Rachel M. Bennett

770-***-**** ~ acv6no@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

University of South Carolina- College of Arts and Sciences August 2012- December 2015

Bachelor of Arts

Double Major: Experimental Psychology and Criminology/Criminal Justice

Cumulative GPA: 3.9/4.0

Graduated magna cum laude

Woodrow Scholarship recipient

Maintained Deans List status (3.5+ GPA) throughout college career, and achieved Presidents Dean list status (4.0 GPA) 5 of 7 semesters

EXPERIENCE:

Burriss and Ridgeway Personal Injury Lawyers- Columbia, SC January 2016- July 2016

Legal Assistant

Responsible for requesting any and all medical records and itemized billing of clients from various medical providers

Provided detailed daily calendar follow-ups with medical providers for all requested information to ensure it was received in a timely manner, resulting in an increase in case productivity

Daily client interaction, which involved interviews regarding specific medical treatment received as well as wage loss. Also provided status updates to clients regarding time-frame references of their case

Created and maintained a detailed record status report for the paralegals/attorneys to be aware of the clients treatment locations, as well as any updates in those treatment facilities, and when/if records and itemized billing was received

Read through and organized client’s medical records and billing to make certain all information received was what we had originally requested, which helped with reliability of each case

Efficiently maintained the office database of medical providers to make sure the most up-to-date information was readily available for requests which directly increased firm productivity for both the paralegals as well as attorneys

Instrumental in streamlining a user-friendly system for generating requests letters for information

Sandy Springs Police Department- Sandy Springs, GA May 2015- August 2015

Summer intern

Worked with multiple specialty units within the department including day/night patrol, Street Crimes Unit, Crime Scene Investigation, Traffic, K-9 and DUI Unit

Accumulated 200 hours of ride along experience and gained first-hand experience and knowledge directly from police officers while on the job

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services- Atlanta, GA May 2014- August 2014

Summer Intern

Consistently updated various electronic databases required for the sales representative’s of the Eastern Division to efficiently and effectively perform day-to-day obligations

Created a detailed organizational directory specifying various levels of upper management as well as sales representatives in order to make communication across the eastern division of the company more efficient

Performed detailed research across various financial institutions while utilizing detailed search criteria in order to identify potential clients and eliminate those not meeting the specified requirements

Performed administrative duties such as working with excel spread sheets, as well as organizing important documents

Vector Marketing- Norcross, GA May 2013- December 2013

Sales Representative

Generated over 300 prospects through existing relationships and referrals; scheduled appointments over the phone and met with prospects in their homes; Average order of $275 resulting in $14,000 in sales in 8 weeks

Achieved 4 promotions, accelerating commission levels, up to senior advisor in 8 weeks

Sold $5,201 worth of product in the first 10 days on the job- was invited to a champions reception because of my performance in my first 10 days

Sponsored 2 personal recruits- as a team selling $20,000 in 8 weeks

Chosen to be on a 10k alliance, of which only 3% of the company in the nation is chosen to be on

Finished my summer as the #10 representative in the NE Atlanta office

ACTIVITIES:

Founding sister and member of Alpha Gamma Delta

Member of Alpha Lambda Delta – Maintain a 3.5+ GPA

Member of National Society for Collegiate Scholars

Member of Psi Chi- National Honor Society for Psychology

Pi Chi: Recruitment leadership counselor

Participant of USC Dance Marathon (2013, 2015, and 2016) helping to raise money for Palmetto Health Children’s hospital

Member of NECHAMA disaster relief program; Help tear down and rebuild homes ruined in natural disasters

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