Jane A. Berlin

**** ***** *****, ***. * • Columbus, Ohio 43224 • 614-***-**** • acc3cd@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Profile

• Paralegal professional with extensive real estate and corporate law experience

• Strong planning, time management and organizational skills

• Proven leadership abilities and supervisory skills

• Equally effective working on self-managed projects and as a member of a team

Professional Skills

• Possess good communication skills and convincing skills

• Ability to execute various kinds of legal research

• Interview potential clients and prepare documents for various transactions

• Good knowledge regarding legal terminologies and various kinds of legal principals

• Capacity to analyze the legal documents for accuracy

• Proficiency in Windows Operating Systems including Microsoft Office, Word Perfect and

Excel

• ABA approved Paralegal Certificate

Professional Experience

Law Offices of Fisher & Douglas 2012 – Present

Columbus, Ohio

Special Project Intern

• Hired for organizational expertise to organize file retention and document preparation process for firm

• Meet greet and direct clients to appropriate attorney.

• Answer calls and utilize problem solving skills to assist clients

AARP/Columbus Housing Partnership 2009 – 2011

Columbus, Ohio

Administrative Assistant to Vice-President of Community and Government Affairs

• Managed files

• Managed files

• Maintained accurate mailing and phone contact list

• Created correspondence to government officials and other executives

• Coordinated and supervised corporate fundraising events

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Self-Employed 2000 – 2013

Contract Paralegal/Administrative Assistant

• Managed a successful Paralegal/Administrative Assistant business

• Prepared real estate and corporate entity documents

• Responsible for customer retention and customer service duties

• Provided on-call service five to seven days a week

AEP (American Electric Power) 1998 – 2000

Columbus, Ohio

Paralegal

• Prepared diligence for multistate environmental crime case

• Organized all information in preparation for court case

• Efficiently performed data entry

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal 1996 -1997

St. Louis, MO

Real Estate/Corporate Paralegal

• Prepared closing transcripts for regional and strip shopping centers and bond closings

• Prepared corporate formation documents, maintained the records, and sent out annual minutes

• Performed due diligence for various clients as needed

Education

Paralegal Certificate, Graduate Studies, Webster University, St. Louis, MO

B.A., Life Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Community Involvement

Junior League, Beaumont, TX & St. Louis, MO

• Participated in fundraising events such as Children’s Theatre and the Annual Garden Show

Proceeds helped children and battered women and men in these communities.

The United Methodist Church for All People, Columbus, OH

• Volunteered in the Free Clothing store. Managed donations and directed clients to appropriate

community agencies as needed.

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