Engineer Legal Assistant
Resume:
Christina G. Hardy
San Marcos, CA 92078
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Qualification Summary:
Experienced legal assistant. Highly organized, good communicator, professional writing skills, experience with reviewing, editing and composing legal documents, familiar with the court, trial and settlement process. Experienced in supporting high-level legal executives. Able to streamline and enhance a legal office for maximum efficiency and productivity. Robust software and technology knowledge and capability.
● Computer skills: Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Sharepoint, AdobePro, Quickbooks and various CRMs and ERPs: Salesforce, Goldmine, Zoho,
● Legal skills: Westlaw legal research, plaintiff and defendant interviews, management and preparation to support legal executives in court, scheduling remote witness testimony for appearance within technology- capable courtrooms.
Work Experience:
Encore Capital Group, San Diego, CA - Legal Assistant/Licensing Specialist - Oct 2018 - present Reorganized and maintained licensing database for compliance with all state and local statutes. Reorganized licensing file room. Identified critical and archival documents for scanning, cataloging and shredding. Limited legal- letter writing for special counsel in correspondence with state regulators. Analyzed office relocation plan for file room and sensitive document storage. Identified and prepared critical files for the office move. Researched the data retention policy and summarized it in a notice-of-compliance for the licensing legal department. Ideal Business Solutions, Carlsbad, CA - Legal Assistant, Technical Administration - July 2014 - September 2018 Reviewed, managed and prepared legal documents, evidence and case exhibits. Analyzed court documents and prepared summaries of opposing counsel submissions. Converted case documents to digital format for submission to the court. Arranged the first remote witness live-video testimony in Orange County Superior Court. Called to testify as expert witness in case regarding preparation of digital case-evidence for the court. Better Business Bureau Online Services, San Diego, CA - Business Advisor - July 2013 - June 2014 Advised Better Business Bureau member businesses on internet presence, website tool implementation, data measurement and results tracking. Outlined new business marketing strategies, developed and presented new targeted social media campaigns for Better Business Bureau members. Tri Wellness, LLC, Carlsbad, CA – National Sales Director - October 2010 - June 2013 Sold and implemented a results-based, online corporate wellness program. Implemented an interactive employee health and wellness service for corporations. Implemented strategies for employee retention, increased profit, higher employee productivity and lower medical expenses in multiple mid to large sized corporations. Increased wellness program sales, instituted CRM marketing and prospect generation. Developed a sales program designed with sales metrics and targeted marketing.
Technology Integration Group, San Diego, CA – Account Executive - May 2005 - October 2010 Computer hardware and software solution engineer for enterprise-level corporations. Sales engineer for UNIX platform computer systems. Sold hardware for integration into Storage Area Networks and cloud computing networks. Sold software and data storage devices to corporations, government agencies and major universities. Western Scientific, Inc. San Diego, CA – Senior Sales Engineer - August 1999 - April 2005 Sr. sales engineer of enterprise level, corporate computer hardware and software solutions for computer hardware company servicing Fortune 500 corporations, information technology divisions at top universities and federal government national laboratories.
Education:
● B.A. Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1990
● Commercial and Multi Engine FAA licensed Pilot and Certified Flight lnstructor (CFI),
● Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor 2009, 2010
● Paralegal Certification course, San Marcos, CA California State University Center for Legal Studies continuing education online course, 2018/2019 ongoing
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