Nicola Craft
850 Austin Street, Greer, SC 29537
(000) 951-6232
n_craft @ email . com
LEGAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT
SUMMARY
• Self-motivated and creative individual with extensive experience in conducting research into all cases being worked on by the law firm. Excellent time management skills with highly developed organizational abilities.
• Background includes evaluating and monitoring settlement implementation, in collaboration with other team members.
• Demonstrated expertise in working with lawyers and paralegals to identify insufficiencies in legal data and resolve them.
• Focused on monitoring the preparation of background supporting materials such as presentations and reports.
• Proficient in writing and presenting daily reports of implementations, as well as weekly research reports.
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
– Case Research
– Impact Assessment
– Time Management
– Settlement Implementation
– Monitoring and Reporting
– Organization
– Literature Review
– Investigation
– Data Analysis
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Successfully monitored and analyzed data coming from a variety of different sources, which led to the firm winning a difficult case
• Initiated new staff training courses which resulted in a 16% increase in efficiency
• Productively monitored impact in the case of a cross-county implementation which led to a mistake made by a senior partner being found before it could harm the case
• Introduced a new monitoring software that decreased time spent by 25%
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Legal Research Assistant
FORD, BELTRAM AND FORD, Greer, SC
6/2014 – Present
• Conduct research into several different cases being worked on by the firm
• Monitor and evaluate settlement implementation in collaboration with research assistants and paralegals
• Monitor and analyze data from all concerned counties in case of cross-county implementations
• Monitor progress of all counties and report to lawyer
• Work with lawyers and paralegals to identify and resolve data insufficiencies
• Assist lawyers in assessing settlement impact
• Help in developing plans according to the settlement agreement
• Write and present daily reports of implementations, as well as weekly research reports
• Manage the preparation of background supporting materials such as presentations and reports
• Make suggestions and recommendations to higher management for improving monitoring and reporting of progress
Legal Assistant
SIMMONS AND GARSON, Greer, SC
1/2010 – 5/2014
• Managed the preparation of promotional material, presentations, and reports
• Worked with lawyers and paralegals to resolve data insufficiencies
• Assisted in monitoring and analyzing data from various different areas
• Aided lawyers in assessing settlement impact
• Helped lawyers and paralegals in developing settlement plans
• In collaboration with the senior team, monitored county progress
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree in Law
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW, Columbia, SC – 2009
Major: Social Work and Law