Joanna Zavala
Irving,TX
Summary
Dedicated litigation paralegal with a background in legal research and case preparation. Experienced in supporting attorneys with litigation tasks, including drafting legal documents, and managing case files. Detail-oriented, organized, and adept at multitasking in a fast-paced legal environment.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Assistant- Litigation Paralegal
Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson
Irving, TX
07.2022 - Current
- Maintained and updated a workflow queue of various assignments and met docket deadlines
- Drafted motions, Judgments of all various types for attorney review.
- Proofread documents prior to submission to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Communicated regularly with opposing counsels regarding hearing dates or matter such as new discoveries and or fees associated to AAL work.
- Answered and made calls to retrieve defendant service statuses, including correspondence from Process Servers.
- Analyzed data related to cases for use in research or litigation purposes.
- Provided support to the Litigation team by addressing Spanish-speaking defendants through phone calls and in-person visits.
- kept weekly 1 on 1 meetings with all attorneys on my team to insure efficient and timely handling of all docket work.
- Made sure to forward in a timely manner any payoff requests from Title companies as well as defendants to insure collection of delinquent taxes and or court cost. Resulting in a collection of $400,000 only from January- June 2024.
Litigation Assistant
Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson
07.2018 - 07.2022
- Maintained a tracking system on each activity completed in connection with the case using Sharepoint
- Updated coding on the daily to represent correct statues on service using Oracle
- Monitored and processed outgoing legal correspondence
- Handled roughly 80-90 citations per week, roughly 10-15 citations needing Out of State service and 20-40 citations needing service thru Secretary of State weekly
- Researched, Drafted, and edited weekly memorandum to request checks for Out of state and Secretary of State
- Drafted and filed court cost letters to update the amounts owed for service on the court portal
- Known as the "go-to person" for all questions/concerns regarding service
- Act as the point of contact for private process servers/ Constable and or Sheriff
- Summarized and recorded each call from Constable's/ Sheriff's for the teams to be up to date with any new information
- When needed, served as the back-up for our front desk receptionist
- As the receptionist, Assist walk-ins and handle taxpayer/client calls regarding their accounts or any other queries
- Reviewed and distributed all internal mail/ packages
- When needed, helped translate information from English to Spanish to our Spanish speaking walk-ins and calls
- Trained new employees at the coding desk and front desk reception
Education
High School Diploma -
Texas Connection Academy
Houston, TX06-2018
Skills
- Bilingual
- Detail-Oriented
- Data Entry
- Strong work Ethic
- Adaptability
- Time Management
- Task Prioritization
- Confidentiality
- Legal Document Preparation
- Court Filing
- Due Diligence
Languages
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Legal Assistant- Litigation Paralegal
Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson
07.2022 - Current
Litigation Assistant
Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson
07.2018 - 07.2022
High School Diploma -
Texas Connection Academy