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Deborah
US-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh
Paralegal
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dvanced courses in writing. Consumer law; criminal law and procedures; Crime Scene and Constitutional law. Mock Trial team.
Paralegal Studies, 18 credits accumulated, Ashworth College, November 2003. QPA 4.0.
Course Highlights: Legal research
Citizen General Hospital Nursing School, 1981
RELATED EMPLOYMENT
Paralegal: PNC, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007- present
Complete full review of commercial loans from a bank acquisition. Code the loans for scanning and cross-reference with ACBS. Post exceptions for the Note and initiate Title searches. I verify the filing of Deeds of Trust,
Financial Statements and Mortgages. Also responsible for training new hires.
Legal Assistant: James Gordon & Associates, Sharpsburg, PA, 2004.
Filing; Indexed pleadings, medical records, discoveries and other clerical duties.
Litigation Paralegal: Lydon & Schubert, Pittsburgh, PA, 2003.
Interview Yellow Page leads, clerical work with Microsoft Work, Office, and Corel; opened and closed files; research jurisprudence; write various orders, create and answers to interrogatories; summarized deposition; labeling exhibits, prepared the trial binders; prepare and maintain medical records. Monitored Pre-trial conciliation and trial lists schedules, and schedule Independent Medical Evaluations for clients; scheduled video deposition, discovery deposition and trial depositions.
Receptionist: SP&K: The Law Firm of Swensen Perer & Kontos, Pittsburgh, PA, 2001-2003
Administrative position including: paralegal duties, clerical work with Microsoft Work and Corel, answer 13 line phone system with voice mail, interview Yellow Page leads; accounts payable, accounts receivable, liaison with venders, maintain the conference room schedules. Paralegal duties: Closing and calling back files, research jurisprudence, write orders, answers to interrogatories, summarize deposition, labeling exhibits, preparing trial binders, maintain medical records, prepare and maintain Pre-trial conciliation and trial lists schedules.
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPIERENCE
Clerical Position: Pennsylvania Municipal Service, Oakmont, PA, 2001
Administrative position; duties include clerical, computer work; Accounts receivable; deposits; blending of taxes owed. Research tax rosters and answers client’s questions.
Administrative Assistant: YMCA of New Kensington Child Care, PA, 1999-2001
Administrative position; duties include clerical, computer work with Microsoft Access, Word, Works, Excel, Publisher and Power Point. Registration of children and creating documents for the six different child care sites, including licensing of these sites. Create Newsletters and calendars. Act as Liaison between the child care sites, parents and the Director of Children Services, record keeping - including payments and individual child reports, following DPW Regulation and answering the switchboard phone line system.
UNRELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Group Supervisor: Pamela\'s Garden, Lower Burrell, PA, 2006 - present
Teaching and care provider for toddlers. I am responsible for curriculum, charting and basic care of the children. I have implemented American Sign Language curriculum for early education.
Self Employed: Your Girl Friday, Tarentum, PA, 2005 - present
Duties include: household repairs, building furniture, light plumbing, dry wall, plastering, and other home repairs. Help seniors with house cleaning and laundry.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office, Windows, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook Express, Publisher and Quicken. Lotus, Coral Quadro Pro and Word.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional Women – 2007/2008
Mortar Board National College Honor Society - Membership Chairperson, 2006 - 2007
University of Pittsburgh Honors Convocation - Awards in Academics, leadership, and service, 2006, 2007 and 2008
Sigma Alpha Lambda - National honors and leadership organization, 2005 - 2007
Alpha Sigma Lambda - Vice president of CGS chapter of the national honors and leadership organization, 2005 - 2007
College of General Studies Dean\'s List, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
I teach American Sign Language to young children, and have made public speeches: 2004 Orator Competition – Social Security the Third Rail in the Political Arena; 2007 addressed the Port Authority board by invitation of Rep. Frank Dermody.
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