Debra Wright
Plant City,FL
Summary
Highly-motivated with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, professional demeanor, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Known for being exceptionally organized with a very high attention to detail. Comfortable working alone or with teams to accomplish on-time and accurate clerical tasks.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Screener II
Bay Area Legal Services
Tampa, FL
05.2022 - Current
- Assess the legal issues of applicants over the phone to determine eligibility for services
- Check for conflicts of interest, inform applicants of ineligibility and refer out to other community resources
- Schedule appointments for eligible applicants through the CTI Unit
- Assist with training new screeners
- Assist with Senior Legal Helpline closing letters and with entering the monthly time schedules in the calendars of the SLH attorneys
Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper
Witness to Innocence
Philadelphia, PA
09.2021 - Current
- Conduct management of all records and financial bookkeeping
- Track and categorize income and expenditures in QuickBooks
- Perform the payroll run bi-weekly
- Assist in compiling financial information for grant applications, reports, audits, and annual tax returns
- Monitor and pay bills and invoices
- Run reports, cross check, and prepare quarterly reports
- Prepare checks for review and signing
- Manage individual gift entries in database and acknowledgement of individual gifts
Speaker
Witness to Innocence
Philadelphia, PA
01.2016 - Current
- Ongoing contracted speaker on the topic of exoneration for various audiences including schools, government agencies, and legislative bodies
- Recurring panelist in the Accuracy and Justice lecture series curated for law enforcement, courts, and other legal professionals
Legal Clerk
Kimerer Law Group
Phoenix, AZ
07.2014 - 03.2020
- Assisted Paralegals in creating, organizing and closing client files
- Filed, proofread, scanned and copied legal documents
- Prepared notebooks for court hearings/trials
- Entered time billing and costs, made large bank deposits
- Relieved the receptionist in answering calls and taking messages for attorneys and coworkers
- Greeted clients and directed them to appropriate attorneys
Education
Computer Usage And Applications
Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ05-2019
High School Diploma -
Cortez High School
Phoenix, AZ06-1982
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Proficient in Microsoft Word
- Proficient in QuickBooks
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Administrative Support
- Clerical Support
- Customer Service and Assistance
- Customer Rapport Building
- File Maintenance
- Document Scanning
- Account Reconciliation
- Recordkeeping
- Payroll Processing
- Expense Tracking
- Report Preparation
- Accurate Reporting
- Audit Support
- Proficient in a legal setting supporting legal procedures and the associated confidential and privacy requirements
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Screener II
Bay Area Legal Services
05.2022 - Current
Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper
Witness to Innocence
09.2021 - Current
Speaker
Witness to Innocence
01.2016 - Current
Legal Clerk
Kimerer Law Group
07.2014 - 03.2020
Computer Usage And Applications
Phoenix College
High School Diploma -
Cortez High School
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