Annette Cantu
705 Franklin Avenue
Boaz, AL 35957 (relocating to Huntsville)
(256) 571-6228 Central
Overview
Served as an executive assistant from Alabama to Hawaii in various legal environments. Successful track record of communicating orally using tact and diplomacy, especially when communicating less than favorable updates to clients. Draft correspondence and pleadings from conversations, cryptic notes, forms, and supporting documentation. Strategically use collaborative time-saving tools and cloud applications to manage workload and maximize productivity.
Legal Assistant (Billable Hours)
§ Prepare petitions, inventories and final accountings in probate and administration cases
§ Compose, format, and proofread documents in civil, domestic relations, collection cases
§ Draft client’s discovery responses in civil and domestic relation cases
§ Answer requests for full disclosure and file appeals for city criminal cases
§ Format landlord-tenant cases for online filing, serving, obtaining judgments
§ Screen potential clients to determine potential legal matter
Marketing/Virtual Assistant – General Assignments
§ Certified Expert VA (Expert VA Training)
§ Copywriting for land pages
§ Create/revise/curate content for blogs, articles, and the web
§ SEO - categorize, optimize title, first paragraph, links and tags and upload blogs
§ In-depth research for influencers
§ Create show notes/handouts for video/podcasts and upload
§ Apps/Tech Savvy:
Cloud Computing ● Excel ● Dropbox ● Alafile/AlaCourt ● Asana ● Mailchimp Wordpress ● Harvest ● Evernote ● Amazon S3 & EZS3● GotoWebinar ● Slack ● Advanced Microsoft ● Trello ● Google docs
Specifics
§ Point of contact for judicial officers and clerks, attorneys, legal assistants, secretaries, mayor, city magistrates and council, and police department
§ Consistently building confidential relationships with clients to be a trusted and diplomatic liaison
§ Adapt to attorney’s work style, and adopt his/her priorities
§ Anticipate and plan for potential obstacles in meeting deadlines and filing requirements
§ Vigilantly scrutinize calendar to prepare attorney for meetings, hearings, and trials
§ Filter email, respond to routine matters and ensure crucial matters are addressed by attorney in a timely manner
§ Modify checklists and procedures for better efficiency
§ Conscientious of entrepreneurial requirements
Current
Jimmy Carnes, City Attorney, Albertville, AL
(256) 878-2461
Since 2008.
Military
1982-1985 USMC - Honorable Discharge
Other:
Preparing to relocate to Huntsville