UC Santa Barbara

California State University - East Bay

I help overwhelmed lawyers reduce stress and accomplish more...in less time.   Productivity COACH  -  CONSULTANT  -  SPEAKER for the Legal Industry and Beyond!

United States

Firm Focus is a coaching and consulting firm designed to help attorneys, and other legal professionals, with productivity and efficiency.  The workshops, coaching, and consulting is specifically tailored to the type of work, distractions, and caseload that is handled in law firms.

Publications:
-  Contributed to The Ultimate Law Firm Associate's / Partner's Marketing Checklist, Working-from-Home Edition, by Ross Fishman, April 2020
-  Quoted in Use Project Management to Tame the Client Service Beast, by Laura Ernde, Attorney at Work, August 1, 2019

Presentations and Podcast Appearances:
<a href="https://www.firm-focus.com/featured-in">https://www.firm-focus.com/featured-in</a>

Firm Focus, LLC

Business Owner

Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney

Marketing and Business Development Manager

Organize and manage incoming information for the monthly public newsletter, design content in the newsletter, and send to all subscribers.

NAPO (National Association of Productivity & Organizing Professionals)

Newsletter Editor for San Francisco Bay Area Group

The wonderful task of being a part of the Local Steering Committee comprised of 8 brilliant legal marketers and service professionals. I attend monthly meetings, note action items and deadlines, prepare meeting notes, and collaborate with the team.

Legal Marketing Association

Local Steering Committee - Secretary

Simply Organized Sarah (SOS), LLC

Volunteered on the International Strategies publication in 2017. Co-editor of the October / November 2017 edition on Budgeting. Took the lead to find authors for the main three articles. Created the theme for the issue, which was the Past, Present, and Future of budgeting.

Strategies Magazine Editorial Board

Paralegal - Review legal documents; Work closely with clients; Maintain and organize complex legal files; Prepare discovery and manage and index large document productions; Assist in preparing briefs; Research information on plaintiff or other witnesses; Analyze and summarize produced records; Prepare deposition summaries; Legal research; Work on litigation budgets; Prepare and confirm subpoenas; Manage judgment collections; Assist with appellate briefs and indexes; Prepare for trial; Attend trial, including trial support and Trial Director presentations; Use of document review platforms such as Relativity, Summation, and Disco; Detailed analysis of damages, inventory, documents; Extensive use of Excel for various projects and analysis; Post-trial support.
Marketing - Research potential and current clients and prepare detailed research results; Work with attorneys to revise bios; Created bi-monthly practice group meetings; Revised practice group brochures for some practice groups; Assist with applications to SuperLawyers; Pitch Books; Event Planning; Business Development and Goal Setting with Attorneys; Update firm's LinkedIn page and Website; Attend Conferences; Weekly marketing meetings with firm's Executive Director; Be the "Face of the Firm."

Paralegal & Marketing Coordinator (eff. 5/3/16)

Daily Tasks: Communicate with clients and opposing counsel; Review legal documents; Maintain and organize complex legal files; Prepare discovery and manage document productions; Assist in preparing briefs; Research information about plaintiff or other witnesses and prepare detailed summary; Analyze plaintiff’s medical records; Prepare deposition summaries; Some legal research; Prepare damages analysis; Prepare and respond to subpoenas; Research and interview potential expert witnesses; Work with third party consultants; Manage a judgment collection; Prepare for and attend depositions and trial; Some work with the corporate practice group on M&A’s, IPO’s, and other corporate projects.

Skills: Experience with internet searches, Outlook, Microsoft Office, Compulaw Vision, Carpe Diem, Summation, LiveNote, Relativity, PDF Docs, Live Note, Relativity, DeskSite, Westlaw, Pacer, thoroughly familiar with State and Federal court rules and procedures, 75+ WPM, Dictation, 10-key, basic office skills.

Qualifications: Self-motivated, quick learner, detail oriented with exceptional organizational skills, and not afraid to seek guidance or assistance where needed.  Works well both individually and in a group setting.  Thrives for a challenging and fast-paced environment, with the opportunity to always learn and continually maintain a heavy work load.

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Legal Assistant

Manage staff; Work closely with clients, opposing counsel, experts, trial support, and consultants; Research and interview potential expert witnesses; Prepare damages analysis; Prepare for and attend depositions and trial; Work with the corporate practice group on various corporate projects; Review legal documents; Work closely with clients; Maintain and organize complex legal files; Prepare discovery and manage and index large document productions; Assist in preparing briefs; Research information on plaintiff or other witnesses; Analyze and summarize produced records; Prepare deposition summaries; Legal research; Work on litigation budgets; Prepare and confirm subpoenas; Manage judgment collections; Assist with appellate briefs and indexes; Prepare for trial.

Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis

Law office receptionist duties plus assigned extra "legal assistant" tasks as my work qualifications were proven.

Sarah Tetlow