Senior Paralegal Resume
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OBJECTIVE: To acquire a position, where my experience and commitment to excellence will be applied.
Professional Summery: Senior Paralegal with years of experience in the areas of Family Law, Landlord Tenant, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other government benefits.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Santa Ana, Ca
LEGAL ASSISTANT November , Present
• Conduct interviews with clients and evaluate their cases to prepare comprehensive case analyses and presentation to attorneys for proper advice.
• Represent clients at Social Security Disability, Capi, and other Administrative Hearings.
• Investigate facts, analyze evidence submitted, including exhibits, and supporting documents, review the entire file, conduct extensive legal research to prepare for Administrative Hearings.
• Identify pertinent facts, pivotal issues involved, areas in dispute, procedural defects and gaps in the evidentiary record and develop and carry out strategies necessary to correct case deficiencies.
• Conduct informal pre-hearing conferences with clients and witnesses and explain the hearing process and procedures.
• Explain requirements such as timely filling for Responses, Defaults, Request for Reconsideration, Request for Hearings, Legal Procedures and other similar matters.
• Maintain records for assigned cases such as Social Security Disability, Family Law, Government benefits, and Unlawful Detainer.
• Assist clients and prepare pleadings at Domestic Violence clinic, and Self Help clinic located at the courthouse.
• Draft pleadings such as: Dissolution of Marriage, Paternity, Order to Show Cause, Responses, Unlawful Detainer, Guardianship, Temporary Restraining order, Civil Harassment, Motions and Briefs, and Statement of Position.
• Case inquiry regarding the status of Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, and other Government Benefits and negotiate with various community groups.
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McDermott Will & Emery, Newport Beach, Ca
LEGAL ASSISTANT July -August
• Drafted documents for discovery: Interrogatories, request for admissions; questions for depositions.
• Arranged for depositions and requisite notices.
• Drafted motions, points and authorities, and oppositions to motions filed by defendant.
• Prepared memoranda, briefs, and exhibits.
• Indexed documents for trial.
• Prepared jury instructions and memorandum of costs.
• Exchanged expert witness information.
• Prepared witnesses for trial.
Orange County Superior Court House, Santa Ana, Ca
VOLUNTEER VICTIM WITNESS ASSISTANT May - July
• Assisted domestic violence victims with temporary restraining orders.
• Prepared written reports and helped victims with their declarations.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, & AFFILIATIONS
• Paralegal certificate, University of California, Irvine
• Bachelor of Arts, Foreign Languages, California State University, Northridge
• Administrative Hearing Certificate, Benchmark Institute, Los Gatos
• Westlaw Certificate, Orange County Westlaw Training Center
• Member of Orange County Paralegal Association
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• Strong analytical writing and research skills
• Converse fluently in Spanish and Farsi
• Experienced with Word Perfect, Microsoft Word, Legal Solutions, CD Rum, Westlaw, Lexus Nexus
• Strong organizational skills, resourceful, work well independently
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