Rachel Bryant Burks

Current

• Legal Assistant at Ashe, Rafuse & Hill, LLP
• LEGAL ASSISTANT at Ashe, Rafuse & Hill, LLP

Past

• Legal Assistant at Porterfield, Harper, Mills & Motlow, PA
• Legal assistant at Porterfield, Harper, Mills & Motlow
• Credit Card and Collections Processor at Southern Living @ HOME

• CREDIT CARD/COLLECTIONS REPRESENTATIVE at Southern Living at Home

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Education

• University of Montevallo
• Jefferson State Community College
• University of Montevallo

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Connections

30 connections

Industry

Law Practice

Websites

• My Company

Rachel Bryant Burks’s Summary

I am a legal assistant with over five years experience, familiar with both Alabama and Georgia court systems and the federal system. I would like to continue in my current career and further develop my skills and knowledge in the field of law.

Rachel Bryant Burks’s Specialties:

administration, adp, billing, credit, customer relations, customer service, document management, editing, file management, financial, government, groupwise, insurance, legal, litigation, microsoft excel, microsoft mail, microsoft outlook, microsoft powerpoint, microsoft word, microsoft word perfect, proofreading, real estate, receptionist, research, scheduling, securities, system x, transcription, travel arrangements, troubleshooting, typing, word processing,

Rachel Bryant Burks’s Experience

• Legal Assistant

  Ashe, Rafuse & Hill, LLP

  (Partnership; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

  May 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

• LEGAL ASSISTANT

  Ashe, Rafuse & Hill, LLP

  (Partnership; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

  May 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

  Litigation and employment law firm representing dozens of national corporations; practice areas include business transactions, contractual disputes, financial services, real estate matters, product liability, professional negligence, unfair competition, false advertising, intellectual property, white collar criminal defense, securities, government affairs and regulatory matters, workers' compensation, class action defense, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, asbestos/mesothelioma litigation; defense against employment and civil rights claims, including claims alleging harassment or discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, pregnancy, or disability; retaliation, wage and hour violations, defamation, negligence, breach of contract, breach of restrictive covenants, actions brought under other employment-related statutes (WARN, FMLA, OSHA, etc.). Skills used include research, typing (average speed of 75 words per minute), transcription, word processing, proofreading, editing briefs and pleadings, preparation of correspondence and pleadings, workload management, file maintenance, deposition scheduling, calendar maintenance, regular communication with court officials, clients, and attorneys, preparation of expense reports, making travel arrangements for attorneys, invoice processing, mail processing, administrative duties.

• Legal Assistant

  Porterfield, Harper, Mills & Motlow, PA

  (Legal Services industry)

  April 2004 — May 2006 (2 years 2 months)

• Legal assistant

  Porterfield, Harper, Mills & Motlow

  (Law Practice industry)

  April 2004 — April 2006 (2 years 1 month)

  for mid-sized insurance litigation firm representing hundreds of national corporations; practice areas include business transactions, contractual disputes, financial services, real estate matters, product liability, professional negligence, unfair competition, false advertising, intellectual property, white collar criminal defense, securities, government affairs and regulatory matters, workers' compensation, class action defense, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, asbestos/mesothelioma litigation; defense against employment and civil rights claims, including claims alleging harassment or discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, pregnancy, or disability; retaliation, wage and hour violations, defamation, negligence, breach of contract, breach of restrictive covenants, actions brought under other employment-related statutes (WARN, FMLA, OSHA, etc.). Skills used include research, typing (average speed of 75 words per minute), transcription, word processing, proofreading, editing briefs and pleadings, preparation of correspondence and pleadings, workload management, file maintenance, deposition scheduling, calendar maintenance, regular communication with court officials, clients, and attorneys, preparation of expense reports, making travel arrangements for attorneys, invoice processing, mail processing, administrative duties.

• Credit Card and Collections Processor

  Southern Living @ HOME

  (Financial Services industry)

  August 2003 — March 2004 (8 months)

• CREDIT CARD/COLLECTIONS REPRESENTATIVE

  Southern Living at Home

  (Financial Services industry)

  August 2003 — March 2004 (8 months)

  Credit card and order processing; collections; customer service; regular reports; troubleshooting and processing credit transactions.

Rachel Bryant Burks’s Education

• University of Montevallo

  B.A. , English Literature , 2000 — 2003

  Activities and Societies:

  Alpha Gamma Delta, varsity tennis, Habitat for Humanity, College Night (Gold Side)

• Jefferson State Community College

  English 1998 — 2000

• University of Montevallo

  BACHELOR OF ARTS , ENGLISH

Additional Information

Rachel Bryant Burks’s Websites:

• My Company

Rachel Bryant Burks’s Groups:

•    University of Montevallo Alumni Group

Rachel Bryant Burks’s Contact Settings

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