Legal Assistant

Amanda Sakalowski

**** ******** ***** *****, ************ Indiana 46237 816-***-****

******.**********@*******.***

Objective: Paralegal Position

Skills and Qualifications:

Resourceful and effective written and verbal communication skills

Proficient and creative problem solving abilities

Able to manage a variety of tasks in a short time

Works well under pressure

Education:

Master of Legal Studies; 4.0,

Kaplan University, on-line, June 2011

Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice); Cum Laude,

Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO; January, 2000.

Associate of Arts (Paralegal Studies); Honors Graduate,

Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS; May, 1995. (Accredited and ABA approved)

Work History:

10/1/14; 2/14/15 Team Lead & Shop Goodwill Tech, Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana

Assisted with code calls to meet needs of cashiers

Served in various positions as need arose including management, cashier, production, hanging staff, wares inventory &

identifying items of value to be inventoried and sent off for auction (Shop Goodwill).

(Lapse in work due to joining spouse’s overseas tour in Japan, and the dedication to the raising of children with

educational delays that can now function on their own).

2/03-10/03 Legal Assistant, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen

Maintained trial calendar for multiple defendants and multiple trial settings.

Monitored issues of service and orders regarding trial status of each.

Aided with filing and secretarial overflow including copying and dictation.

1/03-10/02 Legal Assistant, Williams, Venker & Sanders

Prepared trial calendar for single defendant.

Assisted with trial preparation.

Drafted Motions to Dismiss.

3/00-10/02 Legal Assistant, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen

Collected and summarized volumes of medical records

Abstracted and maintained deposition transcripts

Assisted with trial preparation for multi-defendant trial groups.

Maintained case summaries, trial notebooks and client database regarding case information

6/98-5/99 Cashier and Team Trainer, Long John Silver’s

Served customers and managed cash drawer

Assisted in opening and closing procedures and inventory as needed

9/96-9/97 Legal Research Assistant, St. Louis University Law School

Reviewed and copied primary and secondary legal research materials on topics of interest for law professor

Organized material and researched additional references found

8/92-7/95 Clerical Support, Johnson County Community College

Answered phones and assisted walk-ins

Aided in the re-writing of Service Learning Grant Request and Surveys

Assisted with the writing of Brown & Gold club newsletter

Drafted minutes of club meetings

Maintained campus copiers, flyers and announcement boards

8/92-4/93 Receptionist, Kingswood Manor

Answered phones and greeted visitors

Monitored assisted living residents in common area

Managed Emergency Call Board and communicated needs between nursing staff and security

Addressed clerical requests as needed

Internship:

Victims’ Advocate: Aid for Victims of Crime, 240+ hours, St. Louis, MO, Summer, 1998

Answered hotline, acting as a crisis intervention counselor (3-4 lines)

Managed caseload, assessing each client ’s needs

Researched resources available within the community, advocating on the client ’s behalf

Empowered clients by relaying resource information and conducted follow-up

Office Software & Equipment Used:

Word, Corel/Word Perfect, Mc Write, Excel, Power Point, Quark, LexisNexis, Pro Law (including legal time keeping),

File Maker Pro, Lotus 123

Multi-line phones, an Emergency Call board, Emergency Hotlines, copiers, scanners & fax equipment.

Honors:

Phi Beta Kappa, St. Louis University, 1996 (nominated as Junior)

Phi Theta Kappa, Johnson County Community College,

Vice President of Service, Chapter Alpha Iota Gamma

Birkoe Most Distinguished Member

Kansas Officer of the Year, 1994

National Honors Society, 1985

Quill and Scroll, 1985

Photo Editor, Senior Photographer, Lakewood High School Yearbook, 1985

Key Club, 1984

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