Paralegal -Legal Assistant

MARGARET SIFFRIN

*** ** **** ******, ********* Beach, FL 33064

561-***-****

**********@*******.***

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PARALEGAL/OFFICE SKILLS

- Drafting/typing Pleadings, correspondence, Discovery Responses, Witness Subpoenas

- Proficient in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect and DPA Power Analyzer

- Scheduling appointments, Mediations, Depositions, Trials/Hearings with witnesses

- Docekting/calendaring due dates and follow up

- Answering phones

- Keep track of billable work hours and enter work time into Timeslips

- Frequent client contact by telephone and in person

- Very dedicated individual, very well organized to work efficiently and meet deadlines

- Multitasking ability to handle a large caseload

- I work very well independently or with a team

EDUCATION

1997 to 1999: Florida Community College of Jacksonville, FL

continuing studies and classes Re: Family Law in Florida

Spring 1998: Internship at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Jacksonville, FL

1989 to 1995: The University of Akron, Akron, OH

Graduate A.S. Degree, studies include Torts, Bankruptcy and Family law classes for paralegal, Criminal Justice and Evidence and Criminal Legal Procedure

EMPLOYMENT

February 10, 2003 to Present: MONICA I. SALIS, P.A

contact: Monica I. Salis, Esq. 954-***-****

1600 S. Federal Highway-Suite 590, Pompano Beach, FL

- - Family Law Paralegal

June 1998 to February 2003: DEBS & SMITH, P.A. Jacksonville, FL and Orange Park, FL

contact: Christian F. Smith, Esq. 904-***-****

- - Family Law and Criminal Defense Law paralegal

September 1995 to June 1998: CONCORDE CAREER INSTITUTE Jacksonville, FL

contact person: Dorothy Pulver 904-***-****

- - Front Desk Secretary, secretarial duties, man 12 phone lines

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