YARELI SANTANA
Garecs Grabler & Lebrocq
Perth Amboy
1
Language
17
years of professional experience
To secure a challenging position in a reputable organization to expand my learnings, knowledge, and skills.
Work History
Judiciary Clerk 2
1 Year 3 Months- Completed standard office and agency business forms to ensure accurate processing
- Provide information to clients, customers or the public
- Provided quality customer service to court users and internal customers, enhancing their experience and satisfaction
- Enter data into various systems
- Select appropriate form letters for routine correspondence
- Composed routine correspondence, including form letters and standard replies, to facilitate effective communication
- Maintain security or confidentiality of records, equipment or computer access
- Operate photocopying and scanning machines
- Answered incoming telephone calls to assist customers.
- Answer telephones
- Complete standard office or agency business forms
- Perform other related duties as required
Paralegal
2 Years 1 Month- Used computer software to file, update, prepare and, maintain legal documents for court cases.
- Developed spreadsheet to consolidate information from plaintiff files, facilitating analysis of litigant claims.
- Managed tracking of court cases and organized confidential case files to ensure accessibility and compliance.
- Translated for Spanish-speaking clients and served as liaison between attorneys, victims, and witnesses to enhance communication and support.
- Draft complaints and motions.
- Experience with law office software system.
- Filed pleadings electronically through Ecourts system.
- Prepared deposition, arbitration, and trial notices for legal proceedings.
- Drafted interrogatories for legal case inquiries.
- Compiled expert reports and narrative reports for court cases.
Defense Counsel
1 Year 7 Months- PIP Billing
- Investigation of Medical Providers
- Requesting Medical Records
- Inventories
Paralegal
1 Year- Interacted on a daily basis with various people of different backgrounds and cultures.
- Completed logistics and planned an entire week’s docket of cases and assignments for office.
- Met with current and future clientele in order to obtain information on new cases.
- Answered multiple console telephone system.
- Composed, prepared, edited, and distributed correspondence and other department documents.
- Worked on Municipal Court Cases and Civil Law Matters.
- Practice focused on Criminal Law and Traffic Matters and Personal Injury cases.
- Managed accountability of Insurance Payments and settlements and other forms of resolution.
- Composed and edited external correspondence.
- Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact with clients as needed.
- Used computer software to file, update, prepare and, maintain legal documents for court cases.
- Created a spreadsheet with relevant information collected from individual plaintiff files to analyze each litigant claim.
- Tracked court cases and organized confidential case files.
- Translated for Spanish-speaking clients, acted as liaison between attorneys, victims, and witnesses.
- Draft complaints and motions.
- Experience with law office software system.
- File Ecourts pleadings
Lead Assistant
3 Years- Interacted on a daily basis with various people of different backgrounds and cultures.
- Completed logistics and planned an entire week’s docket of cases and assignments for office.
- Met with current and future clientele in order to obtain information on new cases.
- Answered multiple console telephone system.
- Composed, prepared, edited, and distributed correspondence and other department documents.
- Worked on Municipal Court Cases and Civil Law Matters.
- Practice focused on Criminal Law and Traffic Matters and Personal Injury cases.
- Managed accountability of Insurance Payments and settlements and other forms of resolution.
- Composed and edited external correspondence.
- Reviewed surveys and compared to legal descriptions to verify accuracy.
- Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact with clients as needed.
- Used computer software to file, update, prepare and, maintain legal documents for court cases.
- Created a spreadsheet with relevant information collected from individual plaintiff files to analyze each litigant claim.
- Tracked court cases and organized confidential case files.
- Translated for Spanish-speaking clients, acted as liaison between attorneys, victims, and witnesses.
- Draft complaints and motions.
- Experience with law office software system.
Administrative Assistant
8 Years 6 Months- Respond to telephone calls and schedule future appointments on a daily basis.
- Speak in person to clients about Immigration Applications and ensure they understand the different forms of payments.
- Provide administrative support by filing, faxing, scanning, and cataloging information.
- Work on Immigration Forms and Consultations.
- Manage Money orders and forms of payments.
- Ability to handle situations, exercise sound judgment and work independently to achieve objectives in a fast-paced environment.
- Translated for Spanish-speaking clients, acted as liaison between attorneys, victims, and witnesses.
- Used computer software to file, update, prepare and, maintain legal documents for court cases.
- Ordered and distributed office supplies.
- Engage in support services as a translator for clients and the office.
- Help people from the Community who are in need Events.
- Dispersed incoming mail to correct recipient's through the office.
- Maintained and archived incoming and outgoing hard-copy correspondence with scanning system in paperless office environment.
- Filed documents to maintain an organized and efficient office environment – Provided significant administrative support.
- Reviewed all legal hardcopy documents checking grammar, spelling and appropriate legal formatting.
- Coordinated out-of-office activity and made necessary travel and client-meeting arrangements.
PARALEGAL
2 Years 7 Months- Interacted on a daily basis with various people of different backgrounds and cultures.
- Completed logistics and planned an entire week’s docket of cases and assignments for office.
- Met with current and future clientele in order to obtain information on new cases.
- Worked on Municipal Court Cases and Civil Law Matters. Practice focused on Criminal Law and Traffic Matters and Personal Injury cases.
- Translated for Spanish-speaking clients, acted as liaison between attorneys, victims, and witnesses.
- Researched and answered customer complaints, affidavits, court subpoenas, and interrogatories.
- Audited attorney contingent/non-contingent suit fees, costs.
- Oversaw the litigation process from the filing of suit, to the judgment collection process.
- Drafted correspondence, motions, legal memorandums.
- Compiled and drafted demand package for personal injury cases.
- Drafted petitions for sell non-profit assets.
- Assisted in handling heavy volume phone call throughout the course of the day.
- Managed accountability of Insurance Payments and settlements and other forms of resolution.
- Performed online and offline research to assist attorneys in related casework.
- Maintained consistent telephone and email communication with all clients.
- Managed attorney calendar and monitored court appearances.
- Performed community and correctional outreach to social services providers.
- Managed proprietary databases of materials shared between counsel and client in complex insurance matters.
- Indexed and summarized supporting documentation and evidence in Concordance as well as Microsoft Office programs, as projects required.
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree - Justice Studies- Criminal Justice
Courses Include: Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Ethics; Psychology; Homeland Security; Immigration Law; Justice & the Judiciary. Honors: President’s List.
Skills
Document Filing
Exceptional Writer
Process Improvement
Project Management
Organization
Communication
Analytical
Leadership
Instagram
LinkedIn
Metrics and Reporting
Presentation
Time Attention to detail
Problem-solving
Independence
Technology
Microsoft Office: Word
Outlook
PowerPoint
Excel
Social Media Platforms: Facebook
Twitter
thinking
Creativity
Team Building Leadership
Project budgeting Management
cost control
Invited to Join National Society of Bilingual (English
Spanish) Leadership & Success.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Judiciary Clerk 2
State of New Jersey
07.2025 - CurrentRead More
Paralegal
Garecs Grabler & Lebrocq
09.2024 - CurrentRead More
Defense Counsel
Marshall Dennehy & Coleman
01.2023 - 08.2024Read More
Paralegal
Levison & Axelrod
12.2021 - 12.2022Read More
Lead Assistant
Frank A. Tobias
05.2018 - 05.2021Read More
PARALEGAL
M. Fred Gernand, Esq.
01.2015 - 08.2017Read More
Administrative Assistant
Everything In One
01.2010 - 07.2018Read More
Berkeley College
Bachelor of Science Degree from Justice Studies- Criminal Justice
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