Legal Administrative Assistant with Paralegal Certification

John Holland

LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MANAGING FILES CLIENT COMMUNICATION SUPPLIES & VENDORS Fairfax, VA 703-***-**** *************@*****.*** LinkedIn Detail-oriented Legal Administrative Assistant with 5+ years of legal office experience including legal research and documentation, administrative protocol, and knowledge of compliance and regulatory standards relevant to the legal field. Proven ability to manage complex client requests from intake through resolution, coordinate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, and manage data entry tasks with a high level of accuracy. Paralegal Certificate. 96 WPM. CERTIFICATES & SKILLS

ExpertRating, Paralegal Certificate May 2025

Westlaw, LexisNexis, PACER, Clio, MS Office 365, PDF, Adobe Suite, TyMetrix 360, SharePoint, Zoom PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Legal Administrative Assistant (Contract), DC Water (Hybrid) Washington, DC June 2025 – Present

• Provide administrative support to Assistant General Counsel by drafting legal correspondence, filing motions via eFileDC, managing case documents, and monitoring court dockets for case updates.

• Develop and implement streamlined response templates for hundreds of FOIA requests ensuring compliance with D.C. Code § 2-531 and redactions of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) under § 2-534.

• Coordinate interdepartmental meetings and client communications to facilitate timely information exchange on cases.

• Organize electronic and physical case files in the Records Management System for efficient storage and retrieval. Part-Time Legal Assistant, Christian Legal Aid of DC (Remote) Washington, DC May 2025 – Present

• Support attorneys through comprehensive factual investigations, legal research, and case management using Clio.

• Maintain sensitive client information with discretion and professionalism in line with organizational standards. Legal Assistant / Technical Writer, Dept. Homeland Security (Remote) Arlington, VA August 2022 – June 2025

• Enabled operational success of $5 million national Advisory Committee by conducting policy research, coordinating meetings, and producing executive-level reports per regulatory and client guidelines.

• Provided subject matter expertise on Federal Advisory Committee Act guidelines, preparing materials for senior government briefings, developing meeting minutes, and tracking priorities and deliverables.

• Supervised completion of $185 million program charter by leading meetings, delegating duties, and editing documents. Operations Manager, Mapbox (Onsite) Washington, DC August 2021 – August 2022

• Ensured operational efficiency for $1B organization by implementing scalable processes; coordinating across C-Suite executives, departments, and vendors; and answering phones, invoices, and supply orders. Legal Administrative Assistant, CFP Board of Standards (Onsite) Washington, DC July 2019 – February 2020

• Reduced attorney hours on background checks for thousands of applications by conducting regulatory and disciplinary investigations using Westlaw, FINRA, and NetForum. Legal Researcher, America Rising Corporation (Onsite) Arlington, VA March 2018 – October 2018

• Generated over $50K for national consulting firm by conducting legal research via LexisNexis, Westlaw, and PACER.

• Produced biweekly detailed analytical reports on litigation and regulatory data according to client requirements. EDUCATION

University of Maryland College Park, MD December 2013 Master of Arts in International Relations

• Full Tuition Merit Scholarship

• Research Paper: De Facto Maritime Control and Chinese of Force George Mason University Fairfax, VA May 2011

Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in International Relations

• Minors in Asian Studies and Japanese Studies.

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