A'kiya R. Delgado

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Spring, Texas 77373

281-***-****

acf2v0@r.postjobfree.com

Texas Notary

OBJECTIVE:

A highly experienced office and legal professional with over twenty (20) years of administrative/legal

experience; seeking a position as an Executive Assistant or Paralegal in a progressive organization

where my comprehensive skills in strategic planning and implementation can be further utilized.

SUMMARY OF SKILLS:

Strong oral and written communications skills; Excellent attention to details and well organized, Works

well under pressure and able to adhere to tight deadlines and budgets, with minimal or no supervision;

Avid investigator and researcher of facts and law; Consistently take initiative to learn new tasks and

increase job responsibilities; Proficient in a variety of Software programs including Westlaw, Microsoft

Office, Word Perfect, Hot Docs, Case Map, Perfect Practice, iManage, and various other database and

word processing applications. Typing skills of 65+ words per minute; Certified Nursing Assistant.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Paralegal (Team Lead) – Home Equity Foreclosure Litigation – Houston, Texas – Hughes, Watters

& Askanase (2009 - present) Report directly to the Home Equity Attorney/Senior Partner and

Litigation Attorneys with a wide range of responsibilities that encompasses the timely and complex

preparation of Texas 735 and 736 home equity foreclosure cases. Preparation of Complaints and other

legal documents for filing with the court; Scheduled judgment hearings, negotiated Loss Mitigation

plans for borrowers to avoid foreclosure. R eview of legal documents. Electronically file and/or mail

735 and 736 home equity petitions to the District and County Courts. Monitor receipt of executed

orders and request certified copies of order allowing foreclosures. Set files for foreclosure sale and input

billing for each file. Update client systems with status of case and completion dates. Ensure

correspondence regarding loans between our office, courts and our clients. Responsible for training

new employees on client’s systems and HWA’s internal system.

Paralegal - Foreclosure Litigation - Cincinnati, Ohio - Reisenfeld & Associates (2006 - 2009)

Preparation of Complaints and other legal documents for filing with the court; Coordinated and

prepared Deed-inLieu of Foreclosure packages for the State of Indiana; Generated funds for the firm

by increasing the number of deed in lieu packages by more than 300% per month; Procured public

records from state and government agencies; Prepared and filed Praecipe for Order of Sales; Judgment

Docketing; Primary point of contact for the State of Indiana for deed-in-lieu and Order of Sale

Packages; Negotiated tax liens releases with county, state and the federal government; Negotiated

Loss Mitigation plans for borrowers to avoid foreclosure.

Senior Records Quality Assurance Specialist- Cincinnati, Ohio - NIOSH/Staffme.net - Dose

Reconstruction Project for U.S. Government (2005 -2006)

Reviewed and analyzed highly confidential medical files of the United States Military Personnel for

possible radiation exposure; compiled and updated data records for dose reconstruction program.

Paralegal - Foreclosure Litigation - Cincinnati, Ohio - Lerner, Sampson & Rothfuss (2002 - 2005)

Confirmed and prepared exhibits and calculated client debts/payoffs of damages for settlement of

foreclosure sales in accordance to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedures; Coordinated and prepared

Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure packages for the Tri-State area including both the States of Kentucky and

Ohio; Procured public records from state and government agencies; Responsible for Training New

Attorneys/Associates on the Deed-in lieu and Confirmation of Sales Process; Provided both legal and

non-legal research and memorandum writing; Close interactions with clients, court personnel, and

various other banking and Financial Institutions.

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Legal Assistant - Litigation - Cincinnati, Ohio - Keating, Muething & Klekamp, P.L.L. (1999 - 2002)

Assigned to the commercial litigation support section with cases involving both federal and state courts.

Prepared for, attended, and assisted with hearings, including evidentiary hearings, depositions,

client/other meetings, and mediations; responsible for coordinating witnesses, organizing exhibits and

research, and preparing demonstrative exhibits. Provided administrative support for two litigation

paralegals and three successful corporate trial attorneys; Assisted with litigation document production;

drafted legal documents, pleadings, briefs, jury instructions, contracts and general correspondence; made

travel arrangements for all three trial attorneys, managed and coordinated all attorney calendars and

meetings; answered multi-line phones, assisted and maintained ongoing communications with clients;

client billings, informed clients of litigation process; performed initial client/witness interview;

maintained an average case load of 90 plus active files; researched, analyzed and prepared trial note

books, and various other general secretarial duties.

Engineering Secretary - Cincinnati, OH - Dames & Moore - (1998 -1999)

Provided administrative support for 14 engineers, two biologists and Vice President of Firm; scheduled and confirmed

appointments; client billing; time entry, assisted with office management projects; instrumental in bringing firm to ISO

9000 compliance; assisted with office management projects; drafted professional correspondence and reports to be

submitted to various client and government agencies an figures including local EPA and OSHA.

P.C. Acquisition and Support Coordinator - Cleveland, Ohio - Bearings, Incorporated (1996 -1998) Provided help desk

support, responsible for ordering and maintaining the inventory of all computer and printer supplies for Bearings Corporate

Headquarters and all its 340 plus branches and subsidiaries. Also provided switchboard relief.

Secretary Principal - Jackson, MS - Mississippi State Auditor's Office (1992 - 1996)

Switchboard Operator; scheduled professional appointments, travel arrangements and accommodations; interacted with

state and governmental officials on highly sensitive matter in a confidential and efficient manner throughout the United

States and various other general secretarial duties.

EDUCATION

Cincinnati Christian University - Major: Biblical Studies with major in Business Management and Ethics.

Clerical Cluster Program/Certified Nursing Assistant - Mississippi Delta Community College (1991-1992) Studies

Included: Medical Terminology and Transcription, Taking and recording temperature, Performed blood pressure

checks, Patient assisted skills - feeding, dressing and bathing bed stricken patients, Related anatomy and physiology

classes, Safety and Body Mechanics, Pharmacodynamics, Fundamentals of Medication Therapy, Relationship of Body

Systems and Drugs, Clinical Performance.

Amherst Career Center – Paralegal/Advance Office Specialist - Greenwood, MS (1989-1991)

Studies included: Collating, filing, copying, sorting and analyzing written communications; Processing of

Incoming/Outgoing Mail, Shorthand, dictation, stenography, Receptionist/Switchboard relief, General Accounting,

Professional Development, and basic office procedures. Basic paralegal studies.

S.V. Marshall High School - Basic Studies -Tchula, Mississippi (1988)

REFERENCES: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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