Alison Jetmar
Woodbridge
Summary
Dynamic H.R. Admin Assistant at the Drug Enforcement Administration with exceptional project management and organizational skills. Proven track record in processing sensitive documents and ensuring compliance, while cultivating positive relationships. Adept at utilizing federal staffing systems and maintaining meticulous records, demonstrating a strong attention to detail and eagerness to learn.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
H.R. Admin Assistant
Drug Enforcement Administration
Arlington
04.2020 - 11.2025
- Provided administrative support reviewing sensitive applicant & candidate documents for specific top secret clearance core position vacancies.
- Knowledgeable and practiced with agency selection and processing; regulations, requirements utilizing automated federal staffing systems such as Concorde and USA Staffing to process, track and document application profiles and progress.
- Supported core IRS team preparing voluminous on-boarding submissions ensuring completeness/accuracy of information from on-boarding to final offer.
- Coordinated several required evaluation panels performing qualification reviews tracking and posting determinations.
- Responded to in-house counsel addressing various FOIA requests providing thorough documentation meeting time constraints.
- Prepared written communication routinely fielding inquiries and requests cultivating positive working relationships with other DEA employees, offices and candidates.
Paralegal
U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights
Washington
09.2018 - 01.2020
- Assisted Legal Group analysts and OCR attorneys with Civil Rights Data Collection and evaluation of 60 day comment period for eventual submission to OMB (Office of Management and Budget).
- Reviewed, organized and classified 104,300 public comments based on substance and legal relevance to Notice of Public Rulemaking (NPRM).
- Efficiently scanned, proofed, and de-duplicated submitted comments identifying third party PII (Personal Identifiable Information to redact.
- Utilized FDMS (Federal Docket Management System) performing searches, data entry and redacting using specific procedures for password protected data base.
- Provided detailed status reports documenting focused searches that highlighted specific relationships to pending/posted comments.
Paralegal
U.S. Small Business Administration
Washington
02.2018 - 04.2018
- Managed loan portfolios for secured/unsecured home, business and economic injury loans for outstanding disaster relief entities.
- Reviewed Loan Authorizations and Agreements including all necessary legal instruments ensuring proper preparation and execution.
- Assisted with legal review of executed documents in order to comply with terms, conditions of Loan Authorization and Agreement.
- Reviewed loan documents assessing legal sufficiency when taken together creating a binding obligation.
- Also monitored required submissions, proofs/documentation for compliance with loan requirements, agency, SOPS, applicable local laws and practices.
- Documented and addressed inquiries, concerns from borrowers, regarding loan closing documentation, loan requirements.
- Reviewed borrowers' correspondence initiating appropriate action(s) to borrower requesting loan modification, progress inspections, and document issuance.
- Provided advisement to borrowers explaining compliance with terms, conditions of loans.
Admin Specialist /Resource Coordinator
State of Maryland
St. Mary's County
12.2013 - 05.2017
- Facilitated by drafted correspondence, appointments, telephone the custodial and non-custodial application process for child support modification prior to filing with local circuit court.
- Maintained accurate documentation on state and federal password protected databases reflecting case status providing non-legal advice to referred custodial/ non-custodial parents.
- Developed/distributed resource directory to aid parents with local resources, legal forms for modifying child support.
- Created, maintained Excel spreadsheet documenting custodial, non- custodial participation, status.
- Attended court hearings to provide onsite support.
- Assessed, scheduled and processed applicants with preparation and proper filing to state & federal programs (including but not restricted to Title II, Title XVI; Veteran Survivor Benefits).
- Managed electronic/manual calendars for 2 county offices for Department of Social Services.
- Documented progress utilizing multiple password protected state and federal applications.
- Tracked and monitored applicant status/compliance for 150 plus time sensitive caseload.
- Established/maintained Excel spreadsheets reporting applicant compliance and status for distribution to teams, upper management.
- Initiated, maintained working relationships with area resources and agencies.
- Prepared customer referrals and collaborated with sources to insure customer participation.
- Attended, supported, contributed to meetings, case reviews, community events promoting DSS and resources.
