1. ROXANNE M. FERNANDES
17 Joycroft Road
Waterbury, CT 06708
(203) 598-5727
Email: Fernandes1971@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position asa Legal Assistant/Paralegal in a Law Firm where I can utilize my many years of legal
experience combined with strong office administrative skills
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Highly-focused, with a strict attention to detail and accuracy.
• Extremely flexible, with the ability to multi-task and achieve lean staffing.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills used to address the needs of internal and external clients.
• Strong advocate of teamwork, positive change and performance excellence.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
• Work in numerous settings including private practice and for in-house corporate counsel.
• Gained exposure to multiple legal disciplinesincludingcorporate,civil defense,personnel injury,criminal,Workers' Compensation,
social security disability, employment law insurance defense and litigation.
• Obtained knowledge of protocols covering superior and federal courts.
• Assisted Attorneys with the preparation and filing of briefs, motions, interrogatories, and pleadings.
• Managed calendars for hearings, notices, discovery, depositions, mediations, arbitrations, minor settlements, and structured
settlements.
• Served as liaison between firm and outside counsel to facilitate major correspondence.
• Performed multiple administrativedutiesincluding typing ofcorrespondence,calendar management,event/meeting planning,travel
arrangements, machine transcription.
. • Key participant in office-wide projects to improve file organization and automation.
• Served as a right hand assistant, allowing Attorneys the time needed to focus on strategic objectives.
• Worked with seniorpartnersto establish goalsand performancestandards as a means ofachieving continuous qualityimprovement
ComputerSkillsInclude: Microsoft Windows 10; Microsoft Office 2016 (Word, Outlook, Excel);
WORK HISTORY:
8/13 - Present Middlebury Convalescence,Middlebury,CT Certified Nursing Assistant
11/11 - 5/13 Companions& Homemakers, Middlebury,CT Certified Nursing Assistant
8/09 - 8/13 Law Office of Jason M. Lipsky,LLC, Waterbury, CT Legal Assistant
4/11 - 8/11 Law Office of Tracey Lane Russo,LLC, Orange, CT Legal Assistant
10/06 -12/07 Safeco Insurance,In-house Counsel,Farmington,CT Legal Assistant
3/99 - 10/06 Howd & Ludorf, Hartford, CT Legal Assistant
EDUCATION:
STONE ACADEMY:
Legal Assistant
NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
Certified Nursing Assistant
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST