Dominitrice C. Gonzalez

1658 North Bell, Chicago, IL 60647            dominitricemccalley@yahoo.com                   Cell: 773-640-3830

 

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position as a Paralegal or Executive Assistant.

SKILLS

Software:                                                                      Professional and Legal:                                          Areas of Law:

Microsoft Office                     LexisNexis                            45 WPM                                                        Civil Litigation

Access Plus                     Microsoft Excel                     Researched                                                         Workers Compensation

MLS real estate                     Microsoft Word                     Scheduled                                                        Real Estate

Word Pad                                   Power Point                            Communication                                                        Criminal Litigation

Spreadsheet                     Internet                            Organization                                                        Tort Litigation (Personal Injury)

Novatus                                                                      State and Federal Filing                                          Patent and Trademark

Citrix                                                                      Draft Correspondence and Pleadings              Immigration

Case map                                                                      Contract Review                                                                     

QuickBooks                                                        Draft Summaries                                                        Affiliations:             

Coding on Next Point                                           Commercial and Real Estate Closings              Notary Public of Illinois

Concordance and Summation                            Litigation Discovery                                       Illinois Paralegal Association (IPA)

PARALEGAL EXPERIENCE

Greene and Letts, Attorneys at Law                                                                      July 2011 – April 2012

·         Assisted attorneys in reviewing all discovery production, responses and requests.

·         Performed research to identify issues and any other relevant matters.

·         Attended Illinois Industrial Commission for status calls.

·         Filed pleadings electronically.

·         Prepared case chronologies.

·         Prepared and serve deposition notices and subpoenas.

·         Prepared medical abstracts.

·         Communicated with clients, witnesses and others.

Robert Half Legal and Manpower Staffing                                                                      October 2009 – June 2011

·         Reviewed, revised, edited, analyzed and verified contracts on corporations’ software system.

·         Performed legal research and recovered documents.

·         Followed up with Trust Companies regarding reviewed and cleared title and survey for real estate closings.

·         Draft and revised leases and other legal documents

·         Prepared memorandum of leases and other forms of agreements.

·         Excellent filing and organizational skills.

·         Uploaded documents from one database to another database assigned Bate stamps, redact documents and applied coding to each document on Firms database.

·         Reviewed and performed quality assurance with corporation confidential documents.

·         Searched Corporations’ software system to verify product’s patent information to the public and private sector of the pharmaceutical market such as: patents, labels, and prescription information for major case.

·         Document review for over 200 boxes, created notes and scanned relevant documents.

·         Revised, indexed and insert data on Microsoft Excel and Word database.

·         Drafted and completed Privacy Policy regarding the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for major corporation web site page.

·         Created Power Point Presentation for Senior Attorney speaking engagements.

·         Worked on firm’s software system inputting billable and non-billable hours. Performed major research over the Internet and with the firm’s legal books in the law library.

·         Drafted and proofread letters, memos and reports in the office.

·         Performed routine meeting evaluations and follow-ups with caseload.

Barbosa Law Group, P.C.                                                                                                  February 2009 – October 2009

·         Performed administrative duties related to an office setting.

·         Assisted attorneys in real estate process in closings, showings, collected documents from seller/buyer, followed up with Title Companies to get property information and revised real estate contracts.

·         Managed office supplies, attorney’s schedule, client follow up, files and case review.

·         Trained Paralegal Interns regarding the role as a paralegal and office assistant.

·         Assisted and completed several real estate home modification closings for different clients.

·         Interviewed and trained candidates for a paralegal internship position.

EDUCATION