BRENDA HYMAN-RIVERA

**** *** *******

Montreal (Quebec) H1P 1L6

514-***-****

ace2dn@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

To secure a position with a company that offers challenge and growth potential:

a position where I can contribute my experience, proactive attitude, and positive

energy to help improve the company and myself.

EDUCATION

Paralegal Technology

O’Sullivan College of Montreal - 2013

High School Diploma

St-Pius X – 2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AIR CANADA

CORPORATE PARALEGAL

January 2014 – August 2014

Provide centralized corporate secretarial services to the Corporation

and the Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiaries;

Manage the Shareholder Relations email, including routing or

answering routine correspondence and follow-up action as

required;

Prepare and oversee all federal, provincial, and foreign fillings in

order to maintain the Corporation and its subsidiaries in good

standing;

Maintain all corporate seals, statutory minute books, ledgers and

corporate charts;

Liaise with various levels of internal and external groups with

respect to due diligence, data rooms and audits;

Prepare resolutions, certified copies of corporate documents, and

certificates of good standing;

Assist in the preparation and planning of Board of Directors

meetings, Committee meetings and the Annual Shareholders

meeting;

AIMIA CANADA INC. (AEROPLAN)

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT –LAW BRANCH

April 2013 – December 2013

Supplied administrative assistance to a team of eight lawyers with

tasks such as booking meetings, travel arrangements, expense

reports and more;

Organized and maintained important corporate databases and filing

systems;

Prepared follow up information and reports for the lawyers based on

special projects and research as assigned;

Assisted in the review of corporate documents such as contracts,

contest rules, advertisements and more to ensure limited liability

potential for the company.

ME IAN M. SOLLOWAY & ME MARK L. ZIMMERMAN

PARALEGAL INTERNSHIP

July 2012 – April 2013

Supplied administration assistance to two lawyers with day-to-day

tasks such as opening and closing files, filing, billing, and minor

accounting;

Managed agenda, appointments, phone calls, and voice mail;

Prepared emails and other correspondence;

Maintained files, databases, and minute books;

Transcribed dictations of a highly technical and/or confidential

nature;

Prepared deeds, affidavits, wills, motions, resolutions and other

legal documents according to instructions and/or precedents;

Researched legal topics and corporate inquiries.

ME FRANCO SCHIRO

LEGAL ASSISTANT

October 2008 – August 2012

Supplied administration assistance to a lawyer with day-to-day

tasks such as opening and closing files, filing, billing, and minor

accounting;

Managed agenda and appointments;

Prepared emails and other correspondence;

Prepared affidavits, motions, and other legal documents as per

lawyer’s instruction;

Maintained files and client database;

Filed procedures at the court house;

Attended meetings with clients and court proceedings;

Researched legal topics.

MEMBERSHIPS

Memberships:

Member of the Quebec Paralegal Association

SKILLS

Languages:

English

French

Spanish

Italian

Computer applications:

Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office products such as, Outlook,

Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote;

Familiar with several legal databases, search engines, and

government websites.

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