Legal Services Career Research

Career Prior to Acceptance at the Bar

Legal Services - Lawyer - Iaeger, WV

Litigation paralegal for major law firms and prominent political and court officials, including Coker, Schickel & Sorenson, P.A. (Jacksonville, FL); Rogers, Towers, Bailey, Jones & Gay, P.A. (Jacksonville, FL); Dotson & Hall (Kingsland, GA); Senator Lacy Wright, Jr. (Welch, WV); and Honorable Booker T. Stephens, 8th Judicial Circuit Court Chief Judge (Welch, WV). Worked on both plaintiff and defense matters, including nu...

Avg. Salary: $75,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Macey, Wilensky, Kessler & Hennings, LLC

Legal Services - Legal Assistant - Atlanta, GA

All clerical and administrative tasks required, opened new files, tracked cases from opening through closing, maintained calendars, filed all pleadings via ECF, prepared and filed adversary complaints

Avg. Salary: $48,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

NCDHealth, Inc.

Legal Services - Legal Assistant - Atlanta, GA

All admninistrative and clerical functions for General Counsel and VP of Risk Management, coordination of agendas, travel arrangements, expense reports, created monthly board meeting presentation to executives

Avg. Salary: $48,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Legal Pros, Inc. AND Ajilon Legal

Legal Services - Legal Assistant - Atlanta, GA

Temporary assignments at several area law firms including Alembik, Fine & Callner, Mazursky Dunaway, Macey Wilensky and others. Completed all tasks assigned by firm personnel relating to family law, civil law, litigation, bankruptcy, etc/

Avg. Salary: $48,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

James C. Fetterman, P.A.

Legal Services - Legal Assistant - Sarasota, FL

All tasks required in sole practitioner office. Learned family law, bankruptcy law, civil law and general law. Prepared pleadings and documents, counseled clients, accounts payable/receivable, billing and collection.

Avg. Salary: $48,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Louisiana Tax Commission

Legal Services - Lawyer - Baton Rouge, LA

-Representing and defending the LTC in various ad valorem tax matters; -Assist Commission Panel in Preparation of Administrative Decisions; -Participate in numerous LTC hearings, including direct examination of LTC staff appraisers -Establish litigation procedures for LTC -Assist hundreds of taxpayers in ad valorem tax questions -Successfully defended the Louisiana Tax Commission in matters before the Louisiana Circuit Cou...

Avg. Salary: $65,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Whitehead Law Firm

Legal Services - Lawyer - Baton Rouge, LA

-Won jury trials in June 2004 and April 2005 (Highway Defect cases for DOTD) -Successful settled numerous personal injury defense cases on behalf of LIGA -Successfully defended the LA Tax Commission in ad valorem tax matters -Assisted clients in Bankruptcy litigation, Public and Private Works Act (Lien filings), Property disputes, and Corporate litigation

Avg. Salary: $65,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Whitehead Law Firm

Legal Services - Lawyer - Baton Rouge, LA

-Legal research and writing -Assist in the preparation of cases for hearings -Prepare appellate court briefs

Avg. Salary: $65,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Law Office of James S. Holliday

Legal Services - Lawyer - Baton Rouge, LA

-Surveyed complex construction litigation from state to state and also in federal court to assist attorney with multi-state litigation -Diligently and efficiently worked on pleadings, research, writing, discovery, and correspondence

Avg. Salary: $65,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Due, Price, Guidry, Peidrahita & Andrews

Legal Services - Lawyer - Baton Rouge, LA

-Successfully categorized countless depositions into themes for elements of tobacco litigation -Diligently and efficiently worked on pleadings, research, writing, discovery, and correspondence

Avg. Salary: $65,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available