PATRICIA PARTEN

Dallas, Texas

Cell: 972-***-**** Email: ad03do@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-parten-paralegal/ Bilingual Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Expert: read, speak, write formal/business Spanish

Calendaring and time management)

Transcription and Translation legal documents

Works with clients for intake and to obtain information

Explained/taught clients the different processes

Compose, Edit and Draft legal documents

Strong interpersonal skills

Legal Research

Needles, Clio, e-Cerenade

Computer proficiency

Degree: AAS – Paralegal Studies. El Centro College, Dallas, Texas Technologies: MS Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, LexisNexis/Westlaw, ProDoc Industries: Legal firms, Healthcare Administration, Business Services Work History

Chief Translator/Project Manager. Parten International. Heath, TX 5/2001-9/2019

• Translated legal, business, commercial, medical documents and other material between English and Spanish (highly proficient Spanish/English: Excellent grammar and spelling).

• Liaise with international clients to understand business needs and execute service expectations, as well as negotiate prices and reductions

• Transcribed, edited, drafted, composed legal/general documents between English and Spanish Bilingual Legal Secretary. Jackson Walker LLP/Jenkens & Gilchrist LLP Dallas, TX 2/2001 –6/2002

• Supported a group of attorneys (transactional/international corporate law) transcribing legal documents, translations, expense reports, and arranged for travel, hotel, and rental car

• Created a “private library” of relevant documents for my attorneys with forms, receipts, copies of client bills, changes in the law, exciting articles, etc., thus saving attorney time

• Edited, drafted, prepared and revised legal documents

• Prepared binders for due diligence, maintained or update files as needed and edited litigation forms

(pleadings, discovery, etc.) in preparation for possible business litigation

• Managed attorney schedules, travel arrangements, and revised expense reports

• Applied bilingual communication skills to providing support to attorneys practicing in multiple areas of business law

• Legal document preparation. Composed correspondence, memorandums, reports, created minutes from highly confidential meetings involving privileged or personal information. Legal document preparation

• Became Notary Public which saved us having to locate an NP at the last minute Bilingual Legal Secretary. Gardere & Wynne, LLP Dallas, TX 1999 – 2001

• Supported a group of business law attorneys (transactional law and international corporate law) transcribing legal documents, translations, expense reports, and arranged for travel, hotel, and rental car

• Transcription of legal documents. Composed memorandums and letters

• Edited, drafted, prepared and revised legal documents

• Prepared binders for due diligence, maintained or update files as needed and edited litigation forms in preparation for business meetings with clients

• Applied bilingual communication skills to providing support to attorneys practicing in multiple areas of business law

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Education

Associate of Applied Science in Paralegal Studies. El Centro College (2020) Associate of Arts: Medical Technology. Miami Dade Community College (1985) Additional Experience

Completed a contract/temporary job at an immigration law firm in Dallas for a month. 2020.

Conferred with clients or applicants to assist with immigration forms and composed letters of hardships to correctly populate rescue forms

Performed research on immigration topics as directed by the attorney

Processed client payments

Interpreted for clients and counsel, in person, over the phone, using laptops or even iPhones

Scanned client’s statements, translated them and saved them in e-Cernade so that every employee involved had easy access to not just forms but also notes, phone calls, messages, conversations, statements in one place

Improved intake efficiency up to around 30% by implementing automated processes and templates, which helped with deadlines thus avoiding waste of time asking the same questions

Gathered forms ready to be e-filed and ensure everything needed was in one file

Associate in Arts – Medical Technology from Miami Dade Community College.

Passion for helping people: I have volunteered to help in my community many times throughout the years; I have helped manage a group of 200 teenagers on their annual summer trip;

Member of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK). Honor society that recognizes academic achievement and excellence.

Fall 2018 Vice President’s Honor Roll Cumulative, Academic Honor roll Spring 2019, President’s Honor Roll Certificate Fall 2018 and 2019. Prepared curriculum, plans, and goals. The Law Offices of

T. Jeremy Watson P.O. Box 600102 Dallas, Texas 75360-0102 Telephone 214-***-**** Facsimile 214-***-****

July 9, 2021

Re: Patricia Parten

To whom it may concern:

I write to offer my recommendation for Partricia Parten. I understand that she is presently seeking a position with a legal office. With complete candor, I whole-heartedly recommend Patricia as an eager, capable candidate who, I believe, will have great potential at any law firm or legal office.

I met Patricia as a student in my Torts and Personal Injury class in the paralegal program at El Centro College here in Dallas. I have worked primarily as a practicing attorney for over two decades, but for the last few years I have found a great joy teaching the law to students as an adjunct professor in our Center for Law & Public Service. Ms. Parten is exactly the kind of student who has made my teaching work so rewarding. I found Patricia to be not only capable, but also inquisitive and genuinely interested in the law. She was the kind of student who did not like to leave any question unanswered. She put the work in and always came to class well prepared. To put it plainly, she just always got the job done. Patricia had insightful questions for just about every class, but more importantly, she had always done the work ahead of time, read the materials and the cases, and tried to answer the questions herself first. I never “gave” Patricia any grade that she did not earn, and she was never satisfied with anything below an “A.” She certainly received a few grades lower than an “A” on some assignments, but she always used those opportunities to reexamine the work to learn what she had gotten wrong. I was proud to give her the “A” she earned in my Torts class. In my twenty plus years of practice, the number one trait I have found to indicate whether an assistant or a paralegal or a young associate will ultimately be successful and, more importantly to me, be an asset to my practice has been whether or not they have an eagerness to learn more, to get better every time, and to continue to strive for perfection in their work. I found Patricia to be that type of student. It was clear from her time in class that Patricia has prior experience with the law. I believe this is born out by her resume. As far as her communications skills, I can tell you Re: Patricia Parten

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that she related well and professionally both with me and with her fellow students, and so I believe she would integrate quickly into any new firm setting. Her bilingual qualifications are obviously an asset to any firm, especially here in Texas. And she not only easily speaks and understands the spoken word, but she has real past experience interpreting textual and legal materials to and from Spanish. I often find that bilingual candidates do not possess both of those skills.

It would be a pleasure to speak with you about Ms. Parten. If you have any questions or if I can provide you with any additional information to aid you in your consideration of her application, then please feel free to contact me at any time. Otherwise, I wish you and Patricia the best of luck in your search.

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