DAVID SOLOMON ORTIZ GONZALEZ
Fullerton
Summary
Experienced legal clerk with comprehensive legal support and adept case management skills. Proficient in conducting thorough legal research and drafting essential documents for case preparation. Demonstrates effective communication and organizational abilities in fast-paced legal environments. Diligent and detail-oriented, consistently delivering high-quality work to support the success of legal teams.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
2027
2027
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Legal Clerk
MJA International Law Group
11.2021 - 07.2023
- Demonstrated proficiency in compiling supporting evidence for a wide range of non-immigrant and immigrant classifications, including business immigration matters, political asylum claims, and student or work visa petitions.
- Maintain regular communication with clients to gather necessary documentation and provide timely updates on case developments.
- Collaborate closely with associate and senior attorneys to determine strategic approaches for both non-immigrant and immigrant petitions, ensuring cases are well-prepared and potential delays are proactively addressed.
- Effectively manage multiple case files simultaneously, prioritizing tasks to meet critical deadlines for petition submissions to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Legal Clerk
Silverstein Eviction Law
07.2021 - 11.2021
- Perform administrative duties including answering phone calls, responding to emails, and welcoming clients to the office.
- Collect and organize documents, witness statements, and evidentiary materials required by attorneys in preparation for trial.
- Advise landlords on the sequential steps involved in the eviction process, including serving eviction notices, filing court documents, attending hearings, and obtaining judgments.
- Draft legal notices such as pay-or-vacate, comply-or-vacate, illegal activity notices, and month-to-month lease terminations, ensuring contract terms are clearly outlined.
- Coordinate and verify the proper delivery of legal notices via certified mail, personal service, property posting, or standard mail.
- Compile all necessary documentation and case details for formal eviction proceedings to support legal filings and court presentation.
- Schedule and manage meetings, interviews, and appointments involving clients, attorneys, and witnesses to ensure efficient case preparation and communication.
Financial Associate
Prospera Financial Services
10.2020 - 07.2021
- Worked closely within financial teams exhibiting strong, effective communication together with proficient skills for compiling financial reports.
- Successfully operated on a daily basis Tier3; a financial record keeping system used for executing the variety of financial services offered by Prospera.
- Placed in charge of successfully overseeing a daily cash balance of over $100,000 to be delegated responsibly to other associates and ensure that the reflected amount was tallied correctly.
- Speedily would resolve, sell, or assist between 150 – 200 clients on average each day.
Second Language Teacher
Comunidad de Madrid
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Created and led strength-based and engaging classes that equipped students with skills and confidence to learn English using interactive, culturally responsive curriculum.
- Led four different classrooms with an average of 25 students per classroom, successfully engaging roughly 100 students, ages 13 to 18, with unique methodologies of learning.
- Adapted curriculum as needed to fit program participants' abilities and needs using pre assessment techniques.
- Instructed students on ideas and customs in English with an emphasis on the conversational element as part of the core curriculum.
- Emphasized an enriching and encouraging atmosphere to enable engagement.
Legal File Clerk
Brown & Streza law Offices
04.2019 - 12.2019
- Assisted in maintaining department attorney personnel files with utmost confidentiality.
- Improved operations by working with team members to ensure a more efficient client/attorney relationship.
- Operated in a legal atmosphere that dealt with business law with an emphasis in business succession planning, trust and estate administration.
- Utilized and became familiar with organizational programs such as ProLaw to upkeep and maintain an updated database of confidential client information.
- Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines such as the creation of client physical files equipped with necessary content prior to scheduled meetings.
- Mastered the use of other Microsoft Office software for a myriad of purposes such as for organizational uses, the drafting of notifications going out to clients, and development of contracts and/or consent forms.
Front End Supervisor
Northgate Supermarkets
06.2016 - 02.2019
- Maintained inventory accuracy by counting stock-on-hand and reconciling discrepancies.
- Delegated work to an average of 20 employees based on shift requirements, individual strengths and unique training while administrating in tandem with another front-end manager, around 20 employees at a time.
- Responsible for the uninterrupted transition of shifts throughout the length of a day while cognizant of a satisfactory client experience.
- Taught junior employees how to meet operational and sales goals with proactive strategies.
- Conversed with customers in a multilingual setting on a daily basis, addressing needs, providing assistance, and collecting feedback to improve operation.
- Enhanced sales by implementing merchandising and promotional campaigns on a variety of products by communicating with clients and employees to ensure a higher volume of sales.
- Handled payment processing duties and provided customers with receipts and proper bills and change.
Education
J.D. -
Santa Clara Law School
Santa Clara, CaliforniaB.A. - History
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CaliforniaSkills
- Legal document drafting
- Advanced legal research
- Professional document drafting
- File organization
- Effective time management
Timeline
Legal Clerk
MJA International Law Group
11.2021 - 07.2023
Legal Clerk
Silverstein Eviction Law
07.2021 - 11.2021
Financial Associate
Prospera Financial Services
10.2020 - 07.2021
Second Language Teacher
Comunidad de Madrid
01.2020 - 07.2020
Legal File Clerk
Brown & Streza law Offices
04.2019 - 12.2019
Front End Supervisor
Northgate Supermarkets
06.2016 - 02.2019
B.A. - History
University of California, Los Angeles
J.D. -
Santa Clara Law School
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