Raenesha Storey
Anderson, OH *5230
**********@*****.***
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
. Highly inquisitive, motivated, creative and resourceful self-
directed/self-starter
. Excellent skills in communication - written/oral and collaboration
. Skilled at analyzing and assembling complex information and data,
researching and preparing memoranda regarding the law, the facts,
and the application of the law to those facts, managing litigation and
administrative time lines
. Able to work collaboratively and effectively in a team setting with
attorneys and other legal staff.
. Professional communication skills and quick study and learner
. Able to schedule, prepares for, assist with, and summarize
depositions, and other legal discovery, and effectively interact with
clerks and other administrative personnel of courts and public
agencies, and other parties, as needed to fulfill job assignments
. Excited by the law and professional development as a paralegal
detailed oriented compassionate
EDUCATION
Thomas More College Bachelor of Arts degree in Business
Administration Emphasis in Business-Law and Marketing Graduated 2005
Courses taken: Contracts, Business Law I, II, III, Property & Creditor's
Rights, Wills, Civil Litigation, Logic classes, communication, debate class
RELEVANT SKILLS and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Legal Research & Writing
. Able to use current state of the art legal research engines to
research the law- including the formulating of a "search statement"
. Have written legal memorandum, briefs, Mandatory Settlement Conference
Statements, Personal Injury Demand Letters, and Personal Injury
Release Settlement Statements, Interrogatories, Deposition Summaries,
Motions, Discovery, Criminal Law Responses to Discovery, Subpoenas,
and Witness List.
. Participated with the attorney in trials and depositions, and
excellent skills in "hands on" litigation process from commencement of
the lawsuit to conclusion of an appeal
. Domestic Relations, Divorce, Separation Agreement, Decree of Divorce.
. Bankruptcy CH 7 and CH 13, getting client's creditor information in
order, entering it into the computer, Liquidation Analysis, CH 13
Plan, Professional Services, Attorney Fees, Payment Advices.
. Organizational Skills
. Worked in both large and small law firms, and have organized files,
time calendars, deposition and interrogatory schedules for several
attorneys at the same time.
. Provide a personal touch with customers, clients, and attorneys with
the ability to put people at ease.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Bankruptcy Software, Best Case, CMS Foreclosure software, Pacer, Computer
Class (CSS 111), Spanish I, II, III, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power
Point, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Weltman Weinberg & Reis CO., L.P.A. Legal Assistant II
4/12/2010-present
Real Estate / Foreclosure Department
Prepared Judgments, Dismissals, Review Note and Mortgages, Prepare AOM's,
Affidavits
Shapiro, Van Ess, Phillips & Barragate L.L.P. Paralegal
10/2009-3/2010
Foreclosures in Judgment department
The Sanders Law Firm Paralegal 6/2008-
8/2009
Personal injury cases, Medical Malpractice, Wills, Probate
H. Leon Hewitt Attorney's Office Paralegal/Office
Manager 8/2005-6/2008
Answered the phones, prepared correspondence, drafted all sorts of legal
documents, prepared declarations and preparing form complaints
Bankruptcy CH 7 and CH 13, interviewed clients to determine if they needed
to file a Chapter 7 or 13 and got their creditor information (credit cards,
mortgage note, car, etc.,) entered information into Bankruptcy software
Best Case, entered schedules A-J into Best case software, summarized legal
documents for correctness, performed records research, performed legal
research, checked over legal forms for Liquidation Analysis, Statement of
financial affair, utilized ECS, CH 13 Plan, Professional Services, Attorney
Fees, Payment Advices
Corporate Law prepared documents for Limited Liability Corporation,
Medical Malpractice read called hospitals to order medical records,
reviewed medical records,
Real estate evictions
Criminal Law prepared discovery, answered the phone and spoke with clients,
went to court with attorney and spoke with clients regarding their case,
Domestic Relations prepared documents for divorce, help manage the office
Thomas More College Library Work Study (Circulation Desk)
8/2004- 9/2005
Checked books out, checked books in, did research to purchase new books