Doris Arreguin 
dorisarreguin@gmail.com cell 210-624-9694 
Professional Experience 
03/27/2006 – Present De Mott, McChesney, Curtright & Armendariz, and L.L.P. 
Title: Office Manager 
ACCOUNTING: 
ď‚· Process incoming mail and review for checks/money orders is the mail. Record 
accordingly. 
ď‚· Manage firm wide collections 
o Monitor balance for cases at final stage for aggressive collection. 
o Arrange payment plans on a case by cases basis. When necessary, I meet 
with clients to discuss balance privately. 
o Oversee all collections and implement our current process 
o Collect for (a) NSF checks, (b) completed cases with outstanding balance, 
(c) clients interested in retaining us for out of town travel. 
ď‚· Petty cash: monitor/audit and replenish as needed 
ď‚· Refund requests, take payments, process new cases, release filing fees, cover 
accounting as needed, and all other accounting functions. Primary accountant at 
Washington Square office. 
ď‚· Request accounting supplies when needed (Journals, deposit books, receipts, etc.) 
ď‚· Pay for e-files and all other credit card transactions. Document each transaction 
accordingly. 
MANAGERIAL: 
ď‚· Develop/implement procedures. Create training manuals as necessary/requested. 
ď‚· Directly supervise office teams and proactively manage their performance and 
development. Provide feedback, recognition, and corrective actions as necessary. 
ď‚· Attend management meetings at HQ to implement/communicate goals and 
procedures 
ď‚· Process payroll for 80+ employees, manage timecards, add/terminate employees in 
payroll system, update benefits, and all other as necessary. Payroll system used is 
ADP. 
ď‚· Meet staffing requirements 
ď‚· Coordinate office events 
ď‚· Point of contact for building issues/maintenance (change door codes, address 
issues/concerns) (EXAMPLE: staff were having issues with parking, I addressed 
with building multiple times and a solution was found) 
ď‚· Liason for all vendors (Dahill, INSZoom, Mindshift, Telephone Connection, Eagle 
Print, CMQ, Crestline, Etc.) 
ď‚· Manage operations 
HR 
ď‚· Recruit and hire employees 
ď‚· Train new employees to use case management software ([INS Zoom, DocuShare), 
QB (if applicable)].
ď‚· Terminate employees 
ď‚· Perform annual & 30/60/75 day reviews 
ď‚· Counsel employees, issue warnings as necessary 
ď‚· Exit interviews 
ADMIN 
ď‚· Travel arrangements for all attorneys (Domestic and International) 
ď‚· Manage calendars for all staff (70+ employees) as needed. 
ď‚· Coordinate events (annual events, luncheons, meetings, etc.) 
ď‚· Coordinate monthly file inventories. 
ď‚· Manage WS admin and ensure everyone complies with turnaround time of usually 
one business day. 
ď‚· Communicate with detention facilities to gain access for designated staff to visit 
detainees. 
o Monitor before access expires and renew with enough time 
o Remove access for terminated employees. This involves sending a letter and 
continuously follows up until confirmation is received. 
ď‚· Create and manage prepaid accounts so we can receive collect calls from detainees. 
I do this for all facilities where we have detained clients. 
ď‚· Monitor funds to account for DPS checks, add when needed. Monitor that charges 
are added accordingly by staff. 
ď‚· Monitor supplies for accounting, daily office use, and all others. Take/keep 
inventory and order as necessary. 
IT 
ď‚· Onsite troubleshooting when urgent situations arise or immediate attention is 
necessary. 
ď‚· Double check that employees have correct access and that they are setup correctly 
ď‚· Perform basic IT support when in need of immediate help. 
04/2003 – 10/2005 ANICO 
Title: Life Insurance Agent 
ď‚· Serviced five cities (maintenance, sold, upgraded and collected payments for life 
insurance.) 
