ALLA G. MEDOW

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Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410

Telephone: 201-***-****

Objective: Seeking paralegal position in a legal environment

utilizing my diversified exposure to various areas of law.

Education: BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Paramus, NJ

Associate Degree, Paralegal Studies, 2001/A.B.A. approved

MOSCOW STATE ACADEMY OF LAW, Moscow, Russia, J.D. 1999

Employment:

3/2009-present Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Hackensack, New Jersey

Paralegal to three partners in the Firm's Litigation

Department handling Defendants' and Plaintiffs' Personal

Injury, Medical Malpractice, Mass Tort litigation,

Commercial and Business litigation in the state and federal

courts of New Jersey and New York. Responsible for drafting

pleadings, motions, responses to discovery requests,

propounding discovery, managing depositions, preparing

mediation and arbitration statements, trial documents,

initial client interviews, data collecting and legal

research. Prepare correspondence to courts, clients,

outside counsel, insurance companies, and medical

providers; e-filing.

6/2001-2/2009 Arturi, D'Argenio, Guaglardi & Meliti, LLP,

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Paralegal to senior partner and litigation partner

General litigation, Family Law, Plaintiff's Personal

Injury, Criminal and Municipal matters. Drafted pleadings,

motions, various divorce agreements and settlement

documents, subpoenas, discovery demands and responses,

stipulations, arbitration/mediation statements; civil and

criminal trial preparation in the state, federal and

appellate courts of New Jersey and New York. Initial

clients' interview, written communication with courts,

adversaries, clients, insurance companies, and medical

providers.

10/2000-6/2001 Law Offices of Brian P. Campbell, Hackensack, New Jersey

Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant

Managed personal injury cases from inception through trial

preparation. Focused on Plaintiffs' Personal Injury and

Workers Compensation matters. Responsible for client

intake, file management, medical history research, all

phases of litigation. Drafted pleadings, motions, discovery

demands and responses, settlement packages; filed legal

applications with state and federal courts.

9/1999-10/2000 Law Offices of Alexander Dranov, Fort Lee, New Jersey

Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant

Focused on immigration law, general litigation, family law,

plaintiff's personal injury, municipal matters. Prepared

immigration applications and drafted support documents for

H, L, O, F and tourist visas, adjustment of status, green

cards through relatives and employers, litigation

documents.

Skills: Excellent organizational skills and can work

independently. Word Perfect 8, Microsoft Word, Outlook, All

State Legal (Hot Docs), Times Slips, Tabs 3, Needles,

Westlaw.

References: Available upon request

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