Administrative Assistant, Legal Assistant

KATIE JE SE

Phone: 520-***-**** Email: *******@*****.***

PROFILE

I am a proficient, knowledgeable, and ambitious person. I enjoy being involved in challenging work and I am willing to

quickly learn new things to achieve my goals.

EDUCATIO

Bachelor of Science in Business Management, March 2012, University of Phoenix, Tucson, AZ, 3.4 GPA

QUALIFICATIO S

• Highly experienced in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Knowledge of management and decision-making skills necessary in a business setting

• Experienced time-management skills in fast-paced environments

• Quality writing, editing and communication skills

• Capability to multitask under pressure and high-stress

• Strongly committed to being a team player

• Familiar with office equipment, including: photocopiers, facsimile machines, scanners, phone systems (up to10

lines), postage machines, transcription machines, and printers.

• Types at 70 words per minute

EXPERIE CE

Legal Assistant/Receptionist, Carol A. Severyn Paralegal Services, Tucson, AZ

July 2012 – May 2013

Assistant to a licensed fiduciary/paralegal: Prepared accounting pleadings in Guardian and Conservatorship

matters, prepared probate pleadings prepared letters to attorneys and clients, answering the telephone,

communicated with clients, coordinated doctor appointments, caregivers, and transportation for clients,

Independent Contractor (Part-time) – Center for Employment Dispute Resolution (CEDR Solutions), Tucson, AZ

July 2009 – December 2012

Prepares employee handbooks, which included editing pertinent information according to state laws and

feedback from employers, managed client database, and oversaw projects assigned to production staff.

Legal Secretary – Monroe, McDonough, Goldschmidt & Molla, P.L.L.C., Tucson, AZ

June 2010 – July 2011

Assistant to litigation/real estate attorneys and homeowner’s association (HOA) attorneys: Maintained a caseload

for four attorneys, including preparing various pleadings in the areas of personal injury, real estate, litigation, and

family law, conducted research, prepared status reports of cases in Excel, prepared disclosure statements, and kept

in contact with clients and medical providers. Worked with HOA property managers regarding enforcement and

collection issues, prepared correspondence to property managers and debtors, prepared various legal documents

and pleadings, including CC&Rs, HOA Rules and Regulations, lien foreclosure documents, chapters 7 and 13

bankruptcy claims, debtor’s exam pleadings, and disclosure statements.

Legal Secretary – Russo, Russo & Slania, P.C., Tucson, AZ

August 2007 – April 2010

Preparation of various legal documents (real estate contracts, estate planning documents, trust administration

documents, probate pleadings, loan documents, corporate minutes, trustee’s sale documents, annual reports,

correspondence, and interoffice memos), prepared for trustee’s sales, prepared various Excel spreadsheets,

prepared timesheets for attorneys, and maintained corporate books.

REFERE CES

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