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Jade Meers setinstone24.7@gmail.com (714) 650-4210 9041 Reading Avenue Westminster, CA 92683 PARALEGAL/LEGAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION Distribution of detailed-oriented work product, professional team player and/or self managed, excellence in legal and work ethics, personal integrity, responsible, and trustworthy; consistent with keeping apprised of current legal affairs and changes in the State Legislations; Proven ability to follow through and complete cases successfully by always being a step ahead of any lawyer. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS • Knowledge of Local & Federal Rules and Procedures to successfully produce, recognize and electronic file documents • ADVANCED computer skills, networks, applications, operating systems, +100WPM • Sort, organize and indentify an array of legal documents • Maintain an electronic filing system to maintain any offices’ preference for organization WORK EXPERIENCE LOCATIONS & PROCEDURES  Gained knowledge of all court locations and procedures from filing at multiple court locations and Government Buildings in regards with all matters.  Updated through seminars with the Orange County Paralegals Association as a member, weekly LEGAL WRITING & EDITING  Authored OTR’s, RO’s, Motions, all Dissolution of marriage docs, Declarations, Stipulations, Voire deir questions, Exhibit Lists, Witness Lists, Trial Notebooks, Depositions, Memorandums, Trial Briefs, Articles of Incorporations, Bylaws, Wills, Family, Criminal Trials & Procedural Law Forms, Table of Authorities, Table of Contents, and most legal documents associated with all areas of Law;  Researched and analyzed federal case law, regulations and rulings, citing Law, Shepardizing, following loose-leaf journals & Law reference Books for updated information, Local & Procedural Rules of the Court for successful processing, Law library resource savvy with experience researching with Wests’ Annotated California Codes, Penal Codes, State Regulations, Caselaw, and jurisdictional resources at the Law Library;  Experience with Legal office management computer applications like QuickBooks for Client Trust Accounts, payable/receivable and/ or Client billing, Calendaring, correspondence, and e-filing, Local Rules for procedures and, ABACUS LAW and TIME MATTERS; all MICROSOFT OFFICE programs including POWERPOINT for the creation of presentations, EXCEL for the creation of any type of spreadsheet, etc…; & Trial software such as SmartDraw and Presto Page Manager;  Legal research systems including Lexis Nexis CaseMap Suite, WestLaw, Shepard’s Law;  Analysis of research problems including identification of relevant facts and legal issues;  Ability to recognize and prepare precedent law with writings and using sources of the law to display understanding of the hierarchy of authority while writing trial briefs;  Application of knowledge ‐ ability to link facts or legal issues from other cases to the problem at hand, recognizing similarities and differences by analogy, organizing data and findings in a written document, Evaluating and categorizing data, and Comprehension of data identifying;  Easily maneuvers through paper work, office tasks, and electronic correspondence while maintaining a simplified talent for multi-tasking for all degrees of law, regarding application to assigned work and tasks. ADMINISTRATION & ORGANIZATIONAL *General Skills & Knowledge to Specific Practice Areas: Communications Legal Ethics Legal research Bankruptcy Judgment & analytical ability Administrative law Business organizations Civil litigation Real Estate Contracts Family law Estate planning and probate Criminal law and procedure American legal system I.R.A.C. Structure of writing EDUCATION & TRAINING Coastline Community College, A.A., Social & Behavioral Science 2012 Certificate of Achievement in Advanced Paralegal Studies, 2012 Awarded by American Bar Association EXPERIENCE & AFFILIATIONS Law Offices of David W. Paulson, Esq., Internship 06/2012-08/2012 Santa Ana, CA Orange County Paralegal’s Association 2012 Roger’s Senior Center, Legal Clinic Volunteer 01/2012–05/2012 Costa Mesa, CA Coastline Community College, Legal Clinic Volunteer 2012 Fountain Valley, CA Rayhawk Corporations Bookkeeper/Admin. Assistant 08/2011-06/2012 Irvine, CA AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS John Breihan Student Services, Scholarship Award Recipient April 26, 2012 President of Coastline Community College & Chair of Scholarship Committee State of California Senate, Certificate of Recognition June 22, 2012 Senator Tom Harman, 35th District Assembly California Legislature, Award Honoree June 22, 2012 Assembly Member Jim Silva, 67th District