Ismary Almaguer
15820 SW 141st CT Miami,FL
Summary
Enthusiastic and project-oriented Paralegal offering 6 years of experience in Bankruptcy law, Criminal Law, and Personal Injury Law. Strong understanding of legal language and principles, research methods and court pleadings and processes. Demonstrated attention to detail and adherence to confidentiality and ethical requirements.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Trial Paralegal
Lydecker Diaz
Miami, FL
01.2022 - 11.2023
- Assisted attorneys in preparing for trial by organizing evidence and witness statements.
- Prepared legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and briefs for submission to the court.
- Researched relevant laws and regulations pertaining to cases.
- Reviewed case files to ensure all necessary documents were included prior to filing.
- Organized documents into an easily accessible format for review by attorneys.
- Drafted discovery requests and responses on behalf of attorneys.
- Organized and prepared case exhibits and evidence for trial.
- Organized and executed court calendar with daily cases and supervisor meetings.
- Analyzed legal statutes, codes and previous court decisions to determine optimal course of action.
- Contacted witnesses and scheduled interviews and evaluations.
- Booked travel arrangements for firm attorneys and support staff.
- Delivered subpoenas and coordinated law office activities.
Personal Injury Paralegal
Klemick & Gampel P.A
Miami, FL
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation and information for discovery request
- Prepared legal briefs, motions, and pleadings
- Maintained ongoing communication with opposing parties from discovery to trial phase to facilitate expeditious litigation
- Communicated with outside vendors on behalf of attorneys and legal departments
- Calendared upcoming court hearings/depositions
- Saved all court documents into appropriate file
- Scheduled Motion calendar hearings on CourtMAP
- Filed Notices/Motions into e-filing portal
- Requested medical records/bills from medical facilities
- Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information
- Prepped Demand Letters with Attorney review.
Criminal Defense Paralegal
Rier Jordan P.A
Miami, FL
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Prepared draft pleadings, motions, deposition notices, discovery requests, responses, and objections
- Reviewed and analyzed pleadings and contracts
- Helped attorneys prepare for hearings, depositions, mediations, and trials
- Communicated pertinent information to clients via phone, email, and mail
- Contacted clients to schedule appointments and discuss progress of cases
- Assisted attorneys with reviewing and organizing witness reports
- Handled electronic court filings and coordinated court activities
- Assisted up to 5 lawyers at time
- Produced legal documents such as briefs, pleadings and appeals
- Developed and managed up to 80 Criminal cases over 1 year
- Reviewed, edited, and proofread litigation for proper grammar, spelling and punctuation
- Contacted witnesses to testify under oath at court hearings
- Request discovery from opposing counsel
- Send indigency forms to clients
- Coordinate with opposing counsel deposition dates
- File subpoenas and sent to corresponding department/civilian
- Coordinate hearings with JA.
Bankruptcy Paralegal
Van Horn Law Group, P.A
Ft Lauderdale, FL
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Analyzed account payment histories
- Met all filing deadlines by accurately maintaining hearing calendar for entire office
- Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database
- Wrote, edited, and efficiently transmitted correspondence.
- Assisted attorneys in preparing and filing bankruptcy petitions, schedules and related documents.
- Provided support to attorneys in the review of financial documents, including tax returns, pay stubs and other income sources.
- Drafted motions and responses for attorney review.
- Prepared correspondence to clients regarding case progress, deadlines and court hearings.
- Reviewed client information forms for accuracy prior to filing with the court.
- Maintained physical files of all bankruptcy cases assigned by attorneys.
- Prepared subpoenas, summonses, complaints and other pleadings as needed.
- Performed docketing functions such as calendaring hearing dates and entering orders into the system.
- Scanned documents into electronic format for inclusion in case files.
Education
High School Diploma - General Studies
Westland Hialeah High School
Associates Degree - Paralegal Studies
Miami Dade College
Skills
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Legal Research
- Legal Correspondence
- Client Intakes
- Trial Preparation Assistance
- Motion Preparation
- Motions Drafting
- Drafting Legal Documents
- Building Cases
- Assisting Lawyers
- CaseMap
- LexisNexis
- Proficiency in Legal software's: Cincompass, Practice Panther, Trial Works, Cloudlex (CLX)
- Legal Documentation And Reporting
- Document Preparation
- Filing Court Documents
- File Organization
- Conducted Legal Research
- Legal Billing
- Electronic Filing Understanding
- Proofreading documents
- Power of attorney
- Understands confidentiality
- Bankruptcy law
- Database Research
- Court transcription
- Case Summaries
- Case Management
- Client Communication
- Criminal Law
- Subpoena coordination
- Calendar Management
Timeline
Trial Paralegal
Lydecker Diaz
01.2022 - 11.2023
Personal Injury Paralegal
Klemick & Gampel P.A
01.2021 - 01.2022
Criminal Defense Paralegal
Rier Jordan P.A
01.2018 - 01.2021
Bankruptcy Paralegal
Van Horn Law Group, P.A
01.2017 - 01.2018
High School Diploma - General Studies
Westland Hialeah High School
Associates Degree - Paralegal Studies
Miami Dade College
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