Jaime Rivera Araya
Paralegal
Contact
+506 2447 6553
https://www.facebook.com/jaime.riveraaraya.1
jrivera.araya1@gmail.com
Education
Bachelor of Law with Mention in Tax Law, University of Costa Rica, satisfactory grades (2018-2021).
Intensive basic Italian course, University of Costa Rica (2022).
Multiple courses and conferences regarding debt collection, constitutional, administrative, criminal and tax law, as well as civil and commercial law.
(Ceased) Customs Administration and Foreign Trade, University of Costa Rica (2016-2018).
Idiomas
Spanish (native).
English (advanced, certified).
Italian (basic).
Resumen
Legal assistant of the firm. In process of thesis presentation and defense at the University of Costa Rica. Performs tasks such as:
Assistance in civil and commercial litigation (annulment or termination of contracts, civil tort, property and possession conflicts, inheritance and bankruptcy), debt collection (more than 600 simultaneous cases from collection portfolios of the National Bank, added to private clients), labor (representation of both employers and workers) and administrative (tax, environmental, etc.). Drafting initial briefs, various requests/motions and the recursive phase.
Drafting of civil and commercial contracts, such as leasing, escrow (custody and deposit), sale and purchase of movable and immovable property, credits (promissory note, bills of exchange), guarantees (mortgages, pledges, object guarantees), as well as labor and professional services contracts.
Preparation of legal briefs for clients (in English if necessary), drafting workplace policies, preparation of powers of attorney and documents for tenders and notarial deeds.
Advice to business clients and participation in sessions of boards of directors or shareholder assemblies, as well as closings and commercial negotiations.
Preparation of commissions for notification, assignment of filling out letters to messengers, contact with suppliers and clients and other secondary tasks.
Preparation of legal articles for the firm's blog, as well as management of the firm's social networks.
Publicaciones
Tesis para optar por el grado de licenciatura en derecho: “Fusiones y adquisiciones de sociedades anónimas y su adaptación a la regulación de la competencia en Costa Rica”.
Recordatorio de la importancia de la incorporación del derecho ambiental al procedimiento agrario: Medidas cautelares deben considerar el elemento ambiental, Tribunal Agrario Voto 2023-000193 (Diario La República).
Breve Comentario Respecto al Proyecto de Ley Nº 23.615: “Reforma al artículo 161 del Código de Comercio, ley n° 3284, del 30 de abril de 1964 y sus reformas” (Diario La República).