Krystal Terrazas

Experience

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  Stein & Rotman

  Dec 2007 - Sept 2013

  Legal Assistant

  • Prepare and file Motions, Alias Summons’, Citations, New Suits, Attachments, Memorandums of Judgment, Returns of Service, and Release (Satisfaction) of Judgments.• Maintain the court Diary up to date by forwarding court dates, adding new court dates, checking return dates, and noting the outcome of each case. • Answer a 7 line switchboard and delegate the calls to the appropriate recipient.• Assist the attorney's in communicating with Spanish speaking clients.• Maintain the filing system organized and up to date.• Match all incoming correspondence to the appropriate files for future reference.• Organize and prepare files for the attorneys that are due in court.• Collect client checks and or fees for future deposit. Show less

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  Markoff Law LLC

  Nov 2013 - Sept 2014

  Litigation Support

  • Administer as well as maintain the office reception area and waiting room along with assisting visitors.• Search for personal identifying information on the defendant using Accurint and LEADS Reports.• Answer inbound telephone call overflow.• Docket Bank and Wage Answers.• Produce Adverse Claimant Letters.• Conduct outbound calls to request amended bank answers.• Pull Findings, Decisions and Orders from City AHMS system and send out for certification.• Conduct property ownership, produce lien documents and docket filed liens.• Search for unclaimed property on the Illinois State Treasurer’s ICASH website. Show less

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  Pierce and Associates

  Mar 2015 - Jul 2015

  Eviction Tech.

  • Open and process Eviction files on iSeries and schedule Eviction dates with Sheriff offices.• Prepare, mail out, and email request to Special Processor for service on Demand Notices and Notices of Intent.• Request sheriff to serve order for possession and schedule eviction; verify status on the completion of the eviction with sheriff’s office and obtain outstanding bills from the sheriff for payment.• Bill and Close eviction file within 24 hours of client’s request, as well as, prepare and send eviction package/chronology to clients.• Process cash for keys files which entails preparing paperwork and arranging agreement amount and vacate date.• Provide current eviction status to client and/or update their reporting site as the file is processed or when requested. Show less

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  Children's Home + Aid

  Jul 2015 - May 2018

  Foster Care Case Manager

  • Provide case management services for the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to children in foster care and their families.• Assess needs of children and families and plan services.• Link children and families with community resources.• Establish collaborative relationships with service providers and institutions that play a role in the family’s situation.• Monitor family progress towards goals.• Provide testimony in Juvenile Court regarding the best interests of the children/family. Show less