MIRIAM EVA FLORES
Orange,CA
Summary
Experienced Legal Assistant with excellent office and client-attorney relation skills seeking an entry-level Legal Assistant or a Jr. Loan Processor position where a working knowledge of legal terminology, general law, legal proceedings, and continuing education in Paralegal Studies or general loan processing will be utilized and expanded. Experience working within a Legal Department/Mortgage Industry environment in the following select areas: Civil Litigation – Settlement – Affidavits – Skip Tracing –Judgments– Liens– Summons & Complaints – Loan Auditing – Real Estate Searches – Statute of Limitations – Loan Processor Organized Legal Administrative Assistant with strong background in Lemon law. Handles clerical tasks with high efficiency and minimal oversight. Advanced Daylite user proficient in managing files, supplies and billing support.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Administrative Assistant
O'Connor Law Group
03.2017 - 01.2020
- Screened phone calls to effectively handle less important inquiries and keep senior staff free for more important matters.
- Maintained organized office and case-specific paper and digital files for easy tracking and retrieval.
- Managed accounts and client records of clients, observing confidentiality, and extreme discretion.
- Scheduled and coordinated meetings between legal teams and clients.
- Helped with intake of new clients and materials by setting up files and documenting important information.
- Generated pleadings and other legal documents for review by attorneys and paralegals.
Legal Assistant/ Jr. Loan Processor
Brookstone Law P.C.
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Joined law firm at a time of company-wide staffing changes
- Responsible for managing the entire volume of civil litigation case files for major accounts that included constant communication with opposing counsel (JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Bank of America Home Mortgage, and others.) Responsible for managing the entire volume of civil litigation case files for major accounts that included constant communication with opposing counsel (JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Bank of America Home Mortgage, and others)
- Carefully ascertained the client’s potential claims, by researching public records for evidentiary documentation needed by lead counsel
- Responsible for drafting and filing legal documents and complaints
- Handled communication and invoices with third party legal resource companies such as, Pacer, BOSCO and One Legal
- Collaborate extensively with internal departments including collections, billing, quality control, and client services to obtain, verify and process documentation pertaining to the status of the current active mass-tort and individual complaints for existing plaintiffs
- In charge of setting and calendaring court appearances, opposing counsel meetings as well as face to face meetings and phone conferences with existing litigants for the entire attorney staff
- Negotiated settlements through opposing counsel by calculating clients financials under the structured settlement formulas outlined by the defendants.
Education
Associates Degree - Paralegal Studies
Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA08.2024
Skills
- Bilingual in English and Spanish, Technical proficiencies include: MS Windows XP and 7; MS Word, Excel, Outlook; WordPerfect; LexisNexis; Firefox; Adobe Acrobat; and Adobe Photoshop
- Court filings
- Legal Research
- Document filing
- Document drafting
- Legal Document Preparation
References
Professional references provided upon request
Timeline
Legal Administrative Assistant
O'Connor Law Group
03.2017 - 01.2020
Legal Assistant/ Jr. Loan Processor
Brookstone Law P.C.
01.2011 - 01.2016
Associates Degree - Paralegal Studies
Fullerton College
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