Monica Canales' Resume

MONICA A. CANALES

**** ***** *****

MANVEL, TEXAS 77578

**************@*****.***

713-***-**** Cell.

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

- Extensive legal experience in toxic torts, products liability, contracts, insurance, family, criminal, real estate and personal injury litigation

- Capable conducting business in a foreign language – Spanish.

- Work quickly and accurately under pressure to successfully meet short deadlines

- Able to analyze complex and detailed material and solve problems

- Strong computer skills, including detailed knowledge of LexisNexis, E-File, Westlaw, Excel and Access

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

SOUTHWESTERN PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE

Houston, Texas

Diploma: Paralegal -2000

TEXAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS/SW CAMPUS

Houston, Texas

Diploma: Paralegal -1994

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

3/07-04/09

WILLINGHAM, FULTZ & COUGILL, L.L.P.

Houston, Texas

Paralegal/Legal Secretary - Notary Public

Review multi-plaintiff files on the Louisiana asbestos litigation trial docket. Duties include reviewing all discovery, inputting all pertinent and necessary information into Access database. Draft all pre-trial motion and pleadings. Responsibilities also include answering phones and sending necessary faxes.

1/06-8/06

SHEEHY, SERPE & WARE, P.C.

Houston, Texas

Paralegal

Worked on product liability, personal injury, and commercial litigation cases. Duties included preparing all pre-trial and trial notebooks, reviewed and summarized all discovery, and summarized depositions. Responsibilities also included answering phones and sending necessary faxes and e-mails.

05/01-05/02 and 09/03-04/04

POWERS & FROST, L.L.P.

Houston, Texas

Sr. Jurisdictional Paralegal - Notary Public

Review multi-plaintiff files on the asbestos trial docket. Responsible for forty (40) counties. Duties include preparing pre-trial and trial notebooks, reviewing all discovery, inputting all pertinent and necessary information into Access, supplementing discovery and filed motion via Justice Link in counties were Justice Link is accessible, prepare deposition notices, calendaring depositions and hearings and amending petitions. Supervised Junior Paralegal and Data Entry. Responsibilities also include answering phones and sending necessary faxes.

12/99-03/01

CRAIN, CATON & JAMES, L.L.P.

Houston, Texas

Paralegal/Notary Public

Review multi-plaintiff files on the asbestos trial docket. Responsible for eleven counties. Duties include preparing trial notebooks, reviewing all discovery, inputting all pertinent and necessary information into Access, supplementing discovery and amending petitions. Responsibilities also included answering phones and sending necessary faxes.

04/98-06/99

PEIRSON & PATTERSON, L.L.P.

Houston, Texas

On Site Manager/Document Preparation

Input loan information, print and review documents for Conventional Government and Texas A-6 loans, verify closing fees, and sending documents to Title Company, prepare collateral after closing and ship loan files to Countrywide Home Loans Corporate Office.

09/95-04/98

LAW OFFICES OF GILBERT VILLARREAL AND MARSH REED

Houston, Texas

Paralegal/Notary Public

Interviewed clients, typed, copied documents, faxed documents, answer phones, prepare all documents and motions in personal injury, divorce and criminal cases, filed documents at the court house, and translated at court house.

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