ELIZABETH LOERA

**** ****** ***** ***** • Katy, Texas 77494 832-***-****

ac7q4x@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

My goal is to work for a law firm that will utilize my skills, education, and experience in providing the best services to their clients while maintaining an efficient and cohesive work environment for everyone.

EMPLOYMENT

PARALEGAL 08-18-2016 TO PRESENT

Law Offices of Richard A. Lybarger Sugar Land, Texas I assist Mr. Lybarger in all aspects of his family law cases which include divorces, SAPCRs, adoptions, and modifications. My duties including drafting petitions, orders, motions, discovery, and correspondence. I also assist Mr. Lybarger is preparing for hearings, mediations, and trials. PARALEGAL / OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR 07/30/1997 - 08/15/2016 Law Offices of Ellen A. Yarrell Houston, Texas

As a Paralegal, I managed one-hundred percent of the adoption cases in our firm including private, CPS, step-parent, contested and uncontested. I worked directly with the clients, agencies, court staff, experts and opposing counsels. If a case required litigation, I prepared the necessary pleadings and assisted the attorneys and other paralegals with discovery. Additionally, I assisted in preparing Ms. Yarrell for depositions, mediations, and trials (jury & bench). My duties also included drafting pre/post marital agreements, gestational agreements, surrogate agreement, and related matters.

As the Office Administrator, I handled our A/P, A/R, and Billing. I also worked with our IT and communications vendors to ensure our servers, computers, printers, phone system, and other hardware were working at their optimal level with no downtime. EDUCATION

ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN PARALEGAL STUDIES 1995 - 1997 Houston Community College Houston, Texas

SKILLS

I have worked extensively with QuickBooks, Timeslips, Amicus Attorney, WordPerfect, Word, Adobe DC

(Pro 11), and other software. I am detailed oriented, organized, and able to work as a team player. I can manage crises as they arise, but prefer to be organized and prepared to avoid the necessity of dealing with crisis management. I have twenty-one (21) years of experience working for two (2) law firms in my career.