Evette Ocasio Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

• Provided administrative support and case assistance to five attorneys for civil rights litigation and criminal defense cases• Conducted initial intakes with new clients via phone and in person over a wide range of legal matters, including criminal, civil rights, civil disputes, employment discrimination, personal injury, zoning, and licensing• Acted as a liaison between clients and attorneys by professionally responding to all client inquiries and actively keeping clients informed of the status of their cases• Oversaw all case management and docketing for civil and criminal cases at the federal and state level, including maintaining electronic and hard file copies• Prepared and processed legal documents, including summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, and pre-trial documents• Electronically filed documents in federal and state courts, including Northern District of Illinois, Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Indiana, and Cook County, through Odyssey eFileIL• Actively revised and implemented more efficient practices for maintaining cases, including trialing several case management softwares and adapting them to the practice needs of each department• Prepared and compiled pre-trial and trial materials based on judges’ standing orders• Supervised and trained other administrative support staff on the internal case management processes

• Prepared monthly invoices for 150 commercial real estate properties• Entered cash receipts into accounting software• Oversaw accounting department’s filing and record management• Implemented an electronic system for storing accounting records

Juris Doctor

Activities and Societies: Latino Law Student Association, Member

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English (Culture, Media, & Rhetoric)