Paralegal legal assistant litigation personal injury subrogation
Resume:
MICHELLE ENCINIAS
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
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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