Legal Assistant | Medical Records Retrieval Specialist | Personal Injury Law | Bankruptcy Law | Residential Conveyancing | Property Law
With 9 years of experience as a Legal Assistant, I have honed my skills in executive support, records management, and legal case management. My background in Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Conveyancing, and Bankruptcy Law has equipped me with the ability to handle a wide range of legal tasks efficiently.
In my previous roles, I have been responsible for:
- Coordinating with medical providers to request records via fax, email, and mail.- Drafting medical records and billing requests.
- Following up on the status of requests through calls, emails, and faxes.
- Utilizing medical records retrieval software and portals such as Chartswap, MRO, VitalChart, Verisma, CIOX, and MoveDocs.
- Managing and verifying records within our management system.- Updating provider information and client documents, including medical authorities, HIPAA authorizations, and IDs.
- Drafting simple documents for filing, such as notices of listing, certificates of service, and discovery response templates.
- Preparing correspondence documents, including pre and post-settlement letters to clients and parties, retainer agreements, and land contracts.- Ordering titles and plans for contract verification.
I am proficient in various case/project management tools, including:
• Zoho Projects, • Clio Practice Management, • Leap Legal Software, • LawMaster Legal Software, • Actionstep, • ProLaw Legal Software, • Google Suites, • Microsoft Office, • One Drive, • Google Drive, • InfoTrack, • Smartmaps, and • Dropbox.
Communication through various tools like:
• Microsoft Teams, • Slack, • Ring Central, • WhatsApp, • Viber, • Telegram, • Skype, • Outlook, and • Gmail.
I have experience with court filings through platforms such as:
• One Legal, • First Legal, • CMECF Pacer, • South Australian Employment Tribunal filing system, and • Fair Work Commission lodgement.
Working in a law firm has instilled in me the importance of adhering to deadlines. My tasks often involve managing the firm's deadlines and events, scheduling appointments, and organizing case files.