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Experienced legal professional is seeking a paralegal position EDUCATION PACE UNIVERSITY – Paralegal Certificate New York, NY August 2013 SKILLS Notary * Draft litigation documents* Microsoft Word * Microsoft Outlook * Microsoft Excel * *Proofreading * Legal Research, Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, Google Scholar * Legal report writing *Dictaphone transcription * Exceptional Grammar * Scan * Fax * Insurance Defense experience EXPERIENCE LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH, LLP New York, NY Legal Secretary –Notary. Prepare answers, pleadings, discovery and correspondence. E-file, serve and file court documents. Process authorizations, order medical records. Pay court fees. Speak with clients. Make follow-up phone calls for busy attorneys. Prepare and send mail. March 2010 - Present WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER LLP New York, NY Legal Secretary – Notary. Assistant to three attorneys. Responsible for serving and filing court documents, preparing pleadings and discovery. Process authorizations, schedule IME appointments, answer phones. Prepare and send out mail. February 2006 – March 2010 CUNY - Liberal Arts 1974 – 2011 City College, New York, N Y John Jay Criminal Justice, New York, N Y NYC Corrections Academy, Howard Beach, NY York College, Jamaica, NY HOLT Computer School - Legal Word-processing New York, NY Summer 2006 CDY School – Legal Secretary Certificate Borough Park, NY November 1994 - May 1995 York College School of Continuing Ed. – Medical Secretary Jamaica, New York The Woodhull Preparatory School – Episcopal School Academic High School Diploma LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES Crossroads Detention Center, Brooklyn, NY Founder of a volunteer youth ministry August 2011 – Present Published Author – children’s book 2012
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