XANTHA ALSTON467 Van Kirk Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120 215.613.8020 [H] 267.456.9312 [M] xantha.alston@gmail.com

SUMMARY

Results oriented legal professional with demonstrated success in providing legal support. Experience in organizational administration, Familiar with court rules and filing procedures and making service on opposing parties, trial preparation and resource management. Ability to prioritize and meet time-sensitive deadlines. Detail orientated, Exceptional knowledge of using email applications to correspond with clients and ability to type 90 words per minute.

EXPERIENCE

1/2015 to 5/2016 Workers’ Compensation Paralegal Willig, Williams & Davidson

Prepared and reviewed correspondences, emails for various Unions within the Tri-State area, including but not limited to revision and review of QDRO’s and BOT and SPD Reports from meetings. Responsible for travel arrangements, attorneys’ time and expense reports as well as maintaining attorneys filing systems.

Specializing in Workers’ Compensation area of law, duties included but not limited to preparing documents for court filing and e-filing with WICA, and other courts, reviewing medical records, preparing correspondences for clients, scheduling IME’s and obtaining reports, updating files, attorney’s calendar and inputting time into Juris.

05/2015 to 07/2015 Litigation Legal Assistant Pepper Hamilton

Drafted and proofread time-sensitive contracts, answers, subpoenas, complaints, discovery and motions for various matters and filing same with Court.

Assisted attorneys in the preparation of trials, depositions, meditations and arbitration hearings by organizing legal documents. Communicated daily with court officials, clients and opposing counsel regarding specified litigation matters.

06/2013 to 05/2015 Litigation Paralegal Ballard Spahr, LLC

Responsible for intake, opening, case work up and pre-litigation for new and/or potential clients. Heavy dictation, prepared, proofread and filed Court documents in PA and NJ Courts

11/2012 to 06/2013 Free Lance Paralegal Various Locations

Support for various law and pharmaceutical and hospital entities, including but not limited to: Dechert, White & Williams, TEVA USA, Smith Klein, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Abington Hospital.

Working with both Defense and Plaintiff Litigation firms, primary responsibilities included, but not limited to assist with trial preparations of gross negligence and accidental death cases for Amtrak defense litigation team. Managed trial exhibits, sat second chair during trials, review medical records and deposition reports and created summaries.

07/2009 to 11/2012 Office Manager/Paralegal The Law Office of Edward Cerriro

Negotiated contracts with vendors, responsible for monthly billing, reports and both accounts payable and receivable, payroll, medical and 401K benefits.

06/2008 to 07/2009 Legal Secretary Lundy Law

Heavy dictation, responsible for drafting correspondence to opposing counsel as well as clients. Coordination of client scheduling for IME’s and/or Depositions.

Responsible for electronic filing of legal documents including but not limited to Complaints and responses, Pleadings, and all Discovery tracking. Trial preparation, record assembly and general coordination of Discoverable necessities, including but not limited to retrial of medical records and Deposition transcripts.

XANTHA ALSTON PAGE 206/2003 to 05/2008 Legal Secretary Dion, Solomon & Shapiro LLC

Plaintiff Litigation assistant. Responsibilities included but not limited to heavy dictation.

EDUCATION

Associates Degree ABA Accredited Paralegal Certificate The Institute for Paralegal Studies

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Proficient with MS Office (Word and Window’s Versions) Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Citations, Needles, Juris, Pro Law Case Management, TABS, Practice Manager, Digital Dictation, Elite Enterprise, Elite 3e, Time Slips, E-filing, File Maker Pro, Access, QuickBooks, the Internet. Familiar with legal terminology and experience with confidential data and typing Speed 90 wpm.

References Available Upon Request