Special Education Assistant

Mariame Zaidi

Paralegal

Township of Monroe, NJ

*********@*****.*** - 732-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

AML Advisory Officer

Citi - Jersey City, NJ - April 2015 to Present

• Daily review of Periodic Transaction Reviews (PTR) of clients for accuracy within a specified review period.

• Provide AML SME guidance to the Operations Team for Foreign Correspondent Banks and Foreign Consulate Clients.

• Complete PTR reviews for all Foreign Correspondent Banks (FCB), Money Service Bureau (MSB), and Foreign Consulate Clients to meet AML and BSA parameters.

• Lead guidance and development for Foreign Consulate clients for the operations and advisory team, streamlining the investigation process, as well as developing the procedures.

• Oversee and provide guidance on transaction classification and activity review for Foreign Consulate Clientele.

• Review investigations ensuring that all research and analyses comply with requirements and conclusions are supported by research and analyses.

• Prepare decisions and drafts for Suspicion Activity Reports on Red Flag Activity for client accounts as well as recommending retention or termination of the accounts.

• Provide subject matter expertise as needed on investigations, research processes, as well as applications and tools use to suppose investigation process for all FCB, MSB, and Foreign Consulate clients.

• Member of the PTR Process Improvement Team, a committee discussing methods to enhance the PTR Report and Process.

Paralegal

NYC Department of Education - New York, NY - May 2013 to August 2014 Corresponded with parent's representatives, public advocacy groups and attorneys regarding the legal cases filed.

• Determined the Department's obligations to parents and students pursuant to impartial hearing orders and instructs appropriate offices in the DOE as to these obligations.

• Obtained, examined and analyzed case files and legal filings in connection with various proceedings involving the Department of Education's special education impartial hearings.

• Reviewed case records and documentation necessary to respond to requests for impartial hearings.

• Recommended resolution, litigation, or settlement of special education claims.

• Prepared preliminary reports and recommendations pertaining to public school cases.

• Gathered evidence and assisted in researching issues for the Special Education Unit's Children First Network

(CFN) while collaborating with the School-Based Support Team, Principals, Teachers, and CFN Primary Point Person.

Paralegal

Singh Law, LLC - Princeton, NJ - March 2012 to April 2013 Provided and conducted support for the legal team in diverse areas of civil and commercial litigation including but not limited to trademark and copyright law, family law, real estate law, immigration law, landlord tenant and international law.

• Drafted and prepared legal memorandums, pleadings, subpoenas, discovery, and trial and motion preparation for pending litigation on a weekly basis.

• Performed legal research for pleadings and motions using ECF, Westlaw, Pacer and Abacus.

• Collated important and relevant data, including discovery, pleadings and other legal documents.

• Performed intake interviews to determine the viability of clients' legal issues and legal aid eligibility. Paralegal

Dow Jones & Co - Princeton, NJ - September 2011 to October 2011 Provided legal and administrative support to in-house counsel team with a major focus on labor & employment law and international corporate governance.

• Ensured that employers were operating responsibly and in a sustainable, accountable and transparent way.

• Managed filing requirements for all subsidiaries, offices and bureaus, including annual approval of financial statements by international subsidiaries, where required by law.

• Maintained and updated depository of about 1000 legal documents into Data Management System (DMS) efficiently locating files within the company's internal files. Legal Assistant

Richard D. Millet & Associates, LLC - Bridgewater, NJ - March 2011 to July 2011 Conducted legal research for premises liability defense, personal injury defense, insurance defense, real estate litigation, toxic tort defense, and general civil litigation.

• Drafted and prepared court statements, legal briefs, motions and cases for trial.

• Communicated with clients for scheduling and trial preparation. Legal Assistant

Jay Wegodsky's Law Office - New Brunswick, NJ - January 2009 to October 2010 Provided support for worker's compensation matters, immigration law, general civil law, and family law.

• Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda on civil law matters, reviewed documents and assisted in grand jury preparations, hearings and trials.

• Reviewed case files and drafted various motions, discovery, pleadings, and correspondence for pending litigations.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ

2007 to 2011

SKILLS

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Outlook Adobe Pro Westlaw SAP & Data Management System (DMS) PACER ECF Lexis Nexis EFS-Web Patent Search NDA RFP Corporate Governance Contract Drafting NESS CitiScreening SAR Database Fluent in Urdu and Hindi

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