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WILLIAM BENTON
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Summary
Legal Operations Analyst SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: Certified Legal Assistant with specialization in Criminal, Administrative and Civil Law within the State of California legal system. Established leader among Santa Barbara Co. staff as an extradition instruction liaison/coordinator for Santa Barbara County with the Attorney General's office in Sacramento. Also an employee contract negotiators team member representing members interests for all 25 Departments. Demonstrated experience as an administrative liaison between department directors, other department heads and support staff. Ability to work with spread sheets, balance sheets, and cash journals. Computer expert in PC and with the Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and Outlook; demonstrated proficiency with presentations for marketing using Microsoft Power Point and Mail Merge applications. Effective dealing with difficult people; converse comfortable with people of all walks of life; exercising tack and diplomacy without sacrificing clarity.
Overview
21
years of professional experience
1
Certificate
Work History
Legal Office Professional District Attorney, Santa
Sr
2005.01 - 2023.01 (18 years)
Job overview
- Processed and prepared government forms and utilized legal reference reports for filing criminal and civil actions with the Superior Court.
Apple One Personnel, Santa Barbara
Production Assistant
2004.01 - 2005.01 (1 year)
Job overview
- Edited daily compilation pieces for distribution across various digital platforms.
Select Personnel, Santa Barbara
Administrative Assistant
2002.01 - 2005.01 (3 years)
Job overview
- Answered phone calls and emails to provide information, resulting in effective business correspondence.
Senior Legal Office
Job overview
- Professional
- Cross trained General Felony / Misdemeanor Complaints and Domestic Violence desks both establishing familiarity with the more complex case work duties and training counter-part staff on detailed Juvenile desk duties
- Managed two workloads Juvenile and Truancy
- Demonstrating thorough knowledge of the Discovery and Victim Witness duties as utilized independently for the purpose of efficiency within the Juvenile desk
- Assigned to Arraignment Desk wherein worked cohesively with court Attorneys, clerical staff, the Arraignment judge, court staff, and the public
- Worked as a team member with 5 lawyers with the White Collar Crimes Unit, General
- Felony Unit and Lifer Sentences Unit
- Demonstrating a definite sense of priorities to meet deadlines, with accuracy, while knowing when to ask for and following up in gaining assistance in decision making.
Production and Administrative Assistant
Job overview
- Prepared reports to County, State, and Federal agencies to maintain grant subsidies and obtain new allowances provided through emerging competitive programs
- Assisted with processing new loans, refi’s, phone correspondence, ordered title and appraisals, scheduled loan closings, type labels, placed files in order
- Created loan application packages working with a variety of proprietor computer programs, demonstrating proof reading abilities along with data entry skills with attention to detail
- Created presentations for local television broadcasts, committee agendas, minutes and support correspondence.
Education
Law School
State & Municipal Law Legal Assistants Certificate, Stark & Stark Community.
01.1994
Barron School of TV
Commercial Television Production & Acting Certificate, Weist
01.1992
Saint Vincent College
Bachelor of Arts Degree from Law, History/Political Science
01.1987
Skills
- Case Management
- Customer Support
- Goal Planning
- Effective Leadership
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Group and Individual Instruction
Affiliations
2020 - 2022 Advisory Board Member UCSB Paralegal/Legal Assistants Program
2020 - 2022 District Vice Chairman Los Padres Council, Boy Scouts of America
2015 – 2022 Voting Center Supervisor Dept of Elections, SB County
2015 – 2021 Branch President Santa Barbara NAACP
Certification
- CLETS Training - 2005 - 2023 - DOJ's California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
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Timeline
Sr
Legal Office Professional District Attorney
2005.01 - 2023.01 (18 years)
Production Assistant
Apple One Personnel
2004.01 - 2005.01 (1 year)
Administrative Assistant
Select Personnel
2002.01 - 2005.01 (3 years)
Senior Legal Office
Production and Administrative Assistant
Law School
State & Municipal Law Legal Assistants Certificate, Stark & Stark Community.
Barron School of TV
Commercial Television Production & Acting Certificate, Weist
Saint Vincent College
Bachelor of Arts Degree from Law, History/Political Science
- CLETS Training - 2005 - 2023 - DOJ's California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
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