Legal Research Assistant Resume
Headline : Responsible for Assisting in the preparation, finalization, and filing of legal documents: including Summons and Complaints, Consent Decrees, Final Order, Cease and Desists, and any and all other legal documents for the office.
Skills : Microsoft Office Suite, Illinois Rules Of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure, Legal Research, Writing.
Description :
- Assisted in the preparation, finalization, and filing of legal documents.
- Attended case conference meetings for all legal proceedings for the Office of General Counsel Personnel cases, License revocation cases, CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) cases, litigation cases.
- Reviewed personnel matters, being the first eyes of the case to draft notes for attorney and scheduled case conference.
- Researched any issues involving the Department of Public Health.
- Researched issues regarding employment law.
- Maintained an electronic calendar.
- Filed submissions, Organized, and updated case files.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Masters In Education
Legal Research Assistant Resume
Headline : Legal Research Assistant with 4+ years of experience in Conducting research on criminal justice resources at the county level, including budgets, and the number of employees for all the criminal justice agencies in the jurisdiction.
Skills : Microsoft Office Suite, Legal Research, Writing.
Description :
- Performed legal and policy research using various sources such as Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, and Legisnet, bill status, statutory retrieval, and library sources.
- Drafted simple bills, resolutions, and amendments for a senior staff member.
- Assisted other professional staff in organizing, preparing, and presenting information for legislators and committees.
- Responded to information and reference questions from legislators, legislative staff, and the public.
- Reviewed, proofreads and edited legislative documents
- Searched emails for submitting files that relate to the case that the attorney can easily read through.
- Demonstrated strong communication skills.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Masters In Education
Legal Research Assistant Resume
Summary : Expert in collaborative peer-based knowledge sharing. Skilled in program development and project management. A multi-talented facilitator, educator, writer, community-builder.
Skills : Microsoft Office Suite, Illinois Rules Of Civil.
Description :
- Maintained a calendar of case deadlines.
- Prepared case binders for attorneys.
- Scheduled and screened witnesses.
- Conducted legal research and briefed questions presented.
- Collected, organized and reviewed discovery material,
- Prepared evidentiary exhibits and created demonstrative exhibits,
- Performed basic secretary duties such as making appointments with attorneys, filing, answering phones, and communicating with attorneys on behalf of my boss.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
Masters In Education
Legal Research Assistant Resume
Headline : To obtain a Legal Research Assistant position that will broaden knowledge and experience in law. Seeking a challenging and rewarding career in a diverse environment where my strong work ethic, education, and expertise can be used to help promote the mission and exceed team goals.
Skills : Communication Skills, Problem-solving, Critical thinking.
Description :
- Researched for current case details.
- Searched emails for submitting files that relate to the case that the attorney can easily read through.
- Communicated with litigation attorneys and entertainment attorneys.
- Conducted legal research and writing in the area of civil litigation.
- Attended legal proceedings, including real estate closings and Supreme Court hearings.
- Performed legal and administrative duties as requested by the Data Analyst Team.
- Cultivated and maintained positive relationships with DOJ components, Federal agencies, counsel, and others as needed.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
AS In Paralegal
Legal Research Assistant Resume
Objective : As a Legal Research Assistant Experience in a professional legal office supporting multiple attorneys. Over 2+ years of experience working in a law office.
Skills : Legal Research, Planning, Scheduling.
Description :
- Assisted in preparations for legal proceedings.
- Worked in a special area of law such as criminal.
- Prepared legal documents such as legal correspondence, briefs, appeals, and affidavits.
- Gathered research such as statutes, decisions, and codes.
- Investigated facts and laws of relevant cases.
- Researched and compiled data from a variety of reference sources, preparing substantive indices upon request; summarized articles, reports, and analyses.
- Conducted legal research and drafted memorandum primarily on breach of contract issues.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Degree
Legal Research Assistant Resume
Headline : To obtain a Legal Research Assistant position that will broaden my knowledge and experience in law. Seeking a challenging and rewarding career in a diverse environment where a strong work ethic, education, and expertise can be used to help promote the mission and exceed team goals.
Skills : MS Office, Legal, Effective Communication Skills.
