Data Entry Personal Assistant
Resume:
Patricia Disher
North, SC *****
*********@*****.***
17+ years of experience assisting in the prosecution of criminals
• Investigated private criminal complaints
• Forfeited money and other properties seized from defendants in drug cases Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Clerk III
Lycoming County Courts - Williamsport, PA
March 2020 to October 2020
Created new Landlord/Tenant cases. Kept the calendar for each case and processed each case from beginning to end.
● Created new Civil cases and kept the calendar for each case as well as processing them from beginning to end.
● Mail duties. Opened the mail and distributed it accordingly. Receipted mailed in payments for costs and fines for criminal, non traffic and traffic cases.
● Balanced the cash register each night and made nightly deposits.
● Answered phones, assisted the public, attorneys and other with questions and other issues via telephone and in person.
Paralegal
Lycoming County District Attorney's Office - Williamsport, PA April 2009 to March 2020
• Investigated Private Criminal Complaints. Initial interview with the complainant/victim. Interview the alleged defendant and any and all witnesses to determine whether or not a crime was committed.
• Trained new paralegals and clerical staff on policy and procedures.
• Trained new employees on their respective job duties.
• Prepare various Motions, Stipulations, Sealed Orders (prison calls, Pen Registers (phone tracks and traces), Search Warrants.
• Prepare Material Witness warrants and Arrest Warrants, (coordinating with other State Attorney's offices)
• Research case law utilizing Lexis Nexis and West Law for corresponding Statutes
• Prepare, research and file Motions for Destructions/Disposition of Evidence
• Pull information from J-NET (photos, certified driving records/history, criminal records and Rap- sheets
• Responsible for doing criminal background checks on potential jurors.
• Prepared Prior Record Calculations on defendants in order for the prosecutor to determine their specific sentence/sentence range
• Respond to FBI requests for dispositions on cases. This is for gun permits.
• Worked with the PA State’s Attorney General’s Office and the FBI in relation to the arrests and prosecution of criminals in drug cases.
Clerk III Data Entry
Lycoming County Prothonotary - Williamsport, PA
July 2003 to April 2009
• Assist public and attorneys with filing documents
• Process passport applications
• Creating new civil cases and criminal cases into CPCMS
• Docketing criminal filings and civil filings
• Processing bench warrants and bench warrant vacates
• In charge of keeping the copy book. Listing of all local law firms and attorneys as well as in house county offices. Prepared bills for each copy they made. This was done once a month
• Assisted Prothonotary with Jury check in
• Notary public
• Criminal background checks
• Lien searches
Schemery Zicolello Law
• Assisted attorney(s) with many legal tasks.
• Used writing skills to draft motions.
• Interview clients.
• Used research skills to find different case law and statutes.
• Prepared bankruptcy petitions.
• Prepared interrogatories and requests for production of documents.
• Tracking files and documents.
• Scheduling clients for appointments with their respective attorneys. Intern
Schemery Zicolello Law Office
2001 to 2001
• Assisted paralegals and attorneys with drafting of legal documents.
• Courthouse errands for filing pleadings and other documents
• Answered phones, mail duties.
Education
Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies
Pennsylvania College of Technology: An Affiliate of the Pennsylvania State University - Williamsport, PA December 1999 to August 2001
Skills
• Proficient with Word, Excel, Outlook, Lexis Nexis and West Law (10+ years)
• Familiar with Federal and State Laws (10+ years)
• Notary Public (10+ years)
• Administrative Experience (10+ years)
• Adobe Acrobat (10+ years)
• Legal Research (10+ years)
• Legal Drafting (10+ years)
• Personal Assistant Experience (10+ years)
• Research (10+ years)
• microsoft office (10+ years)
• Transcription
• Calendar Management
• Proofreading
• Microsoft Excel
• Front desk
• Microsoft Word
• Computer literacy
• Customer service
• Typing
• English
• Databases
• Clerical Experience
• Office experience
• Microsoft Outlook
• Human Resources
• Phone Etiquette
Certifications and Licenses
Paralegal Certificate
Assessments
Customer Focus & Orientation — Highly Proficient
August 2020
Responding to customer situations with sensitivity Full results: Highly Proficient
Customer Service — Highly Proficient
October 2020
Identifying and resolving common customer issues
Full results: Highly Proficient
Legal Skills — Proficient
February 2020
Assisting practicing attorneys in the preparation for litigation proceedings Full results: Proficient
Verbal Communication — Proficient
September 2020
Speaking clearly, correctly, and concisely
Full results: Proficient
Attention to Detail — Proficient
September 2020
Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information
Full results: Proficient
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