Nazeefa I. Jameer
Melbourne, FL 32901
Cell 646-***-****
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE: Board of County Commissioners, Brevard County, FL
Clerk to the Special Magistrate,
August 2004 to present
Schedule, advertise and swear in witnesses for
Administrative Law hearings. Direct 4 departments, the
County Attorney's Office, and outside counsel on
procedures. Draft Orders. Draft legal summaries. Compile
documents, exhibits and accept pleadings. Respond to
interrogatories. Perform legal research and the review and
interpretation of legal documents for validity, content,
accuracy, and compliance with procedures. Review and
analyze cases. Use computerized databases for case
management. Apply laws and regulations to cases. Monitor
cases. Independently provide litigation support to two
Special Magistrates.
Morgan, Lewis, Bockius, New York, New
York
Paralegal (Legal Consultant),
February 2003 - March 2003
Trial preparation, document
production, putting binders together for trial.
$80 million dollar Citibank
case.
Kelley Drye & Warren, New York, New
York
Paralegal (Legal Consultant),
September 2002 - November 2002
. Trial preparation for high-profile case, reviewed
documents, assisted document production team, directed
deposition preparation category project liaising with
top-level associates, completed projects for various
partners, coordinated work on plaintiff's and
defendant's designation's, copy checked, highlighted
designated texts on manuscripts/depositions.
. $1.1 billion dollar ENRON.
Debevoise and Plimpton, New York, New
York
Paralegal (Legal Consultant), August
2002 - September 2002
. Prepared and organized documents for production.
. $80 million dollar GE case.
Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach,
New York, New York
Paralegal (Legal Consultant), June 2002
- August 2002
. Chronologized Documents, pulled documents, reviewed
documents, redacted. Created privilege and confidential
logs. Was requested back.
. $40 million dollar breach of contract involving Rupert
Murdoch.
. ASHANTI gold mine case.
. VIOXX.
. Imclone.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York, New York
Paralegal (Legal Consultant), April
2002 - May 2002
. Document review, unitized.
. Merrill-Lynch and the re-organization of K-Mart.
Epstein, Becker & Green, New York, New
York
Paralegal, February 2002 - March 2002
(Legal Consultant)
. Document Review/ Production for a class-action suit.
Was requested back.
. $40 million dollar UNISYS Corporation class-action, age
discrimination lawsuit.
Matthew Bender, New York, New York
Paralegal/Associate Editor (Legal
Consultant), April 2001 - May 2001
. Edited author's work in Insurance/Personal Injury Law
using the programs Documentum and WriterStation. Coded
text and input editorial changes on manuscript files.
Input into Automated Filing Instructions (AFI).
. Corrected Frontmatter on Cumulative Supplement.
New York City Law Department, New York, New York
Paralegal II / Notary Public: Family
Court Division, March 1999 - February 2001
. Conducted telephone interviews with clients to
determine case type in order to process their intake
sheets.
. Dispatched correspondence to clients by case type.
. Conducted in-office interviews and deposed client by
filling out paternity affidavits, drafting
transmittals, acknowledgements and general testimonies
to send to responding jurisdiction.
. Determined monthly financial obligations.
. Sent packages to the responding Central Registries.
. Monitored case flow and movement.
. Maintained control of documents and relevant
information for case.
. Interpreted court orders and utilized information to
file cases.
. Wrote to courts and clients.
. Communicated with Int'l courts in Germany, England,
Canada and Poland.
Future Records, Queens, New York
Partner/Manager, January 1994 - February 1998
. Drafted and negotiated contracts.
. Designed CD covers with graphics and titles.
. Scheduled appointments.
. Liaison between clients, mastering studio, and pressing
plant.
. Completed and filed copyright forms with the Library of
Congress.
. Initiated calls to A&R representatives at record
companies.
U.S. Customs Service, Queens, New
York
Customs Officer, (Intelligence), May
1991 - July 1995
Branch Chief's Office, Inspection and Control. Greeted and
processed members of the diplomatic community. Greeted
heads-of-state. Screened and answered questions from the
worldwide traveling community.
. Member of Customs Hologram and Security Enforcement Team
(CHASE). Conducted background investigations utilizing
Interpol and FBI databases. Interacted with Supervisors
and Managers of service companies and airline community.
Trained inspectors on background investigative
procedures.
. Member of Passenger Analysis Team (PAT). Profiled
criminals and downloaded their images using imagery
equipment. Entered their criminal history. Searched
luggage and their entire person.
. Secretary to Branch Chief, Entry Division. Screened
calls. Ordered supplies. Established working
relationship with the import/export community. Prepared
payroll.
International Organization for
Migration, Queens, NY
Airport Ambassador, June 1988-
May 1991
Received and processed refugees from Ethiopia, Sudan,
Russia and Romania through U.S. Immigration, U.S. Public
Health, and U.S. Customs. Dispatched to their final
destinations across the United States.
EDUCATION:
Queens College, Flushing, New York
. ABA Paralegal Certificate
Relevant Coursework: Corporations, Contracts, Litigation,
Torts
York College, Jamaica, New York
. B.A. in Business Administration/International Relations,
Graduated Cum Laude
LaGuardia Community College, Long
Island City, New York
. Honors in Political Science
SKILLS: Word perfect, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, e-discovery,
Writer Station, Lexis, Westlaw, Summation, Open text/Hummingbird/ Document
Management (DM), Internet research skills, multi-task, time management and
organizational skills, excellent judgment, detail-oriented, interpersonal,
strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills. Complex litigation.
Work independently. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Flexibility and adaptability. Social skills.