Paralegal

ANGELA  JOHNSON
540 Fort Hale Road, New Haven, CT  06512 – Phone- 203-606-8781


Objective:                               To obtain a position in an establishment, where my Paralegal/Legal Secretary skills are needed.
Experience:                            

1/2006- current                      Law Office- Stamford, Connecticut – SEE DUTIES BELOW
                                                PARALEGAL

9/2004-5/2005:                       Garces & Grabler- Plainfield, New Jersey –SEE DUTIES BELOW
                                                PARALEGAL/LEGAL SECRETARY

CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS VIA VARIOUS AGENCIES
5/2003-9/2004:                       Chubb & Sons Group of Insurance Companies- New York, NY (Haley Stuart Agency)
                                                LEGAL AUDITOR
                                                Duties: Review and audit all attorney invoices as per Litigation Management Guidelines;
                                                prepare audit reports and correspondence pertaining to same; maintain spreadsheets and files of all audits; increased savings for Chubb by at least 25% on a monthly basis.             

1/2000-5/2003:                       Carpenter & Bennett-Newark, NJ (Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy & Real Estate)
                                                Haley Stuart Agency- Montvale, NJ- SEE DUTIES BELOW

2/1998-1/2000:                       Michael Priarone, Esq.-Denville, NJ-SEE DUTIES BELOW
                                                Leafstone Staffing Agency-Newark, NJ

5/1997-2/1998:                       Park Towers Associates (Agency)- Newark, NJ
                                                Leafstone Staffing -Newark, NJ-SEE DUTIES BELOW
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1/1993-5/1997:                       Donnington & Karcher- Edison, NJ-SEE DUTIES BELOW

9/1987-12/1992:                     Jack N. Frost, Esq.- Plainfield, NJ-SEE DUTIES BELOW

DUTIES:                               PARALEGAL/LEGAL SECRETARY
Negligence Department; Workers’ Compensation; 
Total Case Management. (Plaintiff and Defense)
                                                Drafted and typed all pleadings; interviewed prospective clients for potential cases;   answered interrogatories with clients; drafted and typed answers to interrogatories; handled all discovery; prepared clients for depositions; handled all telephone calls pertaining to clients, attorneys, medical establishments and courts; maintained  diary; compromised medical bills with physicians; reviewed files for disbursements and prepared disbursements sheets;  E-file; and legal research.
                                                
Education:                             Middlesex College-Edison, New Jersey
                                                Union College-Plainfield, New Jersey
                                                Institute for Paralegal Studies- Edison, New Jersey (Certificate)

Skills:                                     Communicates well with clients, co-workers and people in general; works independently; hardworking; ambitious; conscientious and reliable; typing 50 wpm. dictaphone; general office machines; computer:  Microsoft Word, Excel, Wordperfect,  Summation, Pins, and ACT.

References:                            Upon request.