MICHELLE ENCINIAS

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Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501

505-***-****

OBJECTIVE: To work in a challenging and interesting environment.

EXPERIENCE: Sandoval Law Firm

Supervisor: Rick Sandoval, Owner

Dates: Dec 2014 through Present

Title: Paralegal

Reason for leaving: I was laid off; I currently provide Mr. Sandoval with contract work on an as needed basis. However, as soon as I secure full time employment, I will no longer be providing contract work for Mr. Sandoval.

I assist and provide a range of legal support and administration to Mr. Sandoval and other legal professionals engaged in personal injury, civil, medical malpractice and wrongful death law. I negotiate subrogation lien reductions and waivers and medical bill reductions. I assist the attorney in settling personal injury claims by negotiating with insurance adjusters. I perform legal and factual research, research and obtained medical records and bills and identify relevant judicial statutes. I organize and analyze information, cross-check and validate information, prepared written reports, demand packages, drafted legal documents, including pleadings, briefs, appeals, agreements, contracts and legal memos. I also help the attorney prepare legal arguments, applications, briefs, motions, orders and correspondence. I proof-read every document, letter and pleading I prepare. I built, monitor and maintain my assigned case files, which is at a minimum of 75 files. I interview clients, help with trial preparation, including witness lists, exhibits and trial binders.

Prince, Schmidt, Korte and Baca, LLP

2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 2

Santa Fe, NM 87505

Tel: 505-***-****

Supervisor: Kevin Korte, Managing Partner

Dates: June 2007 through August 2013

Title: Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Reason for leaving: I was laid off

I assisted and provided a range of legal support and administration to three attorneys and other legal professionals engaged in personal injury, civil, medical malpractice and wrongful death law. I negotiated subrogation lien reductions and waivers and medical bill reductions. I assisted the attorneys when they would be in the process of settling personal injury claims. I performed legal and factual research, researched and obtained medical records and bills and identified relevant judicial statutes. I organized and analyzed information, cross-checked and validated information, prepared written reports and demand packages. I at times drafted legal documents, including pleadings, agreements, and legal memos. I proof-read every document, letter and pleading I prepared. I built, monitored and maintained my assigned case files, which was at a minimum of 35 files. I interviewed clients and performed client intakes.

Construction Dispute Resolution Services, LLC

3600 Rodeo Ln., Suite B-7

Santa Fe, NM 87507

Tel: No phone number available

Supervisor: Bernadette Cortez

Dates: January 2004 through May 2007

Title: Paralegal / Case Administrator / Full-Charge Bookkeeper

Reason for leaving: Company went out of business

All phases of facilitating arbitration and mediation, preparing all correspondent legal documents, contracts and agreements.

Managed over 200 attorneys and general contractors and all their open arbitration/mediation cases and prepared all legal documents, contracts and agreements.

All phases of Full-Charge Bookkeeping including, monthly and annual taxes, Cash Flow, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Monthly Reports, Payroll using QuickBooks and Excel.

Data entry

Multiple account managing

Website maintenance

M and S Construction

48-A Camino Bajo

Santa Fe, NM 87508

Tel: No phone number available

Supervisor: Louise Sena

Dates: April 2000 through Dec. 2003

Title: Office Manager / Full-Charge Bookkeeper

Reason for leaving: Owner passed away and c ompany closed

All phases of office management.

All phases of Full-Charge Bookkeeping

Monthly and annual taxes

Accounts receivable and payable

Payroll for 25 + employees

Ordering

Scheduling

Prepared all legal contracts and agreements

John Paul Gallegos, Esq. (RETIRED)

Luisa Street, Suite A

Santa Fe, NM 87501

Tel: No phone number available

Supervisor: Angela Reynolds

Dates: Jan. 1998 through Jan. 2000

Title: Paralegal

I assisted and provided a range of legal support and administration to the attorney and other legal professionals engaged in criminal defense, divorce, civil, family and bankruptcy law.

I performed legal and factual research, researched and identified relevant judicial statutes.

I organized and analyzed information, cross-checked and validated information, prepared written reports, divorce packages, drafted legal documents, including pleadings, briefs, appeals, agreements, contracts and legal memos.

I also helped the attorney prepare legal arguments, applications, briefs, motions, orders and correspondence. I proof-read every document, letter and pleading I prepared. I built, monitored and maintained all case files. I interviewed clients, helped with trial preparation, including witness lists, exhibits and trial binders.

Reason for leaving: Mr. Gallegos retired

Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department

Sandoval Street

Santa Fe, NM 87501

Tel: 505-***-****

Supervisor: Benita Lucero/Capt. Ron Madrid

Dates: Feb. 1995 through Nov. 1997

Supervisor: Benita Lucero / Capt. Ron Madrid

Title: Legal Asst, / Investigations Dept.

Reason for leaving: I was employed through SER Jobs for Progress Program. Funding for my contract expired

I assisted nine (9) law enforcement investigators

I provided a range of legal support and administration to all nine investigators and other law enforcement and legal professionals engaged in criminal investigations.

I performed legal and factual research, researched and obtained criminal backgrounds for suspects and identified relevant judicial statutes

I organized and analyzed information, cross checked and validated information

I prepared written reports, drafted legal documents, including pleadings, briefs, appeals, agreements, contracts and legal memos

I prepared criminal complaints, helped investigators with trial preparation, including witness lists and exhibits that would then be used by the District Attorneys office during prosecution of suspects

I Prepared arrest warrants and remands to custody

EDUCATION: Santa Fe High School

Diploma

Santa Fe Community College

**What I lack in formal education, I make up for with my hands on work experience. I am very dependable, reliable, honest, punctual, organized and a team player. If given the opportunity to show that I could be an asset to your firm, I will not disappoint.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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