Assistant Medical

Germaine Elizabeth Velasco

**** ****** **** *****

Riverview, FL 33578

813-***-****- Home 973-***-**** - Cell

E-mail: ***************@*****.***

Objective

A Paralegal or Legal Assistant position where I can demonstrate my strong

independent initiative, excellent analytical and organizational skills and

an understanding of the civil litigation process.

EDUCATION

Kaplan University, Davenport, IA 12/08

Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies; GPA 3.45

WORK EXPERIENCE

Marcadis Singer, P.A., Tampa, FL 1/10 -

present

Legal Assistant

. Support two Partners and one Associate Attorney

. Preparation of all Pleadings and Correspondences for all post

judgment Wage and Bank Garnishments

. Preparation of Executions, lien certificates, Notice of Levy,

Affidavit of Personal Property and correspondences for vehicle

Levies

. Preparation of post judgment Interrogatories, Request to Produce

and Motion for Contempt

. Speaking with Clerk's offices, Employers, Banks and Sheriff's

offices in a courteous manner for any questions that I may have or

they may have pertaining to Bank, Wage and Levies.

. Maintaining legal case files.

Morgan & Morgan, P.A., Tampa, FL 4/09 -

9/09

Legal Assistant

. Supported one Associate Attorney

. Drafted Pleadings and some Discovery

. Maintained the calendar

. Scheduled Hearings, Depositions, Mediation, Trial, conference

calls, coordinate dates and times of events with the courts,

opposing counsel and clients

. Spoke with clients in a courteous manner to let them know about

upcoming dates and the status of their cases

. Maintained the legal case files, updated and created pleading

indexes

. Prepared the closing documents when cases are settled

. Reduced medical bills so the client could get more money in their

pocket

. Met with clients to sign the closing documents, the release and

give them their checks

Silver, Feldman, Bass & Brams, P.A., Tampa, FL

3/08 - 4/09

Legal Assistant

. Supported two Associate Attorney's

. Transcribed all correspondences to courts, clients, opposing

attorney's and vendors

. Maintained the calendar

. Drafted Motions, Pleadings, Notices, Subpoenas and some Discovery

. Entered Billing for the Attorney's

. Scheduled Hearings, Depositions, travel, seminars, appointments,

mediations, Final Hearings, conferences, conference calls,

coordinate dates and times of events with the courts, opposing

counsel and clients

. Maintained the legal case files, updated and created pleading

indexes

. Prepared EMA and IME Composites to various doctors

Baccarella & Baccarella, P.A., Tampa, FL (temporary position)

2/08 - 2/08

Legal Assistant

. Supported two attorney's

. Drafted pleadings and correspondences to the appropriate parties

. Scheduled Hearings, and Mediations the court and the opposing

counsel

. Confirmed Hearings and Mediations with the clients

. Dictated billing for the Attorney's in the Dapix System

. Assisted in answering, screening and effectively managed an

extensive call volume in a courteous professional manner

. Meet and greeted clients for appointments and Mediations

. Scheduled Meetings for new clients for consultations

Callan, Koster, Brady & Brennan, LLP, New York, NY 7/03 -

10/07

Receptionist/Legal Assistant

. Answered, screened and effectively managed an extensive call volume

in a courteous professional manner; Meet and greeted clients for

depositions, meetings, etc.

. Opened, logged and distributed all FedEx, UPS, Airborne and

messenger packages

. Opened, stamped, and sorted mail to the appropriate parties

. Drafted Pleadings and Correspondences

. Drafted letters and authorizations to various doctors, hospitals

and employment to receive medical records of the plaintiff

. Drafted letters and payments to obtain medical records and films

for various doctors, investigators and record retrieval companies

. Reviewed and maintained medical records and films for individual

cases so the attorneys can review

. Billed for various paralegals

Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen, LLP, New York, NY 10/01 -

4/03

Docket Clerk

. Supported all of the attorney's

. Ran daily docket reminders to the Attorney's for Deadlines

. Inputted Post Cards, Filing Receipts, Assignments, Publications,

Issue Fee Notifications, Issued Patents and Trademarks in the CPI

System in a timely matter

. Abandoned files when the Patent and/or Trademark expired

. Ran reports for the attorneys and secretaries for any new activity

on the Patent or Trademark

. Entered new Trademark cases in the system

. Processed reminder letters to clients and Foreign Associates for

the payment of maintenance fees and annuities

. Authorized payment for all of the maintenance fees associated with

the Patent

Pearlman, Apat & Futterman, LLP, Kew Gardens, NY 1/99 -

10/01

Legal Assistant

. Supported three Attorney's

. Drafted Notices, Pleadings and Dispossess, Affidavit of Default

letters and Notice of Petitions, Case Adjournment Letters in a

timely matter

. Processed eviction warrants that were sent to the City Marshals

office to be signed by a judge

. Maintained the court calendar

. Advised Landlords when they had a court appearances in a courteous

manner

. Went court to file and retrieve Stipulations, Pleadings, subpoenas,

Court Dates

. Provided some reception duties as needed

Horizon Land Title, LLC, New York, NY 10/98 -

1/99

Receptionist/Assistant

. Answered and monitor calls for clients and staff

. met and greeted clients and maintained visitors registry

. Entered all new client information in Microsoft Access

. Called Surveyors and Abstract Companies for the surveys and all

necessary abstracts for the property

. Filed all the surveys and abstracts in their proper files

. Made the necessary preparation for the Title itself

Grais & Phillips, LLP, New York, NY

8/97 - 10/98

Receptionist

. Answered and monitored calls for clients and staff in a timely

matter

. Met and greeted clients and properly maintained them in the

visitors registry

. Completed FedEx forms and made arrangement for shipments

. Filed Motions and Pleadings in the NYC Courts in a timely matter

. Scheduled conferences and meetings according to the Attorney's

schedules

. Sent, received and routed incoming and outgoing faxes to the

appropriate parties

. Handled the firm's deposits and petty cash with minimal supervision

COMPUTER SKILLS

. Strong computer skills and knowledge of a variety of Operating Systems,

software and online applications, including Windows 95 through Vista, 65

wpm typing speed, Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

2000 - 2007; WordPerfect 10, Adobe Professional 9, Cpi, Time Matters 5.0

- 8.0, Client Profiles, Dapix, Tabs 3, Time Slips, e-filing, Lexis Nexis,

Westlaw, and E-law.

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