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Maria Fernanda Rodriguez Spengler

Detroit,MI

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Graduate Assistant

UIS Disability services
Springfield, IL
09.2024 - 05.2025
  • Responded promptly to inquiries from students regarding course content or requirements.
  • Performed administrative duties such as scheduling meetings, preparing reports and maintaining files.
  • Assisted in coordinating programming and initiatives to support inclusion and engagement.
  • Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines under pressure.
  • Facilitated communication between faculty members and departmental staff.

Legal Assistant - Intern

Noll Law Office
Springfield, IL
03.2024 - 09.2024
  • criminal defense, workers compensation and personal injury firm
  • Greeted visitors upon arrival at office reception area and directed them accordingly.
  • Facilitated communication between attorneys, clients, and court personnel.
  • Coordinated scheduling for meetings, depositions, and court appearances.
  • Performed administrative tasks such as photocopying, scanning, faxing, mailing packages.
  • Organized and maintained client files in both paper and electronic form.

Graduate Assistant Case Worker

Illinois Innocence Project
Springfield, IL
08.2023 - 05.2024
  • Assembled and organized facts, data and program information as background intelligence.
  • Reviewed court documents and prepared summaries of relevant legal points.
  • Provided assistance in the preparation of trial exhibits and demonstrative aids.
  • Monitored changes in applicable laws that may affect cases.
  • Researched documents and publications for details to establish evidence.

Paralegal Assistant

Stange Law Firm
Springfield , IL
05.2023 - 09.2023
  • Family law firm
  • Managed office scheduling and kept accurate notes on deadlines, motions, and other dates.
  • Responded to client calls and inquiries to deliver applicable information.
  • Reviewed legal documents for accuracy and completeness.
  • Drafted legal complaints, summonses and interrogatories.
  • Organized case files, including maintaining filing systems, photocopying documents and scanning records into databases.

Student Intern

UAPB - compliance office
Pinebluff, AR
08.2022 - 05.2023
  • Developed and implemented compliance policies and procedures.
  • Reviewed records in cases of potential liability and determined compliance actions.
  • Conducted research into applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards for compliance purposes.
  • Received inquiries and advised on regulations related to programs.

Education

Master of Arts - Legal Studies

Univeristy of Illinois At Springfield
Springfield, IL
05-2025

Bachelor of Arts - Criminology

Univerity of Arkansas At Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
05-2023

Skills

  • Legal research
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Trial preparation
  • Client communication
  • Case management
  • Critical thinking
  • Report writing
  • Compliance policies
  • Document drafting
  • File organization
  • Document preparation
  • Attention to detail
  • Court filing
  • Case file management
  • Legal document review
  • Correspondence and legal forms
  • Workers' Compensation Law
  • Pre-trial preparation

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual

Accomplishments

  • Volleyball Scholarship (2018 - 2025)
  • National Model United Nations Outstanding Delegation award (2025)
  • Model Illinois Government Outstanding whip in the Senate (2025)
  • Moot Court - Best New Attorney (2024)

Affiliations

Right Side/Outside Hitter, University of arkansas at pine bluff Volleyball Team (August 2021-May 2023)

Right-Sided/Outside Hitter Grand Valley State Volleyball Team (August 2018-May 2020)

Right-Sided/Outside Hitter University of Illinois at Springfield Team (August 2023 – May 2024)

President, UAPB Student Athletic Advisory Committee (August 2020-Present)

Member, Student Athletic Advisory Committee (August 2018-August 2020)

Recipient, Volleyball Scholarship (Six Years)

Vice President, UAPB Athletic Ambassador (August 2022-May 2023)

Member, Bolivia's National Volleyball Team (August 2015- Present)

UIS Moot Court member (January 2024- Present )

National united nations delegate (2025)

Model Illinois government delegate (2023-2025)

United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) 2025 Conference

Timeline

Graduate Assistant

UIS Disability services
09.2024 - 05.2025

Legal Assistant - Intern

Noll Law Office
03.2024 - 09.2024

Graduate Assistant Case Worker

Illinois Innocence Project
08.2023 - 05.2024

Paralegal Assistant

Stange Law Firm
05.2023 - 09.2023

Student Intern

UAPB - compliance office
08.2022 - 05.2023

Master of Arts - Legal Studies

Univeristy of Illinois At Springfield

Bachelor of Arts - Criminology

Univerity of Arkansas At Pine Bluff

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