Paola Quiñones Lopez
Miami,FL
Summary
A highly disciplined bilingual JD graduate with experience conducting legal research, drafting legal documents, negotiating and settling pre-litigation cases. Working experience in the areas of contract revisions, healthcare, personal injury, wrongful death, business, mediation, arbitration and insurance claim litigation. A resourceful problem solver with high ethical standards of work. Skillful or expert in legal research database, legal writing, proofreading, problem solving, risk assessment, communications technology and Microsoft Office programs.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Legal Assistant
M.S.P.G. Law Group, PA
Miami, FL
10.2023 - 02.2024
- Insurance claim litigation law firm representing policyholders
- Worked as the team leader of the mediation department, supervising a team of 7 individuals, and settled pre-litigation cases
- Negotiated and settled two pre-litigation cases for significantly more than what the clients were asking to settle for
- Re-structured the mediation department and designed a system that would allow the firm to keep track of more than 300 upcoming mediations and a more effective way of scheduling mediations for attorneys
- Directly supervised a team of 7 individuals in the mediation department
- Conducted extensive legal research and drafted legal memorandums regarding insurance claim litigation on topics such as Proposal for Settlements and Senate Bill 7052
- Aided in legal risk management and mitigation strategies
- Executed contract revisions.
Law Clerk
Triple S Management
San Juan, PR
04.2023 - 05.2023
- 8 week legal internship with major health insurance plan in Puerto Rico
- Rotated through different areas like health insurance regulation, compliance, privacy and technology affairs, contracts, corporate law, and public policy
- Executed legal research, identified a contract clause that was instrumental to solve a dispute
- Conducted extensive legal research and drafted legal memorandums regarding health insurance regulation for compliance
- Aided in legal risk management and mitigation strategies
- Executed contract revisions.
Law Clerk
Allen Law
Gainesville, FL
05.2022 - 07.2023
- Personal injury law firm based in Gainesville, Florida
- Worked remotely
- Identified from a deposition transcript, ethic rule violations and wrong objections from the opposing attorney
- Drafted the motion for sanctions
- Research and provided legal strategies for a specific case
- Drafted pleadings, discovery, motions, mediation statements and memorandums of law
- Conducted legal research.
Law Clerk
Charlip Law Group
Miami, Florida
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Personal injury, maritime, first property insurance and business focused law firm
- Worked directly assisting the managing partner
- Conducted legal research and drafted complex legal writing for an international commercial arbitration case under ICC arbitration
- Attended international commercial arbitration negotiations
- Drafted motions, appellate briefs, pleadings, discovery, jury instructions and memorandums of law
- Searched for expert witnesses
- Worked in business litigation, personal injury, wrongful death, business, arbitration, and property insurance claims.
Law Clerk
Goldberg & Rosen, PA
Miami, Florida
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Personal injury and medical malpractice law firm
- Assisted all the lawyers in various cases, worked directly with the partners and managing partners
- Identified a detail regarding a clicking sound a product made when it was properly secured, and the firm partner was able to use that information to strengthen his case
- Won mock trial alongside one of my co-workers
- Prepared mediation PowerPoints
- Conducted extensive legal research
- Drafted pleadings, discovery, memorandums of law mediation statements and motions
- Attended multiple mediations and depositions
- Worked on personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability.
Education
Juris Doctor -
Inter American School of Law
Masters of Science - Medical Sciences
Ponce Health Sciences University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
American University
Skills
- Microsoft Office Programs
- Legal Research Database (Westlaw, Lexis)
- Legal Writing
- Bilingual - Spanish/English
- Negotiation
- Supervising
- Communication Technology
- Proofreading
- Problem Solving
- Risk Assessment
- Analytical Skills
- Team Oriented
- Resourceful
- Knowledge of copyright law
- Litigation Support
- Civil Law
- Client Relations
- Organizational Efficiency
- Legal Terminology
- Conflict Mediation
Certification
- Certified Florida Mediator (March 2024) - Trained by ADR Collaborative Training
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Italian
Limited
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Legal Assistant
M.S.P.G. Law Group, PA
10.2023 - 02.2024
Law Clerk
Triple S Management
04.2023 - 05.2023
Law Clerk
Allen Law
05.2022 - 07.2023
Law Clerk
Charlip Law Group
05.2022 - 07.2022
Law Clerk
Goldberg & Rosen, PA
05.2021 - 08.2021
Juris Doctor -
Inter American School of Law
Masters of Science - Medical Sciences
Ponce Health Sciences University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
American University
- Certified Florida Mediator (March 2024) - Trained by ADR Collaborative Training
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