Legal Assistant Paralegal
Resume:
Grety C. Moreira
**** ***** *****, ******, ** ***34
adrw31@r.postjobfree.com
ABILITIES/QUALIFICATIONS
Complete intake interviews with clients.
Prepare motions.
Prepare immigration forms.
Work with attorney to develop a case strategy.
Experienced legal assistant with diverse knowledge of the court systems and procedures. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, dependable, able to follow instructions, efficient and courteous. Professional attitude with the ability to function as a team player. Ambitious, excellent communication skills and can adapt well to changes. Workflow planning/prioritization to maximize productivity and expedite on-time project completion. EXPERIENCE
American Bar Association – Immigration Justice Project, San Diego, California, 03/16 – 11/2018 Legal Administrative Assistant
Legal Administrative Assistant to IJP and the NQRP Department staff attorneys (National Qualified Representative Program, a nationwide program to provide Qualified Representatives (QRs) to certain unrepresented and detained respondents who are found by an Immigration Judge or the BIA to be mentally incompetent to represent themselves in immigration proceedings. Major responsibilities also include NQRP Case Management; Management of NQRP Program Contracts/Invoicing; Management of NQRP Program Timekeeping (LawLogix); NQRP Post Release Management; General Office Management; Assist with Pro-Bono Program Case Management; and finally assist Director with duties related to Board and Donations.
Greene & Wilson and Victoria L. Block, New Bern, North Carolina, 06/13 – 03/15 Immigration and Criminal Legal Assistant
Immigration Legal Assistant to attorney Victoria Block handling matters for the Immigration Department at Greene & Wilson. Major responsibilities included preparation of a wide range of immigration documents. Including G-28s; I-130s; N- 400s; I-485s and much more. Assisted attorney with translations and interpretation, the preparation of documentation and filing of non-immigration and immigrant visa applications. Drafted correspondence to agencies and clients. Worked closely with clients to gather and organize supporting data and prepared forms. Law Office of Thomas A. Kellis, II., New Bern, North Carolina, 04/11 – 12/11 Legal Assistant
Legal Assistant to a sole practitioner attorney handling matters for Criminal, DWI, and Traffic Dense as well as Family Law. Major responsibilities included opening the office; manage the billing in the office; prepare pleadings; open files; take client’s payments; answer the phones; schedule appointments; assisted the clients with translation, as well as attended court with attorney when necessary.
Law Office of Ross G. Lavin, P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida, 06/10 – 03/11 Bankruptcy Legal Assistant
Legal Assistant to a sole practitioner attorney handling matters for Foreclosure Defense, Loan Modification, Bankruptcy, 2
Criminal, Civil Litigation and Family Law. Major responsibilities include preparing pleadings such as Answers; Affirmative Defenses, Notices; Motions; Orders; Interrogatories, Request for Production of Documents, Power of Attorney, etc.; redacting documents; conducting legal research; opening files; answering the phones; scheduling mediations as well as court hearings.
Butzel Long, a professional Corp., Palm Beach, Florida, 1/09 – 06/10 Litigation Administrative Assistant
Assistant to three litigation attorneys, specifically a partner/shareholder of international law firm handling matters for assisted living facilities and nursing homes and defense of cases and appeals involving construction, probate, medical malpractice and personal injury matters. Major responsibilities include preparing for trial and depositions; creating exhibit binders and subpoena indexes; redacting documents; conducting legal research; preparing Power Point slideshow presentations; organizing cases for trial; timekeeper; court runs to Palm Beach County, Broward County, United States District Court and Fourth District Court of Appeal; organizing and indexing estate and trust accounting documents. Sonneborn, Rutter, Cooney & Klingensmith, P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida, 3/08-12/08 Paralegal Assistant and Secretary
Assistant to Legal Assistant/Registered Nurse and Registered Nurse/Consultant at a medical malpractice defense law firm. Major responsibilities included transcribing medical records, telephone conferences with experts and depositions; scheduling telephone conferences with medical experts; organizing and maintaining files of experts; billing; serving as interpreter for Spanish-speaking clients.
Frank J. Blotney, Esquire - Bull & Blotney, LLP, West Palm Beach, Florida, 4/06-12/07 Legal Assistant and Office Manger
Single employee to sole practitioner practicing in areas of plaintiff personal injury (auto/slip & fall), medical malpractice, wrongful termination, and contracts. Major responsibilities included typing extensive correspondence, memos, deeds, contracts, and addendums; scheduling mediations, final hearings and depositions; typing pleadings; assisting clients; answering phones and greeting clients; serving as interpreter for Spanish-speaking clients; filing pleadings; faxing and copying.
EDUCATION CERTIFICATION
National University, San Diego, CA, 2019 – Present Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 05/2015 – 12/2015
Certification in Homeland Security Specialist
Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth, FL, 2003-2009
(AS) Degree in Legal Assistant/Paralegal
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SKILLS
Adobe Acrobat; Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook); Zylomed Viewer; WordPerfect; Practice Perfect; FileSite; Medical Manager; Elite WebView; LawLogix; LANGUAGES
English; Spanish
OTHER EXPERIENCES
Navy Marine Corps Relief Society – Marine Corp Base Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, NC, June 2021 – Present Client Services Assistant
Jewish Family Services of San Diego, San Diego, CA, September 2019 – Present Virtual Interpreter & Translator for Immigration Department Navy Marine Corps Relief Society – Marine Corp Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA, January 2019 – July 2020 Client Services Assistant
Silver Gate Elementary School, San Diego, CA, August 2017 – March 2020 School Garden Assistant
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, National University Student Virtual Veteran Organization Member, National University Student Center for Student Engagement and Activities
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