Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Paralegal – functions included preparing Bankruptcy Petitions (7 and 13); efiling with the Court; forwarding documents to the Trustee; preparing Motions; Certifications in Opposition and case disposition to have the cases confirmed; preparing for 341; Confirmation and Motion hearings; billing, etc.

functions included reviewing and entering all correspondence, pleadings, etc., billing clients for same, providing status updates to the clients, preparing Motions and Responsive Pleadings. Promoted to Trial/Hearing Administration Department in the capacity of Department Head – duties included but not limited to ensuring that staff prepared files for all hearings and worked closely with the Calendar Department, prepare files for Trials, opening Trial Matters in our system, notifying the clients, requesting witnesses, requesting documents necessary for trials, scheduling Court Reporters for Trials and hearings, ensuring that Final Judgment Packages were prepared in time for Trial, working with the AOI department to ensure that the Judgment figures were good through the Trial date and that we were in possession of an updated AOI, working with the client representatives obtaining information and providing documentation to prepare for testimony at Trial, working with the collateral department to ensure Original Note and Mortgage were either filed or in firm’s possession to bring to trials, preparation of Trial Notebooks and billing clients for Trial and Pre-Trials as well as all preparation involved with depositions.

Full charge of Personal Injury files (both defense and plaintiff) from client interview to Settlement and/or Trial; preparation of Complaints, Motions, Discovery; Settlement Demands, upon completion of case prepare case accounting and settlement disbursement – working independently

Full charge of Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Real Estate Contract to Close, Criminal and Matrimonial; Preparation of Complaints, Motions. Discovery, Trial Preparation, Settlement Demands, Arbitration/Medication Statements, (both PI and Criminal); Preparation of HUD Statement, upon completion of case accounting and settlement; Billing (Timeslips) on matrimonial and criminal matter