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Alessandro Juarez

Chicago,IL

Summary

Paralegal with ten years of litigation experience, with a background in Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, and Criminal Law. Seeking to provide professional assistance in legal research, drafting legal documents, customer service, and trial preparation. Strengths include adaptability, self-motivation, and goal orientation.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Paralegal

Travelers
07.2023 - Current
  • Reduced attorney workload by drafting routine legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and affidavits.
  • Managed scheduling of court calendars and deadlines to maintain smooth flow of firm operations.
  • Enhanced case efficiency by organizing and maintaining legal documents, files, and correspondence.
  • Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation, and information for discovery request.

Paralegal

Strom Yen Law Firm
04.2015 - 06.2023

• Prepared various exhibits for attorneys for trials, depositions, and examined client cases for litigation or legal resolution.

• Screen potential new clients to determine if claim is compensable under the law.

• Ensuring the organization of files including maintenance, management, and analysis of evidence for over 300 cases.

• Research and analyze legal issues and confer with attorneys to provide accurate advice to clients.

• Correspond and coordinate with opposing counsels, clients, judges, court personnel and any other individual contacting the firm promptly and professionally via email or phone.

• Maintain attorney calendars by coordinating time sensitive deadlines including scheduling depositions, hearings, pre trials and other legal proceedings.

• Draft and prepare pleadings, e-file legal documents, and ensure that all have been proofread, edited and revised as necessary for accuracy and formatting.

Paralegal

Sheppard Law Firm P.C.
06.2018 - 11.2020

• Communicate case status to the client.

• File pleadings and motions in a timely manner.

• Request discovery via motions and subpoenas.

• Review and analyze any discovery that is produced for the attorney.

• Maintain records of hourly billing or retainer fees for clients.

Skills

  • Legal research
  • Proficient in MS office
  • Case management
  • Client communication
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Discovery & eDiscover

Timeline

Paralegal

Travelers
07.2023 - Current

Paralegal

Sheppard Law Firm P.C.
06.2018 - 11.2020

Paralegal

Strom Yen Law Firm
04.2015 - 06.2023
Alessandro Juarez