Erika Monji

Highly motivated and resourceful individual with 17 years plus experience.

Legal Assistant at COATES & FREY (2012-02 – 2013-07)

• Organize client correspondence prepare mailings, and handle high call volumes
• Manage trial calendar, judicial calendar and master calendar
• Accurately enter client data into a company-based software program
• Assist paralegal in drafting correspondence and pleading documents.
• Work with attorneys and paralegals to coordinate trial preparation.
• Answer and direct phone calls

Paralegal at MITSUYAMA & REBMAN (2013-07 – 2016-05)

• Provide administrative support to lawyer and enhance office effectiveness
• Handle communication with clients, witnesses etc.
• Administratively support and attend trials
• Prepare case briefs and summarize depositions, interrogatories and testimony
• Conduct investigations and statistical/documentary research
• Locate and develop case relevant information
• Type up and file basic legal documents and correspondence
• Answer and direct phone calls
• Maintain contact lists
• Monitor deadlines and calendaring
• Office Administration (filing papers, answering telephone calls and maintaining and organizing reference files.
• Assist in all discovery preparation

Paralegal at CHAR HAMILTON YOSHIDA & SHIMOMOTO (2016-05 – 2018-04)

• Provide administrative support to lawyer and enhance office effectiveness
• Handle communication with clients, witnesses etc.
• Administratively support and attend trials
• Prepare case briefs and summarize legal documents, correspondence, depositions, interrogatories and testimony, etc.
• Answer and direct phone calls
• Maintain contact lists
• Monitor deadlines and calendaring
• Office Administration (filing papers, answering telephone calls and maintaining and organizing reference files
• Attend/assist attorney in Court, depositions, client meetings, mediation,etc.
• Handle all client billing
• Assist attorney in all trial preparation effectively
• Preparing and reviewing discovery packages, including disclosure statements, answers to interrogatories, and production requests
• Serving as a liaison between the client and attorney, conducting client interviews

Paralegal at LAW OFFICE OF MYLES BREINER (2018-06 – 2020-10)

• Provide administrative support to lawyer and enhance office effectiveness
• Meet with clients, witnesses etc.
• Administratively support
• Answer and direct phone calls
• Maintain contact lists
• Monitor deadlines and calendaring
• Office Administration (filing papers, answering telephone calls and maintaining and organizing reference files
• Attend/assist attorney in Court, depositions, client meetings, mediation, etc.
• Assist attorney in all trial preparation effectively
• Preparing and reviewing discovery packages, including disclosure statements, answers to interrogatories, and production requests
• Serving as a liaison between the client and attorney, conducting client interviews
• Type up and file basic legal documents and correspondence
• E-filing with State and Federal filing

Legal Assistant at BRONSTER FUJICHAKU ROBBINS (2020-11 – 2024-04)

• Provide administrative support to lawyer and enhance office effectiveness
• Communication with clients
• Administratively support
• Prepare draft legal and correspondence documents
• Answer and direct phone calls
• Maintain contact lists
• Monitor deadlines and calendar deadlines
• Office Administration (filing papers, answering telephone calls and maintaining and organizing reference files
• E-filing with State and Federal

Litigation Secretary at LEAVITT, YAMANE & SOLDNER (2024-04 – 2026-08)

• Provide administrative support to lawyer and enhance office effectiveness
• Communication with clients
• Administratively support
• Prepare draft legal and correspondence documents
• Answer and direct phone calls
• Maintain contact lists
• Monitor deadlines and calendar deadlines
• Office Administration (filing papers, answering telephone calls and maintaining and organizing reference files
• E-filing with State and Federal

A.S. – Heald Business College

B.S in Political Science – Hawaii Pacific University