Karri Cordova
Las Cruces,NM
Summary
Knowledgeable candidate with expertise in managing complex legal documents and facilitating communication between attorneys and clients. Resourceful problem-solver with strong communication and interpersonal skills. Dedicated to providing exceptional customer service and upholding the highest ethical standards. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Legal Assistant
City Of Las Cruces City Attorney's Office
01.2023 - Current
- Supervisor: Linda A. Samples (575)541-2018
- $23.94/hour
- Provides paraprofessional legal assistance, research, and technical support functions for the attorneys in the City Attorney's Office. Researches and analyzes civil and criminal law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, and legal codes to prepare draft documents related to legal questions, legal opinions, appeals, pleadings, subpoenas, interrogatories, deposition notices, resolutions, settlement agreements, contracts, seizures, and other legal documents. Prepares and assembles various special and recurring reports; prepares and proofs legal documents; coordinates and monitors assigned projects to assure that legal cases are ready for adjudication and filing deadlines are met. Researches, reads, and reviews various reports and documents to assist with case management and preparation for trials, negotiations, appeals, and hearings; organizes documents, schedules, and court filings; contacts witnesses, victims, attorneys, and others associated with cases to coordinate interviews and collect and transmit case information; acquires and organizes related reports, documents, and other background information. Gathers information for prosecution and litigation; routes and tracks legal documents submitted to defendants, attorneys, and courts for processing; maintains, tracks, and updates legal information and records; assists attorneys in litigation and prosecution by tracking the course and deadlines of cases; establishes and maintains files in various mediums and formats related to criminal and civil cases.
Senior Legal Assistant (Temporary)
ManpowerGroup
12.2022 - 01.2023
- Supervisor: Jocelyn Garrison (575)541-2018
- $21.50/hour
- Provided paraprofessional legal assistance, research, and technical support functions for the attorneys in the City Attorney's Office. Enhanced legal team efficiency by drafting and reviewing documents, including pleadings, motions, and discovery requests. Assisted attorneys with reviewing and organizing witness reports. Contacted witnesses to testify under oath at court hearings. Prepared various exhibits for attorneys for public meetings, zoning commission meetings, and legal resolutions. Coordinated with court personnel and attorneys to determine scheduling of hearings and filing documents.
Pretrial Services Officer I
Third Judicial District Court
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Supervisor: Samantha Woodward (575)528-8310
- $21.23/hour
- Implemented release and case management plans and investigations for those charged with criminal offenses. Supervised a defendant’s compliance with court ordered programs and conditions of release. Conducted brief intake interviews with newly referred defendants. Documented each defendant’s needs for community support services. Contacted references to verify information provided by defendants regarding employment, home, work, and school status. Provided recommendations for appropriate treatment support and referrals. Participated in scheduled case staffing. Monitored defendant’s compliance with court ordered conditions of release and community provider program requirements. Documented, reports and notifies the court of a defendant’s non-compliance or program violations and recommend appropriate action. Tracked Pretrial Services referrals at felony and misdemeanor arraignments. Documents and maintains case files that illustrate interactions with defendants, treatment providers, community-based case managers, attorneys, employers and family members. Attended and participated in meetings with court staff and other treatment providers. Monitored defendant’s compliance utilizing electronic monitoring technology. Maintained electronic monitoring equipment and supplies. Designee in formulating appropriate recommendations for release, sanctions, and detention. Monitored defendant custody status by using various inmate monitoring services.
