ALEXANDRA CASTILLO
Miami Beach, FL ***** C: 347-***-**** ****************@*****.***
SUMMARY
Detail-oriented Paralegal who applies excellent skills in drafting briefs, legal memorandums, motions, and correspondence. Conducts all legal business professionally and with little guidance from attorneys and supervisors. Adept at collaborating with a diverse range of legal personnel including associates, partners, and legal secretaries. SKILLS
EXPERIENCE
Divorce law
Immigration law
Personal Injury law
Real estate law Fluent
in Spanish
Windows/ Word/ Excel, SAGA, Trial Works
Quicken 2014
Westlaw
10/2017 to Current Norwegian
Cruise Line - Litigation Paralegal – Miami, FL
Create Medical Memorandum
Perform Legal Research Organize
Medical Records
Summarize Medical Records
• Prepare cases for Mediation
02/2014 to 01/2017 Real Estate Paralegal
Green & Kahn P.L - Miami Beach, FL
Review Real Estate Contracts, handle contract closings with Realtors, Buyers/ Sellers. Open and close case files.
Order real estate documents (deeds, estoppel, title search). Draft real estate documents (warranty deeds, wills, trust).
Post-closing, review all documents after real estate closing. Daily use of QuickBooks, Issue checks, Pay bills for clients, Send/Receive Wires transfers. 06/2007 to 02/2014 Legal Assistant/ Paralegal
Lipsig - New York, NY
Liaison between attorneys, clients, healthcare providers, insurance carriers, law firms and government agencies.
Perform computerized and law library research to obtain and gather case- relevant information and materials.
Prepare content-specific case files for attorneys reflecting supporting forms, documentation and photographs to use during client trials. Translate court document and witness statement from English to Spanish and assisted attorneys both within and outside of the office with Spanish speaking clients. Coordinate the in-take of new cases/customers.
04/2004 to 05/2006 Legal Assistant - Paralegal.
Divorce Center - New York, NY
Maintained attorney calendar, case files and tracked time records for billing purposes. Scheduled appointments, court appearances, mediation & deposition hearings. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2017 Beauty Schools of America - South Beach, FL
2/2013 Associates Degree: Paralegal Studies Program La Guardia Community - Queens, NY Paralegal Studies
Program
4/1998 Associates Degree: Business Management
Monroe Community College - Bronx, NY Business
Management