Angela Smith
Douglasville, Georgia 30135
*********@*****.***
Qualifications Summary
Highly personable Legal Professional with over 20 years of experience in
account management, and call-center operations. Notary.
. Highly effective in delinquent account negotiations with consistently
meeting monthly goals.
. Expertise in resolving escalated customer service issues with
identifying recurring account delinquencies and making account payment
recommendations.
. Adheres to the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act and applicable
state and or local collections laws.
. Manages account portfolio properly including accurate, detailed
information and documentation on each debtor account; Q-Law, Time
Matters, Perfect Practice, Case management Systems and ECF Filing
(Electronic Case Filing)
. Assisted Managers with setting up dialer campaigns (Automatic Dialer
and Pro Dialer System).
. Trained associates on payment posting system(Automatic Payment System
and Time Slips )
. Thorough knowledge of personal computers and Microsoft Office
applications (Word Perfect, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and
Outlook).
. Knowledge of various Skip Software: LEXIS NEXIS, MICROBILT, and
ACCURINT.
. Knowledge of all Georgia, Florida and South Carolina Counties Courts
and Filing Forms/Software
Professional Experience
Lefkoff, Rubin & Gleason, PC. June 2008-May 2009
Paralegal
. Prepared demand letter, filed complaints/summons and default
judgments. Issued Third Party Discoveries and Subpoenas. Prepared
Motions for Summary Judgments, Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings,
Discovery and Asset Assessments.
. Initiated skip trace: pulling Microbilt, emailing clients and doing
3rd party discoveries for employment and bank verification. Using
Lexus Nexus and Accurint as needed.
. Prepared garnishments (Bank and wage) for suit; calculated attorney
fees, court cost and interest.
. Prepared dismissals of garnishments and complaints, satisfying the
FIFA to cancel liens. Prepared Satisfactory of Judgments once accounts
are paid off.
. Preparing forbearance and consent judgment agreements with clients'
approval.
. Prepared numerous Auto Client's accounts for Repo and Suit;
AmeriCredit, CarMax, MAACO, SunTrust Bank, and Gwinnett FCU.
TCT Attorneys September 2002-February 2008
Legal Account Manager/Paralegal
. Reviewed status of 90 - 160+ days delinquent accounts and initiated
collections actions by making outbound calls off Predictive Dialer and
sent correspondences to debtors.
. Researched disputed delinquent account balances and initiated
correction of misapplied payments
. Assistant Manager overseeing 10 to 20 associates
. Trained new associates on loading legal claims in system.
. Prepared Demand letters, Complaints/Summons and Default Judgments.
Calculated court costs and attorney fees along with preparing suit
packages and garnishments (wage garnishments and bank levies).
. Prepared Wachovia and United auto deficiency and Bank of America
credit card accounts for suit.
. Worked on bankruptcy and charge off accounts
Conseco Finance April 1998-September
2002
Mortgage Account Manager
. Resolved 60 - 120+ days mortgage accounts.
. Assistant Manager overseeing 10 to 20 associates
. Prepared modifications and extensions for delinquent accounts and
legal accounts for foreclosure.
. Handled Bankruptcy and Attorney Accounts.
. Processed personal loans and home equity accounts.
. Prepared legal accounts for foreclosure and repossession.
. Trained new associates on predictive dialer and payment posting
system.
EDUCATION
GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE AUGUST 2008-PRESENT
MAJOR: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION