Real Estate Assistant

SILENE CRISTINA PRENTICE

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EDUCATION

CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY

Business Immigration Studies,Under Graduated/ December 2005

New York Paralegal School, New York, NY

Certificate in Paralegal Studies, November 2002

Estacio de Sa University School of Law, Bachelor in Law, Jan 1991,

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Translation Services On. New York, NY

Document Translation/Interpreter (Jan 1998 - Current)

Independent contractor, freelancer with over 14 years of experience

in general document translations, interpreter over the phone.

Portuguese into English and vice-versa.

American Media Inc. New York, NY

Freelance Translator/Interpreter (Mar 2009 -April 2013)

Experience in seeking and clearing rights for US based

magazine articles to be used in all magazines

printed by Editora Abril in Brazil. Assisted in getting

contents, articles and features, translated documents

to Portuguese, worked as a interpreter over the phone,

meetings and conferences by American Media Inc.

TSA (Homeland Security), JFK Airport, NY

Screener Officer (April 2007 - August 2007)

As a Transportation Security, screened luggage, passengers, X-ray at

different checkpoints in the Airport. Informed and enforced the

TSA law in order to ensure passengers their safety.

Reed Smith, LLP, Newark, NJ

Paralegal (3 months assignment( June -August 2005)

Immigrant and non-immigrant visa petitions, document review, filed and

update clients information on Law Logic software

Law Offices of Moses Apsan, Newark, NJ

Paralegal (July 2001 - February 2003)

Assisted in all aspects of immigration cases, Interviewed

prospective clients, immigrant petitions, adjustment of status,

naturalization, family based, document reviewed. Coordinated

deadlines and court calendar. Translated for Spanish and Portuguese

speaker clients. Assisted clients with legal issues in Brazil.

AT&T Communications Corporate, New York, NY

Portuguese Customer Services (June 1998 - May 2001)

Provided translation to Portuguese speaking customers worldwide,

handled troubleshooting problems for Latin America customers, by

providing translation, respond and assisted customer inquiries and

occasionally, supervision of 22 employees

Law Office of Dr. Vieira . Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Attorney at Law (January 1990 - April 1993)

General practice law office, contracts, leases and real estate.

Court appearances in labor law issues, prepared and filed pleadings,

deposed parties and researched statues on employment related cases,

argued employment law cases in court, negotiated settlements.

Law Office of Dr. Vieira . Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Intern, law Assistant (March 1988 - December 1990)

Assisted the lawyers in personal injuries cases, prepared and handled

documents, client contact.

COMPUTER AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: LexisNexis, Westlaw, Ipro, Law -Logix,

Windows, MS Word, internet, outlook, PowerPoint

AFFILIATIONS AND LANGUAGES

Former member of the Bar Association, RJ (OAB) . Member of

the American Translators Association ( ATA).

Former Real Estate salesperson, Certified Notary Public

State of New York. Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish

References upon request

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