Legal Assistant Paralegal
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Amanda Jenkins
Hixson, TN 37343
************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: Obtain a paralegal or legal assistant position
EXPERIENCE: Paralegal
McWilliams & Gold, Chattanooga, TN
March 2012 – Present
Maintaining client files, conducting client interviews and intakes, preparing legal documents, maintaining attorney’s calendar including scheduling appointments, trials and mediation, answering a multi-line phone, filing, and greeting clients at a busy family law firm.
Paralegal
Bennett Law Firm, Rossville, GA
June 2010 – February 2012
Maintaining client files, preparing legal documents, scheduling appointments, greeting client, answering phones, and sorting mail at a busy firm specializing in Worker’s Compensation and Personal Injury claims.
Substitute Teacher
Hamilton County Department of Education, Chattanooga, TN
November 2008 – May 2010
Filling in for absent teachers and support staff.
Paralegal
Southeast Tennessee Legal Services, Chattanooga, TN
February 2006 – October 2008
Maintaining client files, conducting intakes, preparing legal documents, scheduling appointments, answering phones, assisting with legal clinics and workshops.
Trained to assist victims of domestic violence.
Trained as a court advocate for victims of domestic violence
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science – Legal Assistant Studies
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
Graduated December 2007
Minors in Criminal Justice and Political Science
President and Secretary of the Legal Assistance Studies Society
Recipient of the Tennessee HOPE Scholarship, graduated a semester early
REFERENCES: Leslie B. McWilliams
McWilliams & Gold, Partner
Barry L. Gold
McWilliams & Gold, Partner
Cathy Allshouse
Legal Aid of East Tennessee (Formerly of STLS), Attorney
Karen McGuffee
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Professor
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