Laura Peterson
Gretna
Summary
Trusted Paralegal offering extensive legal skill set, proficiency in managing large caseloads and capacity to meet deadlines. Collects, organizes, analyzes and disseminates significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy. Exercises independent judgment regarding legal and contractual matters within broadly defined practices and policies.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons
09.2020 - Current
- Workman's Compensation and Insurance Defense work
- Louisiana State E-filing
- Texas State E-filing
- Medical Records review
- Deposition review
- Contact medical providers regarding records
- Contact with clients regarding necessary information
- Contact with Courts of different Parishes
- DEQ and FOIA requests
- Review DEQ and FOIA requests for necessary information
- Subpoenas for trials, depositions and records
- Fax Filings
- E-filing
- Court Runs
Sher Garner
10.2019 - 09.2020
- Heavy Trial Preparation
- Louisiana State E-filing
- Medical Records review
- Contact medical providers regarding records
- Contact with clients regarding necessary information
- DEQ and FOIA requests
- Review DEQ and FOIA requests for necessary information
- Fax Filings
- E-filing
- Court Runs
Paralegal
Scheid Cleveland, LLC
11.2007 - 06.2020
- Federal and Colorado State E-filing
- Conducting research by using online services and law libraries
- Trial Preparation
- Preparing monthly billing statements
- Travel to and from courts to obtain filings and file mandatory in-person filings
- 1-10 hours per week
- Primary Law Practiced: Civil Litigation, Business, Probate and Estate Planning
Paralegal
Campbell Litigation, P.C.
10.2015 - 10.2019
- Study deposition transcripts and compose summary chart
- Federal and Colorado State E-filing
- Create month-end accounting reports
- Trial Preparation
- Train new staff and attorneys
- Process, proof, and submit bills across multiple platforms
- Document management - Egnyte and Mycase
- Office organization
- Prepare executive confidential correspondence and documents
- Edit and maintain contact list of clients
- 30-40 hours per week
- Primary Law Practiced: Employment
Legal Secretary
Law Offices of Gary S. Cohen
12.2004 - 05.2016
- Client management
- Colorado State E-filing
- Trial Preparation
- Time entry for billing statements on PCLaw
- Created and maintained filing system for client files
- Organized and managed Mr. Cohen's office move three times
- Reason for Leaving: Mr. Cohen retired.
Education
Paralegal Certificate -
University of Louisiana-Lafayette
05.2018
ABA Approved and Certified -
Denver Paralegal Institute
Colorado Springs, CO11.1997
B.A. - History
Knox College
Galesburg, IL06.1996
Skills
- Legal Filing/Office Systems
- ECF Federal Court Filing System
- Bankruptcy Court Filing System
- Texas and Louisiana State Filing System
- CaseMap
- Trial Director
- Microsoft Office Suite
- DropBox
- Boxcom
- Digital and Tape Transcription
- Typing: 90 WPM
- Document Management Systems
- IManage
- Egnyte
- Everlaw
- Logikcull
- MyCase
- Worldox
- Billing Systems
- UltiPro
- Collaborati
- CounselLink
- PCLaw
- QuickBooks
- Rippe
- Serengeti
- TimeSlips
- TyMetrix
Skills
ECF Federal Court Filing System, Bankruptcy Court Filing System, Texas and Louisiana State Filing System, CaseMap, Trial Director, Microsoft Office Suite, DropBox and Box.com, Digital and Tape Transcription, Typing: 90 WPM, iManage, Egnyte, Everlaw, Logikcull, MyCase, Worldox, UltiPro, Collaborati, CounselLink, PCLaw, QuickBooks, Rippe, Serengeti, TimeSlips, TyMetrix
Timeline
Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons
09.2020 - Current
Sher Garner
10.2019 - 09.2020
Paralegal
Campbell Litigation, P.C.
10.2015 - 10.2019
Paralegal
Scheid Cleveland, LLC
11.2007 - 06.2020
Legal Secretary
Law Offices of Gary S. Cohen
12.2004 - 05.2016
Paralegal Certificate -
University of Louisiana-Lafayette
ABA Approved and Certified -
Denver Paralegal Institute
B.A. - History
Knox College