David Nelson

Paralegal

San Francisco, CA

acsu6h@r.postjobfree.com - 415-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Writer

Self-employed - San Francisco, CA - March 2014 to Present Responsibilities

Music and film freelancer.

Immigration Specialist

Jackson & Hertogs - San Francisco, CA - May 2013 to January 2014 Responsibilities

Worked with attorneys to prepare visa cases for new and current employees of several multinational companies.

Skills Used

Used LawLogix and Guardian software as part of the visa process. Marketing specialist/Artistic consultant

UnAuthorized Art - San Francisco, CA - 2002 to September 2013 Self-employed marketing specialist and consultation for local artists. Desktop publishing, budget management and publicity. Public relations for artists including social media and website design. Paralegal

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey - San Francisco, CA - 2007 to 2008 Researcher for a major corporate litigation case.

Used Concordance to research discovery documentation and compile a database of defense exhibits. Temporary position.

Paralegal

Self-employed - Sonoma, CA - 2003 to 2006

Indpendent liaison between attorneys in Sonoma and credit bureau in Napa for delinquent credit card, jewelry and auto loans.

Extensively used Legal Solutions, WordPerfect, Abacus, Firefox and various credit agency software systems. Coordinated process servers, attorneys, credit services and courts. Prepared all court documents, correspondences, files and mailings.

Created and maintained calendars and accountings as well as being the contact point for all legal services involved.

Searched public records to find defendants for service. Handled 200 cases simultaneously throughout California with a 95% success rate. Paralegal

Len Tillem & Associates - Sonoma, CA - 2003 to 2003 Paralegal in an eight-attorney office specializing in estate planning and administration including real property issues.

Assisted with live broadcast of Len Tillem's radio show (KGO-AM). In charge of Litigation Department's filing system and storage of closed files. Worked outside of office witnessing document signings, delivering documents for court filings, process service and discovery collection.

Legal Secretary/Paralegal

Kemp & Kemp - Sonoma, CA - 1999 to 2003

Paralegal in an office specializing in estate planning, real property cases and insurance issues. Only full time employee for two-attorney office.

Handled all paralegal duties from drafting of letters and legal documents to witnessing and delivery of final signed drafts to clients (those documents included trust packages, deeds, will, powers of attorney as well as their assemblage).

Also handled front office duties simultaneously: creation of files, filing, storage of closed files, calendaring court dates and client appointments, answering all phones, transcription, dictation, greeting visiting clients and attorneys, court runner, accounting and other administrative duties. EDUCATION

English & European Literature

University of Essex - Colchester

1995 to 1997

United States Literature

University of Essex - Colchester

1991 to 1992

Film and English

San Francisco State University - San Francisco, CA 1990 to 1991

SKILLS

Advanced computer skills: Word, WordPerfect, Concordance, Excel and Quattro proficient. Ability to quickly learn any locally installed or browser based applications

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