Isabela Mendes Mendonca
Miami, Florida 33161
*******@*****.***
¬OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position as a legal assistant where I can utilize my professional and language skills, and my experience and contacts in legal industry.
SKILLS:
• Skillful in Time Matters, Client Profiles, Adobe Acrobat, MS Office (Outlook, MS Word, Excel), WordPerfect
• Experienced in creating several legal documents, e.g., Complaints, pleadings, notices, discovery requests/responses, orders, responses, Oaths, Affidavits, Wills, Trusts, etc.
• Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish
EDUCATION: Paralegal Studies
Florida Metropolitan University Pompano Beach, FL
EXPERIENCE:
Legal Assistant
Law Offices of Robert J. Fenstersheib & Associates Hallandale Beach, FL
Personal Injury/Civil Litigation
06/01/10-Present
Drafting Pleadings and other legal documents, scheduling depositions and hearings, filing documents in State Courts.
Legal Assistant
Sulzberger & Sulzberger Bay Harbor Islands, FL
Probate Law
04/2008-03/2010
Drafting estate planning documents, real estate closing documents, preparing correspondences, filing documents with the Probate Courts.
Legal Assistant
Maltzman Foreman LLC Miami, FL
Maritime and Insurance Defense Law
05/2006 – 02/2008
Drafting Pleadings and other legal documents, scheduling depositions and hearings, preparing Master Trial calendar, requesting medical records, entering billing hours, filing documents in State and Federal Courts.
Legal Assistant
Dell & Schaefer , P.A. Hollywood, FL
Criminal Law
02/2005 - 12/2005
Drafting Pleadings and other legal documents, scheduling depositions, hearings, preparing docket calendar, requesting police records, entering billing hours, general clerical duties.
REFERENCES: Upon Request