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Sally Nasef

Aliso Viejo,CA

Summary

Bilingual, organized, and professional. Has a passionate and professional work ethic that requires no guidance from attorneys or supervisors I work side-by-side with attorneys to ensure that our clients get the representation they deserve. Specializing in

Assist attorney with a variety of case tasks with

Ability to effectively prioritize and organize a substantial amount of work and administrative support to a busy law department. . Committed to delivering high-quality results with little supervision, Skillful and dedicated Executive Assistant with extensive experience in the coordination, Plaintiff litigation experience planning, and support of daily operational and administrative functions in a highly confidential environment. My extensive experience has developed my mentoring, functional skills, and dealing with diverse clients. Furthermore, my supervisory skills will be a strong contributor to your firm. Paralegal motivated to continually improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and opportunities for professional growth. Technologically savvy Paralegal offering proficiency in CLIO, spreadsheet development, and legal research. Well-versed in legal terminology and legal document preparation. Driven Paralegal successful at thriving in high-stress, high-pressure environments and situations involving constant change and vast ambiguity in data and instruction. Experienced LITIGATION PARALEGAL offering strong attention to detail while reviewing documents, checking sites, and searching titles. Well-versed in the logistical complexities of trial preparation. Detail-oriented administrative professional and California Notary offering excellent documentation, communication and organizational skills. Proven ethics and dedication to legally-sound operations. Focused on being an impartial witness to all types of transactions on behalf of businesses, agencies and private citizens. Vigilant about spotting fraud, coercion and other deceptions in transactions.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Paralegal

Grant Law A Professional Law Corporation
Irvine, California
01.2019 - Current
  • Draft complaint and prepare exhibits in support of complaint
  • Calendaring
  • Filling
  • Discovery
  • Use on-line computer-based information systems for legal research to gather and analyze data
  • Conduct extensive legal research to analyze and verify accuracy of citations, and
  • Correct erroneous or incomplete citations using federal and state reporter systems, computer research and microfilm
  • Perform legal research by examining all references in briefs and other memoranda
  • Analyze and identify legal issues in all cases
  • Draft summons and service of process
  • Draft complaint, bill of particulars, writ of summons, and case information statements to file with court and serve upon opposing parties
  • Arrange for service of process
  • Evaluate and interpret various records and other factual documents to ascertain
  • Accuracy of cited references to support the statements made in the brief
  • Prepare settlement proposals, including assembling information on the history of plaintiff and the nature and effect of injuries and damages
  • Research cite checked material in reviewing briefs for submission to the Supreme Court, processing cases, responding to questions, or dealing with legal issues
  • Answer client questions, keep client updated on progress of case
  • Research applicable Federal or state laws and statutes and sometimes tribal laws to brief an Administrative Law Judge of precedent cases or situations that may influence the determination of the case
  • Utilize Desk-top Publishing to convert draft Supreme Court briefs through MS-DOS or Word Perfect file format for camera-ready copy for printing purposes
  • Prepare reports, exhibits, memoranda, and/or statistical analysis to be used in litigating cases, answering legal questions, or making legal determinations
  • Prepare, organize, analyze, and process legal documents, records, and other evidence.
  • Assisted counsel in preparing answers, and providing documentation and information for a discovery request.
  • Collected, drafted, and maintained resources to provide comprehensive materials accessible to all firm lawyers.
  • Contacted key witnesses to testify at court hearings.
  • Drafted, signed, and certified key legal documents for judicial review.
  • Investigated facts and laws to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
  • Mitigated the legal team's workload by reviewing and evaluating legal documents, discovery materials, and contracts.
  • Analyzed evidence gathering and presentation, client counseling, and jury selection methods processes for civil litigation.

Certified Notary Signing Agent

01.2022 - 01.2026
  • Wills and probate
  • Personal injury
  • Family law
  • Criminal law
  • Real estate law
  • Homeowner associations

Legal assistant

college, Senior
Costa Mesa, CA
02.2017 - 05.2017
  • Investigated the facts of a case
  • Organized and maintained documents in a paper or electronic filing system
  • Met with clients and other professionals to discuss details of case
  • Kept and monitored legal volumes to ensure that law library is up-to-date
  • Made photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed matter
  • Wrote reports to help lawyers prepare for trials.

Clerk

Ministry of Economy
Damascus
02.2005 - 07.2009
  • Prepared documents
  • Experienced in administrative work and wide experience in the office management
  • Kept clients informed and communicated about materials for mediation
  • Reviewed and summarized discovery to necessary stakeholders
  • Filling
  • Receive and screen a high volume of internal and external communications, including email and mail
  • Manage over 250 personnel files according to policy of the Syrian government labor law and regulations
  • Follow up on training logistics and perform most administrative tasks required for the department process.

Education

Notary Signing Agent 2022-2026

National Notary Association
Chatsworth, CA

Associate of Arts - Paralegal Studies

Coastline Community College
Fountain Valley, CA
06.2018

Associate of Arts - Communication Studies

Coastline Community College
Fountain Valley, CA
06.2017

Bachelor Degree - law

Damascus University
Syria/ Damascus
2013

Skills

  • Technologies:
  • MS office, Excel, Clio
  • Litigation Support
  • Corporate Law
  • Trial Proceedings
  • Case File Preparation
  • Court Transcription
  • Deposition Briefings
  • Trial Preparation Assistance
  • Expertise in Legal Proceedings
  • Legal Correspondence
  • Marital Settlement Agreements
  • Correspondence and Legal Forms Drafting
  • Proficiency in MS Office
  • Summary Writing
  • Database Searching
  • Evidence Gathering
  • Online Databases
  • Work Assignments
  • Legal Research
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Review of Pleadings
  • Legal Precedent
  • Negotiating Service Level Agreements
  • Settlement Statements
  • Microsoft Applications
  • Client Support
  • Electronic Discovery
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Data Repositories
  • Exhibit Preparation
  • Court Depositions
  • Hearing Preparation
  • Drafting Legal Documents
  • Assisting Lawyers
  • Motion Preparation
  • Proficient in Clio

Languages

Arabic
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Certified Notary Signing Agent

01.2022 - 01.2026

Paralegal

Grant Law A Professional Law Corporation
01.2019 - Current

Legal assistant

college, Senior
02.2017 - 05.2017

Clerk

Ministry of Economy
02.2005 - 07.2009

Notary Signing Agent 2022-2026

National Notary Association

Associate of Arts - Paralegal Studies

Coastline Community College

Associate of Arts - Communication Studies

Coastline Community College

Bachelor Degree - law

Damascus University
Sally Nasef