ELIZABETH FIGUEREDO
Ridgefield Park,NJ
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges outside the personal injury legal field. Adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Strong Organizational Skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
Waterfront Management
Hoboken, NJ
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Overseeing Condominium/HOA properties
- Facilitated between HOA and owners
- Coordinated State Inspections
- Responsible for arranging vendors
- Answering calls with regard to any repairs
- Provided cleaning and garbage services
- Prepping apartments for rent or for sale
- Providing Budgets for HOA
- Paid bills for HOA properties
- Business was sold December 2022
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers
- Oversaw budgeting and financial management
- Ensured compliance with local, state, and federal regulations
- Maintained relationships with existing clients by providing superior customer service.
Underwriting Assistant
Arthur Funding
Englewood, New Jersey
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Reviewed applications for completeness and accuracy of information
- Assisted with creating new client relationships from reaching out to attorneys as well as customers
- Compiled data from prospective client applications to determine if individuals were qualified for loan approval
- Reviewed Medical reports, Investigations, and conducted reviews for prospective clients.
Paralegal
Michael Maggiano
Fort Lee, NJ
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Reviewed and organized legal documents, such as pleadings, motions, and briefs
- Drafted correspondence to clients and other attorneys
- Prepared trial notebooks for court proceedings
- Coordinated witness testimony for depositions
- Filed motions with courts electronically or via hard copy
- Participated in mediation sessions by preparing necessary materials and taking notes during meetings
- Interpreted various types of legal documents including contracts and agreements
- Organized evidence for use at trial or hearing proceedings
- Assisted in the preparation of legal arguments and memoranda of law
- Drafted discovery responses including interrogatories and requests for production of documents
- Maintained calendars for upcoming court dates or deadlines related to cases
- Collaborated with attorneys in all stages of litigation process
- Interviewed clients and obtained vital case information to support associates
- Prepared clients for appointments, depositions and testimony
- Prepared compliance and regulatory forms for legal cases and suits.
Paralegal
Leanza Agrapidis Attorneys at Law
Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
01.2015 - 06.2016
- Reviewed and organized legal documents, such as pleadings, motions, and briefs
- Drafted correspondence to clients and other attorneys
- Prepared trial notebooks for court proceedings
- Filed motions with courts electronically or via hard copy
- Provided administrative support such as answering phones or scheduling appointments
- Interpreted various types of legal documents including contracts and agreements
- Maintained calendars for upcoming court dates or deadlines related to cases
- Collaborated with attorneys in all stages of litigation process.
Paralegal
Michael Maggiano
Fort Lee, NJ
06.1994 - 06.2000
- Reviewed and organized legal documents, such as pleadings, motions, and briefs
- Drafted correspondence to clients and other attorneys
- Prepared trial notebooks for court proceedings
- Per Diem and Full-time - NJ Plaintiff's Personal Injury Paralegal
- Reviewed and organized documents related to personal injury cases
- Drafted pleadings, motions, discovery responses, and other legal documents
- Prepared correspondence to clients, courts, insurance companies, and other parties involved in the case
- Attended court proceedings with attorneys
- Assisted attorneys in preparing for trial by organizing exhibits and witness files
- Coordinated medical records requests from physicians and hospitals
- Compiled evidence such as police reports, photographs, accident reconstruction reports
- Organized case files for easy retrieval of documents at any time during litigation process
- Managed calendar deadlines for filing court documents.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - American Literature
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJMinor - Paralegal Studies
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJSkills
- Research Skills
- Excellent Time Management Skills
- Strong Analytical Skills
- Regulatory Compliance
- Verbal and Writing Skills
- Customer Service skills
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Outlook
- Independent Worker
- Staff Management
- Customer Relations
- Project Management
- Verbal and written communication
Timeline
Owner
Waterfront Management
01.2020 - 01.2023
Underwriting Assistant
Arthur Funding
01.2019 - 01.2022
Paralegal
Michael Maggiano
01.2017 - 12.2017
Paralegal
Leanza Agrapidis Attorneys at Law
01.2015 - 06.2016
Paralegal
Michael Maggiano
06.1994 - 06.2000
Bachelor of Arts - American Literature
Montclair State University
Minor - Paralegal Studies
Montclair State University
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