Jennifer Affleck
Livermore,CA
Summary
Legal professional with extensive experience in providing top-tier administrative and legal support. Skilled in managing case files, drafting legal documents, conducting research, and assisting in trial preparation. Highly reliable team player with strong focus on efficiency and adaptability in fast-paced legal environment.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Assistant
Ferber Law Group
05.2022 - 05.2024
- Assisted CEOs with large household, four children, emails, venders, and manged calendars
- Maintained a functioning household, scheduled appointments, cooking, cleaning and organizing
Book Keeper/Litigation Legal Assistant
Shannon B Jones Law
04.2019 - 03.2020
- Assisted with accounts payable and receivable for multiple accounts using Quickbooks
- Managed billing, reconciled accounts, deposited checks, updated monetary spread sheets
- Emailed clients, prepared and sent invoices, maintained various spread sheets to organize data
- Proofread documents, drafted memorandums, letters and maintained electronic filings
- Transcribed voice dictation into legal tasks for the daily office agenda emails
Executive Assistant
PRM Partners
02.2017 - 03.2019
- Assisted a Real Estate Entrepreneur with projects and clients in relation to various entities nation wide
- Accounting, billing, reconciling reimbursements, monthly ACH, bank account and time card management
- Administrative tasks include but not limited to, calendaring, vendor contact, sorting and filing mail
Legal Assistant
Law Offices of John E. Hill
03.2013 - 01.2017
- Assisted Workers Compensation Attorney with court preparation, cases and maintained calendar
- Drafted and E-filed applications, depositions, trials, hearings, medical appointment notices and letters
- Subpoenaed records, prepared exhibits, interviewed client both in office and at immigration non-profits
- Reviewed settlement and trial exhibits, daily communication with insurance companies
- Handled scheduling and reminders for deadlines
- Increased client satisfaction by efficiently managing case files and promptly addressing inquiries.
Purchasing Assistant
Airport Home Appliance
05.2012 - 03.2013
- Purchased inventory from prestige vendors bay area wide using Tyler Convergence and Excel
- Communicated directly with CEO, sales associates, warehouse and multiple vendors to move product
- Maintained consistent email communication with stores and suppliers to confirm and track orders and verify price revisions on purchase orders.
- Prepared purchase orders accurately and followed up with suppliers to confirm receipt and delivery schedules.
- Streamlined purchasing processes for increased efficiency and reduced procurement time.
Executive Assistant
Forms Direct Inc.
01.2012 - 05.2012
- Managed executives calendars, scheduling meetings and appointments and coordinating travel arrangement
- Attended international conference calls to help reach company finance goals
- Managed office inventory, tracking supplies and placing orders to ensure smooth daily operations.
- Streamlined executive communication by managing emails, phone calls, and scheduling appointments.
House Manager
Susan Thomas, CEO
11.2009 - 01.2012
- Assisted two CEO's manage their large household, four children, emails, venders, and calendars
- Maintained a functioning household, scheduled appointments, shopping, meal planning, cooking, cleaning, driving children to sports and organizing
- Anticipated needs of family members by staying informed about their preferences, schedules, and priorities.
Education
Post-Degree Certificate - ABA Paralegal Studies
California State University East Bay
Hayward, CA01.2013
Bachelor Of Arts - International Relations, Immigration
California State University East Bay
Hayward, CA01.2011
Skills
- Paralegal MCLEs
- Microsoft Office
- Apple Office
- Adobe Acrobat
- DocuSign
- QuickBooks
- Dropbox
- Typing
- Organized
- Multi-tasker
- Quick learner
- Outgoing
- Productive
- Positive
Volunteer Experience
- Lawrence Elementary PTO (Secretary, Room Coordinator), 2022-Present, Document written record or meeting minutes and attendance at each PTO meeting, Vote on important school wide matters, Assist teacher with planning events and field trip management, Send emails to parents and collect monetary donations for class events and gifts
- International Rescue Committee, 08/11, 01/12, Accompanied families to Social Service offices and interacted with refugees from different counties to assist with immigration document.
- Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights, 08/11, 01/12, Worked on projects, attended meetings and protests to raise awareness. Created signs, spread sheets and helped finalize documents to send to the state Governor.
Languages
Spanish
Elementary
Portuguese
Elementary
Timeline
Legal Assistant
Ferber Law Group
05.2022 - 05.2024
Book Keeper/Litigation Legal Assistant
Shannon B Jones Law
04.2019 - 03.2020
Executive Assistant
PRM Partners
02.2017 - 03.2019
Legal Assistant
Law Offices of John E. Hill
03.2013 - 01.2017
Purchasing Assistant
Airport Home Appliance
05.2012 - 03.2013
Executive Assistant
Forms Direct Inc.
01.2012 - 05.2012
House Manager
Susan Thomas, CEO
11.2009 - 01.2012
Post-Degree Certificate - ABA Paralegal Studies
California State University East Bay
Bachelor Of Arts - International Relations, Immigration
California State University East Bay