Yvette Dominicci
Senior Paralegal/Executive Adminstrative Assistant/Office Manager/Case Manager
Chandler,AZ
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Over 20 years of experience in various professional fields. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction. Eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding and training of the position. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in the company that allows for opportunity to be apart of their team.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Personal Injury Paralegal
Kurt Robertson & Law
New York, NY
09.2019 - 07.2021
- Met with all new clients and filled out their intake packet.
- Opened all new files into our database and reported all new No Fault claims to insurance company.
- Answered multiple phone lines and handled every call professionally and efficiently.
- Scheduled all client's appointments for their case.
- Collected and scanned all imagings reports and all medical records of our clients to our system.
- Read all reports and scheduled all pain management procedures and surgeries for our clients.
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation and information for discovery request.
- Prepared legal briefs, motions and pleadings.
- Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information.
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.
- Coordinated settlement talks between counsel, defendants and plaintiffs.
- Managed all incoming correspondence from judges, court administrative staff and opposing parties.
- Organized and managed attorney's calendar.
- Scheduled and sat in all client and attorney conference meetings.
- Handled all personal and medical loans applications.
- Negotiated all medical liens with providers.
- Properly closed all settled cases and properly handled all General releases for each file.
- Handled all office duties such as filing, faxing, copies, shipping and receiving of legal packages, sorting and handled all daily mail.
Senior Trial Paralegal/Office Manager
Krentsel, Guzman & Herbert, LLC
New York, NY
09.2018 - 09.2019
- Opened all new cases and properly maintained all files from Intake, Correspondences, No Fault, Legal/Pleadings,Medicals and Police.
- Answered multiple lines and handled every call properly.
- Maintained good record keeping and organized our file room daily.
- Managed all 19 attorney's case load and communicated and handled all their client's needs.
- Collected, drafted and maintained resources to provide comprehensive materials accessible to all firm lawyers.
- Prepared legal briefs, motions and pleadings.
- Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information.
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.
- Managed and handled most office accounting and responsible for employee payroll.
- Prepared and managed all daily staff meetings.
- Organized and handled our trial calendars with all courts.
- Organized and put together all cases for settlement reviews or for trial.
- Created and implemented policies, work flow processes and work assignments for a staff of both Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice staff.
No Fault Senior Paralegal
Mark Gellar & Associates, P.C
Brooklyn, NY
01.2013 - 09.2015
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.
- Contributed to, maintained and updated online data repositories for accessibility and to reflect firm standards.
- Managed billable hour tracking, payroll, client invoicing and schedules for 6 attorney office.
- Maintained ongoing communication with opposing parties from discovery to trial phase to facilitate expeditious litigation.
- Prepared legal briefs, motions and pleadings.
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation and information for discovery request.
- Coordinated settlement talks between counsel, defendants and plaintiffs.
- Managed all incoming correspondence from judges, court administrative staff and opposing parties.
- Coordinated firm cases in easy-to-review format by using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
Case Manager
Childhood Early Intervention
Staten Island, NY
10.2011 - 12.2012
- Identified care needs of individual patients and coordinated responses based on physician advice, insurance limitations and procedural costs.
- Increased referral rates by providing excellent service and building meaningful relationships with patients and caregivers.
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
- Helped patients receive appropriate, high-quality care with reasonable results.
- Evaluated treatment plans against individual goals and healthcare standards.
- Collaborated with external agencies to meet educational and transitional needs of students.
- Developed and implemented transition services plan to facilitate movement from school to activities.
- Conducted training for educational staff to properly identify learning disabilities and remediation strategies.
- Assisted personnel with assessments to identify student academic level and guide instruction.
- Evaluated IEP for compliance with state and federal requirements regulations and rectified non-compliance issues immediately.
- Monitored student progress and reviewed and revised IEP to meet emerging student needs.
- Facilitated special education placement process in partnership with parents to provide free appropriate public education for eligible referrals.
- Liaised with teachers to develop Individualized Education Programs to provide quality education for students with disabilities.
Obstetrician/Gynecologist Medical Secretary
New York Presbyterian Cornell - Weill Center
New York, NY
09.2010 - 08.2011
- Kept detailed records of patient treatments and needs throughout medical processes.
- Provided fast and accurate patient diagnostics or referrals.
- Answered multiple phone lines to scheduled all patient's appointments and check in all patients at the time of their appointment with the Doctor.
- Called and verified billing and insurance information.
- Worked closely with nurses to check on patient statuses and needs.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
- Increased patient's satisfaction by resolving issues.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
- Assisted Doctor and patient in all amniocentesis procedure for case file.
Real Estate Paralegal/Office Manager
Eretz Realty, LLC
Brooklyn, NY
07.2003 - 08.2010
- Optimized organizational systems for payment collections, AP/AR, deposits and recordkeeping.
- Maintained primary relationship accountability for clients, overall servicing responsibility and client satisfaction to maximize profitability of client relationships.
- Managed 15 employees with continuous coaching and mentoring.
- Implemented project management techniques to overcome obstacles and increase team productivity.
- Improved office operations by automating client correspondence, record tracking and data communications.
- Oversaw appointment scheduling and itinerary coordination for both clients and personnel.
- Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service.
- Monitored company inventory to keep stock levels and databases updated.
- Answered and handled a 16 call phone lines switchboard
- Maintained and organized all residential and commerical listings.
- Prepared all tenant and landlord leases.
- Handled all exclusive contracts and advertising listings for the company.
- Collected all personal information and ran credit checks for possible tenants.
- Handled all accounting and banking for the company including payroll.
- Typed and recorded all residential appraisals.
Education
Associate of Arts - Paralegal Studies
Interboro Institute
New York, NY 09.2001 - 06.2003
Skills
Legal memos
Motions preparation
Litigation review
Document preparation
Proficient in MS Office
Legal Research
Court transcription
Documentation proficiency
Treatment planning
Progress evaluations
Case management
Direct Patient Care
Written and verbal communication
Client needs assessments
Telephonic Customer Support
Medical terminology
Excellent Communication
Good Telephone Etiquette
Self-Motivated
Attention to Detail
Problem-Solving
Flexible and Adaptable
Clerical Support
Spreadsheet management
Office administration
Scheduling
Database administration
Multi-line phone proficiency
Bilingual in Spanish
Transcription and dictation
Bookkeeping
Records management
Recordkeeping
Multi-line Telephone Systems
Quality assurance
Executive presentations
Project Management
Presentation design
Performance improvement
Legal administrative support
Office management
Patient Scheduling
Customer and client relations
Administrative support
Accomplishments
- I volunteered my personal time and helped clients achieve successful surgeries through effectively helping with personal support and accompanying clients in need to their appointments and helped with the home care after surgery.
- Became a Parent Advocate in special education with my son's school district so I could obtained all the services he needed.
- I became a Parent coordinator in early childhood intervention to help families in need and attend IEP meetings for support.
Timeline
Senior Personal Injury Paralegal
Kurt Robertson & Law
09.2019 - 07.2021
Senior Trial Paralegal/Office Manager
Krentsel, Guzman & Herbert, LLC
09.2018 - 09.2019
No Fault Senior Paralegal
Mark Gellar & Associates, P.C
01.2013 - 09.2015
Case Manager
Childhood Early Intervention
10.2011 - 12.2012
Obstetrician/Gynecologist Medical Secretary
New York Presbyterian Cornell - Weill Center
09.2010 - 08.2011
Real Estate Paralegal/Office Manager
Eretz Realty, LLC
07.2003 - 08.2010
Associate of Arts - Paralegal Studies
Interboro Institute
09.2001 - 06.2003