Ana Miriam Jimenez
Oakland, California
Cell phone: 415-***-****
adtq9r@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Paralegal Certificate, City College of San Francisco, May 2013 (ABA Approved) Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, San Francisco State University, December 2007 QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY:
● Over ten years of legal experience from employment, retirement, health to immigration law.
● Operations/Administrative Skills
SOFTWARE:
● Microsoft Word/Outlook/Excel
● Slack
● Google Docs/Sheets
● Citylaw
● Adobe Pro
EXPERIENCE
Legal Secretary (October 2013 – Present) City & County of San Francisco, Office of City Attorney, San Francisco, CA
● File documents with State and Federal courts and administrative bodies, including electronic filing.
● Prepare legal documents including pleadings, discovery shells and correspondence.
● Prepare and edit legislation in proper format, including ordinances and resolutions, utilizing Microsoft Word and various office templates and forms.
● Open, maintain, monitor and close legal case files.
● Manage and maintain attorney and matter calendars ensuring all due dates are kept up-to-date and met.
● Communicate and coordinate across teams and city departments to address different aspects of legal matters.
●Abstract and gather information from various sources to create legal forms.
●Handle logistics for meeting, depositions, trial preparation and trial.
●Create legal document shells and finalize documents ensuring format and details are correct for efficient filing.
●Create and implement different tactics to embody a more diverse, inclusive and
equitable workplace though collaboration and advocacy on Racial Equity
Taskforce.
Legal Assistant (April 2012- October 2013) Philip Levin & Associates, San Francisco, CA
● Assisted attorney in managing caseload.
● Assisted and communicated with corporate and individual clients with questions and collected all documents needed for filing nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions. ● Prepared nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions for filing.
● Researched up-to-date nonimmigrant and immigrant filing requirements. ● Some receptionist duties, filing, data entry, copying, dictation, and calendaring. Legal Assistant/Receptionist (December 2010 – April 2012) Law Office of Robert J. Beles, Oakland, CA
● Answered and directed phone calls on a 25-line phone system.
● Drafted and sent court appointment notices to clients.
● Managed and maintained up-to-date under investigation files through regular phone calls to District Attorneys’ offices.
● Translated for attorneys and clients in English and Spanish. Data Entry/User Support (Apr. 2010- Oct. 2010) Yelp, San Francisco, CA
● Researched and reviewed business data.
● Evaluated business data against internal company guidelines.
● Updated business information on Yelp’s website.
Questionnaire Assistance (Mar. 2010-Apr. 2010) U.S. Census, San Francisco, CA Temporary Administrative Work (Nov. 2009 –Apr. 2010) City Park & SFO Shuttle Bus, San Francisco, CA
Development Associate (Feb. 2008- Nov. 08)/Regional Director (Feb. 2008- Jul 2009) League of Young Voters, San Francisco, CA
● Managed and edited donor web-based databases like Salesforce.com.
● Supervised 5 interns from post grad to high school in the Power Vote campaign.
● Administrative coordination for the development department.
● Managed SF chapter around election and non-election activities.
● Managed the production and distribution of voter guides during each election cycle.