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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a paralegal position that will fully utilize my experience and

knowledge in the area of legal work that will provide me with the

opportunity for additional professional growth and development.

EDUCATION

St. John's University, Queens Campus, NY

Master of Professional Studies with a concentration in Criminal Justice

Leadership

May 2012. Accumulative GPA of 3.78

Saint John's University, Staten Island Campus, NY

Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies with a minor in Philosophy

May 2010, Cum Laude Graduate. Accumulative GPA of 3.53

Dean's List, Spring '09, Fall '09, and Spring '10 semesters

Completed all required coursework for the American Bar Association

Paralegal Certificate

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

United States Attorney's Office- Manhattan, NY (SDNY)

September 2009 - December 2009

Undergraduate Intern for the Securities and Commodities Fraud Division

* Assisted paralegals in their daily activities.

* Created databases of information to be used for cases.

* Created exhibits for display in the courtroom.

* Listened to recordings and made corrections to transcripts of the

recordings to be used for evidence in cases.

* Researched related cases and laws for the current case(s) being worked

on.

* Organized file folders of evidence acquired during our discovery process.

* Made copies of documents to be produced for the defendant during

discovery.

* Organized and updated a "Press Release Binder" for current cases that our

office was working on.

* Filed papers in the US Federal Courthouse for SDNY when appropriate.

* Scanned case files into the computer system when needed.

* Worked approximately 170 hours over a course of ten weeks (120 hour

requirement)

* I would often stay after hours to help the paralegals and US Attorneys

prepare documents and displays for use in court the next day.

St. John's University- Staten Island Campus

August 2010-August 2012

Office of Residence Life

Resident Director - Recognized as 2011-2012 Resident Director of the Year

* Assisted with the day-to-day administrative duties of 79 garden style

apartments housing 231 residents.

* Responsible for the supervision of four (4) Resident Assistants.

* Worked with the Resident Assistant relative to program planning and

insured completion of required events.

* Adjudicated low level Code of Conduct violations including noise,

visitation, health and safety, conflicts etc.

* Tracked and updated incident reports in the University Incident Tracking

System.

* Participated in the weekly/weekend duty rotation and confronted incidents

involving student code of conduct violations

* Assessed damages to apartments after closing.

* Tracked programming attendance and entered it into the programming

database and Banner system and produced various programming reports as

required by the Director of Residence Life.

* Responsible for the reporting and follow-up of any maintenance issues

within the resident apartments and worked with Facility Services in the

completion of maintenance work orders and produced reports as requested.

* Tracked furniture inventory and advised Director of Residence Life of

items requiring replacement.

* Served as the liaison with Time Warner Cable to resolve issues related to

cable, Internet, and phone service.

* Assisted with opening and closing procedures of the resident apartments.

* Assisted with the coordination of Room Selection and assigned rooms and

meal plans in the Banner system.

* Conducted monthly room inspections with Resident Assistants and followed

up on failed inspections and entered related fines into Banner.

* Organized monthly community meetings and kept residents informed on

upcoming events and office news.

* Collaborated with other campus offices such as Student Life, Public

Safety, Facility Services, Counseling and Consultation Center, Dinning

Services, Student Government, Career Services and Health Services.

St. John's University, Staten Island Campus August

2009-May 2010

Office of Residence Life

Resident Assistant - Recognized as 2009-2010 Resident Assistant of the Year

* Served as a resource for resident students on personal, campus related

and academic matters.

* Planned and executed multiple small and large-scale community building

programs.

* Assisted with the resolution of roommate conflicts and facilitated the

completion of roommate contracts.

* Performed monthly Health and Safety inspections with Resident Director.

* Completed by-weekly reports noting any item of concerns following visits

with residents.

* Assisted with University opening and closing procedures and conducted

check-in and check-out process.

* Assisted with general office duties.

St. John's University, February 2006

- May 2010

Office of Student Life

Student Assistant, Fitness Center and Gym

* Maintained cleanliness and order of fitness center equipment.

* Provided information regarding fitness classes, extra curricular sporting

events, and general information about the fitness center and the gym.

* Processed accident reports.

* Registered students and faculty prior to use of gym.

* Helped coordinate and prepare sporting events for students.

* Kept score and orderly conduct during sporting and intramural events.

* Interacted with students, faculty, and alumni.

CAMPUS INVLOVEMENT

* Dinning Services Committee

* Student Alumni Association, Vice President

* Criminal Justice Association

* Criminal Justice Club

* Pre-Law Society

* Government and Politics Society

* Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice National Honor Society

* Residence Life Council

* Bowling League, Captain

RELEVANT SKILLS

* Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power

Point, Microsoft Publisher, West Law, Lexis Nexis, Adobe Photoshop,

Internet Explorer, iDVD, and iMovie.

* Experience working on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems.

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