Veterans Treatment Court Program Coordinator
Third Judicial District Court
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Supervisor: Sylvia Herrera (575)528-8310
- $21.50/hour
- Provided administrative and clerical assistance in the development of the Veterans Treatment Court Program. Created detailed schedules to track the completion status of program goals and deadlines. Tracked eligibility requirements and compliance with statutory eligibility for Veterans Treatment Court program participants or judges. Functioned as point of contact during the absence of the Program or Project Manager. Prepared requests for proposals, contracts, agendas, legislative materials, minutes, event programs, bulletins, reports, and newsletters. Maintained a tracking system for items such as responses to proposals, contracts, and purchase requisitions for the Veterans Treatment Court Program. Reconciled travel arrangements for multiple parties and prepared travel reimbursement requests. Scheduled and coordinated appointments, meetings, events, and facility usage. Developed a system to track and monitor the budget of programs in alignment of providing a budget report. Coordinated and organized the financials and logistics for workshops, special events, programs, projects, divisions, as well as court officials. Audited financial, program, division and project information as requested to ensure quality assurance of records and data. Supervised one to two Veterans Treatment Court Surveillance Officers. Monitored Electronic Monitoring data and supplies for the Veterans Treatment Court Program. Monitored and administered drug testing to program participants to include urine analysis and sweat patches. Attended bi-weekly Veterans Court staffing which included treatment team members such as behavioral health, Veteran mentors, probation and parole, and Veteran Outreach Coordinator. Attended monthly City Veterans Advisory Board meeting and Veteran community outreach sessions with the VFW. Tracked Veteran inmate population by screening prospective Veterans for the Veterans Treatment Court.
Paralegal I
New Mexico Law Offices Of The Public Defender
05.2019 - 01.2022
- Supervisor: Anthony Filosa (575)541-3193
- $19.83/hour
- Assisted attorney's by researching legal precedent, investigating facts and preparing legal documents. Also conducts research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense or to initiate legal action. Essential daily functions include drafting and preparing legal correspondence for attorneys, coordinating administrative support activities and opening and managing cases through closure. Other essential duties to include maintaining up-to-date case management/tracking system, keeping accurate files of correspondence and materials relating to cases and conveying information to clients regarding the status of cases and the legal process. Schedules court hearings, appointments, and dealing with the public. Directly serves as a liaison between LOPD, court staff, district attorneys and law enforcement personnel. Research law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, constitutions, and legal codes to prepare case accordingly. Prepares court dockets, prints all necessary documents, such as summons, grand jury indictments, and supplemental criminal information, and drafts legal instruments, motions, pleadings, appeals, docketing statements correspondence, release and agreements. Regularly attends court hearings such as Probation Violation Arraignments, Probation Violation Hearings, Docket Call, Change of Plea and Jury Trials.
Senior Legal Secretary
New Mexico Law Offices Of The Public Defender
11.2018 - 05.2019
- Supervisor: Roxy Reyes (575)541-3193
- $18.47/hour
- Performed secretarial duties utilizing legal terminology, procedures, and documents. Assisted with legal research and prepared correspondence and legal documents such as summons, complaints, motions, responses, and subpoenas under the supervision of an attorney. Aided attorneys such as calendaring court hearings and defendant office visits. Assisted with opening and closing case files and purging files for archiving. Prepared weekly Magistrate Docket for attorneys by pulling all case files to be heard on the corresponding docket day. Assists with general phone calls from the public concerning eligibility requirements for obtaining a public defender and directing defendants calling from detention and prison facilities to their proper attorneys.
Senior Legal Secretary
Third Judicial District Attorney
08.2017 - 11.2018
- Supervisor: Kayla Elias (575)524-6370
- $18.47/hour
- Probation Revocation Unit: Prepared legal documents and correspondence for probation revocations; performs advanced Case Management System (CMS) data entry such as opening and closing case files, assists senior prosecutor in trial preparation for arraignments and probation revocation hearings; attends court hearings, transcribes, maintains Probation Revocation District Court calendars; assists in office administrative functions, prepares and maintains case files; interacts with external agencies such as a Probation and Parole Officers, various Law Enforcement Agencies, Public Defender’s Office and private defense attorneys; provides advanced customer service; contacts witnesses; assists, trains and/or supervises other secretaries; performs other related job duties. Magistrate Court Unit: Filed and arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to defense attorneys, witnesses and court officials. Organized and maintained legal documents and case files. Scanned all legal correspondence, documents and other printed materials into CMS. Drafted and typed grammatically correct legal documents to be filed with the courts such as PTC packets, Plea & Dispositions Agreements and Pre-sentence Confinement Credits, Jury Instructions, Substitution of Counsel, Amended Criminal Complaints and Nolle Prosequi’s. Prepared Subpoenas for victims, witnesses and Law Enforcement case agents. Maintained attorney calendars to schedule Pre-trial Interviews with defense attorneys, witnesses, law enforcement case agents and court appearances. Prepared weekly Assistant District Attorney’s magistrate court dockets.
