Litigation Paralegal

• May 2022 - Present

Paralegal

• Apr 2019 - Apr 2022

• Researched and drafted pleadings, briefs, and legal memorandums as well as filed them using the state’s e-filing system.•Participated in team discussions, victim/witness meetings and investigation meetings in order to prepare a case for trial.•Prepared and maintained the computer data base to log and document case data related to police investigators, discovery, lay and expert witnesses/relationship to case, testimony, photos, motions, etc.•Created case files in the case management system for the felony jail docket, felony summons and felony affidavit warrants.•Communicated with law enforcement agencies to compile reports and e-discovery for new arrests as well as current felony cases.•Managed and maintained the felony jail docket and the probation violations docket.•Notarized various court documents.•Ran criminal histories for new felony cases.•Helped facilitate the move between case management programs using my advanced knowledge of computers and quick learning of new programs.•Handled a high volume of cases per day and was able to prioritize which tasks needed to take priority.

Paralegal Assistant

• Jan 2018 - Apr 2019

• Put into writing offers made by the District Attorney during arraignment court sessions.• Filed and entered data of current cases into the electronic filing system. • Gained knowledge of the local laws as well as the criminal justice system processes, particularly the arraignment sessions and bond commissioner duties.• Entry of felony cases, including charges, witnesses, police officers, etc. into the database system. • Communicated with people coming to court for arraignments as well as witnesses for trials about upcoming court dates.• Worked with co-workers in the criminal justice system personnel on projects as well as communicated with people of diverse backgrounds .• Worked independently on various projects for Deputy District Attorneys around the office.

Associate Justice

• Mar 2018 - Apr 2019

• Hired interns for the judicial branch internship program by conducting interviews of potential candidates, managing correspondences between the candidates and deliberating which candidate should be hired.• Heard cases about the constitutionality of actions taken by the CU student government and cases regarding elections. • Hired interns for the judicial branch internship program by conducting interviews of potential candidates, managing correspondences between the candidates and deliberating which candidate should be hired.• Heard cases about the constitutionality of actions taken by the CU student government and cases regarding elections.