SABRA BEDELL

adqsmg@r.postjobfree.com

719-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To secure a position that will utilize my professional work experience and academic training to help others and make a positive difference.

PROFILE STATEMENT

A self-motivated professional with over ten years of distinctive office experience and highly efficient communication management skills at all levels, from clients and victims to professional medical expert witnesses and insurance companies. Strategic thinker with strengths in relationship building, adaptability, and problem solving. A resourceful team member with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Ability to screen potential clients;

Order, review and summarize records;

Drafting legal correspondence and pleadings;

Organize exhibits and reference materials;

Provide assistance during voir dire;

Sensitivity to litigation deadlines and ability to work well under pressure;

Ability to maintain an excellent rapport with co-workers, employers, clients and general public;

Extensive knowledge and use of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and all office equipment;

Self-starter with initiative and desire to excel.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sloat, Nicholson & Hoover, P.C.

Boulder, CO 2018 – 2019

Legal assistant responsible for building and maintaining client relations, obtaining case information, ordering and summarizing records, organizing case information and drafting claim summaries, pleadings and correspondence. Also accountable for efiling, scheduling and calendar maintenance, weekly litigation meetings, extensive email and telephone contact with clients, insurance companies, treatment providers, and corroboration with attorneys and other paralegals.

Mental Health Partners

Boulder, CO 2017 – 2018

Client Care Specialist connecting clientele to appropriate mental health services. Close client contact with an exceptionally diverse population, handling numerous tasks simultaneously including confidential information and documentation.

Paralegal Services

Colorado Springs, CO 2012 – 2017

Paralegal doing contract work for attorneys specializing in corporate, personal injury and family law as well as general public assistance with family law documents and referrals to appropriate legal and community services

The Law Office of D. Robert Jones

Colorado Springs, CO 2007 - 2012

Paralegal providing professional assistance to attorneys specializing in personal injury litigation. Experience includes work on large class action lawsuits requiring extensive communication with multiple clients, expert witnesses and medical professionals as well as multiple attorneys and paralegals located throughout the country. This position required the use of PACER and LexisNexis e-filing, legal and medical research, drafting pleadings, extensive tape transcription, and coordination of depositions as well as invoice preparation and all other aspects of administrative legal support.

SPECIAL TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

Extensive hands-on experience and/or university training in the following areas:

Organizational communication, family law, criminal defense, training & development, public speaking, grant writing, personal and societal effect of media, qualitative research methods, collection and distribution of data, interpersonal and mass communication, conflict resolution, public relations, behavior management, cultural studies, social work, oppression of marginalized groups, leadership and ethical studies.

EDUCATION

UCCS

Colorado Springs, CO

Master of Arts in Communication

Western State College

Gunnison, CO

Psychology Major

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Associate of Arts in Social Work

References furnished upon request.

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