Labor & Employment Law Paralegal / Executive Assistant

• Jul 2023 - Present

LEGAL TRANSLATOR/INTERPRETER - VOLUNTEER

• Apr 2023 - Present

• Provide simultaneous interpretation services for high-stakes legal proceedings in Portuguese and English • Conduct emergency translations of complex legal documents from Portuguese to English • Facilitated communication between international clients and legal team by interpreting conversations and correspondence in Portuguese and English • Provide simultaneous interpretation services for high-stakes legal proceedings in Portuguese and English • Conduct emergency translations of complex legal documents from Portuguese to English • Facilitated communication between international clients and legal team by interpreting conversations and correspondence in Portuguese and English

Business Immigration Paralegal

• May 2022 - Jul 2023

• Prepare and file petitions including but not limited to: EB-2, EB-3, EB-5, F, L, and B visas • Draft legal documents including but not limited to: writ of mandamus, employment verification letters, and request for evidence responses • Manage consular processing for clients • Complete the PERM process from beginning to end using various resources such as the FLAG system by DOL ending with either AOS or consular processing • Compile data to present to current employers relating to employees • Assemble presentations and guides to distribute and assist internal processing and clients Show less

Volunteer

• Jan 2023 - Feb 2023

• Collaborate with the SelfServe Center, the Mecklenburg County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office, District Attorney’s Office, and Public Defender’s Office to complete expungement petitions for clients to file pro-se • Gather client information to assemble expungement petitions according to their county • Assist staff Attorney in determining the appropriate forms • Collaborate with the SelfServe Center, the Mecklenburg County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office, District Attorney’s Office, and Public Defender’s Office to complete expungement petitions for clients to file pro-se • Gather client information to assemble expungement petitions according to their county • Assist staff Attorney in determining the appropriate forms

Bilingual Immigration Paralgeal

• Nov 2021 - Mar 2022

• Assemble and file petitions including but not limited to: I-140, I-130, I-765, K-1, N-400, I-90, FOIA, DOJ, I-485, ETC. • Translate Portuguese documents into English for submission purposes • Prepare, translate, and edit written client declaration • Develop plans with clients and attorneys for court proceedings • Utilize the Kurzban for immigration legal research • Assemble and file petitions including but not limited to: I-140, I-130, I-765, K-1, N-400, I-90, FOIA, DOJ, I-485, ETC. • Translate Portuguese documents into English for submission purposes • Prepare, translate, and edit written client declaration • Develop plans with clients and attorneys for court proceedings • Utilize the Kurzban for immigration legal research

Bilingual Paralegal

• Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

• Perform legal research using WestLaw • Translate spoken Portuguese into English declarations for court and USCIS submission • Draft legal documents including pleadings, appeals, and legal memoranda • Perform legal research using WestLaw • Translate spoken Portuguese into English declarations for court and USCIS submission • Draft legal documents including pleadings, appeals, and legal memoranda

Pharmacy Technician

• Feb 2020 - Apr 2021

Pharmacy Technician

• May 2019 - Oct 2019