Edward Bello

About Edward Bello

I am a competent, capable and result-driven paralegal with solid experience in handling…

Experience

1. Legal Assistant Paralegal i - Iii

   Weitz & Luxenberg PC

   Dec 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Calls clients to conduct discovery phone interviews• Conducts background research on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for litigation• Handles client questions, complaints and documents• Promoting from remote temp to full time office staff in 3 months and promoted again upon annual performance review• Works to research and implement novel discovery methods for litigation• Revamps discovery processes which led to higher success rates• Handles all invoice processing for the litigation team• Handles FPS/Accurint searches for the litigation team• Works as primary referring firm liaison paralegal• Assists clients with ordering medical & military service records through National Archives• Works closely with other litigations as a team lead to solve client issues• Works closely with intake and operations departments to develop working knowledge of backend systems such as Salesforce and followed cases from the lead stage to filing with the Department of the Navy. Mentors and trains new staff• Delegates tasks to other members of the team/managed small group projects• Educates staff of referring firms on how to utilize our systems and processes• Compiles and delivered detailed client summaries/reports to superiors• Gains strong familiarity with Smart Advocate CMS and Sales force/Litify Matters• Consistently praised by clients and supervising staff for professional and affable phone demeanor and accessible manner of speaking

Education

• Rochester Institute of Technology

  Bachelor's of Science, Criminal Justice

  2017 — 2022

• Brooklyn Technical High School

  High School Diploma

  2013 — 2017