THE YERMAN GROUP, LLP -New York, NY November 2021- September 2022
Senior Paralegal/ Supervisor
• Manage and train immigration paralegals and legal assistants
• Compile responses to USCIS, Department of Labor, and Department of State such as Requests for Evidences, Court Submissions, and Non-immigrant visas
• Assist with Special immigrant Juvenile Status cases with Civil Court
• Manage contracts and payment plans for clients pertaining to their specific case
• Manage and coordinate attorney meetings
• Prepare clients for court testimonies as well as I-130, I-1485, and Asylum interviews
• Translate legal documents as well as assisting attorney with Spanish interpretation for Non-English-speaking clients
• Review and evaluate client’s case with accordance to new legal policies and laws established
• Assist attorney with criminal cases in Supervisor and Municipal Court
• File documentations with court databases
BERGEN’S PROMISE
Administrative Coordinator – Contract July 2021-November 2021
• Evaluate, adjust, and renew clients’ contracts
• Support Care Management operations by providing weekly reports of client intakes
• Coordinate and assist with weekly meetings and events
• Prepare, compose, and distribute correspondences per company’s standards
• Maintain and execute general administrative office procedures
• Work cooperatively with management and care management staff as well as community stakeholders
• Handle sensitive cases in confidential manner in compliance with HIPPA and company’s policies
• Attend all required meetings and trainings
• Transfer and update information to databases after completing client intakes
• Maintain record of all new contracts
• Manage Care Management’s team schedules
• Create ways to better assist Care Managers and office workers with their workload to efficiently ensure the best quality of service for the clients
• Assist with onboarding and recruitment of Care Managers
HARLAN YORK AND ASSOCIATES -Newark, NJ August 2018- January 2021
Legal Assistant/ Paralegal
• Prepare and organize all documentation for immigration visas, cancellation of removal cases, I-601/A waivers/briefs, asylum cases, applications for citizenship and adjustment of status
• Translate legal documents from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish
• Coordinate paperwork related to immigration or citizenship, including affidavits, petitions, motions and applications
• Compile evidence to be used in immigration court cases
• Update clients constantly of case progress
• Prepared and organized packets with exhibits and other key evidence
• Schedule and coordinate meetings and appointments for inmate attorney visitation
• Provide legal support for unassigned attorneys when understaffed
• Assist with overflow, special projects, and day to day tasks
• Perform usual administrative and clerical support functions including answering phones, greeting and assisting
incoming clients, scanning and filing documentation into client database
Human Resources/ Administrative Trainee March 2020- December 2020
• Train new onboarding employees such as paralegals, legal assistants, and legal interns
• Mentor underperforming collogues boosting moral and simultaneously increasing productivity
• Responsible for arranging corresponding email addresses and logins for new employees
• Maintain communication with supervising attorney regarding new system updates
• Communicate with the proper departments to maintain efficient system access
• Import client information from prior database to new database
• Prepare inventory log for office supplies
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-Newark, NJ September 2016 – May 2020
Student Support Services- Administrative Assistant
● Manage general office duties, including but not limited to answering phones, confirming appointments
● Complete Work study payroll for the academic team
● Schedule tutoring appointments
● Maintain academic and financial aid database
● Prepare mentor advising handbook for academic intervention program
Educational Opportunity Fund – Peer Mentor March 2017– August 2018
● Assist students with general advising and teach them how to utilize academic resources
● Lead group discussions and workshops during the academic year
● Assist with Peer Mentor recruitment and interviews for the following academic year
ADDITIONAL
● Computer Skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SharePoint, Lawlogix, USCIS Website, Cerenade,
Google Suite, Docketwise, Adobe, ADP, Workday, LawPay, NJ and NY Courts system
● Languages: Spanish (native), Latin (intermediate)
● Volunteer Activities: Newark Feed the Needy, Alexander Hamilton Academy Yearly Guest Reader & Speaker,
Newark Breast Cancer Walk
● Training and Certifications: Notary Public- State of New Jersey, CITI Program
● Affiliations: American Society for Public Administration, New Jersey Alumnae Association of Sigma Lambda Gamma
National Sorority Inc.