Denise Barrientos
Baldwinsville,NY
Summary
Committed to learning on a lifelong basis. Driven Paralegal successful at thriving in high stress, high-pressure environments and situations involving constant change and vast ambiguity in data and instruction.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
Nave Law Firm
01.2020 - Current
- Maintained and updated organized client contact information to keep in touch with clients and provide updates on cases including but not limited to calendaring, file management, communicated with clients, opposing counsel and court personnel for caseload of 125
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation, and information for discovery request.
- Liaised with other paralegals and legal staff to complete common tasks on schedule.
- Helped attorneys prepare for trial by organizing exhibits and calling on witnesses to testify at hearings.
Bankruptcy Paralegal Consultant
Law Office of Peter C, Schaefer
10.2013 - 12.2020
- Chapter 13’s Manage Gsync and Outlook for
- Calendaring Backups All Payroll and HR including quarterly filings and End of years W-3 & W-2’s Manage a 720 Credit repair program for clients Familiarity with the 722 Redemption programs Collect and process all client documentation Prepare and Finalize client petition for signature Analyses cases for Chapter 13 or Counsel clients on income and expenses and set up budgets Counsel Clients from
- Negotiated with attorneys and debtors to work out agreements.
- Beginning to end of bankruptcy process Handle all office supplies and purchases Utilize multi-line phone system Manage Multiple Office Locations Maintain VOIP Phone system and account Manage and Coordinate Court Calendars Schedule Motion Calendars Prepare all Motions (522F, Pond, Reopen
- Motion to Sell, Application to incur, etc.) Review and delegate all court mail
- Conducted account analysis based on bankruptcy code.
Bankruptcy Paralegal/Office Manager
Law, Center
Bodow Law Firm, PLLC
02.2010 - 09.2013
Education
Legal Assistant Certificate -
OCM Boces
Cortland, NY02.2012
Accounting and Bookkeeping Certificate -
OCM Boces
Cortland, NY02.2012
Skills
- Proficient use in ECF/Pacer
- Mastership in QuickBooks 2010
- Client Correspondence
- Project Management
- Deadline Monitoring
- Case Management
- Criminal Law
- Financial and Estate Planning
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Bankruptcy Law
- Case File Preparation
- Office Administration
- Conflict Mediation
- Team Oriented
Timeline
Paralegal
Nave Law Firm
01.2020 - Current
Bankruptcy Paralegal Consultant
Law Office of Peter C, Schaefer
10.2013 - 12.2020
Bankruptcy Paralegal/Office Manager
Law, Center
Bodow Law Firm, PLLC
02.2010 - 09.2013
Legal Assistant Certificate -
OCM Boces
Accounting and Bookkeeping Certificate -
OCM Boces