Maida Jones
Farmington,UT
Summary
Highly motivated, detail oriented paralegal who would love to join a fast-paced organization litigation team. I have the highest level of confidentiality and discretion, independent judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision and critical thinking skills. I am able to manage multiple matters, meet required work deadlines, have excellent writing and communication skills, and a team player who can wear many hats. I posses great interpersonal skills, emotional maturity, temperament, and stability.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
Strong and Hanni PLC
Salt Lake City, UT
10.2025 - 07.2026
- Conducted legal research to support case preparation and strategy development.
- Drafted pleadings, motions, and discovery requests to facilitate case progression.
- Assisted attorneys in preparing legal documents and correspondence for various cases.
- Organized and maintained case files, ensuring accessibility and compliance with regulations.
- Highly motivated, detail oriented paralegal.
- Conducted legal research to support case preparation and documentation.
- Drafted and filed legal documents including pleadings and discovery requests.
- Assisted attorneys in trial preparation by organizing evidence and exhibits.
- Managed case calendars to ensure adherence to deadlines and court schedules.
- Maintained daily billing records and deadlines.
- Maintained organized physical and electronic files for easy retrieval of documents.
- Collaborated with team members on case strategy development and review processes.
Clinic Manager/Owner
Healthsource of Moses Lake
Moses Lake, WA
06.2021 - 09.2025
- Developed strategic plans for clinic growth, focusing on patient satisfaction and retention.
- Streamlined clinic operations, enhancing patient flow and reducing wait times.
- Led staff training initiatives, improving team performance and service delivery.
- Implemented quality assurance protocols, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.
- Performed all rehabilitation therapeutic exercises with Personal Injury Cases to help patients achieve maximum recovery from injuries.
- Reviewed and finalized all billing to insurance companies.
- Developed training programs to improve team performance and ensure compliance with industry standards.
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Kirton McConkie
Salt Lake CIty, UT
04.2019 - 06.2021
- Drafted and reviewed legal documents for accuracy and compliance with regulations.
- Formatted and construct various correspondence and other legal documents to attorneys and clients.
- Manage correspondence between clients and attorneys.
- Extensive scheduling/calendaring/travel arrangements for both Shareholder and Associates.
- Management of individual client preferences, client accounts, client invoices and request; and interface with internal and external counsel and leaders.
Paralegal/Office Manager
Offices of Sean M. Cleary, PA
Miami, FL
03.2018 - 04.2019
- Medical Malpractice/Personal Injury/Premise Liability Litigation
- Management of all Plaintiff Pre-Suit/Litigation Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death files from inception to mediation/trial.
- Drafted and reviewed legal documents, including pleadings, contracts, and discovery requests.
- Managed case files and maintained accurate records for ongoing litigation matters.
- Assisted in trial preparation by organizing evidence and preparing exhibits for hearings.
- Reduced attorney workload by drafting routine legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and affidavits.
- Managed scheduling of court calendars and deadlines to maintain smooth flow of firm operations.
- Extensive review and summarization of medical records, deposition transcripts, and discovery documents.
- Preparation of Complaints, Motions, Pleadings, Reply, Responses to Discovery, etc.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Wicker Smith, et Al.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
01.2008 - 05.2010
- Medical Malpractice/Personal Injury Litigation at Appellate Level.
- Drafted legal documents, including pleadings and motions, ensuring accuracy and compliance with court requirements, specifically Briefs, Answer Briefs and Reply Briefs.
- Extensive scheduling/calendaring/travel arrangements for Senior Appellate Attorney.
- Extensive Billing using Time Matters.
- Preparation of all attorney expense reports.
- Assist attorney in preparing for Oral Argument.
- Relevant Case Law research.
- Attention to detail and ability to multi-task with accuracy.
- Follow established guidelines, gather, prepare,summarize relevant materials for use by attorneys in preparation for mediation and/or trial.
- Demonstrated the ability to produce high quality work under short deadlines.
Education
Associate of Arts - General Studies
University of Miami
Miami, FLAssociate of Science - General Studies
Miami Dade Community College
Miami, FL06-1983
Skills
- Litigation Support
- E-Filing at all court levels (CM/ECF)
- Legal Drafting
- Computer proficiency
- Case management software
- Legal writing
- Legal research
- Proficient in MS office
- Case management
- Client communication
- Document Preparation
Timeline
Paralegal
Strong and Hanni PLC
10.2025 - 07.2026
Clinic Manager/Owner
Healthsource of Moses Lake
06.2021 - 09.2025
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Kirton McConkie
04.2019 - 06.2021
Paralegal/Office Manager
Offices of Sean M. Cleary, PA
03.2018 - 04.2019
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Wicker Smith, et Al.
01.2008 - 05.2010
Associate of Arts - General Studies
University of Miami
Associate of Science - General Studies
Miami Dade Community College