Alisha Raeburn
BROOKLYN,NY
Summary
Paralegal motivated to continually improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and opportunities for professional growth
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal Aid
New York City Administration For Children's Services
10.2015 - Current
- Liaised with other paralegals and legal staff to complete common tasks on schedule.
- Assisted in training of new attorneys, ensuring efficiency and use of best practices.
- Managed paralegals caseload and hours ensuring balanced workload and caseload.
- Assisted with the preparation of pleadings, complaints, motions, discovery and other legal documents including e-filing with the courts and opposing counsel.
- Organized and maintained documents in paper and electronic filing systems.
- Typed and processed accurate legal documents for court filings/legal pleadings.
- Assisted attorneys in collecting information such as employment, medical and other records.
- Developed a working relationship with courts, clients, and attorneys.
- Use ACRS; Connections; UCMS; LTS; Inmate Look up Service (City, State and Federal); E-Courts; and other programs to work on my reports or investigations.
- Communicate with ACS Attorneys about any problems that may arise regarding subpoenaed documents, medical record request, court notification, and all other specific requests made by the Attorneys.
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Law Office Of Jonathan Steckler
08.2011 - 10.2015
- Assisted in case of management from case intake through trial preparation and helped facilitate the settlement process.
- Investigated facts and laws to determine causes of action to prepare cases.
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into the firm database.
- Assisted with the preparation of pleadings, complaints, motions, discovery and other legal documents including e-filing with the courts and opposing counsel.
- Directed and coordinated law office activities, including delivery of subpoenas.
- Communicated pertinent information to clients via phone, email, and mail.
- Communicated with outside vendors on behalf of the attorneys and firm.
- Assisted counsel in providing documentation and information for discovery request.
- Managed billable hours tracking, client invoicing and attorney schedules and maintained the firm court calendar.
- Filed all court documents at the state and federal levels both electronically and in paper form.
- Directed and coordinated law office activity, including serving of subpoenas.
Education
Paralegal Certificate - Paralegal
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY 06.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Government
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York
New York, NY05.2002
Skills
- Ability to Work Under Pressure
- Time Management Skills
- Ability to Work in a Team
- Documents Filing
- Records Management
- Attorney Support
- Proficient in MS Office
- Legal Jargon Knowledge
- Exhibit Preparation
- Database Research
- Litigation Support
- Notary Public
- Case Summaries
- File Organization
- Legal Analysis
- Document Drafting
Timeline
Paralegal Aid
New York City Administration For Children's Services
10.2015 - Current
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Law Office Of Jonathan Steckler
08.2011 - 10.2015
Paralegal Certificate - Paralegal
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Bachelor of Arts - Government
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York
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