Renata Jones
Legal/Paralegal Assistant
Alexandria,VA
Summary
Paralegal motivated to continually improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and opportunities for professional growth. Driven Paralegal successful at thriving in high stress, high-pressure environments and situations involving constant change and vast ambiguity in data and instruction.Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Paralegal
Public Defender’s Office
Curitiba, Parana - Brazil
10.2016 - 11.2018
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation and information for discovery request.
- Drafted responses for exceptions on foreclosure procedural errors.
- Prepared legal briefs, motions and pleadings.
- Developed project management processes to improve cost-effective service to clients.
- Drafted petitions, procedural appeals, and other legal documents, maintained contact with clients, attorneys and judges. Filed cases, gathered the necessary evidence for each case in accordance with the law.
- Collected, drafted and maintained resources to provide comprehensive materials accessible to all firm lawyers.
- Contacted key witnesses to testify at court hearings.
- Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information.
Administrative Assistant in the Administrative and
Stacatto Industry And Plywood Trade
Tijucas Do Sul, Parana - Brazil
01.2016 - 08.2016
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
- Offered office-wide software support and training, troubleshooting issues and optimizing usage.
- Handled client correspondence and tracked records to foster office efficiency.
- Issued invoices, verified paid and pending bills, responsible for employee timecards and other activities in the field.
Pralegal
Marques De Souza Law Firm
Curitiba, Parana - Brazil
06.2014 - 12.2015
- Prepared legal briefs, motions and pleadings.
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation and information for discovery request.
- Drafted petitions, monitored cases in ProJudi, CPJ, etc. Drafted applicable appeals, and performed any common procedures required for the progress of the cases.
- Evaluated domestic relations law, property law and bankruptcy.
- Analyzed evidence gathering and presentation, client counseling, and jury selection methods processes for civil litigation.
Administrative Assistant
Relojoaria Tijucas
Tijucas Do Sul, Parana - Brazil
01.2012 - 12.2014
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities and communicate instructions.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Arranged rapid office equipment repair and maintenance with vendors.
- Managed Access databases converting complex data into easy-to-interpret data.
- Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
- Processed invoices and expenses using QuickBooks to facilitate on-time payment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor Degree in Law
Universidade Positivo - School of Law
Curitiba 02.2014 - 11.2018
Skills
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook); Adapt (Recruitment Database); Westlaw; LexisNexis; Relativity; Ringtail; Kroll
Certification
An Introduction to American Law
Timeline
An Introduction to American Law
12-2021
International Women's Health and Human Rights
11-2021
ESL for Better English
08-2020
ESL Essential Grammar and Conversation
06-2020
Spanish Vocabulary
05-2020
Paralegal
Public Defender’s Office
10.2016 - 11.2018
Administrative Assistant in the Administrative and
Stacatto Industry And Plywood Trade
01.2016 - 08.2016
Pralegal
Marques De Souza Law Firm
06.2014 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor Degree in Law
Universidade Positivo - School of Law
02.2014 - 11.2018
Administrative Assistant
Relojoaria Tijucas
01.2012 - 12.2014