legal assistant/paralegal
Resume:
IRINA SHTERENBERG
**** ****** ****, *** ***** - Brooklyn, NY 11204
*********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Productive, quality-oriented Paralegal eager to contribute expertise as well as exceptional project management and interpersonal relation skills toward optimizing operations of a progressive organization.
PROFILE
• Offer over 8 years’ experience in personal injury, No-Fault, real estate, with comprehensive office administration and management background.
• Effectively develop and implement targeted action plans to maximize operational productivity and efficiency.
• Proactively train, develop and direct motivated teams and create a collaborative environment conducive to achieving high levels of employee retention and job satisfaction.
• Dynamic communication, presentation, relationship building and problem-solving abilities.
• Excel at interacting with broad populations including senior management, staff and clients.
• Highly versatile; quickly master new roles, responsibilities, technologies, and environments.
• Demonstrate outstanding problem solving and active listening skills; diffuse difficult situations with tact and ease.
• Fluent in Russian and intermediate skills in Spanish.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Legal Assistant - Krusch & Modell, New York, NY 2007-2009
• Demonstrate exceptional analytical skills in preparing trust profit & loss balance sheets, residential and commercial contracts, trust agreements and wills.
• Applied legal expertise and strong communication skills toward acting as first point of contact in responding to customer inquiries and troubleshooting problems.
Legal Assistant - Law Office of Alena & Alexander Bespechny, Brooklyn, NY 1996-1998, 2001-2005, 2006
• Contributed dynamic communication and interpersonal relation skills in handling initial client meetings, set up NF/BI/PD claims, prepared clients for depositions and statements, investigated accident scenes, compiled witness st-ts.
• Structured material for filing and kept records on proper service of S&C, reviewed BP, NOI, prepared various stipulations and releases for settlement.
• Proficiently gathered necessary documents for compliances with discoveries and/or court orders, and filed documents with court.
• Compiled medical packages and requested medical providers CV for trial.
• Exhibited detail orientation and multitasking abilities in organizing files for arbitration, mediation, litigation and trial.
• Relied upon to lend legal knowledge and experience toward working on real estate files; preparing contracts, checking title for property violations and calculating financial information.
Loan Processor - Northside Capital Inc., Brooklyn, NY 2005-2006
• Effectively managed a pipeline of up to 50 files on a monthly basis, demonstrating exceptional project management and prioritizing abilities in achieving goals and timelines.
• Illustrated organizational and problem solving skills in preparing files for processing and setting up files for closing.
Office Assistant - Dental Office of Dr. Royzman, Brooklyn, NY 2000-2001
• Strategically planned and coordinated schedules to maximize use of resources while controlling costs and meeting customer needs.
• Steered filing, inventory and insurance confirmations, further exhibiting strong attention to detail.
• Promoted superior service and exceptional satisfaction by promptly assisting patients and resolving any issues.
Office Assistant/Sales Representative - Mega Optical, Brooklyn, NY 1998-2000
• Contributed to business development by using proactive prospecting techniques to generate new customers.
• Proactively established key relationships and liaised effectively with senior management, staff and clients.
• Spearheaded diverse activities including arranging appointments, supporting sales and marketing, maintaining store supplies and ordering necessary articles, with strong focus on optimizing productivity and efficiency.
EDUCATION
BA Legal Studies - John Jay College of Criminal Justice (New York, NY), 2001
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Word/Office, PowerPoint, and Excel; Typing Speed 55wpm
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