Experienced Legal Secretary/ Based in San Francisco but willing to travel and abroad. – San Francisco

1035 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 - cell 415-574-6744  - jegallagher3@yahoo.com 

John Gallagher

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

10  years as a legal secretary; recently focused in a Federal Prosecutors Office working in Department of Justice, Antitrust Division.  I also have experience in real estate, Worker\'s Compensation and labor law.  I have worked with the clerks, judges and secretaries at almost every court in the Bay Area, most recently at the Northern District Court of California here in San Francisco.

Clear legal writing and research, with TOA/TOC filing (including heavy E-filing & fax filing) arraigning depositions, Court Calls, Dictation and discovery work.  Calendaring and timekeeping  using several programs.

Computer Savvy: Word, Word Perfect, Access, Excel,Time Slips, Lotus, ProLaw, Abacus, Lexus, I-Manage, Outlook, Internet Applications, file and systems management.  I have worked with both ECF and Pacer at the State Bar and for the Federal Prosecutor and on Summation.

Dictaphone, Binding Machines Scanners and System Security, Twp: 70.

WORK HISTORY

2004-   Temporary Assignments with several agencies in, San Francisco, CA
2007       Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Legal Secretary
  Support for Government Trial Attorneys in Criminal Antitrust Cases and Grand Jury Investigation.  Heavy         E-filing, criminal trial preparation, Grand Jury proceedings, federal investigations and trial/exhibit binders. 
    AIG – Law Offices of Dennis P. Isaac, Litigation Secretary
  Personal injury defense, fax filing, court calls, settlement conf. prep. & a three tiered calendaring system.
Littler Mendelson, Litigation Secretary 
       Support for two Partners at a large employment defense firm, involving large class action cases.
    State of California, DIR, Legal Unit, Legal Secretary
       Typing documents, setting deposition and maintaining files for Workers Comp cases
   State Bar of California, Litigation Secretary,
State Bar of California, Office of General Counsel:  Litigation Pertaining to Disciplinary Actions Against Members in Bar Court, The State Supreme Court & The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

1998-        CA. Correctional Peace Officers Asso. (CCPOA), Legal AID                        W. Sacramento, CA
2003       Calendared cases for the legal dept. of a Statewide Union in litigation and performed initial client interviews for wrongful termination, sexual harassment and disciplinary action.  Heavy transcription with using a Dictaphone and contact with correctional institutions statewide.. 

1992-  Sacramento County Real Estate Division, Legal Secretary                         Sacramento, CA
1997  Handled real estate property and leases for the County of Sacramento. Worked for Division Lawyer on eminent domain cases, gained title/easement experience.


EDUCATION

New York University, Bachelor of Arts
San Francisco State College, Paralegal Studies Program
Computer Utilization Inc., Microsoft Office Administrative and Security