(623) 570-7178 (Cell Phone)

OBJECTIVE To secure a position in a successful business.

EDUCATION

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE IN PARALEGAL STUDIES, 1999
Academy of Business College  Phoenix, Arizona
NCA Accredited College, ABA Approved Program

Peoria High School  Peoria, Arizona
Graduated 1998

LEGAL KNOWLEDGE
Business Law		Business Organizations		Contracts		Timeslips
Criminal Law		Civil Procedure			Constitutional Law	Domestic Relations
Discovery		Evidence			Legal Ethics		Real Estate
Litigation		Legal Research			Legal Writing		Torts
Criminal Procedure	Rule 26 Statements		Wills and Trusts	Investigations

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Experienced and knowledgeable in Legal Database research (Westlaw) and Internet
Proficient in Microsoft Windows 97, 98 and XP and WordPerfect 6.1
Skilled in analysis and drafting of documents such as pleadings, motions, legal memoranda and various forms of discovery
Accomplished in legal research and writing
Experience in inputting data into Timeslips
Experienced in Data Entry


PERSONAL SKILLS

Ability to work under deadlines with minimal supervision
Excellent oral communication skills
Exceptional management skills
Outstanding writing skills
Excellent customer service skills
Ability to work alone or as a team player




WORK EXPERIENCE

PARALEGAL, DECEMBER 2003 - JUNE 2004
Wattel & York Glendale, Arizona
Phone Intakes, answer phone calls, open and create new files, filing, send letters requesting
needed documents, demand preparations for files, maintain contact with clients, verify insurance
information, close files, pick up police reports, transport clients.  
INTAKE COORDINATOR, MARCH 2002 - DECEMBER 2003
PREhab Westside Social Services Glendale, Arizona
Set Intake appointments, answer phone calls, fill out enrollment paperwork for new clients,
open new cases in computer system, create files for new clients, transfer cases to other
agencies, interoffice transfers, assign new cases to therapists, complete closure paperwork
and prepare file for closure, close file in computer system.
LEGAL ASSISTANT/DOCUMENT PREPARATION ASSISTANT, MARCH 2000 - MARCH 2002
Heldenbrand & Associates/Phoenician Paralegals Phoenix, Arizona
Draft various types of notices, Writs of Restitution, Notices of Dismissal and Satisfactions
of Judgment.  Maintain files, enter summons and complaints to be filed in court, calculate
judgments, and keep in contact with clients.
LEGAL ASSISTANT/FLOATER, NOVEMBER 1999 - JANUARY 2000
Phillips & Associates Phoenix, Arizona
Drafted and filed subpoenas, notices, motions and orders to withdraw.  Entered Timeslips,
filing and copying.
MEMBER SERVICES, JUNE 1998 - NOVEMBER 1999
Credit Union West Litchfield, Arizona
Receptionist, filing, customer service, greeting clients, photocopying, process night drops.


References upon request