REGINA S.
JOHNSON
**********@***.***
Seeking new and exciting career position with an established company or firm that will provide me the ability to learn, grow and excel my current knowledge and abilities in an administrative or legal position while promoting excellence and achieving organizational goals and deadlines. Skills
13 years civil law experience.
Chapter 7 and 13 Debtor/Creditor experience.
Divorce experience in both contested and
uncontested cases.
Experienced with Probate, Civil, District,
Domestic Relations, Federal and Appeals
Courts.
Excellent with working closely with clients,
judges, clerks and other attorney offices.
Excellent leadership and training skills.
Strong skills in preparing Wills, Trusts,
Deeds, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills and
Health Care Directives.
Experience in Unlawful Detainers.
Debt Collection experience.
Ability to prepare corporate organizational
documents to include Articles of
Organization/Incorporation, By-laws,
Operating Agreements, Corporate Minutes,
and Family Limited Partnerships.
Experience
SEPTEMBER 2004 – JULY 2017
Legal Assistant / Galloway, Wettermark, Everest & Rutens, LLP
Duties included documentation preparation, scheduling, client relations and time entry/invoice preparation. Worked in most areas of civil law to include the preparation of pleadings, briefs and spreadsheets. Responsible for all Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases from preparation and filing to case monitoring, etc. until discharge. Strong skills in deed preparation, estate planning and corporation filings.
MARCH 2003 – MAY 2004
Accounting Assistant / Henry Sylvia, CPA
Assisted in preparation of individual and corporate tax returns. Maintained corporate books, payroll accounts and portfolio management.
MARCH 1999 – JUNE 2002
Collection Legal Supervisor / Rauch Milligan, INC. Served as liaison between collection division and clients. Responsible for securing support documentation from clients, giving clients status reports on their receivables and suggestions of legal action. Also worked closely with the legal division to outsource legal account referrals to attorneys in various states.
2
JANUARY 1990 – SEPTEMBER 1993
Collection Training Supervisor / Sears and Roebuck Corp. Started as collection associate and quickly advanced to Lead Collector. Promoted to training supervisor within the first year. Responsible for interviewing, hiring and training new collection associates. Also performed ongoing training seminars for existing employees. Education
DECEMBER 1998
Masters of Business Administration / Southeastern
Louisiana University
Graduated with a 3.7 GPA. Served as assistant to the Director of Information Technology. Ranked first in class in Marketing and Accounting. Member of the National Economics Society. Served as secretary to the SLU MBA Association.
DECEMBER 1994
Bachelors of Arts & Sciences / Southeastern Louisiana University
Graduated with a 3.2 GPA. Active in the journalism, drama and TV production clubs. Served as assistant to the head Professor of Speech Communications. Received recognition rewards in phonetics and letter writing.
Computer Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Great knowledge of Prolaw legal software and Quick Books. Strong Social Media skills. The ability to learn any new software with great ease and become extremely knowledgeable with the software in minimal time.