Legal Assistant Law Enforcement

Professional Experience

Legal Assistant LMR July 2024-October 2024

Performed background research on assigned candidates

Assembled large packets for lawyers and judges to review

Regular communication with applicants regarding their appeal status

Reviewed and redacted PII on a regular basis

Scanned, uploaded and digitally filed applicant response

Liaison with law enforcement concerning records

Paralegal FSA Forfeiture Program August 2021-May 2024

Reviewed and examined classified law enforcement documents with both DEA and FBI

Coordinated with multiple field offices and their respective deadlines for submission

Worked with Baltimore field office to move forward multi-asset cases concerning SBA matters

Spearheaded the submission two dozen semi-trucks for processing with LFU, Atlanta field office and SBA

Executed Interdepartmental financial requests

Analyzed and addressed submissions from the public with an eye towards deadlines

Drafted Acknowledgement letters and other correspondence with outside parties while maintaining required confidence

Paralegal Healthstar Informatics September 2020-August 2021

Ran Skip trace forms

Evaluated Referrals

Drafted Notification Letters

Scrutinized Financial documents to determine nature of payments

Paralegal BWW Law Group, Arlington, VA January 2014-April 2020

Coordinated with and drafted various legal documents for evaluation by attorneys

Drafted and maintained contact information for all tax departments in the state of Virginia

Determine client fees and billing on a case-by-case basis.

Examined financial breakdown of all expenses related to the case.

Liaised with different banks regarding invoices to confirm payment, pre- and post-sale.

Reviewed Pacer searches to determine the validity of bankruptcies.

Update client systems regarding case progress and bankruptcies, when they occurred.

Document Librarian, Rosenberg & Associates, Bethesda, MD Mar. 2012 – December 2013

Directed document management and retrieval process, maintained original documents for collection/foreclosure actions for major large lending institutions like Bank of America and Wells Fargo.

Proposed and executed company directive for the return of redundant documents back to the clients

Developed relationships with firm clients and third-party intermediaries and vendors (such as Lenstar and LPS) regarding documentation, research and document preparation needs.

Temporary Intern, Bean, Kinney and Korman, Arlington, VA Aug. 2010 – Mar. 2012

Responsible for the filing, inventory and indexing of estate documents and will files.

Indexed of various client files for closing and record keeping purposes which included draft closing letters

Drafted demand letters

Internet and governmental research,

Copied, faxed and scanned documents as needed.

Use of internal document management and database programs.

Administrative Assistant, WEST*GROUP Oct. 2004 – Jul. 2011

Answered and directed all incoming calls and visitors.

Sorted and delivered mail.

Opened and closed the office on a daily basis.

Provided administrative support to three departments.

Education

Northern Virginia Community College

Associates Degree, General Studies

Associates Degree, Paralegal Certificate Program, ABA Approved

Coursework: Introduction to Law, Civil Litigation, Legal Research and Writing, Tort Law, Family Law, Estate Law, Real Estate Law, Criminal Law

Graduate, Wakefield High School

Computer Skills

MSWord Access Worldox PACER

Works Outlook Excel Accurint

PowerPoint Westlaw CATS SharePoint

Other

I qualified for both a Public Trust and Top Secret Security Clearance from the Federal Government.

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