·   General and Administrative Management

·   Legal Drafting and Legal Research

·   Client Relations and Negotiation

·   Legal File Management System

·   Oral communication and interpersonal skills

·   Human Resource Management

·   Business Process Optimization

·   Vital critical thinking

 

 

 

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies                        1997-2001

Banking, Tashkent State Institute of Economics                                                                                       2007-2008

 

Paralegal Studies, College of Lake County, Chicago, IL 2009-2011

ABA Approved Paralegal Program

Phi Theta Kappa – College Honor Society 

 

 

EXPERIENCE

 

Blitt and Gaines, P.C., Wheeling, IL                                                                                 05/2015-present

Court Prep Paralegal

·                                       Court prepping, collection downstate cases

·                                       CLS software

 

Law Office of Galina Karpel, LLC, Northbrook, IL

Paralegal                                     06/2014– 05/2015

·               Maintain Attorney’s calendar

·               Draft court forms and other legal documents

·               Loan Modifications

·               Legal researches

·               Draft contracts

·               Assist in Residential Real Estate closing

·               Cooperate with Title Companies

·               Revise Real Estate Contracts for critical dates and monitor calendar for deadlines

·               Request association documents

·               Attorney assistance in Bankruptcy cases, Chapter 7,13

·               Coordinate with other Parties

·               H1B Working visas

·               TODE

·               Quit Claim Deeds

·               Monitor data base of all active cases for critical dates and docket system update

 

Ultimate Development and Investment, Lake Zurich, IL

Administrative Assistant                                                              01/2012 – 5/2014

·   Managed general accounting functions including invoicing, billing and bank reconciliations

 

 

Bennu Legal Services (Nonprofit Law Office), Lake Bluff, IL                

Legal Assistant - Volunteer             1/2011-12/2011

·    Worked directly with attorneys on various immigration and family law cases

·    Met with clients, determine necessary strategies, and prepare all required documentation

·   Researched, analyzed and monitored the status of assigned cases, USCIS forms production

 

 

Secretary of Common Utility, World Bank Group Project,   Tashkent, Uzbekistan                             8/2003 –12/2008

Credit Analyst/Procurement Specialist

·    Day to day operation with Contracts, Bidding Documentation, Request for Proposals

·   Local and International Bidding Announcements, Bidding Session organization

·   Bidding Session Minutes production and submission to the World Bank