Paralegal

• Mar 2021 - Present

Legal Assistant

• Jan 2019 - Feb 2021

• Manage all cases and clients who speak Chaldean/Arabic and facilitate communication where and when needed. • Responsible for maintaining/managing over 1000 cases using Prevail software.• Correspond daily with clients, Social Security field offices, DDS, and hearing offices. • Draft and submit medical evidence, briefs, and other documents for hearings to the Social Security Administration and Office of Hearings Operations through their BSO/ ERE (Electronic Filing Express) system.• Communicate with attorneys, case technicians, medical personal and administrative law judges.• Order follow up and pay for medical records through copy service portals by CC/checks.• Schedule interviews for new hires and train new employees.• Organizing meetings and booking meeting rooms.• Handle correspondence directed to managers. • Make travel arrangements and detailed travel itineraries.• Prioritize inquiries and requests while troubleshooting conflicts• Make judgements and recommendations to ensure smooth day-to-day engagements.

Legal Assistant/case manager

• Apr 2018 - Dec 2018

• Maintained over 700 cases.• Assisted clients with translating and completing Social Security Disability forms. • Prepped/submitted medical evidence, briefs, and other documents for hearings via Electronic Filing Express (ERE).• Corresponded daily with clients, attorneys, Social Security field offices, DDS, and hearing offices. • Complete a broad variety of administrative tasks that facilitate the attorney’s ability to effectively lead the organization.• Coordinate all Executive Team meetings.• Assist with staff meetings and events as needed.• Provide "gatekeeper" and "gateway" role, providing a bridge for smooth communication between the attorneys and staff.

Junior Hairstylist

• Jan 2014 - Mar 2018

• Completed cosmetology apprenticeship assistant program.• Provided high-quality salon services while developing relationships with clientele that lead to strong loyalty and retention.• Led all client scheduling, reception and administrative activity for salon that was awarded Best Salon by HOUR Detroit Magazine 2015, 2016, 2017.

Apprentice

• Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

Cosmetology apprenticeship/assistant program- Antonino Salon and Spa- Birmingham, MI

Administrative Assistant

• Aug 2012 - Jan 2014

• Coordinated independent medical evaluations.• Prepared letters for physicians, lawyers, and insurance adjusters.• Provided administrative assistance to the Independent Medical Evaluations (IME) coordinators and supervisors.• Retrieved and completed assigned tasks for IME reports and addendums from various physicians.• Communicated with various insurance adjusters, nurse case managers and lawyers.Distribute incoming mail and prepare outgoing ail, including bulk mailRetrieve, sort and distribute medical records to physician offices.Prepare and receive shipments to and from physicians.Develop and maintains confidential or complex files.Conduct emails with various insurance adjusters, nurse case managers and lawyers.Manage a multi-phone line.

Internship

• Sep 2011 - Mar 2012

• Organized and conducted over 35 community visits to Milan prison, the Residential Re-Entry Centers, federally contracted treatment centers and local courts and police departments. • Created and recorded chronological entries and case notes on case activity into the court database. • Organized and conducted over 35 community visits to Milan prison, the Residential Re-Entry Centers, federally contracted treatment centers and local courts and police departments. • Created and recorded chronological entries and case notes on case activity into the court database.