YELENA DONALDSON
King City, OR 97224
adcuob@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a position in a challenging atmosphere where I can utilize my prior experience and gain additional knowledge, while acquiring opportunities for advancement.
Legal Secretary/Paralegal August 2019 –February 2020
LAW OFFICES OF GALI KOREN
Irvine, California
●Drafting, preparation and filing of different types of non-immigrant and immigrant visas, employment and family-based petitions, green card and citizenship applications, and other immigration matters
●Respond to RFEs
●Meetings with clients
●Extensive contact with USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services)
●Contacts with Immigration Courts, ICE and Trial Attorneys
●Case management
●Maintenance of master calendar
●Administrative duties
Legal Secretary – Office of the General Counsel March 2018 – July 2019
AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Costa Mesa, California
●Support General Counsel and Managing Counsel
●Share Point
●Preparation of Reports
●Administrative Duties
Legal Secretary/Paralegal October 2006 – December 2017
LAW OFFICES OF GALI KOREN
Irvine, California
●Drafting, preparation and filing of different types of non-immigrant and immigrant visas, employment and family-based petitions, green card and citizenship applications, and other immigration matters
●Respond to RFEs
●FOIA
●Meetings with clients
●Extensive contact with USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services)
●Contacts with Immigration Courts, ICE and Trial Attorneys
●Case management
●Maintenance of master calendar
●Administrative duties
Legal Secretary December 2002 – August 2006
CLACKAMAS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
Oregon City, Oregon
[Please note that I was employed under my pre-marriage name of Yelena Rashevsky]
●Preparation and filing of charging instruments
●Issuance of arraignment letters
●Grand Jury Orientation
●Preparation and maintenance of the Grand Jury Docket
●Preparation of Indictments and Arrest Warrants
●Preparation of Subpoenas
●Preparation of Transport Orders
●Handling of Post-Conviction Relief cases
●Expungements
●Handling of Drug Court cases
●Maintaining Court Docket
●Case management
●Extensive contact with public and defense bar
●Extensive contact with police and other governmental agencies
Legal Secretary September 2001 – December 2002
GARY M. BULLOCK AND ASSOCIATES, P.C.
Portland, Oregon
[Please note that I was employed under my pre-marriage name of Yelena Rashevsky]
●Preparation of legal documents, pleadings and forms
●Case management
●Master calendar maintenance
●Personal assistant to senior partner, Gary M. Bullock
●Client and court contact
●General secretarial and office responsibilities
Legal Secretary/Office Manager November 1987 – July 2001
ELMER DEAN MARTIN III,
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
Diamond Bar, California
[Please note that I was employed under my pre-marriage name of Yelena Rashevsky]
●Preparation of legal documents, pleadings and forms
●Calendar maintenance
●Extensive client, court personnel and various governmental agencies
●Maintenance of client files
●Maintenance of legal library
●Installation and maintenance of office equipment, computer software and hardware
●Ordering and maintenance of office supplies
●Preparation of monthly billing statements and other financial statements
●Screening and testing of potential support staff
●Training and supervision of new employees
Skills
●Type 85 wpm
●10-Key by fast touch
●Microsoft Office
●Office 365 OneDrive (Microsoft office Online)
●Share Point
●Adobe Acrobat Pro
●LawLogix
●Bi-lingual – Fluent in Russian language
Education
●Santa Monica City College
●High School Graduate
References available upon request