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0-5 years of experience
Directly responsible for the timely completion of various court records and banking documents for up to twenty cases
- Guided clients through the closing process of buying or selling their home by obtaining all necessary documents
- Shadowed partners and associates in their daily court appearances at the state and federal levels
- Acted as liaison between potential clients and the firm, resulting in $40,000 in revenue for the firm
- Researched case law and precedent in the areas of corporate tax law, real estate law, and business law under the Uniform
- Developed contract language for limited liability corporations, partnerships, and businesses operating in Illinois
0-5 years of experience
Reviewed and analyzed medical records for large pending litigation case with national health insurer
- Initiated and organized the inception of a new Immigration component to the firm’s areas of practice
- Completed numerous additional projects for other cases within the firm
- Attended court proceedings on a regular basis
- Reorganized all current files for Senior Partner retroactive to 2008
0-5 years of experience
Prepared rough drafts of briefs and arguments for review and approval by attorneys.
- Drafted complaints, affidavits, motions, interrogatories and other pleadings connected with trial preparation and discovery
- Researched and analyzed laws or decisions that were made on similar cases.
- Investigated facts and laws and decided how to prepare cases.
- Assisted the attorneys at trial or at depositions.
- Prepared production of documents for discovery, assembling exhibits, affidavits and other legal documents for use in preparing a trial.
0-5 years of experience
Researched and mastered all phases of proper probate administration in multiple counties.
- Drafted petitions and orders necessary for probate administration.
- Communicated extensively with clients.
- Helped clients plan and inventory estate, including proper resolution of creditor claims.
- Reviewed Mortgage agreements and researched specific probate exceptions for mortgages.
0-5 years of experience
Proofread legal documents, including motions to dismiss and points of authorities
- Assisted in numerous client consultations and court hearings
- Conducted prospective client screenings and facilitated client meetings
- Performed extensive legal research and comprehensive document review
- Streamlined office filing system and submitted documents to the court to make deadlines
0-5 years of experience
Prepared accounts, inventories, annual reports, petition and orders, notice of administration, notice of hearing, and other legal documents for conservatorship, guardianship, and decedent estates.
- Drafted appellant briefs, probate court motions, property deeds, state and federal tax forms, specifically 1040, 1041, and 706 forms to achieve client objectives.
- Researched, analyzed, and synthesized Probate/Estate administration issues utilizing LexisNexis and WestlawNext databases.
- Assisted in the overall formation and efficient administration of voluminous case load.
0-5 years of experience
Managed the judge’s calendar and fielded questions from litigants as judge’s main point of contact
- Identified the need for and created checklists for commonly litigated issues, updated law clerk manual, and trained new law clerks
- Conducted extensive legal research, drafted over 100 bench briefs, and redlined judicial opinions for all types of civil and criminal cases filed with the court
- Led discussions regarding substance and presentation of dozens of trials and hundreds of motions with the judges
0-5 years of experience
Assigned to the transactional team responsible for Global fortune 500 companies
- Successfully resolved tax issues saving clients’ 30%-50% of tax debt
- Collaborated on the development of a local bill for legislative review and law referendum
- Participated in commercial bank closings to include filing finance statements
- Authored memoranda on corporate tax issues, Virgin Islands law, and business closings
- Negotiated reduced settlements and levy removals with the local Internal Revenue Service (IRB) on behalf of Global automobile client
- Investigated various areas of Virgin Islands law to assist lead attorneys with special projects
- Interpreted local employment and various case law to draft memo recommendations
- Engaged in productive oral, written, and electronic communication with clients and others
0-5 years of experience
Assisted pre-suit lawyers with No-Fault 1st party claims
- Drafted responsive pleadings, a motion for summary judgment, complaints, and Medicare appeals
- Conducted legal research on how to serve process to a person in the military stationed abroad and researched who is responsible for an apartment mailbox injury
- Contacted medical providers and created PIP spreadsheets noting any outstanding medical costs
- Reviewed medical records and drafted case evaluation summaries in preparation for settlement with insurance companies
0-5 years of experience
Persuasively argued felony motions and bench trials on behalf of the State of Illinois
- Researched, organized, drafted, and submitted felony motions and office memoranda
- Organized case files and updated case information database daily
- Corresponded with Assistant State’s Attorneys, Public Defenders, and private defense
0-5 years of experience
- Drafted and revised documents, including purchase and sale agreements and commercial leases.
- Prepared and filed documents with county clerks, including mortgages, deeds and UCC-1 Financing
- Researched legal issues and researched business corporate records.
- Assembled closing packages of documents for distribution to the parties of a transaction.
0-5 years of experience
- Researched medical conditions and treatments in order to identify unseen links within a petitioner’s health history in order to build evidence for trial
- Strengthened attorneys’ cases by creating deposition outlines and interrogatories, organizing important information and reports
- Constructed detailed medical chronologies of petitioners, highlighting notable records, incidents, and occurrences that could be important to the respective case
- Made note of medical exams with anomalies in order to identify unlisted, potentially related health issues
- Prepared thorough bill summaries, compiling hospital/exam fees, insurance payments, and medical fee schedule deductibles as per Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission