Eve Meyers

*** *. **** ****** ************, FL 32208 – 312-***-**** - adoesi@r.postjobfree.com Moving to Chicago September 24, 2021

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a position involving responsibility and working with others as a team member to achieve advancement and growth for the company.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Over 15 years of office experience.

• Over 5 years of Paralegal experience.

• Notary

• Florida Registered Paralegal

• Strongly self-motivated, punctual and follow directions accurately.

• Responsible, reliable and friendly.

• Professional appearance and manner.

• Ability to work well under stress and multi-task.

• Close attention paid to accuracy, especially with numbers and names, in clerical tasks such as sorting, filing and researching information.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Exceptional typing speed.

EDUCATION:

MacCormac College- Paralegal Degree

WORK HISTORY:

Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo, Cohen & Peterfriend Paralegal July 2019 – Present

• Analyzing medical records.

• Preparing Medical Chronology.

• Analyzing medical bills and preparing medical specials.

• Preparing, managing and service of subpoenas.

• Preparing for hearings, depositions and trials.

• Drafting pleadings and discovery.

• Maintaining attorney schedule and calendaring.

• Handling case management, file organization, investigations; research and trial support.

• Making calls to clients, lawyers, witnesses, experts and court personnel to schedule interviews, hearings, meetings, depositions, and trials.

Law Offices of Ron Sholes Paralegal August 2018- June 2019

• Assisting attorneys in preparing for trials, hearings, and closings.

• Filing exhibits, briefs, appeals and other legal documents with the court or opposing counsel (electronically& in-person).

• Investigating the facts of a case.

• Conducting research on relevant laws, regulations, and legal articles.

• Drafting correspondence and pleadings, such as complaints, subpoenas, interrogatories, deposition notices, pretrial orders, and legal briefs with various parties.

• Handling administrative tasks such as filing papers, answering telephone calls, and maintaining and organizing reference files.

• Assisting attorneys to prepare documents for legal matters such as amendments, disclosures, withdrawals, discovery, complaints, etc.

• Making calls to clients, lawyers, witnesses, experts and court personnel to schedule interviews, hearings, meetings, depositions, and trials.

• Locating and interview potential expert witnesses.

• Checking legal forms and documents for accuracy. Krauskopf Kauffman, P.C Paralegal-Docket Clerk July 2017- 2018

• Assisting attorneys in preparing for trials, hearings, and closings.

• Filing exhibits, briefs, appeals and other legal documents with the court or opposing counsel (electronically& in-person).

• Investigating the facts of a case.

• Conducting research on relevant laws, regulations, and legal articles.

• Handling administrative tasks such as filing papers, answering telephone calls, and maintaining and organizing reference files.

• Maintaining the schedule of attorneys.

• Coordinating law firm’s activities such as subpoena delivery.

• Making calls to clients, lawyers, witnesses, experts and court personnel to schedule interviews, hearings, meetings, depositions, and trials.

Center for Disability and Elder Law Internship-Paralegal 2016- June 2017

• Performing candidate screening and intake interviews.

• Performing legal research and draft legal memoranda.

• Requesting and reviewed documents, draft correspondence and pleadings

• Staffing the Pro Se Adult Guardianship Help Desk at the Cook County Circuit Court.

• Working on administrative projects.

VOLUNTEER:

P.A.W.S Chicago, Children’s Oncology Services, Mirror Foundation, Dream Center, Bridge to Life Ministries, Salvation Army, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Safe sex Education, for Cleveland Free Clinic, Department of Health STD testing, Center for Elder and Disability Law.

Computer Proficient: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Outlook, FoxIt, Nitro Pro, Adobe, Cook County Circuit Court E-Filing, Florida Courts E-filing, CareLogic, E-Discovery, TrialWorks, AIM, West LawNext and US Legal-Pro.

REFERENCES:

Nicholas Christopolis (Current Supervisor) 904-***-**** Michelle Hall (Current Co-worker) 904-***-****

Jessalea M. Shettle, Esq. (Previous Supervisor) 850-***-**** Judith Lake (Previous Supervisor) 224-***-****

Kristen Ward (Previous Co-worker) 708-***-****

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