Amy Harvey
Penn Valley,CA
Summary
Legal professional with strong passion for the criminal justice field. Highly skilled and knowledgeable in legal processes and procedures. Maintains a commitment to confidentiality, professionalism and impeccable organization for all cases. Experienced in working alongside attorney's and prosecutors while being fully versed in court processes and legal terminology. Reliable administrative and legal support professional with great attention to detail.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Legal Assistant
Montgomery Law Office
Nevada City, CA
10.2018 - Current
- Maintain client list for Family Law, Criminal Law and CPS cases.
- Keep track of and monitor all client court dates.
- Maintain constant communication with clients regarding pending cases.
- Liaison between attorney and Child Protective Services department with custody and foster cases.
- Maintain comprehensive detailed analysis of all children in CPS dependency cases and submit findings to the federal government on a monthly basis.
- Write motions, subpoenas and court correspondences as needed.
- Submit documents to the courthouse clerk for official filing.
- Obtain all documents needed from clients including bank records, financial documents, property deeds and titles, vehicle registrations, etc. for divorce process.
- Fill out and submit to court all family law legal forms needed to establish a family law or divorce case.
- Communicate with the District Attorney and his deputy attorneys regarding mutual cases and clients.
- Send notices requesting discovery to the District Attorney's Office in all newly appointed cases and obtain that discovery.
- Review all discovery in criminal cases and submit analysis report to attorney on record.
- Engage in case research and obtain case law for initial case evaluation.
- Assisted defense council in live court proceedings for multiple cases, including a life sentence case as well as a murder trial.
Education
Associate of Science - Administration of Justice-Law
Sierra College
Grass Valley, CA05.2022
No Degree - Criminal Justice
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FLHigh School Diploma -
Western High School
Davie, FL06.2001
Skills
- Time Management
- Legal Research Software
- Legal Document Preparation and Processing
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Document Control
- Pretrial Agreements
- Appointment Scheduling
- Appeals, Motions and Complaints
- Adobe Acrobat
- Case Files Organization
- Legal Terminology
- Public Relations
- Critical Thinking
- Trial Request Forms
- Subpoenas and Summonses
- Problem Solving
- Microsoft Office
- Transcription Software
- Courtroom Request Forms
- Client Applications Completion
- LexisNexis
- Legal Correspondence
- Word Processing
- Client Interviews
- Database Management
- Legal Publications Review
- Courtroom Procedures
- Information Compilation
- Invoice Preparation
- Case Law Review
- Court Decisions Review
Additional Information
- Lifetime member of The National Honor's Society- Phi Theta Kappa
- Completed each semester of college with Presidential Honor Roll.
Timeline
Executive Legal Assistant
Montgomery Law Office
10.2018 - Current
Associate of Science - Administration of Justice-Law
Sierra College
No Degree - Criminal Justice
Broward College
High School Diploma -
Western High School
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