Heather Cherry
Jerseyville,IL
Summary
Experienced Senior Paralegal with leadership and relationship-building capabilities, seeking new challenges where my experience can be utilized to improve client and attorney relations.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Litigation Legal Assistant/Senior Paralegal
Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC
09.2013 - Current
Clerical/Assistant Manager
Rose Optical INC
06.2008 - 09.2013
Education
General Studies -
Civic Memorial High School
Bethalto, IL05.2007
Associates in Applied Sciences - Paralegal
Lewis and Clark Community College
01.2010
Skills
- Proficient in MS Office
- Excel
- QuickBooks
- NetSuite
- Excel spreadsheets
- Legal writing
- Research
- Typing 60-70 wpm
- Electronic/email faxing
- Client file management
- Multi-line telephone system
- Data-entry
- Update database
- Run reports
- Proficient knowledge of medical and insurance information
- Assistant Office management skills
- Customer service
- Client/attorney interaction
- Draft legal documents
- Pleadings
- Indexing
- Interrogatories
- Affidavits
- Subpoenas
- Draft discovery documents
- Correspondence
- Motions
- Notices
- Orders
- Proficient in CaseNet
- LexisNexis File and Serve
- EFS for Missouri Federal
- Illinois Federal
- EFS Cook County Illinois
- Pohlman
- Manage and schedule depositions
- Coordinate with handling attorneys
- Manage/calendar all motion hearing dockets
- Knowledge drafting and reviewing Bankruptcy trust claims
- Proficient in multi-state pro hac Vice Motions
- Proficient in Louisiana case filings and procedures
- Management of 100 cases
- Proficient in FELA case review
- Filing
- Multi-state filings
- Team collaboration
- Court filing procedures
- Professionalism and ethics
- Continuous learning mindset
- Legal drafting
- Legal citation
- Client communication
- Legal analysis
- Legal research
Timeline
Litigation Legal Assistant/Senior Paralegal
Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC
09.2013 - Current
Clerical/Assistant Manager
Rose Optical INC
06.2008 - 09.2013
Associates in Applied Sciences - Paralegal
Lewis and Clark Community College
General Studies -
Civic Memorial High School
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