Legal Assistant Litigation Paralegal

MIR JAWAD ALI

Mobile: 971-***-**** Email: ******.*****@*****.***

EDUCATION

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY June 2022

Degree: Bachelors of Science in Political Science & Government - GPA: 3.3 Activities: Muslim Student Association, President/Prayer Coordinator, (2020-2022) EXPERIENCE

YUNUS MUHAMMAD PC - Business, Immigration & Personal Injury Law firm Managing Paralegal December 2021–PRESENT

• Joined the Management Committee as Head of Legal Staff

• Trained and mentored legal assistants and legal interns with a focus in skill development

• Conducted legal assistant annual performance reviews

• Prepared training material and task handbooks for employees for different practice areas

• Oversaw development of the Estate Planning practice area, including planning and participating in multiple community presentations

Litigation Paralegal April 2020–PRESENT

• Drafted, prepared, and processed legal documents, including pleadings, and complaints

• Assembled case materials/discovery

• Conducted Personal Injury and Family Immigration consolations with Urdu speaking clients

• Participated in litigation planning meetings

Legal Assistant August 2019–March 2020

• Maintained case files and records

• Managed attorney and legal staff schedules

• Undertook basic bookkeeping, including reviewing invoices and checks Intern June 2019–August 2019

• Opened and closed client case files

• Sorted and distributed incoming mail and prepared outgoing mail daily

• Answered and directed incoming phone calls

SKILLS

Languages

• English with native fluency

• Urdu with professional fluency

Software

• Proficient with Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe PDF, and Clio management and intake software.

• Moderately proficient with LawPay and Quickbooks.

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