LEGAL ASSISTANT Resume Example

I have had the privilege to work in different units, below are the units I worked and contributed at excellent or outstanding level:

• Reception Unit- (2001-2002) Received telephone calls and visitors, screen and resolve all inquiries with limited supervision assistance. Became efficient and proficient in the developing of Record of Proceedings ensuring all were in conformance with rules governing style and format. Became an excellent examiner when dealing with the receiving and the processing of all charging documents, mail, filings, and in-coming ROP's from other courts. Solved and took corrective action on charging documents deficiencies. Served as point of contact when supervisor was absent and train new employees accordingly.

• Hearings Unit- (2002-2010) Provided administrative and legal assistance to Los Angeles Immigration Judge Stancill. Conducted extensive report searches for case information applying comprehensive legal regulations, specialized techniques and procedures. Ran and timely submitted various automated reports.  Proficient in preparing notices to respondent's, attorneys, and other parties to advise them of their hearing dates.  Reviewed and process all incoming correspondence/legal documents timely. Responded promptly to numerous inquiries and complex requests for current information on cases. Served as point of contact when supervisor was absent and train new employees accordingly

• Detained Hearing Unit - (2011-2014) Provided administrative support and legal assistance to a variety of Detained Immigration Judge's at the OCD/LA3 detained docket.  Reviewed and maintained the I-830 mail box. Expert in generating and distributing detained calendars for either OCD/LA3. Served as point of contact when supervisor was absent and was given the opportunity to train new employees.

• AWC/Priority Docket (2014-2016) Provided Administrative Support and legal  assistance to Immigration Judge Naselow.  During this faced paced priority docket provided excellent customers service to a high volume of juvenile/family respondents. Assisted supervisor with the reviewing of heavy data entry and  became highly experienced in correcting and identifying  many data entries deficiencies. Assisted the Immigration Judge with her seven to ten master a week and at the same time was responsible for the maintaining data entering to the hundreds of AWC/Priorities cases. Served as point of contact when supervisor was absent and was given the chance to train new employees accordingly

• Juvenile Detained Docket/Post Hearing Motions  (2017)Provide Administrative Support and Legal support to the Immigration Judge in-charge of the detained juvenile docket.  Assist in the processing of all post hearings motions received for the unit. In-charge of ordering from ARCIS ROP's that have been retired to the Federal Record Center.Served as point of contact when supervisor is absent and have been given the opportunity to train new employees.