Legal Assistant/Paralegal
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I am a dedicated, organized and detailed oriented professional with a strong interest in the legal field
Legal Assistant/Paralegal July 2024 - Present
Rod Moore, Attorney at Law
Family Law, Guardianships and Probate, Real Estate, Criminal and Personal Injury 17 Keller St, Petaluma CA 94952
● Maintain and create new client files
● Create new pleadings, judicial council forms in Essential Forms program and local county forms relating to criminal, family law, personal injury and civil
● Answer and screen calls for potential new clients and assist current clients
● Greet and check-in clients
● Edit pleadings and documents in MicroSoft Word and Adobe Acrobat editor programs
● Research local rules, statutes and case law
● Check the Court portal for court dates and case information
● Assist attorney with Family Law and Civil litigation
Senior Legal Processor/Legal Processor III March 1997 - October 2023 Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma
Juvenile Delinquency, Family Law, and Traffic Divisions, Santa Rosa. CA 95403
● Performs routine legal support work requiring knowledge and understanding of court policies and procedures
● Provide information to attorneys, litigants, and the public
● Enters codes and retrieves data from the Court’s Odyssey program
● Prepares a variety of documents relating to Juvenile Delinquency, Family Law, and Traffic divisions.
● Schedule court cases for hearing dates
● Accepts and processes a wide variety of legal documents
● Establishes, maintains and reviews various statistical records and reports
● Prepares, maintains, and closes cases
● Sort, stamp file, process all legal materials such as pleadings, forms, correspondence, and any related documents
● Process, file assist attorneys all appeals in Juvenile Delinquency Division
● Assists in the courtroom and serves as a back-up courtroom clerk.
Associate of Arts Degree in Paralegal Studies and Social and Behavioral Science
Santa Rosa Junior College, graduated 2023
Montgomery High school, graduated 1988
