Yasmin Almonte
Ridgefield Park,NJ
Summary
Paralegal motivated to continually improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and opportunities for professional growth.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
Portfolio Recovery Associates
03.2018 - 07.2018
- Managed scheduling of court calendars and deadlines to maintain smooth flow of firm operations.
- Edited and proofread legal documents to verify accuracy.
- Maintained and updated organized client contact information to keep in touch with clients and provide updates on cases.
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.
- Prepare and submit check requests
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations and company policies across areas of organizational responsibility
Paralegal/Office Manager
Vogel & Rosenberg
02.2003 - 06.2013
- Managed scheduling of court calendars and deadlines to maintain smooth flow of firm operations.
- Edited and proofread legal documents to verify accuracy.
- Maintained and updated organized client contact information to keep in touch with clients and provide updates on cases.
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.
- Communicated with clients, opposing counsel and court personnel to keep all parties informed on case updates.
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation, and information for discovery request.
- Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information.
- Drafted and filed documents, summons and complaint, Motions, retainers and retainer statements in timely manner.
- Conducted clients intakes, prepared no-fault applications, loss wages, property damage claims.
- Coordinated multifaceted office function such as court calendar management, schedule depositions, ordered court reporters, billing and filing.
- Dictation transcription.
- Provided Spanish interpretation for clients to ensure effective communication.
- Organization and order of office supplies.
- Ordered, reviewed and summarized medical records.
- Contacted clients to schedule appointments and discuss progress of cases.
- Answered phones and other office duties to maintain a well organized environment.
Additional Experience:Teacher
KIPP NYC
09.2018 - 06.2023
- Implement curricula and activities to meet academic standards;
- Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards
- Use assessments data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices
- Participate in collaboration curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school wide functions;
- Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for students behavior
- Implementing differentiated instruction to meet the needs of students
- Be accountable for students’ mastery of academic standards;
- Communicate effectively with students, families and colleagues;
- Create/update PLOP reports for IEP students and attend IEP annual meetings
- IEP meetings with parents and Committee of Special Education
- Collaborate weekly with School Social Workers, Team Deans and Grade interventionist to monitor individual students’ academic and behavior plans
Education
Master of Science - Education
The City College of New York
New York, New York 05.2014
Bachelor of Arts - English
The City College of New York
New York, New York 05.2010
Skills
- Legal Compliance
- Litigation Support
- Microsoft Applications
- Motions Drafting
- Manage Schedules
- Office Administration
- Time management
- Document filing
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Additional Experience:Teacher
KIPP NYC
09.2018 - 06.2023
Paralegal
Portfolio Recovery Associates
03.2018 - 07.2018
Paralegal/Office Manager
Vogel & Rosenberg
02.2003 - 06.2013
Master of Science - Education
The City College of New York
Bachelor of Arts - English
The City College of New York
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