ď‚· Performed clerical duties, follow-up calls, filing and record keeping through device 
(PDA) 
ď‚· Collected Insurance premiums, handled large sums of money and responsible for 
impeccable accuracy of each transaction. 
06/2000 - 07/2001 MCI long distance customer service 
Title: APAC Customer Services 
ď‚· Answered inbound calls (averaging 90 calls daily) with excellent customer service. 
ď‚· Exceed sales quota with accurate and professional product knowledge. 
ď‚· Performed requirements in quality, attendance, sales and average call handling 
time. 
01/1999 – 06/2000 Law Office of Ricardo Gonzalez 
Title: Paralegal/Legal Secretary
ď‚· Prepare immigration applications for affirmative petitions 
ď‚· Interview customers, collect supporting documents and work directly with Senior 
Legal Assistant. 
ď‚· Administrative and clerical (scheduling appointments, filing, reception) 
Accomplishments 
 Initiated and developed structure for an office of 20+ staff members. 
 Coordinate communication and procedures between DMCA offices. Function as 
liaison for vendors. 
 Organized training for designated employees from all office locations to obtain 
fingerprint certification. Develop and train employees as necessary. 
 Designed different reports customized for Litigation section (i.e. report to monitor 
caseloads (for distribution purposes), report with hearing details necessary to 
distribute court calendar, etc.) 
 Learned and excelled different functions of the firm in the eight years 7 months of 
employment (e.g. Docketing Manager, Labor Team Legal Assistant, Managed IT, 
HR/ADP/Training, building/premises, accounting, firm wide collections, 
Management.) 
Programming and Software Skills 
ď‚· Microsoft Office programs 2007/2010/2013 (Word, excel & outlook) 
ď‚· Immigration case management software INSZoom (extensive knowledge 
developed over 9 years. Run/Create/Customize reports, add/edit/create 
new employees, edit access, etc.) 
ď‚· DocuShare/Paradocs (add/edit employees) 
ď‚· QuickBooks (AP/AR) 
ď‚· Windows Vista/XP/7 
ď‚· Advanced experience in ADP (8+ years of experience) 
ď‚· Knowledgeable in Zultys/Mxie phone system (add/edit employees) 
 Adobe Acrobat (create fillable forms, combine PDF’s, edit PDFs, etc.) 
ď‚· Type about 50 WPM 
Education 
1999-present Notary Public Commission 
State of Texas 
2001-2006 General Lines Insurance License (Life, Accident, Health and HMO) 
State of Texas 
2006 Legal Secretary Certificate 
State of Texas 
Referrals 
Available upon request

Resume -Doris Arreguin

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    Doris Arreguin dorisarreguin@gmail.comcell 210-624-9694 Professional Experience 03/27/2006 – Present De Mott, McChesney, Curtright & Armendariz, and L.L.P. Title: Office Manager ACCOUNTING:  Process incoming mail and review for checks/money orders is the mail. Record accordingly.  Manage firm wide collections o Monitor balance for cases at final stage for aggressive collection. o Arrange payment plans on a case by cases basis. When necessary, I meet with clients to discuss balance privately. o Oversee all collections and implement our current process o Collect for (a) NSF checks, (b) completed cases with outstanding balance, (c) clients interested in retaining us for out of town travel.  Petty cash: monitor/audit and replenish as needed  Refund requests, take payments, process new cases, release filing fees, cover accounting as needed, and all other accounting functions. Primary accountant at Washington Square office.  Request accounting supplies when needed (Journals, deposit books, receipts, etc.)  Pay for e-files and all other credit card transactions. Document each transaction accordingly. MANAGERIAL:  Develop/implement procedures. Create training manuals as necessary/requested.  Directly supervise office teams and proactively manage their performance and development. Provide feedback, recognition, and corrective actions as necessary.  Attend management meetings at HQ to implement/communicate goals and procedures  Process payroll for 80+ employees, manage timecards, add/terminate employees in payroll system, update benefits, and all other as necessary. Payroll system used is ADP.  Meet staffing requirements  Coordinate office events  Point of contact for building issues/maintenance (change door codes, address issues/concerns) (EXAMPLE: staff were having issues with parking, I addressed with building multiple times and a solution was found)  Liason for all vendors (Dahill, INSZoom, Mindshift, Telephone Connection, Eagle Print, CMQ, Crestline, Etc.)  Manage operations HR  Recruit and hire employees  Train new employees to use case management software ([INS Zoom, DocuShare), QB (if applicable)].
