Rachel M. Bennett
770-***-**** ~ ******.*****@*****.***
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