Jake Scott
Stuart,FL
Summary
Paralegal driven to maintain ethical standards and deliver top-notch assistance to attorneys. Active knowledge of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and skilled in preparing basic legal documents and pleadings. Additionally, I am a motivated worker ready to learn and better the community with an extensive background in legal research.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
Wright, Ponsoldt & Lozeau Trial Attorneys, L.L.P
01.2023 - Current
- Participated in Jury Selection during trials
- Edited and proofread legal documents to verify accuracy.
- Maintained and updated organized client contact information to keep in touch with clients and provide updates on cases.
- Prepared legal briefs, motions, and pleadings.
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation, and information for discovery request.
- Communicated with clients, opposing counsel and court personnel to keep all parties informed on case updates.
- Summarized depositions, legal documents and other material to provide attorney with relevant material for cases.
- Researched statutes, decisions, legal articles, and codes.
- Organized, indexed and compiled thousands of trial exhibits for cases
Legal Assistance for Ukrainian Nationals
Florida Legal Services
12.2022 - 12.2022
- Worked directly with clients to help them create USCIS accounts and fill out I-821 and I-589 forms. ("Temporary Protected Status", Asylum Status)
- Researched Ukrainian and U.S laws pertinent client's case.
- Assisted with fragile cases associated to war-related trauma from ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
- Helped attorneys explain legal process of TPS and Asylum to clients through use of translators.
Research Assistant
1939 Atlanta Historical Marker Campaign
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Correlated locations in 1939 Atlanta Historical Marker Campaign to segregated neighborhoods of 1940
- Worked both independently and collaboratively in research environment.
- Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative maps and descriptions highlighting results for presentations.
Chief of Staff
Student Government Association
02.2022 - 04.2022
- Attended meetings to make informed university decisions, provide administrative support and evaluate progress toward goals and objectives.
- Supervised staff and participated in hiring, training and performance evaluations to establish and enforce policies and procedures for business functions.
- Performed financial and managerial analyses to evaluate data and make recommendations.
- Evaluated existing plans, processes and events planning services to identify opportunities for improvement.
Attorney's Assistant
Afghan Humanitarian Parole Legal Clinic
10.2021 - 10.2021
- Assisted Afghan Refugees in their Special Immigrant Visa applications.
- Filed, copied and ran court documents.
- Worked alongside attorneys, administrative assistants and fellow legal assistants on complex cases and legal processes.
- Researched U.S laws and programs pertinent to client's case.
Chaplain
Alpha Tau Omega - Kappa Mu Chapter
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Third-in-command of fraternity.
- Planned, organized and lead all internal events.
- Served on judicial board of fraternity as sole mediator between individual and board.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, Concentration in Public Law
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL12.2022
Skills
- Research Paper Writing
- Case Brief Development
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communication
- Legal Research
- Civil Procedures
- Assisting Lawyers
- Data Integrity
- Case management
Relevant Course Work
- Constitutional Law 1 & 2
- Mock Trial
- Public law
- Research Design/Analysis for Political Science
- Propositional and Predicate Logic
- Administrative Law
Accomplishments
- Awarded the "Meritorious Service to Law" Cord for volunteer work pertaining to legal services.
- Dean's List: Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Timeline
Paralegal
Wright, Ponsoldt & Lozeau Trial Attorneys, L.L.P
01.2023 - Current
Legal Assistance for Ukrainian Nationals
Florida Legal Services
12.2022 - 12.2022
Chief of Staff
Student Government Association
02.2022 - 04.2022
Research Assistant
1939 Atlanta Historical Marker Campaign
01.2022 - 05.2022
Attorney's Assistant
Afghan Humanitarian Parole Legal Clinic
10.2021 - 10.2021
Chaplain
Alpha Tau Omega - Kappa Mu Chapter
01.2020 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, Concentration in Public Law
University of North Florida
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