Real Estate Assistant
Resume:
Teresa Ortiz
Email: abqgpt@r.postjobfree.com
Address: ***** ******* **
City: Lutz
State: FL
Zip: 33559
Country: USA
Phone: 813-***-****
Skill Level: Assistant
Salary Range: $62,000
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
EDUCATION
THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL Auburn Hills, Michigan
Juris Doctorate, Litigation Concentration May 2012
* Student Founder of the Hispanic Latino Law
Society of Auburn Hills Campus, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
* Student Founder of a Partnership Between Cooley and Ford Motors
(Immigration Pro Bono Work)
* 10 Commandment of Real Estate (10CORE), ABA Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice
2011-2012
Community Conferences/Events (student speaker/project assistant/bilingual interpreter/committee organizer)
Pontiac, Michigan; Maryland, Baltimore; Detroit, Michigan; Tampa, Florida (student panel/speaker-2011-law graduate panelist/speaker-2012)
* Student of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, Florida, The American Bar Association, and The Herbert G. Goldburg Criminal Law American Inn of Court
STETSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW Gulfport, Florida
L.L.M. in International Law & Business May 2005
* Leadership Award
INTERAMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO Rio Piedras, P.R.
M.B.A. (marketing) August 2001
UNIVERSIDAD DE LA HABANA Havana, Cuba
FACULTAD DE DERECHO July 1995
L.L.B.
* Lawyer, Civil Law System
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Office of the Attorney General (OAG), Criminal Appeals
Intern August 2012-November 2012
* Supported the OAG with legal research, review and analysis of complex criminal law issues, and draft of criminal appeals.
* Issues: United States Constitution (4th Amendment), Racial Prejudice and Discrimination, Judgment of Acquittal (fire-arms), and Sex-Abuse Crimes.
LAW OFFICES OF JAMES L. FEINBERG & ASSOCIATES, Detroit, MI
Law Clerk
January 2010-February 2012
* Researched criminal and constitutional law (4th, 5th, 6th Amendments) issues;
* Drafted legal memoranda and briefs for filing with state and federal district courts;
* Translated and interpreted from English to Spanish;
* Transcribed evidentiary (FBI`s surveillances- tapes/CDs);
* Assisted leading attorney in court; and
* Assisted clients with completion of affidavit(s) to file while awaiting sentence.
FEDERAL DEFENDER OFFICE: LEGAL AID & DEFENDER ASSOCIATION, Detroit, Michigan
Legal Intern September 2011-December 2011
* Researched and drafted several memoranda of law: firearm violations, defenses e.g., entrapment, and possession of narcotics; and
* Attended federal district court- misdemeanor hearings- represented difficult clients.
FLORIDA STATE
STATE COURT SYSTEM (SCS) &
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (OAG), Tampa, Florida
SCS-Court Interpreter Supervisor 2005-2006
Supervised a team of interpreters
OAG-Legal Assistant 2006-2008
* Supported the Florida Department of Transportation (DOT), the City of Tampa, and the Department of Environmental Protection in condemnation procedures;
* Researched, scheduled, and drafted legal documents (final judgments, settlements, mediation reports, motions, discovery, disclaimers, and court orders);
* Coordinated mediation with experts, clients, mediators, and opposing counsel;
* Reviewed and interpreted experts` reports and settlement negotiations; and
* Maintained office`s archive and electronic/hard files.
GULFCOAST LEGAL SERVICES, INC. St. Petersburg, Florida
Civil Poverty Clinic/Immigration Law Intern 2005-2005
Interviewed clients, researched and drafted memoranda of law, represented clients in hearings, collected evidence, completed USCIS forms for clients, and translated and interpreted (Spanish-English).
COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES OF MID-FLORIDA, INC. Daytona Beach, Florida
Domestic Violence Advocate & Secretary March 2004-July 2004
Assisted indigent victims in filing injunction for protection against domestic, repeat, and dating violence, interpreted and translated legal documents and brochures (Spanish-English), interviewed clients/intakes, drafted Sub-Grant Reports, Sub-Grant Award and Performance Report for all intakes, attended injunction hearings, and referred cases for Clinic/Pro-Bono.
DIANE M. MATOUSEK, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Daytona Beach, Florida
Volunteer/Family Law Division January 2003-January 2004
Supported the Family Law Service Department with injunction hearings and with victims of domestic violence. Translated and interpreted (Spanish-English).
FREDERICK C. MORELLO, P.A. Daytona Beach, Florida
Legal Assistant/Data Entry August 2002-December 2002
Researched and drafted documents of legal nature such as: Summons complaints, motions, subpoenas, and discovery.
FRANCISCO PUJOL, P.A. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Legal Assistant/Accounting September 2000-May 2001
Drafted documents and assisted lawyers in real estate transactions.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Havana, Cuba
Court System-Licentiate in Law (Lawyer) 1995-1997
Conducted civil lawsuits, drafted legal documents, researched and handled other details in preparation for trial.
LANGUAGES
SPANISH
* Proficiently fluent.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, Kiev, Ukraine & Moscow State University -Lomonosov
Russian Language as Preparatory for a Five-Year Degree in Engineering, 1989-1990
* Reading and writing (knowledge only)
* Basic conversational
SKILLS/LICENSES
Lexis Nexis & Westlaw/WestlawNext (Certifications and Awards: WestlawNext and KeyCite)
Florida Licenses
Real Estate (voluntary inactive) & Title Insurance
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