proper service on defendant(s); Review of answers, discovery documents or any other pleadings received from the defense; Schedule mediations, depositions and trials Draft and send various fax, e-mail and mail correspondences to clients, attorneys, courts, etc.; Maintain, organize and oversee over ninety litigation files Keep the pleadings indexes up to date; Assist with trial, deposition and mediation preparations (copying, preparing exhibits, etc.) LEGAL ASSISTANT, SHUMAKE LAW FIRM; OLIVE BRANCH, MS May 2010 – June 2013 Performed administrative tasks including: answering and directing calls, corresponding via facsimile, U.S. mail and e-mail, scheduling appointments, simple bookkeeping and courier; Prepared and filed legal documents with multiple courthouses including Rule 81 Summons, Divorce Complaints, Discovery, etc.; Drafted letters to clients regarding their legal matters ; Assisted with interviewing clients to collecting information for files; Maintained client confidence and protected operations by keeping information confidential. 901-674-5404 [email protected] linkedin.com/in/bcbrooks
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BRIANA BROOKS Personal Injury Legal Assistant
CONTACT
EDUCATION
B.B.A. IN BUSINESS ECONOMICS Expected December 2016 The University of Memphis A.S. IN BUSINESS ADMIN. May 14, 2013, Cum Laude, GPA 3.49 Southwest TN Comm. College • Phi Theta Kappa, National Honors Society — 2012-Present • Dean's List — 2011-2013
SKILLS
Microsoft Excel 2010 certified
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Premier customer service
Trained and skillful with operating
Clio Legal Software, Client Profiles,
Captorra, ATO and LexisNexis
Familiarity with TN personal injury
and MS family law
Extraordinary multi-tasking,
analytical and organizational skills
Legal Research and writing
Litigation
Teamwork
SUMMARY
Enthusiastic Legal Assistant skilled in Personal Injury and Family law who
is highly educated and willing to continually research and learn new
techniques to improve the efficiency and efficacy of each case. Also, who
displays the utmost level of professionalism and confidentiality, follows
directives and employs all necessary steps to excel.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
LEGAL ASSISTANT, MORGAN & MORGAN; MEMPHIS, TN May 2015 – Present
Directly assist the personal injury department’s managing partner
attorney with any task that may arise by managing his calendar,
filtering phone calls, and remaining aware of his upcoming
appointments;
Stay abreast of statute of limitations deadlines;
Draft and file summonses, complaints, discovery and related
pleadings, with various courts and e-filing systems;
Execute proper service on defendant(s);
Review of answers, discovery documents or any other pleadings
received from the defense;
Schedule mediations, depositions and trials
Draft and send various fax, e-mail and mail correspondences to
clients, attorneys, courts, etc.;
Maintain, organize and oversee over ninety litigation files
Keep the pleadings indexes up to date;
Assist with trial, deposition and mediation preparations (copying,
preparing exhibits, etc.)
LEGAL ASSISTANT, SHUMAKE LAW FIRM; OLIVE BRANCH, MS May 2010 – June 2013
Performed administrative tasks including: answering and directing
calls, corresponding via facsimile, U.S. mail and e-mail, scheduling
appointments, simple bookkeeping and courier;
Prepared and filed legal documents with multiple courthouses
including Rule 81 Summons, Divorce Complaints, Discovery, etc.;
Drafted letters to clients regarding their legal matters ;
Assisted with interviewing clients to collecting information for files;
Maintained client confidence and protected operations by keeping
information confidential.
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CONTACT
REFERENCES
LESLIE B. SHUMAKE, ESQ. Attorney at Law Shumake Law Firm 901-605-8508 [email protected] Relationship: Immediate supervisor during employment from 2010-2013 MARK B. GARDNER Program Management Advisor Federal Express Corporation Adjunct Professor of Economics Southwest TN Community College 901-224-4652 [email protected] Relationship: professor for economics courses at STCC STEVEN G. LEAKE Ice Sculptor/Owner Premier Ice Sculptures Culinary Program Coordinator Southwest TN Community College
901-333-4096
[email protected] Relationship: Immediate supervisor
during scholarship work study
OTHER EXPERIENCE
BARTENDER, HOLIDAY INN DOWNTOWN; MEMPHIS, TN April 2014 – May 2015
Perform opening/closing bar procedures including preparing
necessary bar tools and ingredients for use, inventorying stock,
maintaining cleanliness and conducting cash drops
Serve bar guests and fourteen dining tables with food, beverages,
and a full bar solely and as a team
Provide room service to hotel guests in a timely manner while
maintaining current restaurant/bar customers
SERVER, FOX & HOUND SPORTS TAVERN; MEMPHIS, TN July 2013 – April 2014
Conducted opening/closing restaurant procedures including
prepping food/beverage, setting up/taking down games and
maintaining cleanliness of restaurant and server sections
Pre-bussing tables to allow a quick turnover for dining guests to
maximize efficiency
Served food and beverages to multiple tables and large groups
simultaneously as per the restaurant polices quickly, but efficiently
while providing a pleasant dining experience and excellent
customer service
BARTENDING CERTIFICATE; CRESCENT SCHOOLS OF GAMING AND BARTENDING; TUNICA, MS July 2013 Attended a week long, five-hour per day, bartending class to learn
the variety of recipes for alcoholic beverages and their special
preparing techniques;
Given a knowledge test of 100 questions pertaining to the
ingredients and preparation techniques of alcoholic beverages;
Given a speed test which conducted your ability to quickly, but
properly execute random drink recipes in a given time frame.
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