Manager Administrative Assistant
Resume:
Grace C. Applebaum
Cypress, CA 90630
ablvjb@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Experience
January 2009 to Present
American Justice Mitigation Center, APLC
Ontario, CA
Law Clerk/Office Manager
. Participate in all aspects of boutique firm engaged in personal injury,
family law, credit counseling (i.e. loan modifications and bankruptcy),
and tax.
. Maintain client files, gathering information as needed, preparing client
loan modification packages for submitting to lenders on behalf of
clients/borrowers.
. Maintain calendar and manage assigned cases.
. Perform legal research
. Communicate with clients, coordinate service of process, contact courts
regarding law and motion and provide comprehensive administrative
support.
. Handle administrative needs of the office.
March 2007 to October 2008
The Tu Firm, APLC.
Fountain Valley, CA
Law Clerk/ Research Assistant
. Participate in all aspects of boutique firm engaged in civil/complex
civil litigation, immigration law, personal injury, probate, wills and
Trusts, corporate law, criminal law, UD
. Propound and respond to discovery, draft client letters, prepare
demurrers, trial briefs, MSC briefs, oppositions to motions, other.
. Maintain calendar and manage assigned cases.
. Assist attorney in preparation for depositions/hearings/trials as
necessary.
. Perform legal research on Westlaw.
. Communicate with clients, coordinate service of process, contact courts
regarding law and motion and provide comprehensive administrative
support.
September 2006 to January, 2007
James D. Mortensen, Attorney at Law
Santa Ana, CA
Law Clerk
. Provided comprehensive support to boutique practice engaged in real
estate, business litigation, lending, contracts, debtor and creditor
bankruptcy, estate planning
. Prepared/wrote special interrogatories, client letters, requests for
document production, complaints, demurrers, motions for summary judgment,
bankruptcy stipulations.
. Contributed to attorney preparation for trials/hearings.
. Researched on Lexis.
. Assisted in making client calls and coordinating service of process.
Grace C. Applebaum (resume, 2)
September 2005 to June, 2006
Adecco/PacifiCare - Secure Horizons
Cypress, CA
Administrative Assistant to Director of Network Management
. From September, 2005 to January, 2006, provided comprehensive
administrative support to Director of Network Management including
calendaring, travel arrangements, invoices, other
. Assisted in the open enrollment of a PFFS (Private Fee for Service)
Health plan; Worked closely with program coordinators daily in updating
data and verifying enrollment forms
November, 1997 to June, 2005
Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
Cypress, CA
Sr. Administrative Assistant/Marketing Coordinator, Performance Contracting
Team
Assistant to a 25- person Performance Contracting team, which included a
General Manager and Operations Manager.
. Under minimal supervision, provided advanced administrative/secretarial
support for General Manager, Operations Manager, as well as the
Performance Contracting Account Executives (Sales) and Project Managers.
. Managed multiple projects simultaneously and met deadlines consistently.
. Entrusted with confidential materials and matters, including
construction legal matters.
. Secured all preliminary documentation prior in implementing any
construction/energy projects including Payment Bonds, Performance Bonds
and Certificates of Insurance, fingerprinting of project staff per State
of California, Department of Justice requirements.
. Prepared subcontractor project agreements and compiled additional
documentation including Worker's Compensation Insurance, Certificates of
Insurance and Certified Payroll.
. Produced and edited documents, reports, presentations and other
materials using computer software such as spreadsheets (Excel), graphics
(PowerPoint), and word processing (Word).
. Worked closely with Seyfarth Shaw (Los Angeles), Siemens outside counsel, during discovery phase in the defense or prosecution of a lawsuit.
. Guided, directed and mentored administrative support staff.
Nominated "Operations Professional of the Year" in 1998
Computer Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Lotus Notes, Wordperfect Adobe Acrobat, Visio
Education
Juris Doctor, Whittier Law School, May 2005
Universidad de Cantabria in Northern Spain in 2002
University of Toulouse in Southwestern France in 2004
Bachelor of Arts, English, University of California, Irvine
Minor, Spanish, University of California, Irvine.
Philanthropy
. Participant in Read Across America @ Fremont Elementary School, Santa
Ana, CA (2010)
. Financial Sponsor/Volunteer for Angel Tree, Yearly Holiday Gift-Giving
and Party for kids with an incarcerated parent - Orange County, 2002-
present
. Member of the Orange County Aids Walk Steering Committee, 1999-2001
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