LAURA M. FIGUEROA

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North Miami Beach, FL 33179

kkt3fl@r.postjobfree.com

786-***-****

EDUCATION:

Miami Dade College, August 2005, Associate in Science-Paralegal Studies

EXPERIENCE:

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC - Key Biscayne, FL

Spa Supervisor - March 2009 to Present

Planning, assigning and directing work. Appraising performance. Rewarding and disciplining employees. Addressing complaints. Resolving issues. Handling emergencies. Running inventory reports. Providing superior service to guests at all times by following the hotel’s etiquette guidelines.

Leiderman Shelomith, P.A. - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Litigation and Bankruptcy Legal Assistant/Paralegal - January 2006 to October 2008

Assisted attorneys by: managing cases and clients, litigation preparation and support, pre-litigation caseload including negotiation, preparing legal documents from complaint through trial and settlement, inputting information into Best Case Bankruptcy, drafting fee applications, interviewing potential clients in English or Spanish, communicating case progress to clients, filing court documents with the appropriate court, managing court docket calendar, maintaining schedules and meeting deadlines, documenting actions, inputting information into file database including full translation Spanish/English translation, compiling supporting information by researching and analyzing records, discovery, documents, and databases.

BERGER SINGERMAN P.A. - Miami, FL

Marketing Assistant & Clerk - March 1999 to December 2005

Planned and executed marketing business development activities. Coordinated firm projects which involved continuous interaction with suppliers, advertisers and website designers. Provided marketing support including the maintenance of the firm’s website, implementation of reported articles on marketing communications activities, marketing reports, projects and updates to ensure deadlines were met. Created and maintained marketing files, records, calendars, logs, tables, reports and other documents, Arranged travel, prepared itineraries and completed expense reports Trained and assisted attorneys and staff in the proper use of InterAction. Researched client information, news information and market intelligence. Opened and maintained case files. Created and updated pleading indices and created sub-files. Assisted attorneys and legal assistants with archive searches. Downloaded court dockets for attorneys.

COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access and Publisher) Microsoft Outlook; TABS; PACER; Best Case Bankruptcy, Lexis/Nexis; Lexis/Nexis PC Law; Westlaw; InterAction 5.1 (Windows Client and Web client); Adobe Acrobat

LANGUAGES: Fluent in Spanish

REFERENCES: Provided immediately upon your request.

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