Krista Powers Email & Phone Number

Fishers, In, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana

Muncie, In

•Delivered exceptional administrative support to the Chief Public Defender, Public Defender Board, and the Indiana Public Defender Commission (maintained calendars, arranged meetings, prepared reports).•Spearheaded daily operations and resolved conflicts of a large legal office consisting of multiple secretaries and public defenders in a time-sensitive, confidential environment.•Operated, maintained, and monitored department’s annual budget of approximately $1.3M.•Increased revenue by 100% through the creation of a state reimbursement system from the ground up that yielded an annual reimbursement of approximately $440K.•Overhauled file maintenance by designing a file retention system, thereby freeing up storage space and increasing file retrieval efficiency by more than 50%.•Delegated juvenile cases and criminal cases for two criminal courts and one juvenile court and prepared files.•Maintained tight calendars and prepared and filed legal documents for approximately nine public defenders.•Documented all action conducted on each case including, but not limited to, correspondence to clients and/or other entities, motions filed, court dates, discussions with clients, documents prepared, and discovery received.•Assisted public defenders in the preparation of appeals and transcribed depositions.•Facilitated communication between Spanish-speaking clients and attorneys, translated legal documents into Spanish, prepared correspondence in Spanish, and interpreted in minor court proceedings.

Muncie, In

•Assisted in approximately four weekly Microsoft Office applications labs consisting of approximately 25 students per lab.•Provided help to students who fell behind during lab instruction, tutored students with special needs, and created Excel and Access tutorials.•Taught weekly lab class (primarily Microsoft Office applications) of approximately 25 students.•Graded and tracked homework assignments for approximately 50 students and assisted students who needed additional instruction with class material