Fariba Farhang Azad

**** *********** **** #***

San Jose, CA 95118

408-***-****

adp05l@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Career Objective Experienced paralegal / Legal Assistant seeking a challenging opportunity in the Legal field.

Enthusiastic Legal Professional versed in Family Law / Trust & Estate Planning & Probate areas of practice, with more than (10) years in legal assistance.

Certified Paralegal experienced in family law with the ability to thrive in a fast paced environment through advanced multi-tasking skills.

Professional and reliable Legal Assistant offering excellent analytical and problem solving skills. Exceptionally fluent in legal terminology.

Detail-oriented Certified Paralegal with a demonstrated commitment to excellence, ethical processing and client confidentiality.

SKILLS

Court Policies and Programs

Legal Correspondence Preparation

Strong Research Skills

Family Law Specialty

Active Listener

Microsoft Office Suite

WORK HISTORY

Paralegal / Administrative Assistant March 2005 to Present

Law Offices of Sharon L. Roper – San Jose, CA 95125

Answering phones, sending correspondence, scheduling appointments, & proof reading documents. Maintaining firm’s calendaring system, calendaring court dates & deadlines, organizing client files, drafting pleadings, coordinating service of process, drafting written forms of discovery interrogatories, requests to produce, requests for admissions,

Assisted with scheduling meetings with clients

Helped with filing pleadings

Performed legal research using Westlaw and in the library

Assisting the attorney during trial, organizing file and evidence for trial, serving witnesses with subpoenas, interviewing witnesses, preparing for clients, drafting jury instructions, assisting with research and preparation of trial brief, and preparing trial exhibits.

Called upon witnesses to testify under oath at court hearings.

Produced legal documents such as briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills and contracts.

Prepared witness discovery, pleading, trial & exhibit binders for oral argument and depositions.

Prepare legal documents and update transactional documents with the most recently negotiated language.

Communicate, as requested, by telephone or e-mail with opposing counsel and other parties, clients, judicial administrative staff and vendors with discretion and good judgment.

Transmit legal correspondence to clients, witnesses and court officials by electronic filing, mail, fax or messenger. Includes set-up of paperwork for outside service of documents, the calculation of fees and requesting a check. Transcribe dictation on personal computer and prepare legal documents with minimal instruction and supervision.

Coordinate the maintenance of client and correspondence files. Works with and, if time permits, assists file clerk.

Coordinate the maintenance of timekeepers' calendars, and/or time entries, in conjunction with timekeepers, as requested. Schedule appointments, meetings, and depositions.

Client contact and interoffice communication requires discretion and judgment.

Coordinate and perform photocopying of documents, letter and memos.

Arrange travel plans and complete administrative forms such as check requests and expense reports if requested.

Demonstrate ability and willingness to help others when available.

Continue training computer/software.

Paralegal / Legal Secretary / Administrative Assistant January 2000 – Feb 2005

Law Offices of Barry Sabahat – San Jose, CA 95125

Assisted in drafting advance health planning documents, Interviewed clients for case intake

Assisted with drafting complaints, Health proxies and living wills,

Drafted various discovery documents and pleadings; Set deposition dates, prepared written discovery, communicated with client in order to prepare responses to discovery and other related activities.

Prepared Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions including all schedules, reviewed and condensed medical records and deposition transcripts, and scheduled and calendared law and motion dates.

Paralegal / Legal Secretary Internship Program January 2011- August 2011

Law Offices of Samira Nikaein – San Jose, CA 95113

Answered phones, scheduled & calendared law & motion dates.

Reviewed medical records, transcribed demand letters, and prepared pleadings.

Performed receptionist & secretarial duties as needed.

Did court running & process serving twice a week.

Preparation of family law judicial council forms & other documents.

Drafted various discovery documents & pleadings.

Assembled motions & other legal documents.

Managed the office calendar, acted as a liaison to clients & other key contacts.

Set deposition dates, prepared written discovery.

Communicated with client in order to prepare responses to discovery & other related activities.

Contacted physicians & insurance companies to review clients’ medical records.

Called upon witnesses to testify under oath at court hearings.

EDUCATION

West Valley College

Saratoga, CA

Associate of Science Computer Applications

Graduated Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society

Top 95% of class

Dean’s & President List

Computer Application Certificate in Office Technologies

Introduction to Project Management, Exceling with Excel, Power point, Microsoft word, Microsoft windows, Beginning Photoshop Elements, Creating Web Pages with Dreamweaver, Adobe Acrobat & PDF, Beginning Office Computing, Computer Keyboarding & Document Formatting, Legal Solutions, Essential forms & dissomaster, Attorney Briefcase, West Law Legal Calendering & Lexis Nexis online research.

West Valley College Saratoga, CA

Associate of Science Paralegal Program

Graduated Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society

Top 95% of class

Dean’s & President List

Paralegal Certificate Program, ABA Approved

Introduction to Law, Civil Litigation, Legal Research and Writing, Tort Law, Family Law,

Real Estate Law, Trial Practice, Criminal Law, Electronic Evidence Discovery, Legal Analysis, Bankruptcy, Immigration, E-discovery.

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

B.S. Business Administration

Concentration in Marketing

Special Minor in Microcomputer Applications in Cybernetics

Introduction to Marketing, Strategic Management, Introduction to Cybernetics, Micro and Macro Economics, Business & Society, Business Communication, Human relations in Business, Retail Sales.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

Microsoft Office, Word, Word Perfect 5.1, Windows, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Westlaw, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Microsoft project, Abacus Law, Quicken, Legal Solutions, Essential Forms, Dissomaster Google Calendar, Lexis Nexis on line research, Attorneys Briefcase, West Law Legal Calendering. Quickbook Pro.

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