Legal Assistant Support
Resume:
EMMANUEL L. DELA CRUZ
MY VA STORY
I started my career last March 0f 2021
with Van Law Firm and followed by the
transition to Legal Support Help as the
Legal Specialist under its Litigation
Team. The career I have now gives me
confidence in reaching my goals and
dream, at first I was worried if I could
last for a month but here I am enjoying
my Second year with LSH building trust
with clients and enjoying the
partnership.
Location: Bulacan, Philippines
Language: English, Filipino
Communication Skills: Intermediate
Writing Skills: Intermediate
Tools & Applications Background
COMM (Skype, Gmail, Outlook, Slack,
Basecamp)
CRM/CMS (Filevine, Weathcounsel,
Casepeer, Clio)
SOFT PHONE (8X8, Google Voice,
Ring Central, Cisco )
STORAGE (Google drive, Dropbox
external Storage, Clio Manage, Clio
Grow, OneDrive)
OTHER/S (MS Office, Nitro, Adobe,
Tetra)
**********@*****.***
Batia Bocaue Bulacan 3018
- SKILLS HIGHLIGHTS / PROFICIENCIES
- Advanced in Microsoft Program Adobe TM. Products such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator etc.
- Competent in using Court e-filing Portal (Nevada Courts, Florida Courts etc.).
- Proficient in commonly used CRMs (Casepeer, Filevine, Wealthcounsel etc.)
- Expert in Drafting Pleadings, Motions, Nitices
WORK EXPERIENCES
Legal Support Help, LLC. From 03/2021 - To Present Virtual Legal Assistant (Legal Specialist) Under Litigation Team Drafting Pleadings:
● Can Prepare and Draft Pleadings/Petition and Motions, Discoveries, Summary Deposition, Notices and Correspondence in the following States: Missouri, Illinois, Florida, Georgia; Etc.
Appeal Claim, Demand, Balance Bill, Collection (HealthCare)
● Prepare New Client Matter;
● Identify Patient/Insured Issue with the Provider/Collection Management;
● Prepared Appeal Response, FDCPA, FCCPA Letter (Florida);
● Prepared HIPAA for Client/Patients
● Prepared Conflict Waiver for Client and Patient;
● Prepared Retainer Agreements;
● Sent Letter via Email, Fax Transmission, or Letter Stream and Postal Methods. Grady Legal P.A. From 12/2021 - to 11/2022
Virtual Legal Assistant
Prepare, Draft, Review, File:
● Prepare documents, attachments, exhibits for Initiatory pleadings;
● Prepare Draft on Motions
● Timely filing of Pleadings, Motions and Notices such subpoena Duces Tecum, Subpoena Ad Testificandum Florida EFiling Portal);
● Review on Court Correction from Filed pleadings;
● Reserve for Hearings via Online Scheduling.
Calendar Management (GCalendar, Clio Calendar)
● Add Schedule of Hearings (UMC, SSH etc.), Taking Deposition, deadlines, meetings;
Email & Clio Task Management:
● Download/Upload saved, documents from GMail and Clio Management
● Setup, Edit, Update Clio Matters such as “Clio Notes, Task, Calendar,
● Add Expenses to Clio Expense from Activities;
● Sort and organize Docs from Service Email
Philippines RIng Central, Letterstream, Adobe:
● Send Letter, Communication and Correspondence via Certified and First Class mail
● Manage Incoming and outgoing Fax Transmission;
● Setup VideoConferencing;
● Setup and Request Documents for Signature;
Burger Law: April/2021 - Present
● Prepare for drafting of Petition/Complaint;
● Provided Assistance to Lawyer in preparing Answer and Responses for the Discovery Profound;
● Draft Answer and Response for the Discovery Profound such as Request for Admission (RFA),Interrogatories (ROG’s) and Production of Documents (RFP).
● Prepare Summary Deposition.
