Crystal Nelms

** ******** *****

Kanata, ON K*K *T3

January 7, 2018

Ottawa Convention Centre

Ottawa, ON

To whom it may concern:

I am writing to inquire about the Administrative Assistant position with your company. I was made known of the position available from the Glassdoor website.

I have spent the last two years working as an Office Administrator/ Legal Assistant/ Law Clerk with a very reputable personal injury law firm. Some of my duties included answering the phone, greeting clients, preparing letters and documents for trial and scheduling of the partner’s calendar. Previously, I had spent eight years working as both a Receptionist and an Office Administrator in real estate. I had the opportunity to plan events, process all real estate transactions, and was in charge of managing, hiring and firing the part time staff. My time working in both and law and real estate allowed me to work independently on a daily basis which I believe is an asset to working in an office environment.

I believe that my education and my experience would be an asset to your company and I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this with you. My phone number is 613-***-**** if you wish to contact me or I can be reached by e-mail at ac3xxx@r.postjobfree.com.

Sincerely,

Crystal Nelms

Crystal Nelms

CRYSTAL NELMS

10 Longboat Court

Kanata, ON K2K 2T3

613-***-****

ac3xxx@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a permanent full-time position as an administrative assistant for an organization where I can apply my background and skills toward the growth of the company.

SKILLS/ CREDENTIALS

Security Clearance:

Reliability Status; date of expiry: March 5, 2025

Customer Service:

Experienced in client relations in person, by telephone and by e-mail

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Effective time and priority management

Attention to detail, flexible and organized

Able to positively handle fast paced, demanding and stressful situations

Technical:

Expert knowledge of all Microsoft Office Suite applications

Advanced knowledge of PC Law

Event and travel planning

Records management

Vendor management

Bookkeeping

EDUCATION

2006 – 2008 – Algonquin College, Office Administration – Executive

2006 – 2008 – Algonquin College, Office Administration – Legal

2003 – 2005 - Algonquin College, General Arts and Science

WORK EXPERIENCE

Flaherty McCarthy LLP: Winter 2015 – Spring 2017

Office Administrator and Law Clerk

Communicating with clients by telephone, e-mail and in person

Preparing document briefs

Drafting correspondence

Organizing and indexing large legal files

PC Law file management and bookkeeping\

Legal research

Social media and other internet investigations

Managing process servers

Office management

Assisting trial counsel with trial logistics

Kirsten Krose, Royal LePage Gale Real Estate: Summer 2014 – Present

Independent Administrative Consultant to Kirsten Krose, Sales Representative

Assisting the agent with any and all office work that needs to be completed

Typing offers, inputting listings, monitoring e-mails and pages

Office cleanup and organization in her home office

Royal LePage Team Realty: Winter 2005 – Summer 2014

Full-time Receptionist/Listing Administrator

Answering phones, paging messages to real estate agents, booking appointments

Keeping track of all listings and records management

Keeping the office stocked up on supplies

Royal LePage Gale Real Estate: Winter 2005 – Summer 2014

Office Administrator/ Senior Administrator for Royal LePage Gale Real Estate

Inputting and processing all real estate transactions

Assisting agents and managers when needed

Organizing company events

Acting as a back-up receptionist and completing tasks such as answering the phones, photocopying, faxing

Inputting listing and preparing offers

Directing clients to the appropriate real estate agents

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

MP David Pratt: Parliamentary Office- House of Commons: Summer 2001

Administrative Assistant

Reception duties including filing, photocopying and word processing as needed

Delivered documents to Members of Parliament (i.e. Paul Martin, Allan Rock, John Manley and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien)

Directed constituents to appropriate personnel

REFERENCES & DOCUMENTS

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