Legal Assistant Resume

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Contact information
Michael M. Naccarat
4611 Nelm Street
Hyderabad – 22102
Career objective
Looking for a challenging position of the Legal Assistant in the reputed company with a view to use my wide experience for the benefit of the organization.
Skills
- I.T. – proficient on MS Operating Systems.
- MS Office, Email & Internet and legal databases including Westlaw, Lexis Nexis and Lawtell.
- Full and clean UK driving license with own car.
Career Achievements
- Elected Vice-President of Students Union at College for the Distributive Trades
- Elected Treasurer of Students Union at College for the Distributive Trades
- Appointed Co-Editor of college magazine
- Awarded First prize in Kodak schools photography competition
Experience
January 2008 to April 2010
Partner in Property Consultants (Now Dissolved)
Ailia & Co. Solicitors London
- Legal Assistant September 2006 to December 2007
- Commercial and Residential Conveyancing
- Family
- Private Immigration
January 2007 – 08
Justice of the Peace
Sitting at Redbridge Magistrates Court one half day every two-weeks.
- Day to day running of the Firm.
- Attending Court on Education, Family and Housing matters.
- Advocacy at the Principal Registry and Magistrates Courts.
- Attending Client Counsel Conferences.
- Preparing pre-trial Bundles
July 2004 to November 2005
Pathway Solicitors London
Paralegal
- Helped to set up Firm from scratch.
- Responsible for location of Firm.
- Negotiated Lease and set up office infrastructure, IT hardware, software.
- Designed costing templates on Microsoft Excel.
- Responsible for billing on all LSC and private files for the office.
- Trust and Estate Planning – obtaining medical reports on mental capacity and applying to Court of Protection for appointment of Receiver.
- Asylum applications.
- Marriage application.
February 2002 – May 2004
Silvers Solicitors City of London
Paralegal
- Started Immigration Department.
- Applied for LSC Franchise.
- Brought in clients through contacts
- Own caseload of Immigration clients – dealt with matters from initial application to Home Office. Took Appeal statements. Instructed Counsel, attended client Counsel Conferences. Undertook Country Report research. Prepared Appeals Bundles.
- Responsible for billing LSC files on monthly basis.
- Ensuring all interpreters and representative invoices were paid each month.
- Organized and attended drop in advice sessions at community centres.
- Advocacy in Court on Family, Housing and Property Law matters.
Education
- 2009 – 2010 Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice with Distinction
University of the West of England
- Law and Politics LLB 2:1 Honours and Jordan Publishing Family Law Prize
Cardiff University.
References
Floyd P. Olivier
Manager
Wap Company.
Floyd_oliver@gmail.com
Adverstiments
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