Legal Professional

AZIZA DAY

404-***-**** *****.***@*****.***

Summary

A diverse legal professional with law firm and law school experience. Strengths include writing and communication, work ethic and an always winning attitude. Goals are to continue honing paralegal skills while advancing the goals and culture of the company.

-Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Westlaw and LexisNexis

Education

Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ

Aug. 2016- May 2017

B.A. - Political Science; Journalism & Media Studies

Division 1 Gymnast

May 2016

Legal Experience

The Law Offices of Erica Wilson, LLC Decatur, GA March 2019-Nov.2019

The Law Offices of J. Nichole Tucker, LLC Decatur, GA March 2019-Nov.2019

Paralegal; Legal Case Manager (Family, Dependency, Personal Injury Law)

●Handled all aspects of running a fast paced, high pressure law office that handled over one hundred open cases each at any given time;

●Prepared attorneys for trials and hearings with hearing briefs; and assembled trial notebooks with exhibits;

●Drafted Petitions, Orders, Discovery Requests and Responses;

●Liaison between attorneys, clients, opposing counsel, judicial assistants, and government agencies;

●Maintained attorney calendar, case file databses, and tracked time records for billing purposes;

●Answer and respond to all incoming client and attorney inquires; developed a file system for the firm’s caseload that improved efficiency and increased productivity;

●Utilized creative problem-solving techniques and negotiated conflict while maintaining attorney-client confidentiality;

●Legal research using WestLaw; MyCase Proficient; Notary Public

McKibbenJohnson LLC Atlanta, GA Aug. 2018- January 2019

Legal Assistant/Paralegal (Personal Injury Law)

●Assisted a sole practitioner in all phases of personal injury practice (i.e. requested medical records; handled phone messages/conversations; drafted letters of representation, acceptances, dismissals, etc.);

●Maintained databases for case files and legal research

●Drafted interrogatories, answers and discovery responses

●Managed case files and prepared legal documents for up to forty clients;

●Liaison and main point of contact for clients, doctors, insurance agencies and all other professional personnel;

●Notary Public; Microsoft Office Suite Proficient; Abacus, Westlaw and LexisNexis Experience

Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc March 2017 - July 2017

Volunteer Advocate for Children (VAC)

●Visit with and evaluate at-risk children’s living situations, physical and mental conditions, and overall state of being;

●Communicate and harbor effective relationships with the children, their guardians, and the attorney or Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) to insure the optimal outcome of the child’s case;

Professional Experience

Investment Wires New York, NY Feb. 2016- May 2016

Editorial Research Assistant http://401kwire.com/default.aspx

●Researched, conducted phone interviews, presented story ideas and general maintenance (i.e. data entry; daily quotes) for the two online trade publications (401kwire.com and mfwire.com);

●Wrote and published finance-based stories to the 401kwire; HTML;

●Edited press releases and stories written by reporters before they were published;

Rutgers School of Communication & Information New Brunswick, NJ Jan. 2016- May 2016

Senior Editor/Internship

●Edited and reviewed student work in AP Format before it was published to websites (Raritan River Review);

●Mentored and advised underclassman on writing style and techniques;

●Authored news stories in a hyperlocal setting for publishing to Raritan River Review;

●Managed WordPress and social media sites for the Raritan River Review (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WordPress);

●Taught mini lessons in journalism practices. i.e. “How to utilize social media” or “Photo Journalism”

Rutgers Athletics Marketing & Sports Information Piscattaway, NJ Sept. 2014- Feb. 2015

Sports Marketing Intern

●Assisted with game day operations and game day promotions before, during, and following sporting events

●Developed ideas for sports promotions and crowd experience/enjoyment;

●Performed standard office work pertaining to the needs of the sports marketing department i.e. develop flyers, create excel sheets etc.

Coaching Experience

Gwinnett Gymnastics Center Lilburn, GA August 2017- May 2019; Summers 2012-2016

Orlando Metro Gymnastics Orlando, FL Aug. 2016-Jan. 2017

Competitive Gymnastics Coach/Camp Instructor

●Train, coach and condition gymnasts’ ages 3-18 years old on all gymnastics related activities, both in practices and in competition to uncover and maximize their physical, emotional and mental capabilities;

●Communicate effectively with parents, coaches, gymnasts and judges regarding critical points such as performance and progress evaluations, injuries and rehabilitation status, and all issue resolution that comes with a highly competitive and volatile sport

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