Real Estate Assistant

Amelia Petrie

Nine years of legal assistant/paralegal experience in almost every area of

law

Thrives in a fast-paced environment, has the ability to work well under

pressure

Willing and able to take on extra projects

Advanced written communication skills

Detail-oriented

Languages: French - fluent, Italian - intermediate proficiency

Computer Skills: Advanced in all versions of Microsoft Office applications

(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access), Lexis-Nexis efiling and

research, Westlaw case research, PACER efiling and case research,

LawToolBox docketing system, and various legal timekeeping and document

retention applications such as Timeslips, CLS, Rainmaker Summit and Docs

Open.

Paralegal Certificate. 01/2002 to 05/2004. Arapahoe Community College

Denver, CO

Masters of Music in Vocal Interpretation. 09/1994 to 03/1997.

Universit de Montr al, Montr al, QC. GPA: 3.6/4.0

Bachelor of Fine Arts. Major: Music Specialization. 09/1991 to 05/1994.

Concordia University Montr al, QC. GPA: 3.9/4.0 (Graduated with High

Distinction)

Bachelor of Arts. Major: English Literature. 09/1988 to 08/1991.

Concordia University, Montr al, QC. GPA: 3.7/4.0

Legal Assistant, Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe PC, Denver, CO. 12/2005

to 05/2010.

. Areas of law: litigation, corporate, contract, real property,

employment and intellectual property.

. Duties: Provided assistance to three partners, two associates and one

paralegal. Accounting duties such as entering and editing time

entries, then billing client invoices for three partners; filing

documents with the appropriate County Clerk and Recorder; e-filing in

State and Federal court; drafting audit memos and letters; compiling

closing books; and providing general secretarial support.

. Extra Projects: Paralegal tasks performed: Draft pleadings and

correspondence. Index discovery documents; docket deadlines in

LawToolBox; extensive research and drafting of legal memoranda.

Paralegal, Krys Boyle P.C. Denver, CO. 09/2004 through 11/2005

. Duties: Intensive work in litigation, real estate, torts, personal

injury, contract, corporate, municipal and pro bono cases. Drafted and

finalized complaints, pleadings and motions; efiled; researched and

produced legal memoranda and case summaries; reviewed leases, drafted and

finalized Forcible Entry and Detainer documents, mechanics' liens and

corporate documents; proofread, edited and drafted client contracts;

drafted and filed Secretary of State forms from incorporation to

dissolution; and updated Corporate Minute Books.

. Extra Projects: Extensive research and drafting of legal memoranda

Paralegal, EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Denver, CO. 06/2003 to 06/2004

. Duties: Worked with the legal departments in Denver and Calgary

on 15 pending lawsuits, including two Class Action suits;

document production and case management; assisted the marketing

department with oil and gas contract issues.

. Extra Project: Aided special project group in conforming to

governmental regulatory agency requirements regarding the

construction of a new pipeline. Main contact person fielding

the public's questions and concerns after open houses in

pipeline-specific communities.

Legal Secretary, Perkins Coie LLP Denver, CO. 04/2002 to 06/2003

. Duties: Legal secretarial support for four attorneys who

specialized in contract, patent, tax, securities and corporate

law. Proofread, edited and revised contracts, EDGAR-ized and

filed all required '34 Act documents with the SEC and kept the

clients' board books, minutes, bylaws, stock certificates and

stock ledgers up to date.

. Extra Project: Extensive patent paralegal work: produced

detailed claim analyses, researched prior art and obtained file

histories. This required the ability to read, assimilate and

understand telecommunications patents.

Legal Secretary, Ford Personnel Denver, CO. 06/2001 to 04/2002

. Temporary Legal Secretary and Legal Assistant in the areas of

Corporate, Contract, Patent, Agricultural, Education, Elder,

Insurance, and Environmental law; Real Estate Commercial lending,

Commercial Real Estate bankruptcies and Business and Corporate

transactions.

Executive Assistant to the Treasurer, ProLogis Trust Denver, CO.

10/1999 to 05/2001

. Duties: Supported the Senior Vice President and Treasurer, the Vice

President of Internal Auditing, the Assistant Treasurer and an

Associate of the largest international industrial Real Estate

Investment Trust.

. Extra Projects: Coordinated various events such as: organizing a week-

long European Property Tour and annual Denver Bank Meeting including

accommodations and flight plans for 50 people. Also edited and

created PowerPoint presentations for these and other meetings.

. Translated financial transaction documents from French into English

for both our Corporate Counsel and the Investor Relations Vice

President.

. Compiled pertinent information about competitors and the financial

markets found in analyses provided by Merrill Lynch and Solomon Smith

Barney.

Regional Administrative Assistant, Nabisco Biscuit Company S.L.C., UT.

07/1997 to 03/1999

. Duties: Supported the Director of National Accounts for American

Stores and team of Account Executives. Built PowerPoint

presentations.

. Extra Projects: Researched and produced 25 reports per month by

analyzing weekly and monthly sales data for use by our team.

. Saved the company more than $44,000 by performing an in-house

financial audit on American Stores' invoices between 1996 and 1997.

Supervised temporary employees who assisted in the process.

. Planned and coordinated team meetings in both Salt Lake City and San

Francisco.

Voice Teacher/Coach, Self-Employed Montr al, Queb c, Salt Lake City, UT,

Denver and Boulder, CO. 09/1991 to Present

. Development of students' technical, musical and performance skills to

prepare them for a career. Translated students' arias from the

operatic languages such as French, Italian, German, Russian, Czech and

Latin into English and taught their phonetic pronunciation.

*References available upon request.

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