Real Estate Assistant
Resume:
Sherif Bishara
Brooklyn NY 11204
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EDUCATION
New York Law School, New York, NY
Honors: Dean’s List: Fall 2009; Spring 2009; Fall 2010; Spring 2011
Activities: Moot Court, Charles W. Froessel Competition.
Center for Real Estate Studies, Associate
NYCLA, Honorary Student Co-Chair, Real Property Section
St. John’s University, New York, NY
Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, Criminal Justice, May 2008
Activities: Coptic Student Society, Vice President
WORK EXPERIENCE
Weiss & Imbesi, PLLC
Paralegal November 2010 – May 2011
Prepared various legal documents such as motions and supporting memoranda; responded to requests for production of documents, interrogatories, and E-discovery requests; performed legal research and analysis; wrote summaries of various documents; interacted with clients regarding a variety of legal matters.
Office of New York State Attorney General, Andrew M. Cuomo
Summer Law Intern May 2010 – August 2010
Assisted attorneys with investigations of businesses engaged in deceptive or illegal practices; performed legal research; wrote case summaries; conducted consumer interviews; attended conferences; drafted office memorandum.
Center of Real Estate Studies, New York Law School
Research Assistant September 2009- June 2011
Research different topics and issues in real property law; coordinate Real Estate Studies Center events.
West, a Thomson Reuters Business
Westlaw Student Representative at New York Law School July 2009- June 2011
Train students through workshops to develop legal research skills; resolve research problems encountered by students; advertise and market Westlaw to student organizations and individual students.
Honorable Bernice D. Siegel, New York Supreme Court
Judicial Intern May 2009- August 2009
Drafted memoranda and court opinions; performed legal research issues; attended several trials, cross-examinations and conferences; and assisted in the preparation of jury charges.
Kings County District Attorney’s Office – Early Case Assessment Bureau
Legal Assistant- Intern September 2007- August 2008
Interviewed victims, police officers and witnesses; drafted case complaints and screening sheets for arraignments and trials; drafted questions for Grand Jury; attended reviews of attorney's arguments.
LANGUAGE SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS
• Fluent and literate in Arabic.
• Certified by Westlaw to train students.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
• Organized youth visits to hospitals, orphanages and jails; Coordinated and led midnight runs to provide food to the homeless; served as a Sunday school teacher to High School youth.
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