Legal Assistant Public Relations

Laura Salcedo

512-***-****, **** Northcross #****1, Austin, TX 78757, *************@*****.***

**/** – 8/12 University of Arkansas School of Law –Doctorate of Jurisprudence

University of Texas School of Law – Visiting Student

08/04 – 5/08 University of Texas at Austin

B.S. – Public Relations

B.S. – Communication Studies, Political Communication

Certificate – Latino Media Studies

Certificate – Business Foundations at McCombs School of Business

1/97 – 05/04 Austin Community College, Associate of Applied Science Legal Assistant Studies

Experience

7/19 – Present Low, Swinney, Evans, & James, PLLC., Cedar Park, TX - Litigation Paralegal

Assist managing partner and 3 attorneys from discovery thru trial and appeals

Format appellate briefs and petitions for review

Coordinate hearings and depositions

Draft motions, orders and discovery

Manage calendar and case deadlines

Preparing documents and filings for courts

Assemble exhibits and trial materials for high dollar property tax defense case

Communicate with clients and opposing counsel

Organize case files via cloud services

Prepare and process subpoenas.

10/17-07/19 Address medical conditiion

8/17 – 10/17 RSM LLP via Leading Edge Personnel, Austin, TX - Temp. Sr. Admin Asst

Assembled and filed paper and efile tax returns

Tracked progress for efficient project management

Prepared Powerpoint slides

Reviewed and scanned tax documents

8/15 – 4/17 Integreon Managed Solutions, Austin, TX - Legal Associate – Contract Specialist

Negotiated, drafted, redlined and monitored contracts through final execution

Managed contract extraction and storage

Maintained detailed spreadsheets for efficiency analysis

Handled non-disclosure agreements and master service agreements for Fortune 100 company

08/13- 08/15 Multiple bar exam study

6/12 – 8/13 Jonathan Paul Eyewear, Austin, TX - Legal Director

Monitored, protected and managed global trademark registration

Managed litigation hold and assisted out-side counsel; negotiated and drafted agreements

Reviewed, contracts and handled FDA and U.S. Customs federal regulations

Wrote hundreds of cease-and-desist letters for trademark infringement

4/10 – 3/12 Radio Disney, a Walt Disney Company, Little Rock, AR - Office Asst.

Prepared spreadsheets and presentations for executives

Coordinated state-wide campaign

4/10 – 3/12 iFinance, Lander’s Toyota, Little Rock, AR - Office Manager

Negotiated and closed finance contracts for vehicles

Created quarterly business reports; and maintained pre-owned sales office

1/07 – 6/07 Texas House of Representatives, Austin, TX

Legislative Aide, 80th Legislative Session

Appropriations, Calendars, & Natural Resource Committee point of contact

Supervised, trained and delegated interns’ assignments

Tracked, reported, and guided legislation through both chambers

Met with public affairs officials on behalf of the House Representative

Delivered presentations, drafted speeches and discussed issues with influential political figures

8/05 – 8/06 Teach For America, Austin, TX Campus Campaign Manager - Operations Coordinator

Researched high profile prospects’ background

Coordinated and delivered classroom presentations to audience of 10 to 500

Managed booth at employment fairs recruiting graduates to teach in low-income schools

Organized information sessions including obtaining sites and catering services

Collaborated with managers for team effectiveness in short and long-term goals

Analyzed and implemented marketing and campaigning strategies

2/05 – 5/05 Sneed, Vine, & Perry P.C. Attorneys at Law, Austin, TX - Legislative Asst.

Summarized and compared legislation; Created a Citizen’s Guide to the Legislature packet

Drafted press releases for legislators and fact sheets for clients

Summarized arguments from testimonies at hearings

Conducted opposition research and prepared talking points

Research legal and legislative solutions to client’s issues

6/00 – 8/04 Texas Municipal League, Austin, TX - Legal Asst.

Prepared ordinances and letters for city officials and attorneys, filed court and administrative filings

Researched municipal inquiries and communicate final research result

Delivered amicus curiae to courts and comments to administrative agencies

Maintained research files and law library; Processed purchase orders and arranged travel

Coordinated Texas City Attorneys Association seminars

Skills

Westlaw Legal filing Organization

Microsoft Office Suite Presentation Discovery

Docusign Trial Preparation Attention to Detail

Salesforce Drafting Brief Formatting

Track Billable Hours Time Managment Professionalism

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