MICHELLE MARIE RIBAUDO
Bradenton,FL
Summary
Bilingual (fluent in Spanish), detail-oriented professional with five years combined experience in the legal and law enforcement sectors. Seeking a legal position. My background includes three years as a Legal Secretary for the District Attorney Attorney’s Office and two years as a Police Officer, providing a unique skill set that includes strong organizational, administrative and legal compliance expertise.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Receptionist
Finch Legal
Remote
02.2026 - Current
- Route calls to the appropriate case managers or legal staff, ensuring messages are delivered even when transfers go to voicemail.
- Document and summarize inbound communications clearly and consistently so legal teams have full context.
- Maintain responsiveness and reliability as a core builder of trust between law firms and their clients.
- Searching up case information providing case status to clients, insurances and medical providers.
- Answer inbound phone calls and messages on behalf of multiple law firms, representing each firm accurately, kindly, and professionally.
- Act as the first point of contact for existing clients, medical providers, insurances and anyone calling to on the case setting a calm, friendly tone that helps callers feel heard and supported.
- Ask thoughtful, focused questions to understand the purpose and urgency of each call or message.
- Managed front desk operations, ensuring efficient appointment scheduling and client communication.
Administrative Assistant
M&P Painting & Remodeling
Bradenton, FL
01.2023 - 02.2026
- Prepare and maintain project files, contracts, invoices, and purchase orders to ensure accurate recordkeeping.
- Provide daily administrative support to the owners, including scheduling, answering phones, and managing emails.
- Assist with bookkeeping tasks such as entering expenses and tracking project budgets.
- Help prepare estimates and proposals using project information provided by the owner.
- (my family’s small construction business)
Police Officer
Woodstock Police Department
05.2020 - 05.2022
- Performs police patrol, investigation, traffic regulation, and related law enforcement activities.
- Works an assigned shift using own judgment in deciding course of action being expected to handle difficult and emergency situations without assistance.
- Maintains normal availability by radio or telephone for consultation on major emergencies or precedents.
- Carries out duties in conformance with Federal, State, County, and City laws and ordinances.
- Responds to emergency radio calls and investigates accidents, robberies, civil disturbances, domestic disputes, fights, drunkenness, missing children, prowlers, abuse of drugs, etc. Takes appropriate law enforcement action.
- Conducts follow-up investigations of crimes committed during assign shift shifts. Seeks out questions about victims, witnesses, and suspects. Develops leads and tips. Searches scene of crimes for clues. Analyzes and evaluates evidence and arrests offenders. Prepares cases for giving testimony and testifies in court proceedings.
- Prepares a variety of reports and records including officer's Daily Log, incident reports, field interrogation report, vehicle impound form, traffic hazard report, etc.
- Undertakes community-oriented police work, and assists citizens with such matters as stalled vehicles, crime prevention, traffic safety, etc.
- Uniform patrol police officer
- Enforced traffic regulations to ensure public safety and compliance.
- Conducted thorough investigations of incidents and crimes, gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses.
- Responded promptly to emergency calls, providing assistance and coordinating with other emergency services.
- Developed community outreach programs to foster positive relationships between police and residents.
Legal Secretary
East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office
04.2016 - 07.2019
- Maintain confidentiality regarding all confidential criminal cases/ personal information.
- Preparing subpoenas, discovery, and indictments for the Assistant District Attorneys.
- Preparing the docket each day with cases for court.
- Filing, scanning, and redacting case files.
- Answer calls regarding questions about the defendant’s case files.
- Performs all other related Legal related duties as required by supervisors and other staff.
Assistant Project Manager
Paul Davis Restoration
08.2015 - 11.2015
- Managed subcontractors’ weekly payroll and vendor’s invoices.
- Balanced budget on each project and hire subcontractors as needed.
- Assigning subcontractors to each project and giving them budget including material budget.
- Keep in contact with the homeowner and place notes on each job status in our system.
- Assisted the Project manager with any other tasks needed.
- Place orders through our vendors online and over the phone.
- Recruits and manages subcontractors, assigns responsibilities, and comfortable holding subcontractors accountable for their work.
ESOL Aide
Manatee School District | Palma Sola
2013 - 2015
- Assist in the supervision of students on campus as well as in the classroom.
- Work with students in groups and/or individually as directed by the teacher.
- Grade, record and distribute papers as directed.
- Escort students to the library and other areas of the building.
- Assist and monitor testing of students.
- Assist with class / student projects.
- Assist with the distribution of report cards and other reports to parents.
- Demonstrate initiatives in the performance of assigned responsibilities.
- Provide a safe and secure workplace.
- Model and maintain high ethical standards.
Education
Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge, LABasic Mandate Course - undefined
Georgia Public Safety Training Center
Skills
- Bilingual Fluent in Spanish
- Microsoft Office Excel
- Microsoft Office Word
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office Outlook
- Proficiency in Computers
- Fax machine
- Printers
- Scanner
- Typing 65 WPM
- Works well under pressure
- Conflict resolution
- Ability to learn fast
- Team player
- Works well with others
- Friendly
- Honest
- Efficient multi-tasker
- Document formatting
- Court filing
Certification
Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Certification, Active, 0244638
Education Experience
- Baton Rouge Community College, Baton Rouge, LA, approximately 60 college credits (not did not finish college degree)
- Georgia Public Safety Training Center, Basic Mandate Course - 408 training hours. 292 hours additional training hours (not including basic mandate 408). Total training hours: 700 hours, DUI Detection & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing certification, Crisis intervention Team training (CIT), Family Violence Investigations, Advanced Report writing, Tactical Emergency Care (TECCA)
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Receptionist
Finch Legal
02.2026 - Current
Administrative Assistant
M&P Painting & Remodeling
01.2023 - 02.2026
Police Officer
Woodstock Police Department
05.2020 - 05.2022
Legal Secretary
East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office
04.2016 - 07.2019
Assistant Project Manager
Paul Davis Restoration
08.2015 - 11.2015
Basic Mandate Course - undefined
Georgia Public Safety Training Center
ESOL Aide
Manatee School District | Palma Sola
2013 - 2015
Baton Rouge Community College