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     Terminate employees  Perform annual & 30/60/75 day reviews  Counsel employees, issue warnings as necessary  Exit interviews ADMIN  Travel arrangements for all attorneys (Domestic and International)  Manage calendars for all staff (70+ employees) as needed.  Coordinate events (annual events, luncheons, meetings, etc.)  Coordinate monthly file inventories.  Manage WS admin and ensure everyone complies with turnaround time of usually one business day.  Communicate with detention facilities to gain access for designated staff to visit detainees. o Monitor before access expires and renew with enough time o Remove access for terminated employees. This involves sending a letter and continuously follows up until confirmation is received.  Create and manage prepaid accounts so we can receive collect calls from detainees. I do this for all facilities where we have detained clients.  Monitor funds to account for DPS checks, add when needed. Monitor that charges are added accordingly by staff.  Monitor supplies for accounting, daily office use, and all others. Take/keep inventory and order as necessary. IT  Onsite troubleshooting when urgent situations arise or immediate attention is necessary.  Double check that employees have correct access and that they are setup correctly  Perform basic IT support when in need of immediate help. 04/2003 – 10/2005 ANICO Title: Life Insurance Agent  Serviced five cities (maintenance, sold, upgraded and collected payments for life insurance.)  Performed clerical duties, follow-up calls, filing and record keeping through device (PDA)  Collected Insurance premiums, handled large sums of money and responsible for impeccable accuracy of each transaction. 06/2000 - 07/2001 MCI long distance customer service Title: APAC Customer Services  Answered inbound calls (averaging 90 calls daily) with excellent customer service.  Exceed sales quota with accurate and professional product knowledge.  Performed requirements in quality, attendance, sales and average call handling time. 01/1999 – 06/2000 Law Office of Ricardo Gonzalez Title: Paralegal/Legal Secretary
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     Prepare immigrationapplications for affirmative petitions  Interview customers, collect supporting documents and work directly with Senior Legal Assistant.  Administrative and clerical (scheduling appointments, filing, reception) Accomplishments  Initiated and developed structure for an office of 20+ staff members.  Coordinate communication and procedures between DMCA offices. Function as liaison for vendors.  Organized training for designated employees from all office locations to obtain fingerprint certification. Develop and train employees as necessary.  Designed different reports customized for Litigation section (i.e. report to monitor caseloads (for distribution purposes), report with hearing details necessary to distribute court calendar, etc.)  Learned and excelled different functions of the firm in the eight years 7 months of employment (e.g. Docketing Manager, Labor Team Legal Assistant, Managed IT, HR/ADP/Training, building/premises, accounting, firm wide collections, Management.) Programming and Software Skills  Microsoft Office programs 2007/2010/2013 (Word, excel & outlook)  Immigration case management software INSZoom (extensive knowledge developed over 9 years. Run/Create/Customize reports, add/edit/create new employees, edit access, etc.)  DocuShare/Paradocs (add/edit employees)  QuickBooks (AP/AR)  Windows Vista/XP/7  Advanced experience in ADP (8+ years of experience)  Knowledgeable in Zultys/Mxie phone system (add/edit employees)  Adobe Acrobat (create fillable forms, combine PDF’s, edit PDFs, etc.)  Type about 50 WPM Education 1999-present Notary Public Commission State of Texas 2001-2006 General Lines Insurance License (Life, Accident, Health and HMO) State of Texas 2006 Legal Secretary Certificate State of Texas Referrals Available upon request