Melissa DeVay
Brentwood, CA *4513
******@*****.***
Professional
Objective: To obtain a responsible position in the business field as a Paralegal or Administrative Assistant with a
business that values loyalty, stability and provides an opportunity for growth as well as advancement.
Experience: Miller & Angstadt Professional Corporation 8/7/06 to 6/30/11
Walnut Creek, CA
Legal Secretary: Expertise in civil litigation. Responsibilities include: drafting pleadings, discovery,
correspondence; schedule and calendar court hearings; proofreading; file documents with courts; facilitate
client meetings, mediations and depositions; maintain office calendar and office files; greeting clients; answer
phones; open, prioritize and distribute mail; travel arrangement. Proficient in the following applications:
WordPerfect, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Schedule, Microsoft, Quattro Pro, Online Court Database, Lexis,
Pacer, Adobe Acrobat, and the internet to access court dates and research information on applicable cases.
Law Office of Scott K. Zimmerman 4/02 to 7/06
Brentwood, CA
Paralegal: Expertise in Estate planning documents, probate, civil litigation matters and some bankruptcy.
Responsibilities included drafting pleadings, discovery, and correspondence; schedule and calendar court
hearings; research case law; schedule mediations and depositions; file documents with courts; training new
employees; and notarizing documents.
Receptionist: answer phones; open mail; schedule consult and client meetings; greet new and existing clients;
open files; log faxes and copies; data entry; filing; bank deposits; conduct research pertaining to cases.
Proficient in the following applications: WordPerfect, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Schedule, Online Court
Database, Lexis, Pacer, Autotrack, Timeslips, Adobe PDF, and the internet to access court dates and research
information on previous cases.
Century 21 Real Estate
Livermore, CA 10/00 to 4/02
Office Coordinator: answer and program phones, sort mail, agent billing, ordering signs and supplies, input
and change listings, schedule tours, scheduling paperwork for new agents, file review, stack escrows, reading
contracts, ordering commission demands, scheduling deductions and franchise fees, in house computer
support, training new support staff, collecting and depositing checks, advertising for open houses, display ads,
and creating flyers for homes. Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Publisher Print Shop, Max MLS, PC Access,
System Four and Tracy Board.
Long Beach Mortgage Company
Pleasanton, CA 10/99 to 12/99
Part Time Receptionist: General office duties.
California Notary Public Commission renewal in 2013
Education: Kaplan College – Paralegal Certificate awarded September 2004
Martin Luther King High School, Davis, CA – Diploma awarded June 1990