Experience

LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION, SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paralegal

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  • Drafting, revising, and editing documents (including board orders and panel/hearing officer recommendations) with attorney supervision; serving said documents on applicants and respondents. • Managing licensee information in agency's proprietary electronic database for agency-wide use. • Assisting Advice Counsel attorneys and upper management with special projects, such as collection and organization of agency data, and research, including surveys comparing licensing laws and standards across America. • Collaborating with supervisor to analyze, streamline, and improve workflow within Advice Counsel. • Maintaining Advice Counsel calendar and scheduling. • Providing administrative and technical support for Advice Counsel attorneys, including copying, summarizing, and arranging information in preparation for board meetings and hearings. Show less



Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, LLC

• United States

• Legal Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Reviewed medical records and communicated with the firm’s clients in order to complete plaintiff fact sheets for multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings. • Made outgoing calls to and answered incoming calls from clients; responded to clients’ inquiries. • Interviewed potential clients to determine their eligibility for participating in litigation. • Reviewed medical records and communicated with the firm’s clients in order to complete plaintiff fact sheets for multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings. • Made outgoing calls to and answered incoming calls from clients; responded to clients’ inquiries. • Interviewed potential clients to determine their eligibility for participating in litigation.



Ameika Law Firm

• Student Legal Assistant

  • Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

  • Researched and briefed criminal and family law matters, including criminal due process and termination of parental rights procedures, in pro bono cases. • Researched and briefed criminal and family law matters, including criminal due process and termination of parental rights procedures, in pro bono cases.



South Carolina Legal Services

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Extern

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Researched civil matters to assist attorneys representing low-income clients. • Drafted and revised legal documents, including proof of service, notice of hearing, and power of attorney forms. • Researched civil matters to assist attorneys representing low-income clients. • Drafted and revised legal documents, including proof of service, notice of hearing, and power of attorney forms.



College of Charleston

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Writing Lab Consultant

  • Jan 2008 - May 2010

  • Explained grammar, style, and proofreading concepts to students to strengthen their writing skills and improve their self-sufficiency as writers. • Explained grammar, style, and proofreading concepts to students to strengthen their writing skills and improve their self-sufficiency as writers.