Jenery Sana
Tamuning,GU
Summary
Hardworking professional with experience in legal field. Leverages excellent communication and problem-solving skills to successfully represent clients.
Providing legal assistance and support to clients. Handles multiple tasks, prioritizes efficiently and meets tight deadlines. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Adept in maintaining confidential records and client information. Pleasantly assists attorneys in preparing for court hearing and other legal proceedings.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Interpreter
Civil Law Center
Guam
08.2022 - Current
- Providing accurate interpretations in real-time conversations between non-English speaking individuals and attorneys or staff.
- Communicated with clients to understand interpreting needs and provide the best service possible.
- Used knowledge of accepted ethical guidelines to interpret confidential and sensitive information.
- Attended training programs to improve professional knowledge and interpretation skills.
- Translated written texts from one language to another accurately and efficiently.
- Interpreted verbal conversations between individuals with limited English proficiency.
- Attended training sessions on new technologies used in the field of interpreting.
VICTIM ADVOCATE, AND LEGAL CLERK I
Civil Law Center
Tamuning
08.2022 - Current
- Conduct screening and intake interview.
- Organized and maintained client files and records in accordance with office policies.
- File pleadings electronically to the court via e-filing systems, or in person.
- Prepare legal documents, such as petitions, answers, and briefs; use appropriate forms and formats.
- Review all documents with the attorney before processing/filing.
- Coordinates and schedules hearing with the court.
- Scheduled appointments for attorneys.
- Attend court hearing via Zoom or in person.
- Prepared monthly or annual reports.
- Referred individuals out to other agencies for other legal services may be requested.
- Review all incoming legal documents and correspondence for the attorney, contacting.
- Contacting clients regarding a scheduled court hearing.
- Serve notice and other matters on opposing parties.
- Obtains necessary information from respective files to prepare and submit documents to the attorney for approval.
- Organizes facts for documents, gathers exhibits, affidavits, and other pertinent documents for submittal to court and/or use by the attorney.
- Maintains the attorney's case files.
- Maintains a tickler system to keep case deadlines.
- Pulled case files for hearing and appointment.
- Conduct monthly and quarterly inventory of caseloads to ensure cases are kept current.
- Completed all request forms for client.
- Answer telephone calls, take notes/messages, and redirect calls when appropriate.
- Establishes a client file for a new client.
- Record client information into the filing system or Clio.
- Distributed legal documents and case files to appropriate personnel.
- Answered questions from clients regarding their cases in a professional manner.
- Contacting client through telephone, email, or written notification regarding appointments or court hearings.
- Interpreted for non-speaking English client.
- Prepare monthly or annual reports.
- Referred individuals out to other agencies for other legal services may be requested from the client.
ALTERNATE ADVOCATE - OFFICE AIDE
Public Defender Services Corporation
08.2021 - 08.2022
- Scheduled meeting or appointment to client's attorney.
- Drafted legal documents.
- Communicate with the client and prepare documents for court hearing.
- Providing information to the client.
- Assisted clients in understanding their legal rights and responsibilities.
- Drafted legal documents such as briefs, pleadings, appeals, contracts, and agreements.
- Served court order or other legal documents to appropriate persons in the facilities.
- Scanned and linked Court Orders or other legal documents on the filing system or Clio.
CASHIER, WAITRESS AND CLEANING
McDonalds
03.2021 - 04.2021
- Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits
- Greet customers entering establishments
- Clean or sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment, or facilities
- Place food servings on plates or trays according to orders or instructions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Liberal Studies -
PACIFIC ISLAND UNIVERSITY
Mangilao, Guam05.2020
Skills
Skills
- Interpreting Chuukese into English
- Orally and in writing
- Organizing
- Communication
- Teaching
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- MS Office
- Calendar Management
- Drafting legal documents
- File Organization
Additional Experience
- Teaching
- Office front desk/clerk
- Residents Assistant
- Library Assistant/clerk
- Office Aide
- Data entry
- Legal intake
- Victim Advocate
- Legal clerk I
- Phone calls
- Filed pleadings or legal documents
- Meeting Scheduling
- File Management
- Data Entry
- Computer Skills
- Office Administration
- Schedule and calendar management
- Legal practices and procedures
Timeline
Interpreter
Civil Law Center
08.2022 - Current
VICTIM ADVOCATE, AND LEGAL CLERK I
Civil Law Center
08.2022 - Current
ALTERNATE ADVOCATE - OFFICE AIDE
Public Defender Services Corporation
08.2021 - 08.2022
CASHIER, WAITRESS AND CLEANING
McDonalds
03.2021 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Liberal Studies -
PACIFIC ISLAND UNIVERSITY
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