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Customer Service Assistant, legal assistant

Location:
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Posted:
November 25, 2014

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Zilda Miles

acgudn@r.postjobfree.com

954-***-****

Dear Sir/Madam:

I am submitting an application for a paralegal position in your firm. I believe that my background and

expertise would closely match your requirements for a legal assistant. I have enclosed my resume with a

summary of my qualifications and background for your review.

Throughout my career, I have maintained the highest performance standards within a diverse range of

legal/administrative functions. Besides having worked in different levels of the litigation process, I am

fluent in Spanish and native Portuguese and I am extremely knowledgeable with the e-filing court

system. I feel that I can be a valuable asset to your firm.

I would welcome an opportunity to meet with you to discuss my qualifications and candidacy in further

detail. Please find enclosed my resume. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Zilda Miles

ZI L DA MI L ES

954-***-****

z acgudn@r.postjobfree.com

Legal Assistant August, 2011

EXPER IENCE

– October, 2014

ZAKHE I M & LAVRAR, P.A., Plantation, Florida

954-***-****

Responsibili ties: Assist 4 attorneys with customer service & administrative

support; oversee legal support for the Georgia office; manage calendar for

hearings; type & prepare lawsuits, legal pleadings & legal motions; e-file a variety

of legal documents, including lawsuits & judgments; perform legal research;

organize & maintain all legal files in electronic format; t rain & supervise junior

s taff; provide t imely & accurate processing of all work requests.

Legal Assistant February,

2010 - July, 2011

H ENSCHEL & BE I N HAKER, P.A., Hollywood, Florida

954-***-****

Responsibili ties: Assisted 2 attorneys with customer service & administrative

support; typed & prepared lawsuits, legal pleadings & legal motions; manually

f iled a variety of legal documents, including lawsuits & judgments; performed

legal research & prepared legal memoranda; organized & maintained all (hard

copy) legal files; assisted with in-office depositions; set hearings on occasion;

assisted walk-in clients; assisted Spanish- & Portuguese-speaking clients; t rained

& supervised junior staff; provided t imely & accurate processing of all work

r equests.

Administrative Assistant February, 1995 -

September, 1996

M ARKET I NG SPEC IAL ISTS, Weston, Florida

954-***-****

Responsibili ties: Assisted several account executives in a food brokerage company;

p rocessed orders via database entry; solved any mishaps that occurred between

t he supplier & the customer (i.e., major grocery stores); typed correspondence,

r eports & other documents; invoiced customers.

Pharmacy Technician July,

1992 - May, 1994

KAISER PERMANENTE HOSP ITAL, San Francisco, California

Responsibili ties: Input prescriptions into a database system; assisted pharmacists

as requested; assisted patients with filling prescriptions, coordinated filling of

p rescriptions by telephone.

School Administrator January,

1989 - July, 1990

COLEGIO AMER ICANO BAT ISTA, Recife, Brazil

Responsibili ties: Served in a private school that taught pre-kindergarten through

h igh school; supervised 30 teachers with 400 students; responsible for 18 classes;

p lanned classes & open houses; coordinated field t r ips; supervised teachers’

assistants & made teacher assignments; addressed student disciplinary issues.

N OTE: Prior to this position, served as a teacher in Brazil for 8 years, working

w ith all ages of children.

Associate in Science, Legal Assisting

Completion: May, 2011

EDUCAT ION

BROWARD COLLEGE, Pembroke Pines, Florida

Graduated with honors, GPA: 3.95

Bachelor of Science, Education

December, 1988

U N I VERSIDADE F EDERAL P IAU I, Brazil

DO

SKILLS Proficiency in e-filing lawsuits

M icrosoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Collect Max, Abacus

Accustomed to working under pressure with high-volume caseloads

Excellent customer service

Strong organizational abilities

Computer aptitude

Reliable team player

Extremely fast learner

T rilingual – native Portuguese, f luent in English & Spanish

L ICENSURE Notary Public, State of Florida

R EFERENCES Available upon request



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