Office, Legal Assistant

TONYA CAMEL

**** ***** ****** *** *****, LOUISIANA, 70714 225-***-**** **********@*****.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To acquire a challenging position so that I can utilize and display my management skills, educational background, and my legal skills in an environment that is beneficial for growth and development.

WORK EXPERIENCE

BATON ROUGE BAR ASSOCIATION, BATON ROUGE, LA

Volunteer, Jan 2016 – Apr 2016

Prepare documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system.

Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals.

Make copies of correspondence or other printed material.

Provided support for the Pro Bono Project.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE, BATON ROUGE, LA

Internship, Aug 2015 – Dec 2015

Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.

Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings and appeals.

Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary.

Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees.

Sort or classify information according to guidelines, such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order.

ITS FASHION, BAKER, LA

2nd Assistant Manager, Apr 2008 – Jul 2011

Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers.

Perform work activities of subordinates, such as cleaning and organizing shelves and displays and selling merchandise.

Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs.

Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices.

Open and close cash registers, performing tasks such as counting money, separating charge slips, coupons, and vouchers, balancing cash drawers, and making deposits.

EDUCATION

OHIO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, CIRCLEVILLE, OH

Disaster Management and Relief Candidate, Expected graduation, May 2018

BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BATON ROUGE, LA

Paralegal Studies, Dec 2015

Legal Research, Civil Litigation, Computers in the Law Office, Legal Writing, Personal Injury, Law Office Management, Wills, Trust and Estate, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Ethics and Paralegals, and Paralegal Practicum.

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT SHREVEPORT, SHREVEPORT, LA

Criminal Justice, Dec 2012

Student Member of Criminal Justice Society

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