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Estefania Harrison

Lawrenceville,GA

Summary

Communicative paralegal with financial background, who applies excellent writing skills in drafting financial analysis, briefs, legal memorandum, motions, and correspondence. Conducts all legal and financial businesses professionally and with little guidance from attorneys and supervisors.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Paralegal

Self-Employed
01.2023 - Current
  • Researched documents and publications for details that would establish evidence
  • Assisting clients with Filling out various legal form, such as immigration forms
  • Conducting Translations, Legal Research and Writing
  • Translations
  • Proofreading
  • Drafting legal pleading, such as briefs
  • Summarizing depositions and transcripts
  • Secretarial work
  • Preparing discovery response
  • Assisting clients with Filling out various legal form, such as immigration forms

Tax Foreclosure Paralegal

Creel Law Group
05.2021 - 07.2022
  • Revised and finalized letters, briefs, and memos.
  • Negotiated settlements between lenders and borrowers, achieving mutually beneficial agreements.
  • Drafted pleadings, motions, and other legal documents to facilitate smooth progression of foreclosure cases through the courts.
  • Contributed to the success of foreclosure mediations by providing essential case information and documentation to attorneys.
  • Trained junior paralegals on proper procedures followed throughout the lifecycle of a foreclosure case.
  • Gained extensive knowledge in data entry, analysis and reporting.

Document Preparation Specialist

Creel Law Group
02.2020 - 05.2021
  • Edited and proofread legal documents to verify accuracy.
  • Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information.
  • Improved document organization by implementing a comprehensive file management system for easy access to essential case materials.
  • Reduced attorney workload by drafting routine legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and affidavits.

Immigration Paralegal

Taylor Lee & Associates
07.2016 - 02.2020
  • Fostered strong relationships with clients through empathetic understanding of their unique situations and goals.
  • Filed, faxed, coped, and scanned various documents into the system and handled all incoming and outgoing correspondence.
  • Updated the unit's entire filing system to enhance the filing system and general archiving of documents
  • Managed daily office operations and maintenance of equipment.
  • Coordinated appointments with clients for attorney consultations, improving scheduling efficiency within the office environment.
  • Liaised with other paralegals and legal staff to complete common tasks on schedule.
  • Managed scheduling of court calendars and deadlines to maintain smooth flow of firm operations.
  • Monitored immigration law developments and procedural changes to improve client service quality and case outcomes.
  • Analyzed client documentation and history to determine eligibility for immigration-related benefits.
  • Liaised between clients and government agencies such as USCIS or Department of State throughout case proceedings to promote seamless communication channels.
  • Contributed to client case file preparation and verified inclusion of required documentation.
  • Assisted clients with immigration application completion to improve timeliness of case review and disposition.
  • Maintained immigration attorneys' schedules to enable timely client service delivery and promote firm's income growth.

Legal Assistant

Taylor Lee & Associates
08.2014 - 07.2016
  • Facilitated timely resolution of legal matters by preparing and organizing essential documents.
  • Managed high-volume workload while maintaining strict attention to detail on every task such as drafting pleadings or summarizing depositions accurately.
  • Organized documents to manage paper and electronic filing systems of clients.
  • Handled billing tasks efficiently and accurately, ensuring smooth financial operations for the legal team.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.

Education

Certificate - Paralegal Studies

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Lawrenceville, GA

Skills

  • Team-oriented
  • Understands confidentiality
  • Superb legal research
  • Fluent Spanish language
  • Client relations expert
  • Complaint handling and resolution
  • Self-motivated
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Thrives under pressure
  • MS word, MS excel and PowerPoint

Accomplishments

  • Related coursework: Legal Research and Writing, Bankruptcy Law, Critical Thinking, Tort Law, Insurance Law, Contract Law, Immigration Law, Legal Document Preparation, Legal Procedure, Securities and Real Estate Law
  • Qualified for 5 quarterly sales bonuses by exceeding sales target by 45%
  • Expanded business by 65% while maintaining 85% rate of customer retention
  • Placed up to 25 new lead calls per day

Timeline

Freelance Paralegal

Self-Employed
01.2023 - Current

Tax Foreclosure Paralegal

Creel Law Group
05.2021 - 07.2022

Document Preparation Specialist

Creel Law Group
02.2020 - 05.2021

Immigration Paralegal

Taylor Lee & Associates
07.2016 - 02.2020

Legal Assistant

Taylor Lee & Associates
08.2014 - 07.2016

Certificate - Paralegal Studies

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

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