Paralegal Resume Example University Of Maryland Francis King Carey School Of Law

PARALEGAL

Objective

To obtain the position of Legal Assistant (Court), Job #: DE-10007253-17-TW where I can apply my knowledge of Immigration and Administrative Law, decade of combined clerical and paralegal experience, and on-going post graduate education to provide high quality support to the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge in its adjudicatory functions.

Summary of Skills

Self-motivated.
Eye for detail.
Collaborates with a diverse range of legal experts, clients, and the public.
Solves problems creatively and autonomously.
Displays strong leadership abilities.

Communicates efficiently and accurately.
Maintains empathy and respect for others.
Upholds legal ethical standards with a high level of confidentiality and professionalism.
Native Spanish speaker.

Experience

Paralegal04/2013 to CurrentUniversity of Maryland Francis King Carey School of LawBaltimore, MD

Directly supports the Clinical Law faculty across various programs including; Immigration, Crimmigration, Bail, Low Income Tax, Disability, and Drug Policy.
Coordinates multifaceted office functions encompassing court calendar management, scheduling meetings, arranging conferences, and preparing documentation and legal memorandum.
Utilizes legal research resources to obtain case information, regulations, and procedures.
Creates and manages case files and online database.
Maintains and performs statistical data analysis for ProBono assistance projects and grant requests.
Ensures satisfaction of deadlines.
Interprets/Translates client meetings, documentation, and correspondence.
Monitors calls/walk-ins by assessing various requests and providing appropriate referrals.
Liaison between Law Faculty, students, clients, judges, attorneys, and outside agencies.
Train new students in online file database systems and provide support and guidance throughout semester/year.
Supervise students and volunteer attorneys with the execution of administrative tasks and client support.

Legal Assistant09/2012 to 04/2013University of Maryland School of LawBaltimore, MD

Supported a group of faculty within their Clinical Law Programs which included: Access to Justice, Immigration, Reparations, International, Drug Policy, and Criminal Law Reform.
Received calls and correspondence related to the programs mentioned above and provided clients with appropriate referrals.
Acted as liaison in phone calls, correspondence, and meetings between Spanish/English speaking clients, students, attorneys, judges, faculty, and third party agencies.
Opened cases in 'Time Matters' database.
Prepared documents for faculty, students, and clients in English and Spanish.
Performed computerized research by utilizing LexisNexis, WestLaw, and other legal research databases.
Coordinated multifaceted office functions encompassing scheduling meetings, arranging conference calls, drafting letters, affidavits, and other legal documentations.
Oversaw student's performance and provided supportive feedback and guidance.

Epidemiology Assistant11/2010 to 06/2012University of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimore, MD

Provided multidimensional support to the Department of Neuro-Surgery Medical staff and interns with a range of responsibilities that encompassed developing and distributing study-specific document(s), monitoring participant profiles, randomizing documents and other support forms, and summarizing critical data utilizing online systems.
Ensured satisfaction of deadlines through execution of timely clinical patient follow-up visits and phone calls.
Visited patients at rehabilitation centers to perform SIS, GOS, GOSE, and various tests per study-specific protocol.
Generated and monitored client spreadsheet(s) for each clinical research study.
Performed general clerical support including answering telephone calls, scheduling patients, sending welcome and reminder letters to each study participants, faxing forms to other sites, mailing and tracking important documents regarding the various studies.

Patron Associate08/2009 to 10/2010University of Maryland, URecFitBaltimore, MD

Administered daily business and membership services.
Completed daily duties which encompassed checking-in patrons, answering phones, managing class reservations, monitoring registrations and towel/locker services, overseeing maintenance of facility, and leading facility tours for distinguished visitors.
Additionally lead Latin dance and hip hop Fitness classes.

Office Assistant10/2008 to 08/2009University of Maryland, School of NursingBaltimore, MD

Coordinated an array of office functions for the Administrative Services Department.
Received and directed incoming calls and visitors through the appropriate channels.
Scheduled interviews, performed data entry, filed timesheets and other payroll related documents.
Created and organized filing systems, monitored correspondence, drafted and distributed materials on campus.
Managed student locker rental system.

Bilingual Paralegal09/2007 to 09/2008The Law offices of Anne HokeBaltimore, MD

Reported directly to three attorneys which broad ranged responsibilities that encompassed answering phones, greeting visitors, scheduling appointments, processing payments, and making appropriate referrals for inquiries requiring specific legal advice.
Improved and maintained databases using the Workers Compensation Commission information.
Monitored and organized case files.
Documented all communications with clients and maintained strict confidentiality of information.
Ensured satisfaction of deadlines by delivering and retrieving documents in a timely manner.

General Office Assistant01/2007 to 08/2007UMBI Central Administration OfficeBaltimore, MD

Provided quality office support to the staff of Department of Finance which included performing computer data entry, maintaining extensive filing system, scanning documents, processing incoming and outgoing correspondence, light typing, and other duties as assigned.

Principal Student Office Assistant08/2004 to 08/2005Baltimore Lutheran High SchoolTowson, MD

Performed clerical support including answering phones and emails, taking messages for teachers, making copies, assembling and distributing correspondence, performing data entry, maintaining office files, and various other duties as assigned.

Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat Native Spanish speaker – fluency in written translation and oral interpretation

Notary Public of the State of Maryland Commission expires 04/2020

Education

Masters of Science in Law: Health Care LawUniversity of Maryland Francis King Carey School of LawCandidate 2018

Bachelors of Art: Philosophy ,Psychology, and SociologyUniversity of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)

High School DiplomaConcordia Preparatory School formally known as Baltimore Lutheran High School

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
University of Maryland School of Law
University of Maryland School of Medicine
University of Maryland, URecFit
University of Maryland, School of Nursing
The Law offices of Anne Hoke
UMBI Central Administration Office
Baltimore Lutheran High School

School Attended

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
Concordia Preparatory School formally known as Baltimore Lutheran High School

Job Titles Held:

Paralegal
Legal Assistant
Epidemiology Assistant
Patron Associate
Office Assistant
Bilingual Paralegal
General Office Assistant
Principal Student Office Assistant

Degrees

Masters of Science in Law : Health Care Law
Bachelors of Art : Philosophy ,Psychology, and Sociology
High School Diploma

Paralegal Resume Example

Resume Score: 90%

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