Legal Assistant Manager

**** **** ****** *****, ***** LAS VEGAS, NEVADA **031

PHONE 702-***-**** • E-MAIL: acrr8i@r.postjobfree.com

JORGE L. QUIJADA

SUMMARY

Personable Legal Assistant who displays the utmost level of professionalism and confidentiality. Follows directives and employs all necessary steps to excel in high-pressure situations. Willing to continually research and learn new techniques on how to improve the efficiency and efficacy of each case.

Highlights

Document control

Case management

Personal injury/Workman’s Comp familiarity

Computer savvy/Tech savvy

Critical thinker and meticulous

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

September 2014 to March 2015 Henness and Haight

Legal Assistant

Perform counter and/or phone work providing information to the public.

Advise attorneys and other interested parties regarding status of cases and legal procedures while maintaining security and confidentiality.

Maintain legal files and case controls, extracted information from files; and prepared legal forms and papers.

Organize case files in preparation for court trials; prepared new case activity files; maintained statistical records; process and distribute court case files.

Perform word processing with accuracy, proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, and legal terminology.

Interview clients to gather pertinent information.

April 2013 to March 2015 Southern Desert Correctional Center

Corrections Officer

Supervise inmates in housing units and those segregated for administrative or punitive measures; instruct inmates in housekeeping and sanitation; supervise the issuance of clothing and other personal effects to inmates

Make periodic patrols of quarters and work areas and initiate counts of inmates at regular and irregular intervals; maintain control and discipline including use of physical restraint and restraining devices; prevent the introduction of contraband into the institution.

Check inmate mail for possible contraband; maintain a periodic patrol either inside or outside the institution to ensure the security and integrity of the institution. Monitor, supervise and screen inmate visitor traffic; observe traffic in and around the compound.

EDUCATION

September 2010 to January 2012 Tacoma Community College

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