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JESSICA CRUZ

Anaheim,CA
JESSICA CRUZ

Summary

Pending graduate in Paralegal Studies with an ABA-approved certification and associate’s degree, demonstrating exceptional organizational skills and a strong attention to detail. Experienced in assisting with legal duties and committed to continuous learning to excel as a paralegal. A collaborative team player with an ownership mentality, motivated to enhance skills in the legal field.

Overview

18
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

CASTRO ENTERPRISES
Santa Ana, CA

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
04.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Company Overview: Working for an Interpreting Services Company for Legal and Medical fields in Worker's Compensation Law
  • Microsoft Office Suite, QuickBooks, communications with interpreters, verifying WC insurance regarding employees' patients, attention to detail, organization, data entry, multi-phone lines, EAMS Case Search
  • Interpreting Services Company for Legal and Medical fields in Worker's Compensation Law for non-english speaking client's/patient's

PARTERRA LAW
Costa Mesa, CA

ENTRY LEVEL PARALEGAL
03.2023 - 08.2023

Job overview

  • Company Overview: Entry-Level/Trainee Paralegal for a Business Law, Tax Matter, Estates, Wills, and Trusts Firm
  • Maintained training in Teams, Minimal Calendaring, Confirming Court Hearings, Court Trial Verifications, Intro to Estate Planning Intake, Into to Litigation Discovery Responses, Light E-Filing with California Los Angeles County Courts', USPS Certified Mail Errands of Document(s)
  • Entry-Level/Trainee Paralegal for a Business Law, Tax Matter, Estates, Wills, and Trusts Firm

BEWLEY, LASSLEBEN & MILLER, LLP
Whittier, CA

LEGAL FILE CLERK-ASSISTANT
01.2021 - 03.2023

Job overview

  • Company Overview: Assisted/File Clerked for a Commercial Real Estate, Complex Commercial Landlord Tenant Law, Business & Real Estate Litigation, and Construction Litigation Attorney
  • Managed and maintained 100+ File Cabinets with hard copy legal filing as well as digital electronic filing of documents
  • Updated client files, photocopying, scanning, mailing, indexing (alphabetical/numerical), e-filing with CA State Courts, closed client files and sorted in storage
  • Endorsed Correspondence, Bates-Stamped Production of Documents, Exhibit Preparation for Trials and Depositions
  • Assisted/File Clerked for a Commercial Real Estate, Complex Commercial Landlord Tenant Law, Business & Real Estate Litigation, and Construction Litigation Attorney

FIRST LEGAL
Santa Ana, CA

DATA ENTRY CLERK
02.2019 - 09.2020

Job overview

  • Company Overview: Court Processing Legal Services Company
  • Assisted as a Data Entry Clerk for the Court and Processing Department regarding Legal Messenger Services
  • Daily data entry, Communications with team and supervisor of daily tasks, scanning, mailing, assisting personal, front loading documents, proofreading affidavit's, finalizing affidavits for the courts; business's; and personal legal services
  • Court Processing Legal Services Company

KAUFMAN STEINBERG, LLC
Irvine, CA

LEGAL FILE CLERK
11.2017 - 02.2018

Job overview

  • Company Overview: Entry Level Legal File Clerk for a Family Law Firm
  • Case indexing, incoming-outgoing mail, multi-phone line, filing, scanning, copies, fax, retrieving data, light billing, sorting storage for closed cases
  • Entry Level Legal File Clerk for a Family Law Firm

ABC TRAFFIC PROGRAMS
Santa Ana, CA

OFFICE CLERK
06.2016 - 07.2017

Job overview

  • Company Overview: Office Clerk for a DUI Program Office
  • Assisted with Client Service, DUI Offender Enrollments in 3 to 9 month programs, Court/Case documentation, Microsoft Office, light payroll, light accounting, ledgers, cash handling, multi-phone lines, filing, scanning, copies, fax, data entry, light case management, appointment setting with case managers
  • Office Clerk for a DUI Program Office

TOYS R' US
Tustin, CA

BOH, GUEST SERVICE, SALES ASSOCIATE, CASHIER
11.2006 - 01.2014

Job overview

  • Customer service, guest returns, back of house item picketing, restocking inventory, sales, cashier, assisting in other duties cleaned bathrooms, and cleanliness throughout the store, team goals especially throughout the holiday seasons

Education

SANTA ANA COLLEGE
Santa Ana, CA

ASSOCIATES DEGREE/CERTIFICATION from PARALEGAL STUDIES
12.2025

SANTA ANA COLLEGE
Santa Ana, CA

ASSOCIATES DEGREE/CERTIFICATION from COMMUNICATION STUDIES
12.2020

ARNOLD O. BECKMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Irvine, CA

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
12.2008

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Proofreading
  • Multi-phone lines
  • Intro to LexisNexis
  • Typing
  • Data Entry
  • QuickBooks
  • Exceptional Communication
  • Sales
  • 10-Key
  • Customer Service (10)
  • Organizational skills
  • Document Management
  • Legal Terminology
  • Document Scanning
  • Office Equipment
  • File Organization
  • Discovery Assistance
  • Deposition and Trial Assistance
  • Legal Correspondence

Certification

  • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification
  • Lean Six Sigma Certification - Various accredited providers.

Languages

Spanish
Native/ Bilingual

References

References available upon request.
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Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimeGig WorkInternship

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureWork from home optionPaid time offHealthcare benefitsPersonal development programsTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid sick leave401k matchStock Options / Equity / Profit Sharing4-day work weekFlexible work hours

Timeline

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

CASTRO ENTERPRISES
04.2024 - Current

ENTRY LEVEL PARALEGAL

PARTERRA LAW
03.2023 - 08.2023

LEGAL FILE CLERK-ASSISTANT

BEWLEY, LASSLEBEN & MILLER, LLP
01.2021 - 03.2023

DATA ENTRY CLERK

FIRST LEGAL
02.2019 - 09.2020

LEGAL FILE CLERK

KAUFMAN STEINBERG, LLC
11.2017 - 02.2018

OFFICE CLERK

ABC TRAFFIC PROGRAMS
06.2016 - 07.2017

BOH, GUEST SERVICE, SALES ASSOCIATE, CASHIER

TOYS R' US
11.2006 - 01.2014

SANTA ANA COLLEGE

ASSOCIATES DEGREE/CERTIFICATION from PARALEGAL STUDIES

SANTA ANA COLLEGE

ASSOCIATES DEGREE/CERTIFICATION from COMMUNICATION STUDIES

ARNOLD O. BECKMAN HIGH SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

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