Sandra Damko

Phone: 917-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/sandradamko

aduepa@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Bachelor of Arts [B.A.] (Legal Studies) – December 2017

Webster University (College of Arts and Sciences) – Saint Louis, Missouri

Associate in Applied Science [AAS] (Legal Studies for the Paralegal) – May 2015

Saint Louis Community College (Meramec) – Saint Louis, Missouri

Professional Experience

Carmody MacDonald, PC

Clayton, Missouri September 2018 – Present

Bilingual Paralegal

Draft pleadings, motions, subpoenas, and appellate documents and E-File them with the court.

Prepare motions for reliefs, consent orders, notice of defaults, proof of claims, and reaffirmation agreements.

Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices.

Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes.

Aid attorneys with interrogatories and other discovery request.

Assist 6 attorneys with trial preparation, proofreading, editing, and organizing legal documents.

Prepare and organize discovery documents for 341 meetings and confirmation hearings.

Schedule depositions.

Responsible for scheduling all hearings.

The Gogel Law Firm

Saint Louis, Missouri July 2015 – August 2018

Freelance Paralegal to Jeremy A. Gogel; Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Traffic

Responsible for starting and maintaining each new case file.

Drafted legal documents including pleadings, interrogatories, request for production, subpoenas, orders, and affidavits.

Obtained medical records and bills from healthcare facilities.

Created and maintained a paper and electronic litigation database.

Conducted witness interviews, extensive interaction with clients, experts, and lay witnesses.

Reviewed, organized, and summarized medical records.

Scheduled depositions, pre-hearings, mediations, and independent medical evaluations.

Served as liaison between clients, opposing counsel, insurance companies, clerks, and medical providers.

Goldblatt + Singer

Saint Louis, Missouri April 2013 - June 2015

Bilingual Paralegal to Christopher A. Allen; Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Traffic

Translator and Interpreter, Spanish-English / English - Spanish.

Involved in all aspects of litigation support including legal research, and factual investigation.

Prepared pleadings, subpoenas, affidavits, exhibits, motions, judgments, court orders, and discovery.

Prepared demand packet for the insurance companies.

The Mandel Law Group-Attorneys at Law

Saint Louis, Missouri June 2011 - March 2013

Legal Assistant; Personal Injury and Traffic

Prepared written correspondence and maintained physical files for all clients.

Prepared demand packet for the insurance companies.

Maintained database and files, answered phones, and performed other office administrative tasks.

Skills

Spanish as a first language.

Fluent in writing and speaking English as a second language.

Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures.

Strong technology skills including Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, E-Filing, Worldox, Excel, Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, Prolaw, REJIS, Needles, My Case, and Time Matters.

Extensive knowledge of substantive and procedural aspect of litigation.

Highly organized with ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Academic Honors

Lifetime Member Tau Sigma Society – Academy Honor of Society — April 2016

Webster University – cum laude –Bachelor of Arts [B.A.] – Legal Studies – December 2017

Webster University – Dean’s List Fall 2017

Webster University – Dean’s List Fall 2016

Webster University – Dean’s List Fall 2015

Webster University – Dean’s List Spring 2015

License and Certifications

Paralegal Certificate – Webster University (Legal Studies Department)

Active Notary Public, Missouri

Member of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

St. Louis Paralegals Association

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