Experience

Centurion Legal Group
• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Legal Assistant Paralegal

  • Jun 2022 - Present


Advocacia Martins Gonçalves

• Brazil
• Administration of Justice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lawyer

  • Oct 2012 - Present

  Advocates, advising and representing clients in courts, in Family Law such as divorces and alimony, child custody and support, will, trust and inheritance. High outcome rates on settlements utilizing mediation strategies; Actively advocates in Labor Law, bringing positive results, specially by the ability to analyse the probable outcome of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents; Drafting and analysis of real estate contracts, also managing receivables regarding rents; Vast experience with Social Security Law, examining legal data do determine, the viability of a law suit; Preventive legal counseling on commercial and labor contracts, including law, ruling and regulations interpretation for individuals and business. Legal advice on national and international (USA) contracts, for businesses handling trade representation and import and sales of goods. Contract drafting on servicing provision, outsourcing, notices and terminations, always in the client´s best interest; Presents successful rates on reducing readjustment rates of individual heath care contracts, having as defendants companies like Amil and Bradesco. These actions brought to the individual clients savings around R$5 K early; Solid experience with law suits related to termination of housing purchase agreements, acting on reducing abusive termination fees, resulting in savings up to R$ 25 K for the client. Show less



Wizard by Pearson

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Education Coordinator

  • Nov 2012 - Nov 2016

  Establishing, maintaing and being a communication channel with students, parents/tutors and teachers, related to pedagogical, administrative and financial matters; Organizing, coordinating and conducting weekly pedagogical training to the teacher, making sure they were up to date to the school´s methodology; In charge of in loco evaluation by participating in classes, in order to keep the methodology´s high standards, giving proper feedback, to help teachers develop goals and plans, prioritizing their career plan; Responsible for teaching all levels of classes – from beginners to advanced classes – at a minimum of 4 hours per week. Also replacing teachers when necessary; Follow up on student´s financial status, mainly to find solutions and decision making in order to retain the student as an asset, reverting any financial obstacle he or she may had; Head of parent´s meetings – group or individually – in order to give student´s feedbacks, explain school´s functions, events, calendar, methodology, pedagogical support when necessary; Responsible for all teachers´ hiring and training processes, from beginning to end; Person in charge of developing the pedagogical team´s skills and knowledge track, as well as supervising all team´s necessary activities and intervening – when needed – so the teacher was up to date with all mandatory activities. Show less



Alan Barry & Associates, LLC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelancer Legal Assistant

  • Feb 2012 - Sep 2012

  Liason for Alan Barry & Associates with Bridgeport´s Brazilian community, by giving legal support on tax, immigration, commercial and contracts matters. Liason for Alan Barry & Associates with Bridgeport´s Brazilian community, by giving legal support on tax, immigration, commercial and contracts matters.



Queiroga Construction LLC

• Freelancer Legal Assistant

  • Oct 2009 - Sep 2012

  Provided guidance and expert advice on general contractor´s contract, by drafting briefs and opinions. Provided guidance and expert advice on general contractor´s contract, by drafting briefs and opinions.



Wizard Language School of Fairfield, CT

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Assistant (EUA)

  • May 2009 - Sep 2012

  Worked giving support by providing guidance and expert advice on contracts, especially on contracts from the school´s franchise from Brazil. Worked giving support by providing guidance and expert advice on contracts, especially on contracts from the school´s franchise from Brazil.



City of Stamford, CT

• Intern

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2009

  Excellent performance working on legal research, document and witness preparation for court deposition. Support on litigation against the Police Department of City of Stamford, mainly on compensation law suits for damages and losses. Excellent performance working on legal research, document and witness preparation for court deposition. Support on litigation against the Police Department of City of Stamford, mainly on compensation law suits for damages and losses.

• Lawyer

  • Jan 2003 - Jul 2006

  Represented clients in family, labor, elder, civil and criminal law matters. Provided general litigation and assistance for clients filling claims with the Social Security Administrative agency. Provided legal advice in the area of contracts and labor law to small and medium sized businesses. Represented clients in family, labor, elder, civil and criminal law matters. Provided general litigation and assistance for clients filling claims with the Social Security Administrative agency. Provided legal advice in the area of contracts and labor law to small and medium sized businesses.