Legal Administrative Assistant

+

Leonidas A. Garcia Helped organize logistics for

annual fundraiser/auction

**** ********* **., ********** ****, CA 90255 • 323-***-****

+ Translated a 200-page

handbook from English to

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Spanish

Education

Experience

University of California, Santa

March 2014 – September 2014 Cruz

Immigration Center for Women and Children

September 2008 – June 2012

Legal Assistant/Case Manager

B.A. Political Science

+ Managed U-Visa, Employment Authorization and Adjustment of Status cases for

(International Relations

undocumented victims of violent crimes, handling over forty cases at any time

Concentration)

+ Collaborated with law enforcement officials, victim services social workers,

psychologists, and clients to ensure continuous progress on each case

UC Santa Cruz College Nine

+ Gathered and prepared evidence in support of Adjustment of Status and U-Visa

International and Global

cases and translated official documents from Spanish to English

Perspectives Leadership

+ Worked closely with supervising attorney to prepare, finalize, and submit U-Visa, Certificate; College Nine

Employment Authorization and Adjustment of Status applications to USCIS on Research & Scholarship Pathway

behalf of clients, adhering to strict and sensitive deadlines

+ Received, processed and delivered employment authorization cards, legal

permanent resident cards, and other official correspondence/documents to clients

Huntington Park High School

+ Created and updated digital and physical folders for clients

+ Accepted and processed payments from clients, consulates, law firms, and

September 2004 – June 2008

government agencies and issued receipts

+ Occasionally filled in for receptionist AP Scholar with Honor, AP US

September 2012 – August 2013 Government & Politics

Central American Resource Center

Excellence Award

Paralegal

+ Screened over 200 clients for citizenship eligibility

+ Prepared and filed over 200 Citizenship applications

+ Renewed Permanent Residency Cards for over 100 clients

+ Constantly communicated with clients regarding their cases

+ Screened clients to ensure eligibility for immigration benefits

+ Prepared required forms for family petitions

+ Screened, prepared and filed Applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Skills

Arrivals (DACA)

+ Fluent in Spanish

+ Created and updated a database of all clients receiving legal services

+ Extremely

+ Provided administrative support to Attorneys and Staff Organized

+ Occasionally filled in for receptionist + Quick learner

Beach Flats Community Center April 2012 – + Excellent listener/

June 2012

Communicator

Executive Office Assistant (Intern)

+ Provided administrative support to the Executive Director (answered phones, + Excellent Phone

replied to emails, and managed calendar) Etiquette

+ Multi-tasking

+ Microsoft Office Suite (Proficient)

+ Legal Research

+ Case Management

+ Goal-oriented

+ Mac OS, Microsoft Windows (Proficient)

+ Scanning, Copying, Faxing

+ Filing

+ Data Collection

+ Data Entry

+ Prepare Reports

+ Mailing

+ Legal Translations

+ Abacus Law

+ eImmigration

+ Time Matters

+ Immigrant Pro

+ USCIS e-filing

+ FBI Fingerprinting

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