Paralegal / Administrative Assistant

Experienced, Certified Paralegal with Associate in Specialized Business Degree. Excellent office management

and client relation skills seeking a position within a law firm or organization where a working knowledge of

legal terminology, general law, and legal proceeding pertaining to the following case types will be fully utilized and expanded.

Civil Litigation…Wills & Estates…Torts Law…Domestic Relations…Legal Research…

Personal Injury…Real Estate…Malpractice…Family Court…Bankruptcy…Criminal Law…Business Law…

Legal Office Management…Office Accounting…

Detailed-oriented with excellent research, investigative, and reporting skills,

Exercise independent judgment and decision-making abilities, and high level of confidentiality.

Uphold the ethical standards of legal profession.

Windows 98, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, LEXIS/NEXIS,

Time Slips/ Time Reporter, Forms of Bankruptcy (F.O.B)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Paralegal (Externship) Chuirazzi & Mengine, LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 05/08 – 09/08

§ Prepared correspondence and legal papers such as Demands, Complaints, Motions, Arbitration Discovery

request, Minor Petitions and responses. Managed billing and invoices via QuickBooks.

§ Prepared and filed pleadings in other counties in Pennsylvania, requested medical records, payments, open and

closed files, delivered pleadings to the Prothonotary for filing and to Sheriff’s office for service, filed

and retrieved documents from Arbitrations Court.

(Work Study) Everest Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 05/06 - 07/07

§ Assist Student Accounts Manager with correspondences, letters of financial awards, mailing, retrieving student

files from student that where graduates, active, re-enter, dropped out and any finacial problems that occurred.

Customer Services, KFC, Bellevue, PA 08/05 - 05/06

§ An unwavering commitment to customer service, with the ability to build productive relationships, resolve complex

issues and win-win with customer loyalty. Friendly and when dealing with the public; maintain composure during

fast-paced, sometimes hectic situations. Frequently commended by managers and supervisors for excellent work

performance.

Legal Assistant (In-House), Bradley & Bradley Law Firm, Philadelphia, PA 11/00 – 07/03

§ Reported directly to chief Attorney with broad range responsibilities that encompass the timely and complex

preparation of cases from discovery to trial phase. Prepared content-specific case files reflecting supporting

forms, criminal investigation, documents, and interviewing witnesses. Network database information;

attended trials with lawyers to provide informational assistance.

§ Coordinated multifaceted office functions encompassing court calendar management, retainment of court

reporters, and scheduling of deposition proceedings. Drafting motions, appeals, notices of discovery,

subpoenas, complaints and preparing clients for examination before trial hearings.

EDUCATION

Associate in Specialized Business Degree – Paralegal Certificate, 2008

Everest Institute Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Pittsburgh Paralegal Association since 2006

Contact this candidate