Lisseth Ponce
Grove City,OH
Summary
Associates degree of Science in Criminal Justice, with three years’ experience as a Legal Assistant and Legal Secretary on personal injury and workers compensation claims. Also I have experience in customer services, before I worked for ten years in a restaurant as a waitress cashier and floor manager, I worked for a call center as well. I am willing to learn new fields and I am the type of person who’s always say I can do it.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Assistant
Lider Fogarty and Ribeiro, P.C.
09.2021 - 08.2023
- Greeting clients, answered phone calls take messages for the corresponding person
- Drafted USCIS forms, such as I-589, I-765, 42-B, I-130, I-30a etc
- Contacted Immigration Courts, updated clients information in our management software
- Verbally and written translated for Spanish clients
- Etc.
Legal Assistant
Law Office of Cindy Salazar
07.2020 - 12.2020
- Answered the phone and take reliable messages for the attorney
- Take new intakes for possible new clients, filled out clients immigration form petitions, I 765, I 130, I 589, N 400, I 1821D etc
- E Filed documents to Courts when required
- Called Courts to follow up case status or court dates
- Translated documents from Spanish to English
- Take declaration from asylum client’s
- Collect documents and file into clients files.
Paralegal
J. W. Carney, Jr. Asso.
12.2019 - 03.2020
- Answered the phone take new intakes from new clients, take messages from courts and clients and give to the respective attorney
- Maintained office records, ordered office supplies and processed mail
- Added new clients to quickbook database
- Make deposits through the remote deposit
- Created new folders for new clients, closed files
- Filed documents to clients folders.
Legal Secretary
Avalon Law Offices, P.C.
08.2017 - 07.2019
- Answered telephones, set up appointments and interviewed clients for case intake
- Welcomed visitors and clients
- Data entry, opened new files in the system
- (Neddles) Take new MVA or WC intakes either in person or by phone
- Requested clients medical records and bills from medical facilities
- Scheduled meetings for Attorneys and Paralegals
- Contacted motor vehicle insurance companies for clients existing or file new claims
- Copied and scanned documents in clients folders
- Prepared demands package for settlement.
Legal Assistant
Peter Georgiou Law Office
03.2016 - 02.2017
- Conducted client interviews and intakes
- Spanish translate
- Answered multi-phone calls and conducted to the right extension requested
- Collected data to prepare conciliation, conference and hearing packages for clients
- Corresponded daily with clients, insurance adjusters, medical facilities and attorneys
- Keep professional and confident client’s assumptions.
Education
Police Science
Umass Dartmouth
Dartmouth, MA05.2024
Paralegal Studies -
Bristol Community College
05.2022
Associates Science in Criminal Justice Certificate -
Bunker Hill Community College
01.2015
Skills
- Microsoft
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- Bilingual in Spanish and English
References
- Attorney Karen Seward, 617-720-7892 Ext. 22
- Attorney Reyna Ramirez, 347-461-8774
- Attorney Jay Carney, Jr., 617-933-0350
- Peg Newton Supervisor, 508-689-4773
Timeline
Legal Assistant
Lider Fogarty and Ribeiro, P.C.
09.2021 - 08.2023
Legal Assistant
Law Office of Cindy Salazar
07.2020 - 12.2020
Paralegal
J. W. Carney, Jr. Asso.
12.2019 - 03.2020
Legal Secretary
Avalon Law Offices, P.C.
08.2017 - 07.2019
Legal Assistant
Peter Georgiou Law Office
03.2016 - 02.2017
Police Science
Umass Dartmouth
Paralegal Studies -
Bristol Community College
Associates Science in Criminal Justice Certificate -
Bunker Hill Community College