Real Estate Assistant
Resume:
Lisa M. Murphy
Ladson, SC *****
*Notary Public
************@*****.***
To Whom It May Concern,
I am searching for a long-term career opportunity in the legal field. My
goal is to find a position at an established firm with room to advance and
excel.
In September of 2005, I moved to Charleston from Virginia and started as a
real estate paralegal at Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A. In 2007 I moved
up to the litigation department assisting nine attorneys and five
paralegals, as litigation support in many areas of defense work. My
strengths are that I am organized, dependable, able to multi-task, and
ready to take on extra responsibility at any time.
I believe that my prior positions have given me the skills and experience
essential to meeting my employment goals. I have over 10 years of
administrative and legal assistant experience in a law firm.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. I look forward to
hearing from you and setting up a time to meet for an interview.
Sincerely,
Lisa Murphy
enc: cover letter, resume
Lisa M. Murphy
233 Houston Dr.
Ladson, SC 29456
*Notary Public
************@*****.***
Objective:
Find long-term, fulfilling position with a reputable law firm that has
opportunity for advancement.
Skills:
Type 65 wpm, scheduling, real estate transactions, dictation, Excel, Word,
PowerPoint, document management systems, PhotoShop, multiple phone lines
and document retention.
Attributes:
Excellent organizational and communication skills. Ability to work very
well under pressure meeting tight deadlines. Attention to detail is
consistent. Willingness and eagerness to accept, and volunteer for greater
responsibilities. Work ethics consistently reflect confidence and friendly,
outgoing mannerism.
Education:
Osbourn Park H.S. - Manassas, VA
NOVA Community College - Manassas, VA
Kaplan University - legal studies, two years, 4.0 GPA
Trident Tech - paralegal studies, one year, 3.9 GPA
Experience:
Currently on Assignment at Buist Byars and Taylor, LLC for Robert Half
Accounting and Finance as real estate paralegal
September 2005 - October 2010
Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A.
As litigation support/project assistant
Dictation, draft documents for attorneys, trial prep, calendar management,
multiple phone lines, intake/upload/distribute mail, open/closing/maintain
files for all cases of 9 different attorneys. Fields are
construction/property disputes, employment, medical malpractice, insurance
claims, wrongful death, business litigation, auto accidents, real estate
taxes and foreclosures, and more. each attorney has an average of 20
working cases at a time, some with over 50-100 co-defendants and hundreds
of contacts that constantly need to be added to a very well-maintained file
synopsis.
As real estate closer and real estate/business administration support
Handled all residential real estate closings and some commercial
transactions. Assisted attorneys in real estate, business, wills & estates
and bond departments. Contact and coordinator for closings dealing with
buyers, sellers, their attorneys, their agents, their mortgage companies.
Opening/Disolving LLC's and Corporations with Secretary of State. Major
organizational skills were required to implement filing system during new
file set up/maintenance and archives, Managed final documents/policies.
Handled all pre and post-closing customer concerns or questions.
December 2002 - July 2004
RGS Title, D/B/A Provident Title & Escrow, John F. Richter, Esq.
Post closing coordinator. Prepare and ship lender packages and payoffs.
Disburse all monies involved with the closing, while insuring documents go
on record, and liens get released. In charge of escrow releases, and all
post settlement tax issues. Handle accounts payable and receivable. Track
missing final documents needed to type final title policies, while
satisfying any unreleased trusts that arise during research. Assisted with
monthly audit, and trained new post closing employees. Reorganized and kept
track of thousands of confidential files. Responsibilities included all
aspects of post closing. Marketing assistance and networking through
organization of happy hours, baseball games and horse races.
February 2000 - December 2002
Assistant to Manager of Advanced Technologies, C-CUBED Corp. Systems
integration research and value added reselling. Handled all orders from
government and military personnel. Familiar with government contracts,
obtained secret security clearance, set up global satellite systems for
government entities' meetings, attend conferences and CLE's to learn about
the latest communication technologies and techniques.
April 1996 - February 2000
Administrative and Foreclosure Assistant: Buonassissi, Henning, and Lash,
a foreclosure law firm. Responsible for all documents sent out of the
office, to include foreclosure statements, court documents, loan papers,
and all regular mail.
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