Magdalena Wieczorek

Chicago, IL 60634

(618) 641-3444

magdalenawny@gmail.com

 

 

EDUCATION:             

 

Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Justice Studies (May, 2013)

Honors: Dean’s Honor List

 

SUNY Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY

              Associate in Applied Studies, Paralegal Studies (May, 2009)

Honors: Dean’s Honor List; Phi Sigma Omicron (Academic Honor Society)

 

STRENGTHS:             

·         Extremely reliable and highly motivated toward professional development and advancement.

·         Have demonstrated effectiveness working independently and as a team player.

·         Outstanding organization and planning skills.

·         Excellent communicator; interact effectively and professionally with individuals in all levels of the business

·         Fluent in Polish and English, both written and spoken.

·         Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, QuickBooks, Hot Docs, and Time Matters.

 

EXPERIENCE:             

 

Immigration Paralegal

Kurczaba Law Offices PC, Chicago, IL

June 2010 to Present

·         Draft immigration applications and petitions for filing; coordinate the filing of those applications and petitions; draft letters and affidavits to support applications and petitions.

·         Conduct translations during the interviews at the Immigration Office.

·         Work closely with clients to gather and organize supporting data.

 

Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Estate and Immigration Legal Assistant             

              Demchenko & Kashuba LLC, Chicago, IL

              September 2009 to March 2010

·         Prepared short sale and loan modification packages.

·         Assisted attorney in reviewing title reports, preparing leases and closing documents.

·         Drafted and recorded mechanics liens.

·         Prepared and filed pleadings and motions with court clerk.

·         Maintained calendar hearing dates and filing deadlines.

·         Drafted immigration applications and petitions for filing.

·         Performed general office duties (maintaining database, typing, bookkeeping, flow of correspondence, filing, requisition of supplies, faxing).

 

 

 

 

 

Elder Law and Estate Planning Paralegal

              Gary B. Schreiner Attorney at Law, Oyster Bay, NY

              September 2008 to May 2009

·         Heavy client contact; Drafted correspondence to clients.

·         Maintained database.

·         Drafted Estate Planning documents (Powers of Attorney and Health Care Proxies).

·         Marshaled estate assets and prepared assets inventories.

·         Managed Trust Department (prepared schedules of insurance, assisted clients with trust funding, prepared Crummey notices).

·         Assisted clients with changing beneficiary designations on life insurance policies and qualified retirement accounts.

·         Assisted attorney with drafting corporate documents, minutes and issuing stock certificates.

·         Assisted attorney with Medicaid Planning and the preparation and filing of Medicaid applications.

 

Customer Service Representative

              Commerce Bank, Long Beach, NY

              October 2007 to May 2008

·         Accepted deposits, payments, and withdrawals; handled safe deposit boxes, vault, ATM, and saving bonds; provided customer service in person and on the phone.

 

Customer Service Representative

              Union State Bank, West Haverstraw, NY

              April 2006 to October 2006

·         Processed transactions for personal and business customers and provided information regarding bank services.

·         Executed complex transactions and used the computer to enter deposits, payments, and withdrawals.

·         Entrusted with handling safe deposit, vault, ATM, bonds/coupons, and night-drop activities

 

Office Clerk

Pro-Cut Lawns and Landscaping, West Nyack, NY

              March 2005 to September 2005

·         Scheduled clients’ appointments.

·         Dealt with incoming telephone calls.

·         Managed and distributed internal and external mail.

·         Filed and organized all clients’ records.

·         Performed general accounting functions including accounts payable, receivable and the balance and deposit of daily lodgments.

 

REFERENCES:               Available upon request.

Magdalena Wieczorek

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