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Legal Assistant

Location:
Charlotte, NC
Posted:
April 20, 2017

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Sonia Molina

**** ********** **** ****, *********, NC 28223 704-***-**** aczv6x@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Experienced professional with office management skill set. Knowledgeable in a variety of legal areas including: personal injury, criminal, estate planning, estate administration, family, social security disability, immigration and workers’ compensation. Exercises independent judgment decision making abilities while providing comprehensive support to attorneys and managing all aspects of office operations. With the ability to quickly master new roles, responsibilities, and technologies upon demand.

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Management May 2013

Bachelor of Arts, Spanish: Certificate in Translation

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Public Notary March 2016

Certified Spanish/English Translator May 2013

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Phillips and McCrea, PLLC, Charlotte, NC

Bilingual Legal Assistant August 2015 to August 2016

Supervised all Charlotte School of Law and University of North Carolina at Charlotte interns

Handled personal injury and workers’ compensation cases by assisting clients through the treatment phase, collecting medical records/bills, preparing demand packages and settlement documents

Assisted in preparing and filing probate and estate administration documents

Assisted in preparation of estate planning documents including wills, trusts, power of attorney, and power of attorney for health care

Prepared and filed non-immigrant visa petitions/applications and immigrant visa petitions for all family preferences with USCIS

Darlington Davis, PLLC, Charlotte, NC

Bilingual Legal Assistant January 2014 to January 2015

Maintained cases organized by establishing new and current files; kept calendar up-to-date. Documented actions; imputed information into file database and case management software. Confirmed case status with attorneys

Maintained case costs by verifying outstanding balances with attorney, clients and providers

Assisted in filling out immigration forms for clients with pending immigration matters

Assisted in personal injury cases by preparing demand packages

Gorman Law Firm, PLLC, Charlotte, NC

Legal Intern February 2013 to April 2013

Through a Service-learning course I devoted 70 hours of my service to a non-profit organization to assist the Hispanic community with legal matters

Interpreter for immigration, criminal, civil, and family law cases and translated legal documents

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Brother Auto Repair, Concord, NC

Assistant Manager July 2011 to Present

Negotiated business-to-business sales

Managed inventory, employees and prioritize time management sensitive projects and/or repairs

Worked with the Manager to improve operations, sales and profitability

Checked off and signed invoices and credit notes on a daily basis



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