Beverly A. Walker
Email: beverly401@hotmail.com
Website: www.beverlywalkerxxm.com
Education:
Kaplan University, Bachelor Degree in Legal Studies
GPA 3.0, 180/195 Current Credits
University of Detroit Mercy, Legal Administration Attended 2002-2005
IRS, Certified Tax Professional Graduated, December 2001
Employment History:
Legal Assistant and Tax Consultant | January 2009-Present |
Contracted/Self Employment, Detroit, MI
Provided professional tax preparation and consultation to clients. Professional legal support assistant to selected Corporation and Real Estate law firms. As requested by attorney drafted legal contracts, correspondence, daily case management and managed calendar deadlines, filed court cases with the Wayne County, 3rd Probate and Family Circuit Court. Successfully prepared pleadings, motions, stipulations, witness lists, briefs, complaints/answers, interrogatories and court filing documents using MS Word software and a Dictaphone office machine for dictation. Market and advertised self-employed family owned media business. Managed written arrangements of business organizations, and online legal research with Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, and Findlaw search engines.
Legal Assistant Consultant | January 2008-September 2008 |
Robert Half Legal, Detroit, MI
Provided legal support assistant to selected law firms, sited answers to routine researches of legal sources on the Internet using Lexis-Nexis. In a timely manner, managed Dictaphone equipment while preparing briefs, pleadings, appeals and contracts as directed by supervising attorney drafted legal contracts, correspondence, case management and managed calendar deadlines. File court cases with the Wayne County, 36th District Court and 3rd Circuit Court.
Corporate Legal Assistant | June 2007-January 31, 2008 |
Ryerson Inc., Chicago, IL (Company closed)
Provided assistant to Vice President & Corporate General Counsel with timeline merger and acquisition, stockholders’ proxy gatherings, corporate litigations, Board of Director meetings, and produced legal agreements. Processed invoices and expense reports, conference calls, press releases and arranged car, flights and hotels accommodations, drafted legal property agreements, correspondence, case management and managed calendar deadlines. Processed resume and applications for outsourced attorneys.
Corporate Legal Assistant | January 2004-May 2007 |
DTE Energy, Detroit, MI (Legal Department closed)
Successfully, managed day-to-day litigation operations for General Counselor. Processed pleadings, motions and depositions with the courts using Computer Dictaphone software. Duties include proofreading, news release alert and routed invoices for payment. Scheduled appointments managed calendars, alert and prepared attorneys for trial, drafted legal contracts, correspondence, case management and managed calendar deadlines Developed A-1 presentations, graphs and produced documents using Microsoft Office, PowerPoint & WordPerfect programs.
Memberships, Awards and Professional Activities:
Member of Kappa Lambda (KA) Honor Society in Paralegal Studies
Member of Kaplan University Paralegal Club
Awarded fastest typist (85 wpm), shorthand (95 wpm) and voted Class Most Congenial.
Self-Publisher, Jazz Recording Artist and Photographer
XXM Publishing Company “Memoirs of A Survivor”
Poetry “Love Is It Worth It” (2002)
My Life Time Magazine, LLP (2003)
BIGtown Magazine Co. (1995-1999)