Amanda Blanco
Summit,NJ
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Assistant
Law office of charles parks
11.2022 - 10.2023
- Excellent secretarial and organizational skills.
- In charge of all receptionist duties; greeting customers and referring them to the appropriate staff members, answer phone calls, set appointments, court appearances,distribute incoming mail/prepare outgoing mail, organize and store paperwork, documents and computer-based information
- Helped with intake of new clients and materials by setting up files and documenting important information, as well as always maintaining communication on the progress of the case.
- Managed general needs such as opening and closing files, scanning sheets and faxing documents.
- Prepared drafts of forms, letters and agreements for legal staff use.
- Support with necessary routine tasks on behalf of the lawyer. Gathering legal research for court dates and hearings, preparing legal documents: POA, HPOA, QCD, Wills, AOH, Closings, Contracts, Divorce, Adoption etc
- Interviewed clients to obtain information relevant to cases.
- Assist clients with language barrier from Spanish to English.
- Knowledge in the process of notarizing documents, I was a notary in the state of Tennessee.
Senior Associate
Amazon
10.2018 - 08.2022
- Analyze products that enter the marketplace of Mexico and Brazil to ensure they comply with the regulations of each country.
- Carefully evaluating a product, that can be very damaging if it becomes available for sale to the public. This means being extremely detailed.
- Trained and supported new team members, providing them with the necessary tools and departments policies.
- Administer the cadence process for project meetings, schedule meetings, record and post minutes; send out reminders to stakeholders, draft and deliver team communications
- Constant project seeker, ability to identify training needs and improvement areas
- Efficiently lead and drive teamwork within the department and specific projects such as improvement of processes
- Support leadership with ad-hoc requests (presentations, audit files, reports, follow ups, team events)
- Ability to prioritize work within a project, or for several projects, based on workload and urgency of tasks
- SME for specific task: tracking team results and trends, and assist in preparing management reports
Language Translator
Language Line Solutions
05.2016 - 10.2018
- Interpreter for languages English and Spanish
- Listened to recordings and translated confidential information.
- Translator for doctors in Hospitals/Clinics for patients in the Unites States
- Translator for insurance companies (Medical – Vehicle) in the United States.
Education
Associate of Arts - Fashion Design
Universidad Creativa De Costa Rica
San Jose 2015
High School Diploma -
High School of Naranjo
Costa Rica 2010
Skills
- Office, Power Point and Excel
- Time Management
- Interpersonal Communication
- Creativity
- Teamwork
Hobbies
Cycling is life, therapy and health, it is the sport I practice weekly.
Cook with love, for me, family and friends.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Legal Assistant
Law office of charles parks
11.2022 - 10.2023
Senior Associate
Amazon
10.2018 - 08.2022
Language Translator
Language Line Solutions
05.2016 - 10.2018
Associate of Arts - Fashion Design
Universidad Creativa De Costa Rica
High School Diploma -
High School of Naranjo
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