This resume is for John Cross, seeking a position as a legal assistant with a law firm. He has over 5 years of experience in legal assistant roles, most recently at The O'Quinn Law Firm where he maintained filing systems, generated spreadsheets, updated databases, and managed attorney calendars. John earned a Bachelor's Degree in Legal Studies and is currently pursuing an MBA in Marketing. He has strong computer skills including Microsoft Office and legal software. References are available upon request.

1. JOHN CROSS
1526 Darfield Ct. Houston, TX 77014
(832)373-0488
Johncarbonne@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
To acquire a position with a law firm where I can utilize my education,
skills and continue to learn.
SKILLS SUMMARY  Willing to learn and act on those skills learned
 Great communication skills, both verbal and written
 Can work with Microsoft Outlook, Needles and ProDocs.
 “Can do” attitude; work very cooperatively with others
 Customer service and negotiation skills
EXPERIENCE Legal Assistant 05/14 to Present
The O’Quinn Law Firm (Temporary Position)
 Maintain and keep all filing up-to-date
 Generated spread sheets using Excel for every case in the firm.
 Updated the data base for the firm and organized the filing system.
 Managed a calendar for the paralegals to assist the attorney
 Directed all calls to the correct person in the firm.
Intern/Legal Assistant
Spagnoletti &Co. (Temporary Position) 03/14 to 05/14
 Maintain and keep all filing up-to-date
 Fax, copy and scan documents for attorney
 Worked on a commercial docket
 Generate medical, employer, and government authorizations
 Worked on Microsoft Outlook, Word Perfect and Word
Legal Assistant
Law Office of Jim S. Adler & Associates 08/13 to 03/14
 Maintain and keep all filing up-to-date
 Generate Stowers Demands when neede
 Generate all demands and counter demands
 Update clients on status of their cases
 Obtain all medical and billing records
 Fax, copy and scan documents for attorney
 Complete deposition summaries

2. EDUCATION Post University, Waterbury, CT 10/09 to 05/13
Acquired Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies (Graduation Date: May 2013)
Currently working on MBA in Marketing.
-- Litigation Course completed
-- Business Management.
-- Introduction to law
-- Family law, Child custody, alimony, child support divorce
-- Legal research - Resources to find the law
-- All Literature classes completed
-- Basic computer courses completed
-- GPA of 3.83
Sam Houston High School, Arlington, TX 2003
High School Diploma
ADDITIONAL SKILL SETS Organizing and planning schedules
Creative problem-solving Instructing others
Providing direction to others
Analyzing legal issues
Assertive
Articulate
Leader/Team Lead
Resolving Complaints
Knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Needles,
ProDocs.
Typing: 60-70 wpm
Professional References Available Upon Requests.