Sky Law Firm: From 07/2021 - to 09/2021
Virtual Legal Assistant
Prepare, Draft, Review, File:
● Prepare documents, attachments, exhibits for Initiatory pleadings;
● Prepare Draft on Motions
● Timely filing of Pleadings, Motions and Notices such subpoena Duces Tecum, Florida EFiling Portal);
● Review on Court Correction from Filed pleadings;
● Reserve for Hearings via Online Scheduling.
Email & Clio Casepeer Management:
● Download/Upload saved, documents from Onedrive and Casepeer Management via remote Access;
● Setup, Edit, Update Clio Matters such as “Clio Notes, Task, Calendar,
● Add Expenses to Clio Expense from Activities;
● Sort and organize Docs from Service Email.
Van Law Firm From March/2021 - July/2021
Virtual Legal Assistant
● Draft Pleadings, Motions, Correspondence, Proposed Order, Agreement, Settlement etc.;
● Provided Assistance to Lawyer in preparing Answer and Responses from the defendant/s Discovery Profound;
● Managed correspondence (Email, Fax, Mail);
● Handles incoming and out-going calls intended for Team Litigation;
● Calendar Management;
● Updating client files and Monitoring Courts orders and deadlines;
● Conducted Case Audit (More than 500 Pre-Litigation cases – Van Law Firm LLC.);
Sun Life of Canada Philippines Inc. From 11/2018 - to 12/2019 Financial Advisor
● Provides Individual Financial Planning thru need base analysis;
● Annual reviews of Policy Holders Financial Plan;
● Prospecting, Appointment Setting, building Rapport, Hit the sales target, etc.;
● Conduct Financial Planning Seminars.
Rioflorito, Villa & Sullidum Law Firm From 05/2019 - to 02/2021 Paralegal
● Draft Pleadings, motions and other legal documents;
● Assisted counsel in Filing Pleadings, motions, petition and other court documents to Office of the City Prosecutor;
● Send service of summons and copies via Mail or courier.
● Manages counsel/lawyer/partner’s schedules such as (Meetings, court hearing, courtesy call etc.);
Department of Social Welfare and Development From 07/2015 - to 03/2019 Administrative Assistant
● Conduct Planning with City Action Team of LGU’s – South Manila such as
(Pasay City, Makati City, Taguig City, Pateros City)
● Provide Financial Report – by conducting joint meeting with Mayor’s and LGU head’s;
● Initiated and proposed projects intended for homeless Families in National Capital Region;
● Managed Allocated fund of 1.7 billion Pesos in disbursement;
● Created and managed Pantawid Beneficiaries Database of 7,900 Households in Pasay City alone.
● Handled Individual Income Tax of 10,000 employees;
● Processes Payroll
● Assisted Regional Accountant on conducting account reconciliation between DSWD and Resident COA Auditors;
● Process Liquidation and reports;
● Process Cash Advances to different Institution under DSWD;
● Update Budget ledger for the purpose of monitoring availabilities of funds;
● Attend working financial Plan and Budget hearing (Assisting Supervisor);
● Attend Consultative meeting with Landbank of the Philippines (Assisting Supervisor);
● Represent DSWD NCR to all Landbank Branches in NCR South Area; Bank of Makati Inc. from 01/01/2010 - to 03/2015
Credit Specialist/Supervisor
● Conducted comprehensive credit investigation to applicant/s;
● Gather, verify, analyst and recommend for the clients applications;
● Pre-Approving officer;
● Managed Bank loan portfolios;
● Supervise Credit Investigators;
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS
Juris Doctor/Manila Philippines/Universidad De Manila 08/2017 MBA-Entrepreneurship/Philippines/Universidad De Manila 02/2016 BS BA Marketing/Philippines/City College of Manila 06/2006 INTERESTING FACTS
Alibata Print & Design Shop
Entrepreneur/Owner
2019
AMASTIG
President, Bocaue Zone
Community-Base NGO
Saved By Grace
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