Carolina Larios

Experience in optimizing employee-related processes through comprehensive analysis and actionable recommendations. Proven track record in reviewing diverse records and data, organizing information effectively, and producing regular reports and models to support strategic decision-making. Resourceful purchasing analyst with a background in managing and overseeing all aspects of procurement processes. Skilled in negotiating contracts, improving supply chain efficiency, and reducing costs while maintaining quality standards. Demonstrated ability to lead teams in developing purchasing strategies that align with organizational goals. Made significant impact on previous work by optimizing inventory levels and establishing strong relationships with suppliers for better terms and pricing.

• Legal Support, Provide legal support to 5 Attorneys and 1 Investigator, assigned to 2 courts, Oakland and Salinas. Duties include filing and file maintenance; maintaining attorney calendars and case logs; drafting routine correspondence; opening and routing mail; setting up depositions and administrative hearings. Prepare legal documents for filing with local courts, correspondence and reports, typed, filed and formatted legal pleadings to opposing counsel. Other duties as assigned by supporting other secretaries when needed and office clerical work as needed.
• Legal/Administrative Assistant, Set up and maintain new cases, E-filed (EAMS) court documents including Applications for Adjudication of Claims, DORs, C & R's, Stipulations, Notice and Request for Allowance of Liens, and other court pleadings with the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Prepared Trial Exhibits. Draft letters/faxes to clients, insurance companies, and defendants, answer and make telephone calls daily. Worked on Medicare Set-Asides, Subsequent Injury Fund cases, Future Medical Care, UEF and Death cases, subpoenaed witnesses to trials, trained new secretaries in workers' compensation. Set up depositions, medical exams, AME's, Panel QME's and sent out medical reports. Occasionally received transcriptions from TASK Services and transferred to a template. Calendared come-ups and statutes. Closed files. Copied all outgoing mail. In charge of ordering and maintaining stock of all office supplies. Maintained copy machine, fixed jams/run postage machine at end of day/drop mail in mailbox.
• Administrative Assistant for Operating Engineers Local Union No.3, Process new applications for union members, prepare letters to members for incomplete forms, enter all new members data in Access and Excel, mail letters to employers for membership dues, process incoming mail, email bills to accounting, assist business agents with travel arrangements and work with Administrative Assistant with various spreadsheet/data projects.