SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

 

Professional Paralegal with a sophisticated understanding of default mortgage litigation, project management, office administration, real estate, and housing redevelopment. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications and various litigation case management software.

 

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

 

Paralegal Studies Certificate, DePaul University, January. 2015

Certified Inspector, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, 2010

Project Management – University of Denver, 2000

Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State College of Denver, 1999

Bachelor of Arts, Social Science, DePaul University, 1998

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Paralegal, Robert Half Legal, Chicago, ILFeb. 2015 -Present

Large firm that delivers experienced legal staff to various law industry clients

·   Draft pleadings, file pleadings, file exhibits, schedule motions, work under tight time constraints and handle a high volume of cases that deal with contested issues, calendar docketed dates;

·   Conduct legal research;

·   Review court dockets; communicate with clients, run litigation reports and fix problematic files, evaluate litigation files and provide hearing instructions to attorneys for court litigation;

·   Attend and provide support for law industry events and conferences.

 

Management Consulting, Independent contractor, Chicago, IL Jan. 2014-Present

Assisting small business clients to achieve business objectives

·   Advise clients on legal and accounting utilization, as well as operations and objectives via quality control, contract negotiation, vendor selection, and analyze fixed and variable costs to improve match of labor and inventory to guest traffic;

·   Improve service quality and customer satisfaction through adoption and implementation of proven training models, training staff for positive interactions with guests and improve systems.

 

Property Inspector, American Homes 4 Rent, Schaumburg, ILOct. 2012-Dec. 2013

National company renovates, maintains and leases homes that meet certified property standards

·   Conducted move-in and out inspections for tenant occupancy to meet municipal regulatory and quality standards;

·   Ordered and tracked maintenance requests, conducted field monitoring of vacant properties to ensure safety and property value as well as complete daily reports of inspections including picture data.

 

Housing Inspector, Chicago Housing Authority, Chicago, IL Oct. 2008-Oct. 2011

Government contracted company inspects homes to follow compliance of housing voucher regulations

·   Conducted health and safety compliance inspections following federal regulations for Section 8 voucher program participants;

·   Reported findings daily for on-going program eligibility and trained staff.

 

SKILLS

 

Proficient in client interface systems such as Blacknight (Loansphere), Vendorscape, Lenstar and CaseMax

Proficient in MS Word, MS Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint

Meeting, event and travel planning

Staff training and team building