LEIDA Y. PRIETO

***** **** ***** **. • Katy, Texas 77449 • acyzq5@r.postjobfree.com • 281-***-****

BAR ADMISSION

Admitted to Practice in the State of Texas, November 2016 EDUCATION

South Texas College of Law Houston

Juris Doctor, May 2016

GPA: 3.318 Class Rank: Top 33.3% (Top 33.3% = 3.270, Top 25% = 3.367) Activities: Phi Alpha Delta Vice Justice, Hispanic Law Society Member, STCL Coogs 3L Rep, Sr. Campus Rep Themis Bar Review, Supervised Research “I TAKE IT BACK...PARTNERSHIP: Whether Texas Courts Should Create Partnerships or Give Deference to Formally Executed Agreements” Honors: Dean’s Honor List; Merit Scholarship

Certificate: Transactional Law Practice Certificate Program University of Houston

Bachelor of Science, Political Science, December 2011 Honors: Honors College

Activities: Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law

EMPLOYMENT

LEGAL

Preis & Roy, LLC, Houston, Texas

File Clerk, January – June 2012

• Read and organized pleadings, motions, and petitions for insurance defense, personal injury and maritime case files from initial meeting until the case was either set for trial or settled.

• Researched and read insurance agreements/policies, employment agreements and the Texas Insurance Code

• Translated between attorneys and Spanish speaking clients, sat in depositions and client meetings where I took notes for the case, assisted attorneys in legal research, assisted paralegals, legal secretaries and the receptionist when needed

183rd Criminal Court, Houston, Texas

Intern for the Honorable Judge Vanessa Velasquez, January – May 2007

• Explored the various offices and positions at the 183rd Criminal Court OTHER EMPLOYMENT

Tradition Bank, Katy, Texas

Teller, January – August 2013

• Performed all teller transactions for clients and monitored logs required for the bank audit

• Translated when needed between personal bankers and Spanish speaking customers and was a volunteer of Meals on Wheels for the elderly in our area

Ariel Janitorial, Katy, Texas

Executive Administrative Assistant, June – December 2012

• Managed accounts payable and receivable for Ariel Janitorial and sister company Vision Sign and Graphics along with the customer service and merchant services for both companies

• Researched and implemented different marketing and advertising options for the companies FOREIGN LANGUAGE

SPANISH Fluent

• Expert – writing, reading, speaking and translating SKILLS

PC & MAC OS

• Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, Quicken Accounts payable and accounts receivable COMMUNITY SERVICE – Houston Volunteer Lawyers, 2013

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