I've been working as a Paralegal for 5 years, primarily focused on litigation, and now working on building my experience to move toward the corporate/in-house routes and towards legal operations and analyst work. I've worked in criminal defense, personal injury, immigration, and real estate as a litigation paralegal. As a corporate paralegal at a tech company that works with law firms, I've worked on many personal injury and medical malpractice cases. I'm looking toward the next steps of my c... Read more
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Paralegal / Project Manager, Executive Operations •June 2022 - Present
The primary function is to address day-to-day legal issues, ranging from analyzing complex multi-state tax & employment laws for compliance with state & federal requirements to addressing legal concerns with the SaaS provided by the company that matched personal injury & medical malpractice cases to attorneys across the US.
Headed internal projects, such as building up legal articles on website to boost SEO ratings.
Worked collaboratively with employees, assigned tasks, and reviewed & adjusted standards and expectations based on executive & investor responses.
Created and delivered presentations for internal & external stakeholders consisting of current & upcoming legal concerns and project progress.
Manage company NDA/CDAs, and fee agreements with attorneys across the US.
Rivkin Radler LLP
Legal Secretary (Temp/Contract Role) •April 2022 - June 2022
Analyzed complex legal documents using Relativity including emails, contracts, spreadsheets, and other financial documents.
Reviewed and determined if the document was responsive to the issues in the case and determined if any type of attorney-client privilege applied.
Determined which issues applied to each document and coded the documents accordingly.
Worked on intake assessment for clients being arraigned in county court.
Legal Aid Society of Nassau County
Paralegal (Internship) •August 2021 - December 2021
Manage attorney calendars and monitor appearances.
Perform research through Westlaw, LexisNexis, and physical sources to assist in casework.
Prepare forms such as motions or subpoenas to assist in casework.
Worked on intake assessment for clients being arraigned in county court.
Babbar & Associates
Litigation Paralegal •January 2020 - April 2022
Worked on a litany of disciplines, ranging from criminal defense, immigration, personal injury, and real estate.
Drafted wills and trusts for clients, in addition to advising them on estate and gift taxes for their decedents.
Primary drafter for petitions, including analyzing complex immigration and real estate laws, research, and making sure everything is filed under applicable statutes.
Trained coworkers on varying functions such as managing a docketing system, using WestLaw/LexisNexis and how to cite legal memoranda, how to conduct client intakes, as well as preparing for estate and gift tax analysis.
Primary point of contact for clients to explain laws & regulations pertaining to their particular case, incorporating layman language in order to properly explain their case and the next steps to be taken.
Queens Defenders
Paralegal / Mentor •February 2019 - January 2020
Manage the calendar for several attorneys and monitor appearances.
Perform research through databases like Westlaw, LexisNexis, and PACER to assist in casework.
Drafted motions and subpoenas based on existing templates and new issues based on legal research.
Work with at-risk youth with pending or closed cases in Queens through the organization-run mentorship program and promote positive relationships with them and the community, assisting them with getting on track with their goals.
Assist with translation for Hindi/Punjabi speaking clients; authorized by Dept. of Corrections to visit and assist incarcerated clients.
Queens Law Associates
Data Entry / Legal Assistant / Translator •March 2018 - February 2019
Handled the archiving process for thousands of digitized files organized into Excel and case management software.
In charge of the in-house file room and file retrieval/placement.
Served as level 1 tech support for attorneys and support staff.
Translated for in-house and incarcerated Hindi/Punjabi/Urdu-speaking clients.
Law Office of Seni Popat, Esq
Personal Injury Paralegal •January 2018 - March 2018
Conducted client intakes to understand and evaluate their claims for the likelihood of success based on legal research.
Maintained contact with insurance companies, services, and medical records to maintain active client cases.
Maintained contact with clients to ensure timely meeting of appointments.
Managed calendar and monitored court appearances.
Suffolk County Family Court
Intern •January 2016 - June 2016
Assist with the transcription of judges' comments and notes during hearings.
Analyze data for the purpose of codifying and categorizing intelligence.
Observed court proceedings and summarized relevant information for review.
Took part in diligent note-taking to summarize proceedings.
John Jay College Of Criminal Justice
BA•Graduated in 2018
Western Governors University
MBA•Graduated in 2022