Rufus C. Huff has over 13 years of experience working in various legal roles, including as a paralegal, legal writer, and law library clerk. He has expertise in criminal, civil, probate, administrative, and family law. Huff is skilled at researching complex legal issues, meeting deadlines, and efficiently working as part of a team or independently. He is proficient in legal writing and communication, and is able to multitask and understand written legal documents. Huff has a certificate in Legal Assistant/Paralegal studies and has worked in various roles for the Michigan Department of Correction, Department of Community Health, Grand Valley State University, and Forge Industrial Staffing.

1. Rufus C. Huff
PARAPROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Outstanding Paralegal/Legal Writer with 13 years unique work experience in the areas of Criminal, Civil, Probate, Administrative, Family and Appellate laws. Knowledgeable in the application of Rules of Court for Civil, Criminal, Appellate and Habeas Corpus procedures in State and Federal courts. Possessing an extraordinary set of skills acquired through education. And training provided by several private Attorneys from the State of Michigan. Detail oriented, result driven, with expertise in researching complex legal issues, and the ability to meet those tough deadlines. And a proven track record to efficiently work as a part of a team or work independently. Key strengths are:
 Ability to multitask many functions simultaneously and accurately
 Able to understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
 Active listener, asking question as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
 Proficient speaker, communicating with clients in a manner that conveys information effectively
 Adept writer, communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience
 Critical thinker, able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of propose solutions, conclusions or approaches to the problems
RELATED EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Michigan Department of Correction, Lansing, MI 04/1997 – 08/2009
Legal Writer
 Provided notary services to 20-30 clients and 1200 residents
 Screened 10-15 requests weekly for legal assistance and scheduled interviews of those who qualified
 Conducted 5-10 resident interviews weekly, deciding what legal services could be provided
 Effectively managed 30-40 active client caseloads monthly
 Created new client files and maintained 100 existing client records
 Daily research using LexisNexis, Westlaw and State Appellate Defender Office brief bank of simple to complex legal issues in the areas of criminal, civil, probate and administrative
 Created various non-legal and legal documents using Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Word and Works on Windows XP or Vista operating systems
 Managed monthly statistics regarding what specific legal services were provided to qualified clients and the number of residents denied services
Michigan Department of Correction, Lansing, MI 01/1996 – 04/1997
Law Library Clerk
 Completed weekly resident law library call-out schedule
 Checked law books out to residents daily and managed daily inventory of books on hand
 Completed monthly statistics on resident usage and number of law books checked out
 Ordered updates to current law books and materials monthly
 Yearly inventory by visually counting all legal books and materials
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Department of Community Health, Grand Rapids, MI 12/2011 – 04/2014
Adult Home Health Care Provider
Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI 12/2010 – 12/2013
Standard Patient Model
Forge Industrial Staffing, Grand Rapids, MI 08/2010 – Present
General Laborer
EDUCATION
Legal Assistant/Paralegal, certificate, Blackstone School of Law, Dallas, TX 1998
Legal Writer, certificate, Private Attorneys, Ionia, MI 1997
Paralegal Studies, no certificate, Montcalm Community College, Sidney, MI 01/1996 – 08/1996