Mirissa Wills
Crooks,SD
Summary
Seasoned collaborator experienced in meeting needs, improving processes and exceeding requirements in team environments. Diligent worker with strong communication and task prioritization skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Legal Office Assistant
Ver Beek Law
08.2024 - Current
- Legal documents: Drafting, reviewing, and filing legal documents
- Calendar management: Scheduling appointments, depositions, and court dates
- File management: Maintaining and organizing legal files, including client and case files
- Research: Conducting legal research and analysis
- Client support: Assisting with client intake and billing, and providing status updates to clients
- Software systems: Implementing and using software systems for appointment scheduling, electronic filing, and client tracking
- Participating in client interactions.
Legal Office Assistant
Ver Beek Law
08.2024 - Current
- Legal documents: Drafting, reviewing, and filing legal documents
- Calendar management: Scheduling appointments, depositions, and court dates
- File management: Maintaining and organizing legal files, including client and case files
- Research: Conducting legal research and analysis
- Client support: Assisting with client intake and billing, and providing status updates to clients
- Software systems: Implementing and using software systems for appointment scheduling, electronic filing, and client tracking
- Participating in client interactions.
Deputy Court Clerk
Minnehaha County
02.2021 - 06.2024
- Work as a team with other deputy clerks to complete all court support actions
- Drafting court documents according to legal requirements and standard policies
- Execution of court instructions ensuring accuracy of work and proper time management of tasks provided
- Assisting the public via phone calls, virtual video conferences and in person public in any form they are seeking, such as redirecting the public to the appropriate channels or answering questions about cases, scheduling, counsel, documents
- Administering oaths and affirmations
- Filing jackets and case documents to proper locations, either paper form or electronically
- Overseeing Judicial Officers calendars
- Processing court forms and correspondence between interested parties
- Interpreting legal information in a clear format for the public
- Managed communication with legal representatives regarding status of cases and relaying information provided by Judges
- Acting as the point of contact for all incoming counsel requests
- Generally attorneys
- Familiar and comfortable with faxing, scanning, copying, scheduling, docketing, data input.
Childcare Provider
Trinity Learning Center
09.2019 - 02.2021
- Daily tasks as a childcare provider include but are not limited to; Hygiene, feeding, potty training, and supervising
- Lesson planning for each month
- Finding new ways to get children involved in different activities such as sensory play, gross motor play, fine motor play, and academic brain development
- Encouraging emotional development and learning independence
- Fostering a nurturing environment in order to lead to confidence and regulation.
Support Specialist
Michaels Arts & Craft
10.2018 - 02.2020
- Maintaining financial records in regards to daily profits
- Keeping a detailed record of any financial discrepancies, reporting any discrepancies to corporate
- Stocking products, setting new displays (reading planograms) and over stocking freight to correct overstock locations
- Overseeing and running class programs, corporate events, and all supportive actions related to other events
- Assisting customers in finding of products, answering questions about products, and locating materials needed
- Running the cash register, and answering phone calls of customers.
Sales Associate/Cashier/Support Specialist
Michaels Arts & Craft
09.2014 - 03.2016
- Originally hired as a sales associate to assist customers in their shopping and offer advice or answer questions
- One year into employment for Michaels, an opportunity for the position of Support Specialist arose
- The Support specialist position consists of maintaining the books, ie previous days profits, tax exemptions, and any other paperwork part of a daily report folder
- Other responsibilities include receiving freight from UPS, USPS, FEDEX etc
- Replenishment of product, price changes, class programs, and damages (Dead on arrival).
Carhop
Sonic Drive Inn
11.2013 - 04.2014
- Cross trained in kitchen, drive through, carhop, basic inventory and food preparation functions.
Sale Associate
Warrior Kit
11.2012 - 03.2013
- Warrior Kit is a business that sells survival equipment along with police and military merchandise
- Job requirements were inventory, use of quick books, online merchandising, customer assistance in store and offsite
- Along with maintaining a clean work place.
Carhop
Sonic Drive Inn
05.2011 - 11.2012
- Responsibilities as a carhop were to bag food timely and accurately to each order
- Make drinks for the orders and being able to count change on the spot, no calculator
- Providing quality customer care and quick service while not compromising the customers experience.
Education
High school or equivalent -
Pueblo West High School
Pueblo West, COSkills
- Notary Public
- Legal Research
- Document Management
- Calendar Management
- Office Management
- Data Management
- Exceptional telephone etiquette
- Multi-line switchboard
- Client service and support
- Confidentiality
- Administrative assistance
- Document drafting
Certification
- First Aid Certification
- CPR Certification
Personal Information
Title: Legal Office Assistant
Community Engagement
On my off time I find it very rewarding to give back to our community. I only mention it here as I believe it lends to the can do attitude I pos
Timeline
Legal Office Assistant
Ver Beek Law
08.2024 - Current
Legal Office Assistant
Ver Beek Law
08.2024 - Current
Deputy Court Clerk
Minnehaha County
02.2021 - 06.2024
Childcare Provider
Trinity Learning Center
09.2019 - 02.2021
Support Specialist
Michaels Arts & Craft
10.2018 - 02.2020
Sales Associate/Cashier/Support Specialist
Michaels Arts & Craft
09.2014 - 03.2016
Carhop
Sonic Drive Inn
11.2013 - 04.2014
Sale Associate
Warrior Kit
11.2012 - 03.2013
Carhop
Sonic Drive Inn
05.2011 - 11.2012
High school or equivalent -
Pueblo West High School
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