Minelba Perez
Elizabeth, New Jersey 07208
856-***-**** (Cell)
April 8, 2014
EDUCATION:
Graduated from Buena Regional High School in Buena, NJ, June of 1978;
awarded the "Outstanding Student Award." Attended Cumberland County
College and received an Associates' Degree in Paralegal Studies with a 3.5
GPA and was on the Dean's Honor List, President's List and currently a Phi
Thepa Kappa member.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
March 2003 through March, 2014, Cumberland County Court House, Family
Division, Bridgeton, NJ, Judiciary Clerk 3: Duties included data entry
into NJKids and FACTS programs, answering phones, helping the clients with
questions and forms needed to get their cases heard before a hearing
officer or judge, as well as running the video/recording systems in the
courtrooms when clerking for the judiciary judges. Cross training in
matrimonial paperwork and UIFSA cases as well as entering Complaints in
family domestic cases. On an "as needed basis" translated for the
probation officers with respect to the Spanish speaking clients when they
arrived for their interviews. Passed the NJ State Commission BICAT, Level
I bilingual examination.
Began as a Judiciary Clerk 2 in the Special Civil Division where duties
involved entering landlord tenant and law division Complaints and civil
judgments into the computer for resolution. Other duties involved helping
clients at the front window and filing, as well as translating for the
Spanish speaking clients at the front window with questions concerning
civil judgments or eviction notices.
Was employed with the following various legal firms as a legal secretary:
December, 2000 until March, 2003, Law Offices of Eisenstat, Gabage, Berman
& Furman, Vineland, NJ: Duties involved answering the phones, filing and
typing out the complaints for the negligence department as well as doing
invoicing in the Collection Department of the firm. Occasionally would
help with translating for the clients while in consultation with the
attorneys.
September 1999 until December of 2000, Litwack & Kernan, P.C., Bridgeton,
NJ: Performed secretarial/receptionist duties.
July, 1998 until September, 1999, ABCI Secretarial Services, Medford, NJ:
worked in my own secretarial company, performing different projects at the
direction of the clients.
June 1996 until July 1998, Mattioli & Mattioli, P.C., Hammonton, NJ:
worked as a secretary/bookkeeper, where I performed secretarial duties as
well as the maintained the firm's accounts payables and receivables.
February 1984 until June 1994, Stanley P. Stahl, Esquire, Voorhees, NJ:
Legal secretary where duties involved answering the phones, filing and
typing complaints for the medical malpractice division in New Jersey as
well as in the Pennsylvania department of the firm.
Contact Persons:
Cumberland County Superior Court of NJ: Linda Murray, Supervisor (856) 453-
4521;
Eisenstat, Gabage, Berman & Furman, PC: Charles Gabage, Esq. (856) 691-
1200;
Stahl & DeLaurentis, PC: Dominic DeLaurentis, Esq. 856-***-****.
References provided upon request.