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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

♦ Draft and review legal correspondence including thoroughly proofreading for errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting.♦ Prepare and collect conflict of interest checks, open new files and maintain client files.♦ Maintain attorneys’ calendars with dates of importance.♦ Familiar with multiple State and Federal court filings, including submission of electronic filings.♦ Organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints with minimal supervision.♦ Maintain a high level of confidentiality.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

♦ Drafted notices to quit and summary process complaints, arrange for service on parties.♦ Typed, prepared, answered correspondence and other pleadings for attorneys. ♦ Maintained case calendar and monitored deadlines.♦ Requested executions, prepared and e-filed motions and preliminary injunctions.♦ Communicated with defendants, aided with negotiations and drafted payment plan agreements.♦ Communicated with District and Housing courts, aided attorneys with gathering necessary information. ♦ Answered client questions, consulted with attorneys and aided in mediation with defendants.♦ Tracked billable time and posted fees to client accounts through billing software.♦ Utilized existing files and various research resources to develop information for pending cases.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

♦ Performed a multitude of paralegal tasks for small-sized personal injury and immigration firm including training new interns.♦ Corresponded with insurance claims adjusters and drafted necessary legal documentation.♦ Investigated, organized, and compiled discovery.

Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Area

♦ Greeted and triaged court users.♦ Identified legal issues and needs for pro se litigants.♦ Assisted pro se litigants with court forms.♦ Created and compiled a price list of court service and filing fees. ♦ Provided resources and referred to other community organizations as appropriate. ♦ Answered litigants’ questions about how to navigate the legal process.

Santa Cruz, California, United States

♦ Maintained complex fluid schedules for 30 nurses, 15 physical therapists, 8 occupational therapists, 3 speech therapists, 3 medical social workers, and a registered dietitian.♦ Provided professional and procedural support for both office and field staff by implementing innovative problem-solving skills.

Santa Cruz, California, United States

♦ Developed and implemented processes which expedited and streamlined referrals and admissions. ♦ Collaborated with nurse case managers, hospitalists, and physicians’ offices across three South Bay counties to obtain necessary information and documents for admission into in-home healthcare services for patients.

Santa Cruz, Ca

♦ Manage patient grievance and complaint process in compliance with regulations and organizational policy. ♦ Facilitate resolution of patient and visitor complaints, improving patient satisfaction scores.♦ Identify and proposes proactive, evidence-based and best practice interventions to patient care and satisfaction risks to department leadership, quality and the risk management committee.♦ Educate patients on complex billing and insurance questions; helps patients navigate complex health system.♦ Oversee data integrity, quality of MIDAS complaint management database.

Aptos, Ca

♦ Provided full-time assisted living and quality care services via proven health and wellness techniques in home care setting. ♦ Administered procedures, maintained schedules and provided physical, nutritional and psychological support.

Kirkland, Wa

♦ Registered patients using sound knowledge of medical billing, payment processing and customer service best practices.♦ Supported diverse departments including emergency, surgery, cardiology, the breast center and diagnostic imaging.♦ Dynamically, proactively scheduled patients into ideal appointment slots based on personality and care needs to balance effective scheduling and patient satisfaction.

San Jose, Ca

♦ Performed full-suite of inpatient, outpatient cardiac services including ECGs, pharmacological stress tests and stress echo tests.♦ Trained contract workers and fulfilled administrative responsibilities.♦ Managed medical record administration.

Mountain View, Ca

♦ Recruited by team of eight physicians due to exceptional support and competency despite lack of prior experience.♦ Managed administrative and clinical functions including appointment scheduling, registration, patient engagement, insurance forms, EHR documentation, and supply/instrument prep.

Mountain View, Ca

♦ Performed cardiac diagnostic imaging tests and presented findings to cardiologists for review and report.♦ Served on the rapid response team (RRT) to effectively, efficiently treat critical patients.♦ Assessed and resolved issues with technical equipment hardware and software.♦ Created system and workflow training tip sheets for new and contract staff.

Paralegal Certificate, Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Nutrition

Associate Of Arts - Aa, General Education