Donna Lawson

823 North E Street

Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577

Objective

In search of an opportunity where I can apply my specialized skill set and knowledge to meet the objectives of my employer.

 

Education

Utah Career College

Paralegal (A.A.S.) Graduated:  October 5, 2007

 

Legal Skills

Family Law	Probate                                   Legal Research
Estate Planning	Personal Injury                       Notary Public
Real Estate	Municipal Law                         Iowa Hot Docs

Accomplishments             

Member Legal Assistants Association of Utah (LAAU) 1/2007 – 12-2007

LAAU Liaison to Utah Career College 5/2007-10/2007

GPA 4.0 Utah Career College, Paralegal

Member of the Lambda Epsilon Chi Paralegal National Honor Society 10/2007

Perfect Attendance

EMT Training 1987 -1988

Army National Guard 1982 - 1984

 

Work Experience

Musco Sports Lighting

Control Link Operator                                                                            3/2010 – Present

              Provide inbound customer support by phone, email and fax

              Enter new lighting schedules

              Monitor customer lighting schedules

              Troubleshoot Control Link customer problems

              Log inbound calls

              Record customer information into a database

             

Morrissey Law Offices, City Attorney

Legal Assistant/Office Manager                                                                              9/2008 – 12/2009

              Prepared legal documents

              Calendared trials, hearings, court appearances and client meetings

              Prepared subpoenas and delivered for service

              Filed documents with the court

              Maintained files pertaining to city matters

              Organized filing system for private practice and city matters

              Opened files for magistrate and district courts

              Gathered information from the police department for city matters

              Legal research

 

Cook & Associates, P.C.             

Paralegal                                                                                                                              11/2006 - 5/2008

Prepared legal documents

Calendared trials, hearings, court appearances and client meetings

Created correspondence to courts, opposing counsel and clients

Filed documents with the courts

Opened files for new clients

Prepared subpoenas and delivered to service processors

Maintained and tracked cases using PracticeMaster

Washington Consulting Group

Administrative Assistant                                                                                                  8/2005 – 11/2006

Entered time sheet information into an Access database

Made corrections to dynamic simulator using a keyboard visual display terminal

Reformatted, typed, and corrected instructor guides, handouts, tests and quizzes

Created fail letters to students

Maintained personnel records

 

Legislative Auditor General

Legislative Secretary III                                                                                                    7/2003 – 8/2005

Entered time sheet information into an Access database

Ran and reconciled time reports

Typed almost verbatim the minutes from audit committee meetings

Mailed audits to those on mailing lists

Maintained mailing list

Worked with legislators

Reception duties

                                                       

Clearfield Job Corps

Records Clerk                                                                                                                                2/2003 – 7/2003

Resolved student pay problems

Ran Daily reports from SPAMIS

Used SMS to gather student information

Filed documents in student records

Worked with alternative school students

Reception duties

 

Montana Tech                                                                                                                    9/1999 – 12/2002

Administrative Assistant

Typed complex mathematical equations into tests, quizzes and handouts

Supervised work study students

Made travel arrangements for visiting professors Worked with Mathematics and Computer Science department heads Greeted visiting students and parents

 

 

References:

John Morrissey                                                       Sue McMillan

Court Street Professional Building                                      Official Court Reporter

109 North Court                                                      Eighth Judicial District

Fairfield, Iowa  52556                                                                  Sue.McMillan@iowacourts.gov

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