Cheryl MIZENKO


Location

Philadelphia, PA
Sugarloaf, PA
Education
    Central Penn College
    December 2005 - December 2006
    degree
    Bachelor's
    major
    Criminal Justice
    Luzerne County Community College
Work Experience
    Ustynoski AND Marusak
    Paralegal/Consultant Part time
    Hazleton, PA, US
    January 2010 - January 2022
    company
    Ustynoski AND Marusak
    title
    Paralegal/Consultant Part time
    overview
    - Prepare affi davits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system - Prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits - Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements - Call upon witnesses to testify at hearing - Meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of case - Investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases - Prepare demands for settlement - Consult on case worthiness - Paralegal, Law Office of Michael Beltrami. Hazleton, PA - Oct. 2017 - Jan.2022 - Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system - Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas - File pleadings with court clerk - Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents - Answer phone calls and direct calls to appropriate parties or take messages - Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software - Greet visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals - Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and email - Paralegal, Falvello Law Firm. Sugarloaf, PA - Jun. 2014 - Oct. 2017 - Manage and maintain executives' schedules - Perform general office duties, such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management database systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work - Set up and oversee administrative policies and procedures for offices or organizations - Make travel arrangements for executives - Medical Chronologies - Paralegal, Fellerman & Ciarimboli. Kingston, PA - Jun. 2012 - Jun. 2014 - Set up and oversee administrative policies and procedures for office or organizations - Supervise and train other clerical staff and arrange for employee training by scheduling training or organizing training material - Trial Paralegal, Powell Law Group. Drums, PA - Oct. 1993 - Jan. 2010 - Conduct research, compile data, and prepare papers for consideration and presentation by executives, committees and boards of directors - Read and analyze incoming memos, submissions, and reports to determine their significance and plan their distribution - File and retrieve corporate documents, records, and reports - Prepare agendas and make arrangements, such as coordinating catering for luncheons, for committee, board, and other meetings - Interpret administrative and operating policies and procedures for employees - Keep and monitor legal volumes to ensure that law library is up-to-date - Medical chronologies
Skills
Ability to Speak in PublicAccountingAccounts ReceivableAdministrative OperationsAnalytical ThinkingApplied ScienceAttention to DetailCase ManagementCatering ActivitiesCivil Procedure LawCommunication SkillsConsultingContract ManagementCoordination SkillsCriminal JusticeDatabasesElectronicsFamily LawFocus GroupKnowledge of FaxKnowledge of LawsLaw LibrariesLegal KnowledgeLegal LawsuitsLegal ResearchMemosMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointOffice ProceduresPersonal Injury LawPresentation ProgramsPresentationsProperty LawsReal EstateRecords ManagementResearch SkillsSchedulingSpreadsheetsSubpoenasTelephone SkillsText ProcessingTraining ActivitiesTravel Coordination