J. RA’CHEL FOWLER *** LEADER LANE DURHAM, NC ***** 678-***-****

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Over 14 years of experience in Administration, 8 of which are in the Paralegal/Legal Administrative Assistant area.

SUMMARY

Proven ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive and privileged documents and communications. Grasps

complex situations easily and learns and adapts quickly and easily. Meticulous attention to detail. Effective

communicator via all mediums – both verbal and written. Thrives in deadline driven, high volume environments and

able to easily deal with competing priorities. Coordinates and organizes resources in efficient and effective ways.

Comfortable working independently, leading a group effectively or being an engaged team member.

- Legal Research - Correspondence Drafting and Management

SKILLS &

- Case File Management - Budget Reviews

ABILITIES

- Database Management - Corporate Trainings

AREAS OF Clinical Legal Education, Governmental Loans and Securities, Bankruptcy, Living Wills and Trust,

PRACTICE Personal Injury, Family Law, Civil Litigation, Domestic Violence

Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, WordPerfect, QuickBooks Pro,

TECHNICAL

PeopleSoft, PracticeMaster, CLIO

SKILLS

EXPERIENCE OWNER/INSTRUCTOR – D2BD DANCE ZONE – DURHAM, NC

3/2012 – PRESENT

Instruct dance classes and oversee the creative direction of the studio class

Recruit, hire, train, supervise and support staff and dance instructors

Perform dance demonstrations for prospective patrons, and attend and participate in community and network

meetings and events

Administer sales contracts and negotiate lease or purchase of dance studio space

Monitor expenditures and operate within budgetary restrictio ns, and reparing financial reports

Develop and implement marketing plans, and maintain patron records

Registration, class scheduling and calendar planning of classes, events, performances and programs

development

Oversee/ensure maintenance of customer databases and distribution lists

Manage and update internet site

PARALEGAL – NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – DURHAM, NC

06/2008 – 12/2013

Trained faculty and students on case management software.

High level administrative support services to supervising attorneys within the Clinical Legal

Education Department.

Maintained court and client schedules for attorneys and students.

Filed legal documents, correspondence and maintained impeccable financial records.

Analyzed budgetary needs, drafted internal reports and memorandums, presentations and

spreadsheets.

Perform various administrative duties such as compile emails, documents and other information to

prepare agendas, prepare materials, power point presentations, and other documents for meetings and

proactively distribute such materials prior to meetings if necessary

PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSOCIATE – DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE – OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS- ATLANTA, GA

4/2007 -6/2008

Database management for all incoming correspondence for the Office of Public Affairs electronic mailbox.

Received, reviewed, evaluated and assigned correspondence and inquiries from the general public,

stakeholder groups, providers, public officials and other agencies.

Prepared synopsis of correspondence and assigned the correspondence to the appropriate party for

response.

Skilled negotiation and problem solving skills to obtain firm desired resolution regarding agency related

issues.

Serve as traffic coordinator for inter-office communication

LEGAL ASSISTANT– US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – DISASTER AREA 2 - ATLANTA, GA

2/2002 – 5/2006

Managed case files that numbered over 13,000 and represented more than 400 million dollars of assets.

Provided expert level legal and administrative support for 18 attorneys and 21 paralegals.

Function as the primary liaison between borrowers of disaster loans and the entire legal staff.

Research and respond to inquiries from borrowers, insurers and other third-party entities.

Expertly guided borrowers through contractual obligations with support of paralegals and attorneys.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR – DHR – OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES – ATLANTA, GA

11/2002 – 7/2003

Provides high-level executive support to Deputy Director, Chief of Investigations and Regional Supervisors.

Solely responsible for tracking and monitoring regional field office functions.

Assigned childcare investigations to the appropriate agents, transcribed calls from the fraud hotline all

while maintaining the utmost in confidentiality.

Served as the Corresponding Secretary for executive meetings and quarterly regional meetings. Included

preparation and distribution of meeting minutes.

Document management that included drafting, organizing, proofreading and compiling all pertinent files

and documents.

Process and track all childcare vendor investigations and provide back-up support for the Administrative

Operations Coordinator.

Maintain accurate, up-to-date confidential client files.

EDUCATION NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY - 1992

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

NATIONAL CENTER FOR PARALEGAL- 1999

Technical/Business ABA- Approved Certificate

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