Jennifer Caras

Lewes

Overview

years of professional experience

Department of Justice-Attorney

Provide secretarial support to the Deputy Attorney Generals in the Court of Common Pleas Unit to include: Prepared trial calendars for approximately 500 cases a month, along with daily capias calendars for purpose of obtaining plea offers
Created subpoenas for admissions to the appropriate parties and discovery to specific legal counsel
Typed Motions, Nolle Prosqui Notices, Informations, Victim/Witness letters and Restitution letters
Participated in jury trial selection on trial days
Requested BAC tests from State Chemist and Medical Examiner; Speed documents form law enforcement agencies; DUI tapes; Surveillance tapes; Certified driving records and all other documents as requested by the DAG
Assisted with all other general secretarial duties as requested by the Deputy Attorney Generals.

The Law Offices of Patrick Scanlon

01.2009 - Current

Responsible for all aspects of compliance to ensure federal, state and local laws
Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are followed
Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation
Maintain documentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation outcomes
Provide assistance to internal or external auditors in compliance reviews
Monitor compliance procedures to ensure effectiveness
Design or implement improvements in communication, monitoring, or enforcement of compliance standards
Verify that all firm and regulatory policies and procedures have been documented, implemented, and communicated
Draft, modify and implement new policies and procedures
Intake for new clients to include preparing Fee Agreements, setting up new accounts with appropriate financial settings
Prepare weekly and monthly status reports and logs for clients
Accounts Receivables to include remittance reporting, Invoice processing, ensure proper coding and date on invoices, prepare cash and check payments for bank, totaling and recording deposits, review receivables and reporting for invoice accounts, verify totals and preparing various reports.

Dept. of Safety & Homeland Security, Executive Branch

01.2008 - 01.2009

Provide clerical and administrative support to appointed Deputy Secretary to include: Prepare correspondence, memos, investigative documents, etc., as requested
Schedule and coordination of appointments for hearings, Working Groups, Committees, Grievances, Disciplinary Appeals, employee meetings and anything additional as requested by the Deputy Secretary
Attend meetings (Pre-termination hearings, disciplinary appeal hearings, grievance hearings, etc.) for purposes of preparing transcription
Prepare meeting folders and binders for daily meetings, along with preparing a Daily Calendar for distribution to the ranking officers
Collaborate with the Governor's Office as well as Law Enforcement, Legislative Liaisons and many other elected officials
Answer all incoming calls, copying, faxing, filing, etc
Any other clerical duties as requested by the Deputy Secretary.

Milford Senior High School

Milford, DE

Ashford University