Stephanie Cruz
Brooklyn
Summary
- Ability to prioritize and perform dissimilar tasks simultaneously.
- Self-motivated, Quick learner, excellent verbal & visual communicator.
- Organized, team player, able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Meticulous worker; attentive to quality and detail.
- Polite, respectful, and courteous manners.
- Responsible, efficient, and flexible.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Funding Department
Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP
10.2023 - Current
- Monitor and maintain all incoming and outgoing wires into accounts.
- Organize and prepare all files due for disbursement each day;
- Responsible for ensuring the all funds are applied to appropriate files and not over funded
- Responsible for accurately preparing and releasing wires
- Responsible for accurately preparing certified checks through bank portal:
- Responsible for running and monitoring weekly reports, such as over under reports, outstanding checks greater than 30-60-90 days
Legal Assistant
Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP
04.2021 - 09.2023
- Process all new referrals in computer system and evenly distributed files among team
- Communicated with Lenders and buyers atty to obtain title reports, deal sheets and broker invoices;
- Uploaded and indexed all necessary documents for the team
- Organized CEMA request t ensure timely delivery; Prepared CEMA's, 255's Tax Affidavits;
- Coordinate with parties to schedule closings with Lenders, buyers and Seller Attorney and Borrowers;
- Comfortable completing post closing audits and preparing files for return to the appropriate lenders
Legal Assistant
Taub Law Firm
01.2018 - 03.2020
- Responsibilities include coordinate calendar/depositions/IME's closings and conferences on a daily basis;
- Ordered, reviewed, and summarized medical records.
- Worked closely with insurance adjusters and defense counsel to negotiate settlements.
- Drafted Summons and Complaints, Motions, Pleadings, Discovery, and Interrogatories.
- Data entry of all calendar dates, emails, scheduling and adjourning depositions.
- Communicated with law firms, courts, and clients and assisted as needed;.
- Additional responsibilities include answering phones and various other aspects of reception and office procedures;
Legal Assistant
The Goodman Law Firm
04.2015 - 04.2016
- Responsibilities include coordinate calendar for closings attorney meetings and court dates on a daily basis;
- Data entry of newly referred matter for both personal injury and the banking department;
- Communicated will all necessary parties to coordinate closing including but not limited to buyer's attorneys, title companies, coop attorneys' and per diem closers;
- Monitored all the return of all out-going closing packages;
- Assisted with post closing deficiencies with the direction and assistance of the senor paralegal;
- Additional responsibilities include answering phones and various other aspects of reception and office procedures;
- Light document preparations under Paralegal supervision included but not limited to Contracts of Sale, Power of Attorneys and retainers;
Education
Diploma -
Luella High School
05.2015
Skills
- Ability to prioritize and perform dissimilar tasks simultaneously
- Self-motivated
- Quick learner
- Excellent verbal communicator
- Excellent visual communicator
- Organized
- Team player
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Meticulous worker
- Attentive to quality and detail
- Polite
- Respectful
- Courteous manners
- Responsible
- Efficient
- Flexible
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Funding Department
Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP
10.2023 - Current
Legal Assistant
Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP
04.2021 - 09.2023
Legal Assistant
Taub Law Firm
01.2018 - 03.2020
Legal Assistant
The Goodman Law Firm
04.2015 - 04.2016
Diploma -
Luella High School