- Professionally responded to all customer, management, public inquiries; maintained and documented contact with drafted correspondence, telephone log, and accurate case diary entries.
Court Liaison/Evidence Technician - Airport Police
MWAA- Airport Police Dept
Washington
05.2011 - 02.2013
- Applied paralegal knowledge & administrative experience facilitating/expediting processing criminal and traffic cases through Arlington County court system partnering with Commonwealth's Attorney, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority, two hundred police officers and other airport law enforcement.
- Maintained accurate documentation tracking Virginia Uniform Summonses, parking tickets, witness subpoenas and chain of custody for submitted evidence from initiation through final disposition adhering to established protocol. Passed all announced and un-announced evidence audits.
- Conducted research on password-protected law enforcement federal and state databases providing officers with accurate documentation for use in court.
- Researched, posted accurate court dockets for all court hearings.
- Professionally responded to all public, defendant, law enforcement, court personnel inquiries with documented correspondence and telephone calls.
- Established tickler system- organized/maintained parking tickets, summonses, accident reports, evidence.
- Performed accurate data entry into various applications tracking tickets, summonses, accident reports, arrests by officer statistics for upper management distribution.
Paralegal
Latham & Watkins LLP
Washington
08.2006 - 01.2009
- Litigation team support paralegal assisting with information management, document collections, pleading indices and war room maintenance.
- Managed various documentation collections production logs, discovery tracking and document productions for court fillings.
- Conducted administrative duties including editing, cite checking preparing Table of Authorities.
- Contributed to successful audit of client employee hard drives performing electronic data entry, edits and searches.
- Assisted senior level paralegal with preparing and Blue Booking memorandums for the Supreme Court.
- Performed case management duties providing administrative duties for Pro Bono Team in conjunction with attending monthly intake at area shelters for homeless throughout Washington, D.C.
Paralegal
Patton Boggs LLP
Washington
03.1999 - 06.2006
- Served as primary paralegal for Due Diligence Team in Exxon Mobil merger accompanying team to various Texas and Virginia worksites working closely the legal teams and client to facilitate progress.
- Assisted with travel logistics, work flow, document reviews, data base entry & edits for assignment duration.
- Supported firm attorneys throught all phases of assorted litigations including war room management, trial prep and onsite support during trial.
- Managed docketing and calendars, reviewed, indexed and coded document productions for responsiveness and privilege.
- Assisted with pro bono intake clinics, and volunteered with a mentoring program supporting students at a local junior high school.
- Coordinated vendor copying project requests and conducted quality control spot reviews after delivery.
Paralegal
Jones Day
Washington
05.1997 - 02.1999
- Supported litigation teams managing/updating information, collecting documents and maintaining trial site war room operations for historic class action.
- Attended, prepared weekly team meeting notes for class action teams distribution.
- Assisted with large document reviews and scanning into designated databases.
- Managed team of five junior level project assistants sorting, distributing daily Tobacco Team mail ensuring complete confidentiality.
- Assisted project assistants in maintaining deposition and exhibit collections in D.C. office and various trial sites.
Education
Certificate - Legal Studies
Para-Legal Institute
Falls Church, VA05-1989
BFA - Studio Arts & Crafts
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond05-1984
Skills
- Project management
- Organizational skills
- Time management and multitasking
- Attention to detail
- Administration and reporting
- Eagerness to learn
Websites
Timeline
H.R. Admin Assistant
Drug Enforcement Administration
04.2020 - 11.2025
Paralegal
U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights
09.2018 - 01.2020
Paralegal
U.S. Small Business Administration
02.2018 - 04.2018
Admin Specialist /Resource Coordinator
State of Maryland
12.2013 - 05.2017
Court Liaison/Evidence Technician - Airport Police
MWAA- Airport Police Dept
05.2011 - 02.2013
Paralegal
Latham & Watkins LLP
08.2006 - 01.2009
Paralegal
Patton Boggs LLP
03.1999 - 06.2006
Paralegal
Jones Day
05.1997 - 02.1999
Certificate - Legal Studies
Para-Legal Institute
BFA - Studio Arts & Crafts
Virginia Commonwealth University