Christina Harrington
135 E. Dania Beach Blvd. Apt # 18
Tel: 786-274-9222
Charrington76@aol.com
	Objective
	To obtain employment in a field that will allow me to utilize my customer
service/administrative skills and legal knowledge as well as word processing and
data entry skills.  I am also looking to gain an entry-level position in
Information Technology or similar field.
	Work Experience
Trial Specialist II
Promotional Opportunity 
7/2007 – Present      Salary : $32,800 annually

	Trial Specialist I      Salary: $27,976.00 annually
8/2005 – 7/2007     Broward County Clerk Of Courts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
	Provide support in the courtroom as needed by the judge.  Prepare all
domestic violence injunctions and orders.  Responsible for making court files and
evidence available at hearing.  Explain filing procedures to parties.  Mark
exhibits and enters as evidence.  Follow the events in a case and keep minutes. 
Verify accuracy of court file.  Swear in jury and witnesses.  Maintain case
management and ensure proper disposition of cases in a timely manner.  I am the
clerk in the courtroom that services all of the domestic violence injunctions in
Broward County.  We hear approximately 50-60 cases per day.

7/2004-8/2005    Court Specialist III        Salary: $23,920.00 annually
	Filed circuit civil cases in the civil and family law divisions.  
Also, issued summonses, writs of attachments, writs of garnishment and other
various supplemental case pleadings required to be issued by the clerk of the
circuit court.  Accepted filing fees.   Provided customer service to the general
public, attorneys, the judiciary, Broward Sheriff’s Office, and other agencies. 
I relinquished this position after being offered and accepting a promotional
position as a Trial Specialist I.

04/2003-07/2004    Court Specialist I     Salary:  $19,947.20
	Received pleadings/correspondence pertaining to case in an assigned
judge’s division within the civil and family divisions of the circuit court. 
Entered the information into the clerk’s docketing system. Pleading types
included motions, discovery documents, served summonses/writs, as well as issued
defaults.  Provided information to the general public and attorneys regarding the
details of pleadings/ correspondence on the docket. I relinquished this position
after being offered and accepting a promotional position as a Court Specialist
III.
	Staffing Recruiter    Salary:  $10.00 per hour plus commission 
6/2002 - 10/2002  Vexpro Staffing, Fort Lauderdale, FL
	Place qualified healthcare professionals into desired positions.
	Risk Management Research Assistant     Salary: $22,050.00 annually   
3/2001 - 6/2002  Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster, & Russell, P.A., Fort
Lauderdale, Florida
	Conduct research in order to determine/prevent/resolve conflicts within
the firm. Data entry/word processing.  Maintain client/matter database housed on
SQL Server 2000.  Provide attorneys with information/history with regard to past
or present matters. Use on AS400 program.(Elite)
	Member Service Advocate   Salary: $11.00 per hour 
8/2000 - 4/2001  Interactive Response Technologies, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
	Assist Carclub.com members with account management; provided
technical/internet support; Assist members in adding funds to their pre-paid gas
card; Place orders; Provide information about all of the club's 52 products and
services.
	
Customer Service Representative   Salary: $9.00 per hour 
1/2000 - 8/2000  Precision Response Corporation, Sunrise, FL
	Assist Price line Web house Club members with account management;
provided technical/internet support; Assist members with their on-line shopping
experience; Provide general club information.
	Receptionist/Clerical Support     Salary: $10.00 per hour 
4/1999 - 2/2000  Surety and Insurance Claims Specialists, Hollywood, FL
	Answer switchboard; Open Client files and refer them to and claims
consultant; conducted all firm filing; accounts receivable (monthly subrogation);
assist consultants in client/file maintenance; Meet/greet clients. Disburse check
to subcontractors
	Field Employee   Salary: $9.00-12.00 per hour depending on assignment
5/1995 - 4/1999  Staffing Solutions by Personnel One, Hollywood, FL ; Downtown
Miami, FL
	Traveled to several companies in the Dade and Broward county areas to
serve as a temporary employee. Positions Held Included: Secretary; Data Entry
Clerk; Accounts Receivable; Accounts Payable; Administrative Assistant;
Receptionist; Customer Service Representative, Real Estate Appraisal Clerk
	Education
	9/2009  American Continental University 
	Currently working toward an AABA with Information Systems
Concentration
	Enrolled in Bachelor’s Program in Information Technology to commence
03/04/2011


7/2006  Florida Metropolitan University, Tampa , FL
	Some College Coursework Completed
	Currently sophomore /Paralegal Studies 
		 Working to obtain Microsoft Certification.  (MCSD)
	
6/1994  Miami Northwestern Sr. High School, Miami, FL
	High School Diploma
	Skills
	Basic HTML abilities     Data Entry - 10,000 kph     Excellent retention skills
    Great Communications and Listening Skills     Great Organizational Skills; 
Attention to Detail     Learning Visual Basic Programming Language     Mastery Of
Solutions Dev. Life Cycle     PowerPoint, Lotus, Excel, Access     Typing  -
55-65 wpm; WWW; Web Page Design; Internet E-mail , Microsoft Office 2007     
  References 
   Eliana Juarez 
Judicial Assistant, Circuit Court Judge
 [Send email to request phone number] 31-2856

Candace Lewis 
Court Case Manager 
 [Send email to request phone number] 31-7393

Valarie Hoffman 
Court Case Management Supervisor 
 [Send email to request phone number] 31-7007