Document Technician- Dispositions
Dona Ana County Detention Center
05.2015 - 08.2017
- Supervisor: John Guaderrama (575)647-7210
- $15.83/hour
- Provided documentation of court dispositions, parole and probation hearings, serving of criminal summons, scheduling associated court dates, and sentence calculations when applicable. Responsible for serving incoming bench warrants, warrants for arrest, target notices, criminal summons, temporary orders of protection, orders to show cause, dissolution of marriage and civil claims to incarcerated inmates. Prepared commitment reports for the District Attorney’s office, Public Defender’s office, Adult Probation and Parole Office, District Court, and the Federal Public Defender’s office. Advised the contact person for in-state fugitives when ready for pickup or have pending local charges. Advised the contact person for out-of-state fugitives if the detainee has waived or refused extradition in court and maintains communication to have the inmate extradited. Scheduled future court commitments and self-surrenders; completed the sentence calculations in JCMS to ensure correct release date.
Unit Secretary
New Mexico Probation And Parole
05.2012 - 05.2015
- Supervisor: Heidi Morgan (575)644-6749
- $13.93/hour
- Greeted clients reporting on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis for Probation/ Parole visits. Entered and updated client information into corrections database CMIS. Ran NCIC Warrant Checks on clients. Ran NCIC Triple I Background Checks on clients and employees. Pulled all offender case materials from the District Attorney’s database CMS to send to prison facilities. Prepared weekly reports for Unit Supervisor advises all weekly events such as special incident reports, positive urine analysis results, offender arrests, parole hearings, searches, clients on and removed from electronic monitoring equipment, and absconder information. Prepared and print client fingerprint cards to include all basic information, case numbers, charges and dispositions. Assisted in archiving closed client files and closing FBI Flashes. Maintained and updated unit logs such as Absconder Logs, Positive Urine Analysis Log, Gang Log, Mail Log, Outcome measures, and Unit training logs. Certified current and new employees for NCIC certification. Entered all designated regional violent and sexual offenders currently being supervised by Probation/Parole into NCIC. Validated all violent and sexual offender entries currently on supervision with Probation/Parole in NCIC.
Education
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ02.2015
Skills
- Document Review
- Legal Research
- Legal Compliance
- Court Filings
- Criminal Law
- Litigation Support
- Microsoft Office
- Deposition Preparation
- Problem Solving
- Multitasking
- Case Management
- Document Preparation
- Administrative Support
Accomplishments
Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars
3.97 GPA
Certification
Westlaw Certification Program for Paralegals 2019, 2021
references
Jacqueline Douglas
Dona Ana Magistrate Court Supervisor
575-642-0413
lcrmjmd@nmcourts.gov
Lane Sheram
Pretrial Services
575-635-6106
lcrdlds@nmcourts.gov
Honorable Judge Richard M. Jacquez
Division IX
575-523-8272
lcrdrmj@nmcourts.gov
Sarah Parker
Assistant Public Defender
909-206-7677
Sarah.parker@lopdnm.us
Christy French
Trial Court Administrative Assistant
575-523-8261
lcrdcxf@nmcourts.gov
Brad Douglas
Acting Deputy City Attorney
601-754-1782
bdouglas@las-cruces.gov
Timeline
Senior Legal Assistant
City Of Las Cruces City Attorney's Office
01.2023 - Current
Senior Legal Assistant (Temporary)
ManpowerGroup
12.2022 - 01.2023
Pretrial Services Officer I
Third Judicial District Court
08.2022 - 11.2022
Veterans Treatment Court Program Coordinator
Third Judicial District Court
01.2022 - 08.2022
Paralegal I
New Mexico Law Offices Of The Public Defender
05.2019 - 01.2022
Senior Legal Secretary
New Mexico Law Offices Of The Public Defender
11.2018 - 05.2019
Senior Legal Secretary
Third Judicial District Attorney
08.2017 - 11.2018
Document Technician- Dispositions
Dona Ana County Detention Center
05.2015 - 08.2017
Unit Secretary
New Mexico Probation And Parole
05.2012 - 05.2015
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
University of Phoenix
Westlaw Certification Program for Paralegals 2019, 2021
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