Legal Assistant

Juan Castro

*** ** **** ****, ***********, FL ***07 ********@**.*** 904-***-****

EDUCATION

University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL

LL.M. in U.S. Law, expected December 2022

GPA: 3.00

Honors: Latin American-Caribbean Scholarship (to attract international high-quality students)

Activities: LL.M. Representative, Student Bar Association (ABA Law School’s Organization)

GPA: 3.4

Universidad del Pacifico – Business School, Quito, Ecuador

LL.B. (J.D. equivalent), received April 2016

GPA: 3.25

Law License: Since 2016 (CAP#:14928; Eligible to practice law in Ecuador; Good standing.)

EXPERIENCE

CASAN Abogados, Quito, Ecuador

Legal Counsel April 2016 – January 2022

Provided advice to clients regarding local and state tax laws that affected their business. Structuring solutions for complex problems. Leading a multitalented and diverse team.

Represented insurance companies as Agent with Power of Attorney in court, to negotiate with creditors and third parties, in favor of the client’s best interest.

Counselled Ecuadorian state-owned Social Security, as recovery attorney for +1000 proceedings.

Litigated in District Courts, Court of Appeals, and Ecuadorian Supreme Court, with favorable results.

Assessed client’s legal, risk and tax situation and negotiated on client’s behalf with counterparties, creditors, regulator, and state-owned entities.

Citibank, N.A., Legal Officer, Quito, Ecuador October 2016 – March 2017

Provided legal advice to the country team and multi-national delegates.

Determined legal sufficiency for contracts (loans and suppliers) before collecting signatures from agents.

Received mandatory training to the U.S. regulator and Citigroup standards (especially Citi’s audits).

Assessed permanent compliance and operational risk controls (Manager Control Assessments to products).

Updated internal legal processes and statutes, to solve problems and to avoid reprocessing.

Supervised document’s flow with external vendors. Served clients with efficiency and deadline pressure.

Banco Pichincha, Legal Trainee, Quito, Ecuador July 2014 – September 2014

Assisted the Legal Vice-President’s team at the bank headquarters, and its litigation department.

Received full-time, practical training on how the largest domestic bank assess every product and process.

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce, Legal Assistant, Quito, Ecuador March 2013 – July 2013

Conducted legal and regulatory research for a multinational technology corporation.

Assisted the state-owned telecommunications company’s counsel to litigate in administrative proceedings.

CASAN Abogados, Quito, Ecuador

Legal Assistant Oct.2005 – Mar.2013; Jul.2013 – Jul.2014; Sep.2014 – Apr.2016

Drafted business legal audits and contracts, negotiated creative solutions for clients and attorneys.

Conducted legal research before trials, organized proceeding’s documents and formed joint ventures.

Followed up real property, commercial and corporate procedures (in-person at city council and agencies).

LANGUAGES: English (Fluent); Spanish (Fluent); French (Basic).

INTERESTS: Wine (Sommelier), Taxation (LL.M.), Artificial Intelligence, Bar Exam.

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