Tamara Waters
Santa Fe Springs
Summary
Proficient Litigation Legal Assistant with over 25 years of experience of supporting attorneys in civil litigation and legal administrative operations. Skilled in trial preparation, document organization, and calendar management. Recognized for strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced legal environment, supporting attorneys to achieve successful case outcomes.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Litigation Legal Assistant
Musick, Peeler & Garrett
Los Angeles, CA
04.2001 - Current
- Coordinated case documentation and maintained filing systems for efficient retrieval.
- Drafted legal correspondence, ensuring accuracy and compliance with court requirements.
- Assisted attorneys in trial preparation, organizing exhibits and evidence for presentation.
- Managed case calendars, scheduling hearings, depositions, and meetings to optimize workflow.
- Managed deadlines effectively ensuring timely submission of all required filings and correspondence.
Legal Administrative Assistant
McMillan & Herrell
Beverly Hills, CA
06.1995 - 04.2000
- Managed scheduling and coordination of legal meetings and client consultations.
- Prepared and filed legal documents in compliance with court regulations.
- Assisted attorneys in case preparation by organizing evidence and documentation.
- Maintained accurate records of client interactions and case progress updates.
- Developed templates for common legal documents to reduce preparation time.
- Supported multiple attorneys simultaneously by efficiently prioritizing tasks according to urgency or deadline requirements.
- Managed general clerical needs such as opening and closing files, scanning sheets and faxing documents.
- Prepared drafts of forms, letters and agreements for legal staff use.
- Streamlined legal processes by drafting and proofreading documents, ensuring accuracy and timely completion.
- Screened phone calls to effectively handle less important inquiries and keep senior staff free for more important matters.
- Filed documents with courts on behalf of attorney.
- Prepared and processed invoices for attorney billing.
Education
Legal Studies
Glendale Career College
Glendale, CASkills
- Drafting pleadings
- Court filings
- Client communication
- Document organization
- Billing and invoicing
- Calendar management
- Proofreading
- Document preparation
- Microsoft office
- Witness coordination
- Trial preparation
- Disposition records management
- Motions preparation
Certification
- Certified Notary, 2021 - Present
Timeline
Litigation Legal Assistant
Musick, Peeler & Garrett
04.2001 - Current
Legal Administrative Assistant
McMillan & Herrell
06.1995 - 04.2000
Legal Studies
Glendale Career College
Areas of Law:
Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Employment Law; and Civil Appeals
Legal Software:
- Imanage
- Compulaw
- Adobe Acrobat
- Westlaw Forms
- Microsoft Office
- Truefiling
- One Legal/ First Legal
- LexisNexis/File & Serve