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VANESSA M BARINA

Atlanta

Summary

Dynamic legal assistant with extensive experience at The Glass Firm, PLLC, excelling in document preparation and client communication. Proven ability to enhance organizational efficiency and manage complex case files. Skilled in electronic filing and project management, delivering exceptional customer service while maintaining confidentiality and attention to detail.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal Assistant

The Glass Firm, PLLC
Texarkana
05.2022 - 07.2025
  • Answered phones promptly while providing courteous customer service.
  • Assisted with document production and deposition preparation.
  • Compiled financial records related to specific cases.
  • Communicate with Court staff to schedule hearings
  • Extensive communication with clients and other counsel.
  • Maintain and update physical files
  • Maintain and update computer files.
  • Prepare documents and exhibits for hearings, depositions and mediations.
  • Schedule meetings with clients, hearings, depositions and mediations.
  • Electronic filing of court documents.
  • Extensive client/customer service.

Perishable Manager/Operations Excellence Manager

Brookshire Grocery Company
Atlanta
12.2014 - 05.2021
  • Responsible for executing various store operations standards and procedures to maintain quality of product, food and physical safety, and inventory stock levels.
  • Executes merchandising plans, manages achievement of store sales and profits using acceptable business practices and promotes customer service.
  • Responsible for maintaining and improving sales performance, financial results, public relations, product quality, and work standards.
  • Enforces quality control and food safety standards and ensures dated products are stocked and rotated properly.
  • Responsible for managing staff and operations of various store departments to ensure quality of product.
  • Oversees execution of merchandising plans.
  • Responsible for ordering of product, receipt and unloading of product from delivery trucks, and inventory verification.
  • Handle issues within the store personnel as well as customer issues.

Store Manager

EZ Mart
Linden
05.2012 - 10.2015
  • Supervise a store team of 10-20 staff members.
  • Recruit, hire and train customer service-oriented store team members.
  • Work with all vendors to ensure all products is available and fresh.
  • Balance cash registers daily as well as prepare and deliver deposits to bank.
  • Stock safe daily, appropriately for strength of business day.
  • Conduct inventory checks often, as well as cash inventory.
  • Ordering of all products.

Manager on Duty

IHOP
Corpus Christi
05.2005 - 02.2012
  • Directly supervise IHOP Restaurants employees in the absence of the Store General Manager.
  • Manage operations in the front and back of the house with a high concentration on profitability and sales growth, while constantly maintaining IHOP's standards of quality and service.
  • Ensure efficient workflow and workforce performance.
  • Mainly evaluate and delegate tasks, arrange schedules, set goals, handle issues and concerns with customers as well as employees.

Education

High school or equivalent - Business

Johnson City Senior High School
Johnson City, New York
05.1994

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Communication
  • OPEX
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Time management
  • Customer Service
  • Typing 50-60 wpm
  • Document preparation
  • Electronic filing
  • Court communication
  • Case management
  • Customer service
  • Client communication
  • Meeting scheduling
  • File management
  • Legal research
  • Team collaboration
  • Problem solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Conflict resolution
  • Troubleshooting complex problems
  • Client relations
  • Cross-functional communication
  • Legal/Court processes
  • Organizational efficiency
  • Legal terminology
  • Multi-line switchboard
  • Fast learner
  • File organization
  • Relationship building
  • Writing and editing
  • Legal writing
  • Document filing
  • Calendar management
  • Legal document preparation
  • Order and request filing
  • Proofreading
  • Exceptional telephone etiquette
  • Microsoft office
  • Correspondence
  • Document drafting
  • Notary public
  • Court filing
  • Client service and support
  • Scheduling/Planning
  • Client support
  • Customer relationship management
  • Motion preparation
  • Document editing
  • Confidentiality

Affiliations

  • Volunteer time visiting with residents at the nursing home my father was at.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Legal Assistant

The Glass Firm, PLLC
05.2022 - 07.2025

Perishable Manager/Operations Excellence Manager

Brookshire Grocery Company
12.2014 - 05.2021

Store Manager

EZ Mart
05.2012 - 10.2015

Manager on Duty

IHOP
05.2005 - 02.2012

High school or equivalent - Business

Johnson City Senior High School

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