John Blessing
Legal Assistant at Wong Fleming- Claim this Profile
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Mandarin Limited working proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Professional working proficiency
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Experience
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Wong Fleming
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Legal Assistant
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Jul 2021 - Present
• Draft and edit dozens of Pleadings, Motions and Requests before filing same with various courts • Prepare and produce thousands of pages of discovery in both discovery and e-discovery via NextPoint • Worked closely with both clients and opposing counsels to effectively litigate matters • Managed both Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable using the ABACUS program • Developed skills in numerous required legal programs and websites such as ABACUS, Worldox, LawToolBox, Collaborati, Serengeti, PeachCourt, Odyssey, CM/ECF, NextPoint and others. Show less
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The New Georgia Project
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Intern
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May 2021 - Nov 2021
• Supports work of the Peanut Gallery, which monitors local Board of Elections • Researches, analyzes, and develops reports on recent legislation pertaining to voting rights • Serving as a locus for organization-wide fact-checking and copy-editing needs • Collecting and analyzing voter-related data • Supports work of the Peanut Gallery, which monitors local Board of Elections • Researches, analyzes, and develops reports on recent legislation pertaining to voting rights • Serving as a locus for organization-wide fact-checking and copy-editing needs • Collecting and analyzing voter-related data
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Best Buy
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Support Specialist
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Oct 2020 - Jul 2021
• Answered calls from customers and routed them to correct departments if necessary • Provided technical support and assistance for basic, intermediate and advanced PC problems • Answered calls from customers and routed them to correct departments if necessary • Provided technical support and assistance for basic, intermediate and advanced PC problems
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Self-Employed
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Gainesville, Georgia
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Personal Computer Technician
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Jan 2016 - Oct 2020
• Assembled new custom computers for clients • Upgraded and repaired hardware • Troubleshoot network and software issues • Assembled new custom computers for clients • Upgraded and repaired hardware • Troubleshoot network and software issues
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University of North Georgia
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Scholarship Application Assistant
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Jan 2020 - May 2020
• Identified noteworthy students from disenfranchised communities for competitive scholarships • Organized, scheduled and led meetings and workshops with students designed to assist in the application process and advised students personally based on former scholarship success • Assisted with and edited national scholarship essays and applications from students • Identified noteworthy students from disenfranchised communities for competitive scholarships • Organized, scheduled and led meetings and workshops with students designed to assist in the application process and advised students personally based on former scholarship success • Assisted with and edited national scholarship essays and applications from students
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U.S. Department of State
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United States
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Rangel Foreign Service Officer Internship Program
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May 2019 - Jul 2019
U.S. State Department program administered by Howard University that seeks to prepare outstanding students for careers as diplomats • Shadowed foreign service officers learning relevant professional writing and communication skills • Assisted with projects across intelligence departments and for individual officers including crisis management, research, and information entry U.S. State Department program administered by Howard University that seeks to prepare outstanding students for careers as diplomats • Shadowed foreign service officers learning relevant professional writing and communication skills • Assisted with projects across intelligence departments and for individual officers including crisis management, research, and information entry
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University of North Georgia
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference Coordinator
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Mar 2018 - Mar 2019
• Planned and scheduled events, recruited speakers, and moderated panel discussions. • Presented research on the evolution of democratic consolidation. • Planned and scheduled events, recruited speakers, and moderated panel discussions. • Presented research on the evolution of democratic consolidation.
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Education
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University of North Georgia
Bachelor of Science - BS, Political Science and Government -
University of North Georgia
Bachelor of Arts - BA, History