MADELEINE BERGERON
Lafayette, LA 70506
(337) 780-5964
PARALEGAL AVAILABLE FOR PART TIME/HALF DAYS/
CONTRACT/TEMPORARY WORK
15+ years full time experience and now wanting to work more flexible hours. My experience has been primarily criminal defense, both private and public defender work, plaintiff personal injury, family law and medical malpractice. I know my way around the Parish and Federal courthouses and have more than plenty of experience working with all different types of attorneys, their staff and law firms. clerk's offices, district attorney offices, medical providers and insurance adjusters. I am trained in calendar maintenance as well as scheduling depositions and client medical treatment. I am able to work with the USDC federal filing system.
I attended ULL for criminal justice and had a 3.9GPA I am very organized and meticulous and always proofread my work before it is submitted.
So, if you need some overflow help, a temp to fill in or assistance with an upcoming trial, please consider contacting me and hopefully I'll be able to step in and keep things running smoothly.
Please email me at for a quote and availability. My fees are proportionate to the level of assistance required. I can provide a copy of my resume for your review upon request.
Thanking you in advance, I remain
Sincerely,
Madeleine Bergeron
R E S U M E
Madeleine C. Bergeron
Phone: 337-780-5964
Qualifications
I am motivated, have a positive attitude, organized and multi-task proficient with a strong background in all aspects of legal assistant/paralegal/office management duties as well as client/employee relations.
Excellent organizational, planning, interpersonal communication skills and time management.Use of WordPerfect, MS Word, Outlook, Quickbooks, Excel and USDC Pacer/Cm ECF. My experience includes, but is not limited to, scheduling of depositions, meetings and court appearances, travel arrangements, maintenance of a calendar/tickler system and preparation of a variety of legal pleadings, notarial acts and correspondence. I pay very close attention to details and proof read all prepared documents.
Education History
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
Majored in criminal justice with a psychology minor. Classes also included accounting and the Louisiana Notary Public Examination preparation class.
Honors
3.9 GPA; University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Academic Achievement Award (Spring 2012); Dean’s List 2010 - 2012
Employment History
Paralegal/Office Manager
Thomas V. Alonzo
Lafayette, LA
January 2015 - April 2016
Manage all files for a single attorney practicing as a contract public defender as well as handling private criminal, personal injury and nursing license defense cases. Scheduling various criminal court hearings, nursing board hearings, depositions and mediations. Attendance at public defender and private client criminal pre trials and trials.Maintenance of all office duties including preparation of bank deposits, Quickbooks bill payments and payroll, calendar maintenance, interviews of potential clients, requested medical records and other supportive documentation for personal injury files, drafted and prepared petitions, motions and settlement demands, scheduling depositions, recruited, interviewed, trained and terminated support personnel, address any client concerns and all miscellaneous office issues.
Real Estate Closer/Paralegal
Bradley & Moreau/Real Title
Lafayette, LA
May, 2014 - November, 2014
Coordinate and prepare all documents necessary to complete real estate transactions, including, preparation of preliminary title opinions and title commitment letters, HUD-1, Cash Sales, Mortgages, Collateral Sales, necessary supporting notarial acts needed for individual transactions.
Paralegal
Shelton Law Firm/International Well Testers, Inc. Thomas Robert Shelton, President Lafayette, LA
June 2008 – June 2012
General civil practice, plaintiff and defense, in state, federal and appellate courts.Drafting and preparation of personal injury pleadings (federal and state courts), family law pleadings and forms, various property transfers and notarial acts, successions, along with supportive correspondence; Calendar/tickler maintenance. Transcribing dictation. Scheduling depositions, travel arrangements, client appointments and court appearances. Discovery summarization. Preparation of settlement agreements,
cost accounting and file billing. Contacts with attorneys, Court personnel, medical offices and clients.USDC Pacer/Cm ECF filings; preparation of appellate briefs; research.
Paralegal
Ross Brupbacher
Law Offices of Bob Broussard
Lafayette, LA
January 2008 – June 2008
Plaintiff representation, general civil practice in state and federal courts; drafting and typing pleadings and correspondence.
If further experience required please email me and I will provide additional work history dating back to 1979
References furnished upon request