Chyra Tae Blackaller-Townsen

ad46v4@r.postjobfree.com 346-***-****

Administrative Assistant/ Legal Assistant/ Paralegal Influential executive assistant and legal assistant/Paralegal successful in helping organizations through transformation, expansion and profitable growth. Strategic problem-solver who envisions smart solutions and executes with urgency across assigned areas of the organization. KEY COMPETENCIES

Organization Skills, Superior Telephone Skills, Extensive Customer Service, Scheduling and Calendar Matnienance Expert,,Able to Operate in a Challenging Environment, File Maintene ance, Personal Assistant Skills, Event,Party and Travel Planning, Microsoft Office,Accounts Receivable Specialist, Dependable,Honest. Strong Marketing and Sales Background, Creative, Strong Typist.

EXPERIENCE

Legal Assistant

The Cheadle Law Firm

February 2022-November 2023

• Legal Assistant for a busy Criminal, Family and Personal Injury Law Firm

• Answered phones and did intake for a potential new clients

• In charge of attorney calendar

• Drafted and e filed all court documents

• Communicated with Court Coordinator for all resets

• Scheduled Dr. Visits and arranged client transportation if needed

• Set up firm with MyCase firm management Software

• Organized all files and office

Personal Assistant

Charles Johnson

December 2016-October 2018

• Personal assistant to a very busy and successful attorney

• Handled travel arrangements, calendar and special events

• Helped with household Maintenance

• Helped with admissions process for son and enrollment in college.

• Handled shopping needs, kept track of birthdays and holiday shopping

• Various errands

Contract Work- Houston, TX

Paralegal, Personal Assistant, Social Media Marketing, Retail Sales March 2019-Present

• Various jobs in different fields

• Worked for several Attorneys in the fields of Criminal Law, Family Law, Personal Injury & Immigration Law.

• Created, updated and maintained Social Media Marketing accounts for businesses of a wide range from Attorneys to Doctors to Musicians. Including Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and a few other industry specific sites. Responsible for all different types of Social Media Marketing. I would then either train them how to update and maintain it themselves in order optimize all that these platforms have to offer, or, I also offered a package where I maintained them for a monthly fee

• Helped create advertising campaigns- both digital and print ads. Helped companies decide the type of advertising that would be the most beneficial for their needs and goals. This included working with different IT companies to run campaigns such as Google Ad Words, Google Pay Per Click and Search Engine Optimization. Also worked with different local newspapers and magazines to run ads of all different types. Also helped with a tracking system to see where new leads, phone calls, emails or referrals were coming from in order to have proof that the money for these types of campaigns was not being spent unwisely.

• Data entry, personal assistant tasks, organization of both offices and homes • Organization and updating of files. Closed out finished cases, organized contents • Accounts payable: went through all client’s accounts and found those that were owed. Contacted and created a payment plan to get their accounts current. Tracked and followed up on payment dates. • Personal shopping for both wardrobes for any or all family members who need either a makeover or an update. Also shopping and decorating/redecorating or updating of a home or office. Shopping for gifts for any type of holiday or special occasion. Also offered decorating of both homes and offices for holidays, events or special occasions.

• Event planning services, from an intimate special dinner for two, to Birthday parties for both children and adults, Weddings, Showers as well as Charity events of all types and sizes. • Offered services such as arranging travel including all dinners, excursions and transportation or anything else that would be needed on the trip.

• Part time retail sales

The Merri Nichols Law Firm- Victoria, TX

Paralegal/Personal Assistant

December 2018- March 2019

• Paralegal in a busy family and criminal defense law firm

• Responsible for creating and maintaining client files

• Maintained attorney calendar

• Filing-both paper and e filing in county and state courts

• Entered all client information and billing hours in My Case

• Responsible for creating and submitting vouchers for court appointed cases • Obtained discovery from district attorney’s office, reviewed and reviewed with client • Assembled trial notebooks

• Receipt and review of FIS statements and Discovery Requests from clients, assembled into notebooks

• Assembled and collected all paperwork for all PNC cases, both family law and criminal; created contracts

• Personal Assistant to Attorney

Accomplishments

Did new potential criminal law client intake, set prices, and signed contracts for 4 private pay criminal cases, the first the firm had ever taken.

The Charles Johnson Law Firm- Houston, TX

Paralegal/Personal Assistant

December 2016-July 2018

• Paralegal in a busy criminal defense law firm.

• Responsible for all client and court coordinator communication.

• Responsible for all court and client scheduling.

• Maintained attorney calendars.

• Obtained discovery from district attorney’s office, reviewed and documented contents. • Filing- including e-filing in county, state and federal courts

• Created and maintained client files

• Personal Assistant to the Managing Partner, inclusive of social calendar, aspects of travel and other personal matters.

Accomplishments

Created and implemented a client intake system utilized by all attorneys and paralegals. Lewis Peak Construction- Houston, TX

Administrative Assistant

July 2016-November 2016

• Opened Houston location of this commercial construction company based in Fort Worth. • Responsible for searching for suitable office and warehouse space for the company, including realtor meetings and property tours.

• Prepared reports to corporate office on results. Accomplishments

Established Houston office for a Fort Worth based company. Peter Pratt Law firm- Houston, Texas

Paralegal/Personal Assistant

December 2014-July 2016

• Paralegal for Civil Litigation Attorney, solo practitioner

• Responsible for all mail and client communication

• Accounts Receivable and collections

• Responsible for organization and filing of all bills, mail, client files and personal files • Personal Assistant to Mr. Pratt. Responsible for mail, phone calls as well as calendar for both social and professional appointments.

Accomplishments

Spearheaded client retention initiative by focusing lead partner on specific potential and existing client entertainment objectives.

Associated Builders and Contractors- Victoria, TX

Plans Coordinator

December 2013-November 2014

• Answered all incoming calls and greeted all new members and guests.

• Oversaw and organized the plan room for all projects being bid.

• Created and distributed quarterly newsletter for all members.

• Sent out monthly/weekly updates on new and upcoming projects as needed. Ran copies of plans for member’s and helped assemble bid packages.

• Responsible for planning annual fundraisers including a fishing tournament, skeet shoot, golf tournament and banquet.

• Recruited new members and greeted and helped all visitors. Accomplishments

Successfully oversaw all fundraisers for the year, which brought in record amounts of money. EARLIER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Executive Assistant & Accounts Manager

Klein Custom Homes- Houston, TX

July 2007- October 2008

Residential Real Estate Sales- Houston, TX

Licensed Realtor for 7 years. Sold several million dollars of property, and was responsible for marketing and social media.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1986-1988 Southwest Texas State University

Marketing Major

Member of Delta Zeta Sorority

Sigma Nu Fraternity Little Sister

1992-1993 University of Houston

2002-Obtained Texas Real Estate License

2006- Center for Advanced Legal Studies

SKILLS

My Case Legal Software

ProDocs

Clio

E-Filing in County and Federal cases

Resetting of court cases

Maintenance of Attorney Calendar

Typing-72 WPM

Invoicing to counties for Court Appointed Cases

Client Intake Procedure/ Contract Signing

Requesting of Discovery from DA

Viewing and Documenting of Discovery

Review of Discovery with Client

Drafting and filing of Motions with courts

Client File Creation and Maintenance- Paper & Electronic Follow up with Clients upon completion of cases Creation of Trial Notebooks and Discovery Notebooks Collections

& Payment Plans

Notary Public The State of Texas

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