Ashley Miranda
Austin,TX
Summary
Soon to be paralegal motivated to continually improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and opportunities for professional growth. Currently a detail-oriented Court Clerk with almost 3 years of experience providing dedicated clerical assistance, with strong skills in preparing and examining legal documents, liaising between judges and other county departments/agencies, case file management, scheduling and assistance with courtroom proceedings. Hardworking and passionate, with strong organizational skills ready to help the team achieve company goals and used to handling a high-intensity workload.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Court Clerk II
Travis County
07.2022 - Current
- Performs all duties of CCI but functions as Lead Clerk- Supervise, monitors, prioritized and makes decisions on workload distribution. Reviews employee work for timeliness and accuracy.
- Trains subordinate staff in court operations, procedures and policies. Develops, coordinate and conducts employee training and career development courses.
- Assisted newly hired clerks in learning about application reviews and verification procedures, performance strategies and customer service techniques.
- Enhanced case efficiency by organizing and maintaining legal documents, files, and correspondence.
Court Clerk
Travis County
12.2021 - 07.2022
- Maintained court dockets and updated disposition of cases after court hearings and trials.
- Prepared court orders and judgments for signature.
- Provided assistance to attorneys and court personnel in courtroom
- Assisted court in scheduling hearings, meetings and other events to support seamless operations.
- Prepares appeals and submits them to appellate court.
- Conducts review of legal documents submitted. Determines
- Contributed to preparation of jury instructions, verdicts and jury forms to support court proceedings.
- Reviewed court documents to process subpoenas, motions and pleadings.
- Coordinated courtroom proceedings and enforced adherence to proper procedures.
- Prepared court orders and judgments for signature.
- Provided assistance to attorneys and court personnel in courtroom
- Assisted court in scheduling hearings, meetings and other events to support seamless operations.
- Answered telephone calls, took messages and transferred calls to appropriate colleagues.
Personal Shopper
HEB Grocery Store
02.2020 - Current
- Maintained high satisfaction ratings by completing orders quickly and making good selections for customers.
- Reviewed customer orders closely to locate desired items and checked app regularly to identify changes.
- Memorized store layouts and planograms to fulfill orders using shortest, most efficient route.
- Placed completed orders in labeled, temperature-appropriate storage pending customer pick up.
- Tracked substitutions and informed customers of changes.
- Worked productively with customers to meet order requirements and service expectations.
Activity Specialist
City Of Austin Parks And Recreation Department
06.2014 - 05.2019
- Lead and supervised routine of assigned group of participants
- Promoted growth of social skills, resolved problems, and teamed with staff to arrange intergroup activities and events
- I performed miscellaneous tasks, answering recreation center phone, electronic data entry and preparing for activities.
- Monitored children's activities to verify safety and wellbeing.
- Read stories, sang songs and facilitated creative play.
- Dispensed snacks and meals to children in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
- Maintained group discipline through positive reinforcement, behavior modeling and collaboration with parents.
- Developed positive and productive relationships with kids, parents and staff.
- Supervised groups of up to 12 children under age 12 from arrival through departure at end of day.
- Engaged participants in recreational activities and team-building exercises.
- Scheduled events in recreation facilities and monitored facility conditions.
- Transitioned participants between activities, rest periods and field trips.
- Coordinated staff volunteers to supervise events and facilitate scheduled activities.
- Collaborated with other recreation staff in developing new recreational activities.
- Kept track of allergies and dietary restrictions, verifying correct meals and snacks were given to campers.
To-Go Specialist
Olive Garden, Darden Restaurants
04.2017 - 12.2017
- Worked in a fast-paced environment: ability to work under pressure: time management and prioritization
- Customer awareness: able to understand and accommodate the needs for customers
- Verbal communication: answered phone and took orders
- Teamwork: worked well with others, able to ask for help when needed and able to help those he needed it
- Resilience: ability to bounce back after a overwhelming amount of orders.
- Assisted with staff training to enforce quality, safety and sanitation guidelines.
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
- Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
- Welcomed customers and helped determine their needs.
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
- Counted money in cash drawers at beginning and end of shifts to maintain accuracy.
- Worked closely with shift manager to solve problems and handle customer concerns.
Education
Associate of Science - Paralegal Studies
Austin Community College
Austin, TX08-2025
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX05.2021
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Austin Community College
Austin, TX05.2019
High School Diploma -
W. Charles Akins High School
Austin, TX06.2014
Skills
- Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Internet applications
- Strong leadership, problem solving, and planning skills
- Communication with Judges, attorneys and other related parties
- Court Processes: Juror coordination, Courtroom Attendance, Docket Management, Subpoena Service, Court Hearings, Plea Agreements
- Data Entry
- Clerical Support
- Analyzing Legal Documents, Legal research skills
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Calculating and collecting money
- Motion drafting
- Documenting
- Calendar oversight
- Multitasking
- Time management abilities
- LexisNexis
- Real Estate Law
- Problem-solving abilities
- Adaptability
Timeline
Court Clerk II
Travis County
07.2022 - Current
Court Clerk
Travis County
12.2021 - 07.2022
Personal Shopper
HEB Grocery Store
02.2020 - Current
To-Go Specialist
Olive Garden, Darden Restaurants
04.2017 - 12.2017
Activity Specialist
City Of Austin Parks And Recreation Department
06.2014 - 05.2019
Associate of Science - Paralegal Studies
Austin Community College
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Texas State University
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Austin Community College
High School Diploma -
W. Charles Akins High School
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