Paralegal and Journalist

Cindy R. Chamberlin

Paralegal and Journalist

Ph: 360-***-**** Location: Shelton, Wash. Email:*****.**********.**@*****.*** LinkedIn: Profile Here

Aspiring to be an attorney, I am a journalist who has garnered a national award for news coverage, currently finishing an American Bar Association approved Paralegal Certification through U.C. Irvine. I have acumen writing trial briefs, motions, memorandums, pleadings, and other legal writings. I am familiar with Westlaw, LexisNexis, Word, & Excel. I have three years experience in crisis management writing, and earned an alternative digital credential in Contract Clause Drafting. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Content Specialist Oct. 2020 Present Remote

I currently write and edit content for a corporate healthcare entity, utilizing SEO analytics and practices. I’ve authored over 100 blogs, many nurturing campaigns, 12 video scripts, 200 corporate press releases, and dozens of magazine articles.

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE Vice President of Communication June 2017 Oct. 2020 (3 years, 5 months) Clovis, California Directed regional California headquarters for Central California Conference Communication department: managed 7 50 employees/vendors; produced magazine article content; led teams across all levels of media production; served as executive producer for 72 hours live TV programming; created press releases, press kits; branded corporate image; managed crisis communication. Sonja Biggs Educational Services, Inc. Educator, Communicator Oct. 2015 June 2017 (1 year, 9 months) Gilroy, California Instructor/Communicator: Wrote and edited educational materials, textbooks, and supplemental books for resale and usage within California school districts; conducted market research; collected data. Illinois Conference Director of Communication

July 2012 July 2015 (3 years, 1 month) Chicago, Illinois Branded public image for the state headquarters for SDAs: designed and produced Illinois Focus (a quarterly subscription of 8,000 households); wrote press releases; managed crisis communication. North Pacific Union Conference/Gleaner Managing Editor Jan. 2008 July 2012 (4 years, 7 months) Ridgefield, Washington Managing Editor/Assistant Director for Northwest headquarters of SDAs: coordinated production over five states at all levels of monthly magazine (50,000 readers); conducted legal sign-offs for all issues. Obtained Education Walla Walla University

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communication, Journalism, and Broadcasting Near Completion U.C. Irvine

ABA Approved Paralegal Certification, June 2025

Courses Completed: a) Legal Writing; b) Fundamentals of the Paralegal Profession; c) Family Law; d) Communication Law; e) Civil Litigation I, II; f) Legal Research (Westlaw, LexisNexis); g) Torts; h) Legal Ethics; i) Crisis Communication; j) Contracts.