Crystal R. Johnson
***** *.*. **** ******, Coral Springs, FL 33065
Phone: 954-***-**** (Cell)
954-***-**** (Home)
Email: ********@*******.***
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EDUCATION
January 2010 - December 2010
Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida
Bachelor of Science - Psychology (Transfer Student)
September 2003 – December 2004
Hickey College, St. Louis, Missouri
Specialized Associate Degree/Paralegal Studies
GPA: 3.91/4.00
September 1996 - May 2002
Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota
Community Health
September 1992 – May 1996
Mahnomen High School, Mahnomen, MN
High School Diploma
EMPLOYMENT
September 2006 – Present
JPMorgan Chase – Legal Department
Litigation Collection Specialist / Paralegal
- Prepare litigation documents for all post-judgment activities including wage and bank
garnishments, follow-up pleadings, notices and motions and documents related to post-
judgment enforcement
- Extensive telephone contact with adverse parties, internal and external customers, court
personnel, sheriffs and process servers
- Maintain attorney calendar
- Extensive data entry
October 2005 – July 2006
Friedman, Anselmo, Lindberg & Rappe, L.L.C., Naperville, Illinois
Legal Administrative Assistant: Collections Department, Creditors’ Rights
- Daily contact with process servers and police departments regarding service results
- Extensive data entry involving new case suits, services, memos of judgment on
Collection Master software
- Pull documents and prepare daily court calls
Schedule cases with county clerks’ offices and align proper co-counsel with each county -
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Exceptional time management skills, which enable me to manage court dockets for 94
counties in Illinois.
January 2005 – July 2005
Brasher Law Firm, St. Louis, Missouri
Legal Secretary/Paralegal: FELA Litigation
- Prepare medical summaries, which entails researching health care provider information
and having knowledge of medical terminology to request medical records and diagnostic
films related to the treatment of the client(s) in the alleged claim.
- Prepare case summaries and deposition summaries of clients
- Prepare draft discovery responses and collect documents for production
- Secretarial duties including: answering phones, routine correspondence, billing,
maintaining the attorney litigation calendar and handling mail
SKILLS
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Excel, Access, Collection Master, CU
Emulate, Lotus Notes. Some experience with Westlaw
- Self-starter with the ability to monitor workload to meet work goals
- Excellent time-management and organizational skills
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle a large volume of cases.
REFERENCES
References will be made available upon request.