Description :
- Searched emails for submitting files that relate to the case that the attorney can easily read through.
- Organized and prioritized numerous tasks effectively and completes tasks under strict time constraints.
- Worked on multiple assignments and tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision.
- Effectively communicate the results of the data analysis to the investigative team in a comprehensible presentation.
- Organized data into tables, graphs, or charts, so that logical and statistical conclusion can be derived from the collected measurements.
- Analyzed and summarized large-scale investigations of animal cruelty and abuse on a national level.
- Assessed resources and law regarding illicit wildlife trafficking.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
High School Diploma
Legal Research Assistant Resume
Objective : Seeking a Legal Research Assistant self-directed, energetic, law-minded individual who wants to apply their organizational, people-supporting, and multi-tasking skills to further the work of Legalist Inc.
Skills : Critical Thinking, Technical Skills, Communication Skills.
Description :
- Gathered and analyzed research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.
- Prepared legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements.
- Kept and monitored legal volumes to ensure that law library is up-to-date.
- Investigated facts and law of cases to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
- Answered questions regarding legal issues pertaining to civil service hearings.
- Prepared affidavits and other documents, maintained document files and filed pleadings with the court clerk.
- Contributed to the production of numerous legal articles through legal and statistical research using LEXIS/NEXIS And Westlaw Legal Research and Writing Case Management.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Legal Research Assistant Resume
Objective : Seeking a qualified candidate within a Legal Research Assistant that will allow individuals to learn and advance. Be prompt, reliable daily, and organized. and able to work independently and in a team setting for special projects. also Responsible for tracking all files in law research.
Skills : Organization Skills, Legal Research, Speaking Skills.
Description :
- Assisted the managing attorney of a boutique law firm in the research of legal issues, specifically, estates and residential property disputes.
- Reviewed client wills, trusts, and deeds for effectiveness and enforceability.
- Reviewed and analyzed litigation as well as discovery material to determine substantive legal issues, relevance, work product, and attorney-client privilege.
- Conducted legal research pertaining to real estate disputes, property law, and wills.
- Assisted supervising attorney with case preparation: discovery, work-product, and client interaction.
- Reviewed documents pertaining to client wills, trusts, and estates.
- Drafted legal memoranda on questions of law pertaining to property law and real estate issues.
- Developed answers to questions through the examination and interpretation of data.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Diploma
Legal Research Assistant Resume
Objective : Legal Research Assistant with 2+ years Experience with fraud investigations and/or data analysis to detect fraud patterns that further investigations. Experience as a Research Assistant/Research Intern.
Skills : Attention to Detail, Communication Skills.
Description :
- Researched legal issues and drafted memoranda for the faculty.
- Assisted staff with administrative tasks and helped organize conferences and events.
- Interacted with legislators and foreign dignitaries regarding American foreign policy.
- Conducted research and assisted in legal and scholarly writing.
- Researched and analyzed quantitative and qualitative data, analyze trends and future directions, develop insightful and accurate syntheses of key issues, and tackle similar tasks that require strong critical thinking and analysis of complex problems.
- Wrote concise and engaging content for reports, presentations, briefings, fact sheets, and other publications.
- Developed research plans for effective data collection, management, and analysis.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
High School Diploma
Legal Research Assistant Resume
Headline : Results-driven, achievement-oriented, and self-directed Legal Research Assistant professional, highly effective diagnosing key issues and solving complex operational problems within multi-agency, research, and rapidly growing fast-paced enterprise environments.
Skills : Customer Service, Customer Relations, Written Communication.
Description :
- Drafted and reviewed a wide range of contracts for use by the Office of the General Counsel.
- Monitored state and federal statutes to ensure University compliance.
- Coordinated responses to subpoenas and other requests for information or document production.
- Assisted with litigation and other legal issues involving the University.
- Interviewed and communicated with subject matter experts to gather informed and original opinions on topics of study or clarify specific trends or meaning of data.
- Prepared final legal claim documents for a major construction project lawsuit Performed calculations, deciphered, and entered data into spreadsheets.
- Performed extensive legal research with Westlaw and Lexis for law school professors.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Master Of Law
