Administrative assistant/transactional legal assistant

Employment History:

Baker, Hostetler, Los Angeles, CA Oct. 2016 – Feb. 2017

Freeman, Freeman, Smiley LLP, Century City, CA Jan. 2016 – Aug. 2016

Supervisor: Bruce M. Smiley, Esq. Legal Assistant/Paralegal to Senior Partner, Partner and Director of Business Development. Prepare and revise of commercial and residential real estate documents from rough draft through execution originals, AIA, AIR and CAR forms for real estate transactions, correspondence, contracts, leases, attorney billing, new client file creation, Excel spreadsheets, scheduling, calendaring, telephones.

Shoreline, A Law Corporation, Santa Monica, CA August 2011- Dec. 2015

Supervisor: Owen S. Solomon, Esq. Legal Assistant/Paralegal to two real estate Partners. Assist with preparation and revision of commercial and residential real estate documents from rough draft through execution originals, AIA, AIR and CAR forms for all aspects of real estate transactions, correspondence, contracts, leases, due diligence, title and underlying document reviews, purchase and sale documents, closing binders, mediations, corporate formation through dissolution, attorney billing, file creation and management, telephones, calendaring.

Decron Management Corp., Los Angeles, CA June 2008-August 2011

Supervisor: Thomas E. Schiff, Esq. Legal Assistant/Paralegal to General Counsel and Corporate Counsel, Chairman and President of real estate development/management company. Assisted with real estate acquisitions from due diligence through final execution, recording and closing. Commercial and residential leasing from drafts to final execution; corporate maintenance of 100+ corporations, LLC’s and LP’s from formation through dissolution. Management of lawsuits, defaults, collection accounts, liens, permits and licenses; process attorney billing and vendor invoices; handled client telephone calls, correspondence, calendaring, file creation and management.

Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, & Shapiro, Los Angeles, CA Sept. 2005-May 2008

Supervisor: Saul Breskal, Esq.; Roger Howard, Esq. Assisted Partner and two Associates in the Real Estate Legal Division, extensive lease preparation, revision, proofreading, redlines through execution originals (ex: City Center, Las Vegas). Prepared and proofread correspondence, documents, contracts from drafts and redlines through execution originals; prepared closing binders, reviewed title and underlying documents, attorney billing, client file creation and management. Handled client correspondence, telephone calls, arranged depositions, conferences, seminars, travel arrangements, attorney calendars, and emails. Position vacated to begin working with Decron Management Corp. in-house legal assistant/paralegal position.

Appel Law Partners, LLP, Los Angeles, CA Nov. 2001-May 2005

Supervisor: Brian Appel, Esq.; Thomas E. Schiff. Legal assistant for two Partners and two Associates in Real Estate law firm; corporate and LLC formation, maintenance and dissolution, S-corp. and tax filings; preparation and proofreading of drafts, redlines, execution originals, closing binders, AIA, AIR and CAR forms for all aspects of real estate transactions; assisted with closings, title/underlying document review; billing, filing maintenance, accounts receivable and payable.

Law Offices of Brophy, Mills, Schmor, et al., Medford, OR Sept. 1987-Oct. 1994

Legal assistant to Partner in business/real estate law office; contracts, wills, estate planning, billing, file maintenance. Position vacated for maternity and family leave Nov. 1994-Oct. 2000

Education:

UCLA Extension ATTP Litigation/Corporate Paralegal Certification (Sept. 2005)

University of California at Santa Barbara, completed 2 years Bio-Psychology Major

Santa Barbara Business College, Secretary Degree

Qualifications:

30 years of experience in transactional real estate, corporate and business law assistance

Word, Adobe PDF, Excel, Outlook, Omega, AIR, AIA, CAR, California Corp., LLC, LP formation through dissolution, excellent oral and written communication skills, dictation/transcription, 80 wpm

California Notary Public, current certification through 2020

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