Yaletza L. Morales

Cell: 786-***-****

E-mail: adx9pl@r.postjobfree.com PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Highly-organized candidate with extensive experience in office administration and management. Reputation for maintaining and processing client records, files, and legal documents in a timely, organized, efficient and precise manner. Thorough and detailed-oriented with a dedicated commitment to excellence. Ethics-oriented working style, known for exercising discretion and maintaining confidentiality. Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

SKILLS

ACTFL Certified Bilingual (English/Spanish) Quality Monitoring Analyst experience

General and Operations Management experience Veteran of U.S. Navy

Accurint E-filing

Pacer Litmos

ORGANIZATIONS

Project Management Institute (PMI)

National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Default Law Group September 2022

Plantation, Florida 33324 / Training Manager

Organize meetings with management and clients before preparing course materials to ensure a detailed understanding of training subjects and processes.

Continually research methods and techniques in workplace training and remain up to date on developments within the industry and competitors.

Collect information from senior management and other departments regarding how well employees retain information and use the concepts learned in training courses.

Administer tests after the completion of training courses to determine the effectiveness of training strategies

Create printed and instructional materials to be distributed during training.

Actively seek current training methods and best practices to facilitate training employees.

Conduct regular meetings with senior management to identify subjects be addressed or areas in need of additional instruction.

Create internal marketing materials to be distributed throughout the company to announce training programs and details.

First Service Residential Residences by ARMANI / CASA contract 2022

Miami, Florida 33160 / Executive Administrative Assistant

Perform office work directly related to property management and general business operations.

Oversee employee payroll, budget preparation, control of records and reports.

Prepare Management Reports, committee reports, meeting notices as applicable

Maintain, update and coordinate resident information in CONNECT database

Maintain spreadsheet of updated Certificates of Insurance

Maintain insurance record books for vendors and service providers via CONNECT or ONIT

Assist with ongoing projects

Oversee projects scope and timeline are met in accordance to shareholders

Provide additional assistance as needed

NJ Legal Services October 2020 - August 2021

Elizabeth, New Jersey / Paralegal Housing/Welfare Law

Assisting Attorneys in the housing .and welfare unit:

Interviewing clients.

Research and fact gathering, negotiation.

Advising clients under supervision of attorneys

Conducting occasional community education events.

Review and intake of landlord tenant disputes.

Assist with public benefits applications/denials/underpayments and other housing and benefits matters

NJLPS – The Division on Civil Rights (DCR) March 2020 - October 2021

Newark, New Jersey 07102 / Bilingual Secretary Senior/Paralegal

Provide support to the Director, Division on Civil Rights and provide assistance to Executive team members at DCR.

Type letters, memoranda and forms from rough notes to handwritten drafts.

Maintain logs, records, Excel reports, correspondence and calendars.

Assist with travel arrangements for meetings and conferences

Provide and prioritize administrative support work.

Able to prioritize and perform assigned duties independently.

Miami Parking Authority – An Agency of the City of Miami 2017-2019

Paralegal & Executive Administrative Assistant to

Senior Executive Advisor to the CEO

Conduct required legal and factual research in conjunction with development and special projects.

Assist with procurement and purchasing duties as needed. (Solicitation BID, RFP, RFQ, Request for Letters of Interest).

Serve as custodian of records responding to public records requests. Custodian of plans, surveys, proposals and other departmental files.

Update litigation files to ensure timely responses to the courts, administrative agencies, and third parties.

Update insurance claim files to facilitate timely and accurate disposition of liability claims.

Calendar mediations, hearings, depositions, interrogatories, etc., as instructed.

Assist and facilitate communications between this office and the Office of the City Attorney, Office of Risk Management, outside counsel, Florida League of Cities, and other third parties as required for a task.

Follow through to ensure a contract is completely executed by the named parties as indicated in the signature page, and alerting supervisor to circumstances preventing timely execution.

Write letters, memoranda, summaries, and preliminary development of presentations and reports.

Ward Damon Posner Pheterson & Bleau 2015 –2016

Paralegal (temp contract position)

Assisted attorneys with foreclosure litigation by completing service process via Notice Action and or issuing Summons for service, verifying return of service dates and maintaining status on all served parties.

Created foreclosure litigation documents, drops, defaults, judgments, and the like.

Verified hearing dates and communicated current events between clerks of Florida courts (all 67 counties), judicial assistants and attorneys Completed service of process via Notice of Action/Publication for cases.

Aquent, Miami, Florida 2014 – 2015

Contract Assistant Project Manager (temp contract position)

Provided project management support for site managers and team leads for project involving call-center promotions for major satellite television provider.

Hosted client meetings and provide milestones for team.

Tracked and communicated project status during meetings.

Monitored CIMS performance metrics and methodology.

Maintained positive, consistent and effective communication at all levels of the organization.

Initiated cross-training with other departments to improve work flow and streamline project completion.

Weltman, Weinberg & Reis, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 2013–2014

Records Custodian & Senior Paralegal, Bulk Trial Team (firm closed)

Provided direction to team members.

Implemented effective staff and resource management including assisting with hiring, scheduling, training and development.

Gathered, reviewed, and analyzed sensitive banking information for clients.

Complete Updated chronologies for clients to upload to LPS.

Complete due diligence.

McCalla Raymer, LLC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 2011- 2012

Senior Paralegal & Team Lead (reduction in force)

Supervised a team of paralegals who handled the complete management of uncontested foreclosures from service of process and complaints through summary judgment.

Maintained a current caseload of over 200 files.

Communicated with dozens of bank and loan servicing representatives by phone, email, and various client systems.

Law Offices of Marshall Watson, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 2008 –2011

Foreclosure Senior Paralegal

Assisted attorneys with foreclosure and Fair Debt Collection litigation by creating motion for summary judgment packages including drops, defaults, affidavits, verifying hearing dates, communicating current events between Clerk of Court (Florida Counties), judicial assistants and attorneys.

Requested documents via LPS & Vendorscape (AOI & AOM).

2006 – 2008 Jennifer Schlussler, P.A., Miami, Florida

Family Law Paralegal / Office Administrator

1989 – 2006 United States Navy Reserves

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Social Science, in progress, Southern New Hampshire University

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate, 2012, Broward College, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Paralegal Certificate, 2006, University of Miami, School of International & Continuing Studies, Coral Gables, Florida

Legal Assistant Certificate, 2005, Florida International University, Legal Studies Institute.

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