Mary Jones

J.mary1208@gmail.com / 847.849.9553

 

Education

BA-Justice Studies MajorDecember 2014

Northeastern Illinois University

Concentration in Criminal Justice System, Writing Intensive Program, Philosophy, Theories of Social Justice and Change, Theories of Crime and Social Control and Law and Ideology

 

A.A.S-Paralegal Major

Wilbur Wright CollegeMay 2012

Concentration in Civil Litigation, Family Law, Real Estate Law, Criminal Law for Paralegals, Tort Law, Legal Research and Writing

 

Experience

Freedman Anselmo Lindberg, LLCApril 2012 – July 2014

Foreclosure Mediation Paralegal

·   Superior communication skills as the point of contact working collaboratively with others to foster effective work relationships with clients, courts and community agencies.

·   Maintained a highly-organized, detail-orientated workload. Strong and consistent attention to detail and flexibility to support changing schedules and timelines.

·   Managed the timely delivery of multiple accurate and confidential legal documents between various sources under extreme deadline as well as keeping mediation calendars to ensure proper attorney coverage for scheduled mediation hearings.

·   Ability to work in high pressured environments, work independently and set priorities.

·   Prepared binders for the attending attorneys for mediation hearings.

·   Updated client with hearing results, reviewing of borrower's financial packages and updated client databases.

·   Responsible for training new mediation employees.

 

Lawyers Committee for Better HousingMay 2012

Paralegal Intern

·   Assisted attorney in preparation for cases in eviction court.

·   Conduct legal research and gather information in preparation for lawsuits.

·   Maintain complex and organized files both manually and electronically.

·   Perform office procedures in the everyday running of a legal office.

·   Prepared legal documents such as: pleadings, complaints, discovery, correspondence, and memos.

·   Filed and served all legal documents with the courts and opposing counsel.

·   Prepared general correspondence, typing and proofreading documents.

·   Created and maintained a litigation database and hard copy filing system.

 

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Perfect Practice Case Management Software, LPS Desktop, Lenstar, Westlaw, LexisNexis

Customer service and managerial skills