ALICE PROBST
Novato,CA
Summary
Legal professional with extensive experience in providing top-tier administrative and legal support. Proven track record of managing case files, conducting thorough legal research, and assisting in trial preparation. Highly reliable team player with strong focus on efficiency and adaptability in fast-paced legal environment.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Assistant
Kennedys CMK LLP
10.2021 - Current
- Managed high-volume workload while maintaining strict attention to detail on every task such as drafting pleadings or summarizing depositions accurately.
- Assisted with trial preparation, including creation of exhibits, compilation of witness lists, and organization of evidence materials.
- Managed correspondence with clients, courts, and opposing counsel, maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.
- Drafted legal documents, including pleadings and motions, to support attorneys in various cases.
- Optimized document management processes, leading to quicker access to critical information during case preparation.
- Contributed to positive work environment by offering comprehensive support to attorneys and staff, including document management and meeting coordination.
- Revised and finalized letters, briefs, and memos.
- Reviewed, edited and proofread litigation for proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Legal Assistant
Law Office of Peter Flaxman
06.2016 - 10.2021
- Draft and edit estate plan documents, including but not limited to, Wills, Trusts, Advance Heath Care Directives, Durable Power of Attorneys, Assigments to Trust, certification of trusts, client letters.
- Review and revise legal documents and court forms for filing with the court.
- Manage incoming and outgoing mail.
- Notarize client estate plan documents.
- Record attorney time in time slips.
- Process and finalize client monthly bills.
Legal Assistant
Duane Morris
08.2010 - 06.2016
- Draft, edit, file and serve legal documents including complaints, answers, petitions, motions, client letters, subpoenas, attorney communications, discovery requests, and discovery responses.
- Format, prepare and file federal and state court documents.
- Process and submit attorney travel, client development, marketing expense reports.
- Schedule depositions, court hearings and meetings for attorneys; manage attorneys calendars.
- Scan, save and circulate important incoming case mail and filings to case team members.
- Coordinate attorney travel arrangements.
- Legal experience with
Education
Bachelor Of Arts - Psychology
California State University, Sacramento
Skills
- iManage case management
- Chrome River expense management
- Adobe
- Microsoft Office Suite
- ECF/CMF e-filing
- BEC/CoreRelate calendar management
- Westlaw Edge
- Trellis
- Best Authority
- Pleading assistant
- File&serveXpress e-filing
- One-Legal and Nationwide Legal e-filing portals
- Elite New Business Intake software
- Time slips
- Elite time entry
Timeline
Legal Assistant
Kennedys CMK LLP
10.2021 - Current
Legal Assistant
Law Office of Peter Flaxman
06.2016 - 10.2021
Legal Assistant
Duane Morris
08.2010 - 06.2016
Bachelor Of Arts - Psychology
California State University, Sacramento
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