LINDA DAVIS-COLE

ac8q11@r.postjobfree.com

**** ****** ****** ● Baltimore, MD 21206 ● 410-***-****

PARALEGAL/BUSINESS OWNER/MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Organized, results-oriented, proactive paralegal and business management - offering more than twenty years of experience including legal research; drafting documents; organizing and tracking data; quality assurance; strong computer and procedural capabilities; working effectively with internal and external contacts; effective business ownership operations; training; and the ability to build alliances among teams to achieve business goals.

RELEVANT PARALEGAL AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATIONS

• Receive, examine and evaluates new and complex cases referred for judicial forfeiture proceedings by seizing agencies with reference to the facts of the case and agency standards for case litigation worthiness, appropriate titles of law, and pertinent case law.

• Review investigative reports for probable cause for forfeiture, determine the need for additional information and evidence, a plan a comprehensive approach to obtain this information and evidence.

• Performs all legal case management to include database management, dockets and file preparation and management; and scheduling coordinator functions. Schedule cases for hearing in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements and coordinates time and date of hearing with claimants, petitioners, officers of the court representatives and expert witnesses.

• Communicates orally and through written correspondences daily with attorneys, lay representatives, claimants, petitioners, social workers, officers of the courts, witnesses and clients.

• Research and analyze ethics and fiscal issues.

• Conduct legal research and compose case summaries by outlining and narrative form, information from all documents that reflect the petition and case development.

• Work successfully with legal teams by identifying problem cases, assessing alternatives, and resolving issues using an appropriate solution in the Office of the Public Defender.

• Acquire requisite legal documents such as certifications and licenses to conduct a sound business and ran day-to-day operations with ease: staff training, marketing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and business planning.

• Demonstrate knowledge and skills using automated systems such as LEXIS, WESTLAW, PROLAW, VINE LINK and Maryland Case Search.

• Conduct professional business transactions to include strong math skills and coordinated numerable functions that led to profitable real estate settlements: prospecting; assessing market activity; reviewing and explaining contracts and documents; scheduling inspections; and gathering pertinent data to assist clients.

• Demonstrate ability to multi-task, remain flexible and prioritizing task appropriately.

• Handle confident client information in a professional and trustworthy manner.

• Built and managed a productive daycare business over fourteen years - consistent with career goals - of running a successful enterprise at home while parenting immediate family offspring. EXPERTISE

• Management/Supervision • Docket preparation • Nexis/Lexis, MS Word,

• Case Management • Paralegal Procedures Power Point, Excel

• Affidavits/Depositions • Subpoena Preparation • Prolaw, Vinelink, Maryland Case Search

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• Correspondence • Court Exhibit Preparation • Business Marketing

• Litigation Documents • Peer/Employee Training • Interpersonal Relations

• Civic Engagement • Real Estate Sales/Operations • Oral/Written Communications PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Robert Half Legal Temporary Agency

February 2019 to present

Various temporary position

• Various administrative and legal duties,

Forfeiture Support Associate (Contractual Paralegal for Federal Government, Baltimore, MD, August 2015- March 2018

Contractual Paralegal

• Receive, examine and evaluates new and complex cases referred for judicial forfeiture proceedings by seizing agencies with reference to the facts of the case and agency standards for case litigation worthiness, appropriate titles of law, and pertinent case law.

• Review investigative reports for probable cause for forfeiture, determine the need for additional information and evidence, and plan comprehensive approach to obtain this information and evidence.

• Maintain knowledge of the Forfeiture Federal Statutes 21. U.S. Code § 853, 18 U.S § 981 etc.

• Manage forfeiture cases with the mission to distract criminal behavior or profits.

• Prepare legal pleading necessary to commence judicial forfeiture procedures and subsequent motions, proposed Orders to accomplish forfeiture, settlement or dismissal.

• Assist AUSA in preparing pleadings by compiling, organizing and indexing evidentiary exbibits.

• Manage all cases through the Consolidation Asset Tracking System, CATS Federal Database, CASEVIEW and other federal and local tracking databases to

• Data Analysis controlling the inter-office case data and federal reports.

• Interface and correspond with agencies involved all federal investigations and prosecutions pertaining to the United States Attorney’s Office: Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI), Internal Revenue Investigation (IRS), Drug Enforcement Agency Administration (DEA), Homeland Security (HHS), Immigrant Custom Enforcement (ICE) local prosecuting agencies and defense representative.

• Manage forfeiture Money Judgments.

