Legal Secretary
ALICIA BOCIAN
278 Carlton Terrace Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
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?Legal Secretary /Administrative Assistant with extensive New York, New Jersey and Federal Court Litigation experience ? Trial Preparation knowledge ? Experience with representing both Plaintiffs and Defendants.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dunn Lambert, L.L.C., Paramus, New Jersey 2/18 – 2/20
Legal Secretary
• Assisted in all phases of litigation work for New Jersey cases
• E-file documents
• Filed documents using PACER
• Prepared trial notebooks and all documents needed for trial
• Scheduled depositions
• Assisted in all phases of litigation work for New York cases
• Independently prepared motions, correspondence and pleadings
Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP, Hackensack, NJ 8/17-1/18
Litigation Paralegal
• Assist trial attorney in preparing exhibits, witnesses and documents for trial
• Assist in all phases of litigation work for New York and New Jersey cases
• Schedule depositions and IMEs
• Follow up on outstanding discovery items
Barrett Lazar, LLC, Maywood, NJ
Insurance Defense Legal Secretary 2012 - 2013
• Extensive transcription work for the Managing Partner in preparing correspondence,
pleadings and motions for filing with the New Jersey Court system
• Responsible for first line communication with clients; direct inquiries according to need
Melli Guerin & Wall, P.C., Paramus, New Jersey 2003 - 2008
Insurance Defense Secretary
• Drafted answers to interrogatories and discovery demands for New York State insurance fraud cases
• Reviewed deposition transcripts and created summaries for attorneys’ review
• Prepared Motions to Strike Plaintiff’s Complaint, assisted in preparing Summary Judgment Motions, prepared Stipulations of Dismissal for NYC Court system, Long Island and Westchester Court Systems
• Assisted in preparation of various legal documents needed in the defense of legal matters
Winne, Banta, Hetherington & Basralian, Hackensack, NJ 2000 - 2002
Legal Secretary
• Worked on New Jersey and Federal insurance defense litigation files for Fortune 500 company
• Maintained attorneys’ calendars and docketed critical litigation dates and Court dates
• Revised and finalized litigation documents and correspondence for multiple litigation attorneys
• Prepared correspondence and internal memoranda
EDUCATION & SKILLS
SUNY at Stony Brook, New York, Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Economics, 3.54 GPA, Dean’s List, Cum Laude
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MS Office Suite 2019, PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), WordPerfect X4, Digital Dictaphone,
Electronic Court Filing for Superior Court of New Jersey (ECF) ? Notary Public in New Jersey
ALICIA BOCIAN
278 Carlton Terrace Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
------------ (Home) ------------ (Cell) ------------
?Legal Secretary /Administrative Assistant with extensive New York, New Jersey and Federal Court Litigation experience ? Trial Preparation knowledge ? Experience with representing both Plaintiffs and Defendants.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dunn Lambert, L.L.C., Paramus, New Jersey 2/18 – 2/20
Legal Secretary
• Assisted in all phases of litigation work for New Jersey cases
• E-file documents
• Filed documents using PACER
• Prepared trial notebooks and all documents needed for trial
• Scheduled depositions
• Assisted in all phases of litigation work for New York cases
• Independently prepared motions, correspondence and pleadings
Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP, Hackensack, NJ 8/17-1/18
Litigation Paralegal
• Assist trial attorney in preparing exhibits, witnesses and documents for trial
• Assist in all phases of litigation work for New York and New Jersey cases
• Schedule depositions and IMEs
• Follow up on outstanding discovery items
Barrett Lazar, LLC, Maywood, NJ
Insurance Defense Legal Secretary 2012 - 2013
• Extensive transcription work for the Managing Partner in preparing correspondence,
pleadings and motions for filing with the New Jersey Court system
• Responsible for first line communication with clients; direct inquiries according to need
Melli Guerin & Wall, P.C., Paramus, New Jersey 2003 - 2008
Insurance Defense Secretary
• Drafted answers to interrogatories and discovery demands for New York State insurance fraud cases
• Reviewed deposition transcripts and created summaries for attorneys’ review
• Prepared Motions to Strike Plaintiff’s Complaint, assisted in preparing Summary Judgment Motions, prepared Stipulations of Dismissal for NYC Court system, Long Island and Westchester Court Systems
• Assisted in preparation of various legal documents needed in the defense of legal matters
Winne, Banta, Hetherington & Basralian, Hackensack, NJ 2000 - 2002
Legal Secretary
• Worked on New Jersey and Federal insurance defense litigation files for Fortune 500 company
• Maintained attorneys’ calendars and docketed critical litigation dates and Court dates
• Revised and finalized litigation documents and correspondence for multiple litigation attorneys
• Prepared correspondence and internal memoranda
EDUCATION & SKILLS
SUNY at Stony Brook, New York, Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Economics, 3.54 GPA, Dean’s List, Cum Laude
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MS Office Suite 2019, PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), WordPerfect X4, Digital Dictaphone,
Electronic Court Filing for Superior Court of New Jersey (ECF) ? Notary Public in New Jersey