Legal Assistant Paralegal Specialist

JOYETTA BREAZIL

**** ****** ******* ****, *********, PA 18466

Email: ad5tn7@r.postjobfree.com Tel:347-***-****(C)

EXPERIENCE

The Midtown Group (Agency), 1130 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 450, Washington, DC U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 235 N Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA Fact Witness Coordinator(contractor) 40Hrs per wk. June 2023- Present Duties:

Provide witness management assistance prior to, during and after trial.

Work directly with fact witnesses, provide assistance for court, pretrial conferences and grand jury.

Process and complete witness travel vouchers for payment, obtaining JMD authorization for unusual witness related expenses.

Receive visitors, phone calls, answer questions and other inquiries from fact witnesses seeking information pertaining to court and expense reimbursement.

Obtain pertinent information for files and documents necessary to arrange witness travel and reimbursements.

Confirming contact information through CLEAR, updating data including Victim Notification System updates and compiling internal witness excel workbooks to be used for case logs.

Confer with AUSAs concerning fact witness appearance and special circumstances regarding witnesses (such as special authorizations, international, military/federal employee or hostile witnesses) Complete and submit proper documentation for prior approval.

Maintain files, calendars and/or database of active and pending fact witness appearances.

Perform other administrative and logistical fact witness management related to duties as required.

U.S Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, 271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, NY Paralegal Specialist- 40Hrs per wk. GS-11/November 2009-June 2023 Duties:

Prepare and organize factual material and other documentary data for investigations and trials (i.e., E-Discovery material for production, Trial Director).

Maintain all case related material obtained in updated logs (i.e., via tables/charts).

Develop and enter various case material into a computer database.

Prepare and mark trial exhibits and evidence for trials.

Participate in interviews of witnesses and inmates in preparation for grand jury or trial.

Scan, bates stamp, and redact documents.

Cite check/sherardize and research with the use of Lexis and Westlaw and other online search tools.

Volunteered Legal Assistant, Mobile, Alabama - 40Hrs per wk. GS-9 (2 wks. Interval) August 2009/July 2010

Duties:

Assisted with Discovery preparation.

Prepared subpoenas, search warrants and arrest warrants.

Organized and typed various legal documents.

Maintained and organized case files.

OCDETF Coordinator- 40Hrs per wk. GS-7 March 2004-April 2005 Duties:

Oversaw the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) reporting program in our office.

Prepared Case Status Tables entailing reported case activity.

Submitted tables to AUSAs for review and updates.

Analyzed information received from AUSAs to determine required legal documents and ensured preparation necessary to complete files. Legal Assistant- 40Hrs per wk. GS-7/ June 1991-November 2009 Duties:

Organized and typed a large variety of legal documents for five or more AUSAs.

Assisted in trial preparation including preparing search warrants, arrest warrants, complaints, briefs, trial subpoenas and extradition packages.

Transcribed wiretaps and witness interviews.

Arranged for court and proffer production of prisoners.

Composed non-technical correspondence.

Received visitors and callers.

Organized meetings, conferences and notify participants of arrangements.

Arranged and prepared all documentation for all domestic and foreign travel for assigned AUSAs.

SKILLS

Knowledge of WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Power point, Concordance, Case Map, Time Map, Sanction II, Scan-It, IPRO, Microsoft Outlook, Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, Lions, Pacer, Internet Research, All standard office equipment, Type 65+wpm. TRAININGS

Criminal Discovery for Support Staff - July 2016

Document and Case Management - September 2012

Criminal Law for Support Staff - January 2012

Criminal Discovery Seminar - September 2011

Legal Writing and Analysis Seminar - July 2011

Document and Imaging Seminar - March 2011

Legal Citation and Research Seminar - February 2011 Courtroom Presentations Seminar - August 2009

Document and Case Management Seminar - July 2006

Automated Litigation Support 101 Seminar - September 2004 Legal Skills for Legal Assistants and Paralegals - October 2003 Experienced Legal Secretaries Seminar - August 2002 Litigative Support Staff Training Program - May 1995 AWARDS

Special Achievement Award for Sustained Superior Performance - 2001 thru 2022 EDUCATION

Bayside High School, Queens, New York - (High School Diploma 1986) LaGuardia Community College, Queens, New York - (26 credits) References upon request

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