• Notify victims and assist in the victim recovery via the federal Asset Forfeiture Fund and Treasury Fund.

Office of the Public Defender, Baltimore, MD March 2012-2015(and) 1986-1998 over 10 years Paralegal

• Performs scheduling coordinator functions. Schedule cases for hearing in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements and coordinates time and date of hearing with claimants, petitioners, officers of the court representatives and expert witnesses.

• Case management of the cases in the Litigation Unit.

• Correspond and retain with experts for mental health cases.

• Created and maintain legal database of mental health expert and witness. LINDA DAVIS-COLE

• Obtain and review records, reports and relative case documents to assist in trial preparation.

• Communicates orally daily with attorneys, lay representatives, claimants, petitioners, social workers, officers of the courts, witness and clients.

• Prepare case summaries by outlining in narrative form, information from all documents that reflect the petition and case development.

• Perform a full-range of legal support assignments

• Assist others to acquire information and make determination.

• Conducted initial intake operation for incoming clients.

• Prepared files for daily dockets, hearings, and trials.

• Executed legal documents including motions, affidavits, subpoenas, attorney’s appearances, and client correspondences.

• Interviewed clients and completed detail summaries for attorneys.

• Correlated with various court officials and agencies: Masters, Clerk’s Office, Department of Social Service Attorneys, Paralegals, and Social Workers. Investigated the facts of cases and ensured that all information relevant to appropriate laws, judicial decisions, legal articles, and other materials for assigned cases were collated.

• Provided time sensitive work products for four felony trial attorneys in the law practice, and managed a caseload averaging 100 to 150 files per week.

• Performed an array of administrative duties flawlessly: correspondence, legal research, office inventory, file and docket management, report preparation, as well as training and overseeing law school students and interns

Childcare Business Owner and Director, Baltimore, MD, 2000 - 2012 Director and Administrator

• Managed a staff of five with a program capacity of 20 children and oversaw all executive functions: administration, finance, marketing and technical areas; preparation and submittal of annual tax documents; drafting weekly, monthly, and quarterly documents as well as newsletters, and reports; and attending board meetings to provide updates and receive feedback from the members.

• Established partnerships with community members and churches, as well as school administrators, teachers, and parents to ensure that the program met The Maryland Model for School Readiness.

• Set goals and objections of the program to ensure quality of service: compiled and maintained current resources and referral information about programs for families served; prepared age appropriate curriculum-based activities; completed all program requirements for national accreditation by the National Association for Family Child Care; and compiled quarterly assessments and reports about each child’s growth and challenges.

• Developed and maintained a record keeping system that satisfied the needs of the program as well as Maryland State requirements.

• Managed the full recruitment cycle and performance management process for staff development.

• Prepared monthly reports for the Maryland Health Department that demonstrated the program’s expert attention to nutrition.

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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Baltimore, MD, Spring Semester 2009 Paralegal Intern

• Assisted the lead attorney with management of an equal housing program and performed an array of duties successfully: communicated with clients orally and through written correspondence; collected or analyzed data; and reported measurable outcomes. Maryland General Assembly, Annapolis, MD, Winter Semester 2008 Paralegal Intern

• Gleaned the legislative process first-hand by researching, compiling, and reporting data that supported sponsored legislation by attending and documenting actions in General Assembly Hearings and Delegate meetings.

• Attended varied community association meetings, collected pertinent data, and generated reports. Long and Foster, Baltimore, MD, 2002-2006

Real Estate Sales Professional

• Managed numerous duties and attended to details associated with contract terms and conditions to ensure that all elements of purchase agreements were met prior to closing dates: intermediated negotiations between buyers and sellers; collaborated with other real estate professionals (real estate attorneys, office managers, title officers, mortgage brokers, appraisers); and facilitated all business and administrative transactions for clients.

• Executed routine tasks with ease including handling required legal forms, contracts, and other administrative documents such as title research and settlement procedures. United States Air Force Reserve, Andrews Air Force Base, Camp Springs, MD, 1995-2001 Administrative Technician

• Provided diversified secretarial and administrative support in the JAG Office: drafted legal documents; scheduled appointments; managed files; and scheduled travel arrangements for military officers.

• Handled routine office functions that included database management, data entry and retrieval operations, and the training of newly enlisted staff. EDUCATION/TRAINING

• B.A. Degree, Community Studies Civic Engagement, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, Spring 2012

• AA Degree, Paralegal Studies, Baltimore County Community College, Dundalk, MD, 2008

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