Janine Chino
Brooklyn ,NY
Summary
Focused and dedicated Legal Assistant with an exceptional work ethic seeking for a paralegal position.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal Supervisor
Pasternack, Tilker, Ziegler, Stanton, & Romano
Brooklyn, NY , New York
06.2017 - Current
- Responsible for maintaining workers compensation cases from intake through settlement.
- Coordinates and schedules clients for attorney appointments.
- Requests hearings with the workers compensation board to resolve outstanding issues.
- Extensive interaction with clients, carriers, doctors' offices, and the workers compensation board.
- Prepares files for court hearings and trial.
- Negotiates SLU, PPD, & S32 with defense counsel or carriers.
- Trains new hires.
Calendar Clerk
Pavlounis & Sfouggatakis, LLP.
Brooklyn, NY , New York
07.2015 - 05.2017
- Responsible for scheduling court appearances, attorney office calendar, depositions, and Independent Medical Examinations (Ime).
- Drafted summons & complaints and Notice of Claims.
- E-filed pleadings.
- Responsible for front desk clerical duties.
Legal Assistant Intern
Damien & Associates, LLP.
Brooklyn, NY , NY
01.2015 - 06.2015
- Filed legal documents with the court clerk.
- Conducted legal research and analysis using Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw.
- Obtained disposition letters from criminal court for former clients.
- Managed clerical duties such as faxing, scanning, incoming calls, and filing documents.
Education
Ph.D. - Public Policy Analysis
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VAMaster of Science - Criminal Justice
Walden University
Minneapolis, MNBachelor of Science - Legal Assistant
New York City College of Technology of The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NYSkills
- Microsoft word
- Legal research and writing
- Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Westlaw and LexisNexis
Language
- Fluency in Spanish
Timeline
Paralegal Supervisor
Pasternack, Tilker, Ziegler, Stanton, & Romano
06.2017 - Current
Calendar Clerk
Pavlounis & Sfouggatakis, LLP.
07.2015 - 05.2017
Legal Assistant Intern
Damien & Associates, LLP.
01.2015 - 06.2015
Master of Science - Criminal Justice
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Legal Assistant
New York City College of Technology of The City University of New York
Ph.D. - Public Policy Analysis
Liberty University