Bilingual Customer Service Representative - French

Elizabeth Whittlesey

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

Irvine, CA 92612

Ph: 714-***-****

*************@*****.***

SUMMARY

Detail oriented legal secretary with 17 years of experience in civil litigation and corporate Law. Highly dedicated

individual with well-developed organizational and communication skills, an outstanding ethic, and the ability to work

equally well in both team-oriented and self-directed environments.

CURRENT EXPERIENCE

Bankruptcy Management Solutions (BMS), Irvine, California

Data Entry Specialist – 10/2012 – Present

• Heavy data input of Exemptions and Liens into Asset cases screen from schedule C & D of Chapter 7, 11

and 13 Petitions using BMS Software – Caselink Web

• Update amended schedules C & D of property claimed as exempt and Creditors Holding secured claims

• Match data from 341(a) cases of all unmatched exemptions and liens for each trustee

• Input Trustee’s requests and enhancements into Jira tickets for Developers to resolve issues

• Utilize Webex to dial into the system to join/access the client’s cases for immediate support, make

changes/corrections and print Form reports

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Coldwell Banker Beachside, Realtors®, Huntington Beach, California

Real Estate Assistant - 3/2009 – 6/2012

• Prepared property purchase contracts and disclosures

• Prepared property leasing contract and disclosures

• Searched for properties utilizing MLS and other related search engines

• Handled telephone and email inquiries from prospects

• Contacted vendors and escrow companies to follow-up on status

• Prepared flyers for open houses and Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) for clients

• Scheduled property showing and open houses

Feinberg, Grant, Mayfield, Kaneda & Litt, LLP, Irvine California

Legal Secretary/Reception – Temporary 9/2010 – 10/2010

• Assisted Attorneys and Paralegals in construction defect and real estate law

• Answered and screened telephone calls; Sorted, organized and calendared all incoming mail

• Organized and maintained client files; Created new clients files

• Coordinated input and compilation of attorney time, prepared expense reports

• Maintained filing systems and databases to ensure accurate and efficient retrieval of data

• Entered new matter memos for all new clients and matters. Assisted attorneys as needed.

Coldwell Banker Beachside, Realtors®, Huntington Beach, California

Real Estate Assistant - 3/2009 – 6/2011

• Prepared property purchase contracts and disclosures

• Prepared property leasing contract and disclosures

• Searched for properties utilizing MLS and other related search engines

• Handled telephone and email inquiries from prospects

• Contacted vendors and escrow companies to follow-up on status

• Prepared flyers and Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) for open houses

• Scheduled property showing and open houses

Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP, Costa Mesa, California

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Legal Secretary - 1/2008 - 5/2008

• Assisted two Associates in civil litigation, construction defect and labor law

• Composed correspondence and maintained client files

• Maintained filing systems and databases to ensure accurate and efficient retrieval of data

• Proofread documents to ensure accuracy of grammar and punctuation

• Prepared pleadings, discovery and law and motion papers and subpoena

• Assisted with trial preparation, pre-trial and post-trial deadlines

• Maintained heavy calendar for court dates – State and Federal

• Coordinated and scheduled meetings, depositions, arbitrations, and preparation of materials

• Coordinated input and compilation of attorney time; prepared expense reports

• Ability to maintain poise under pressure

Klindinst PC, Santa Ana, California

Legal Secretary - 5/2007 - 9/2007

• Assisted a Shareholder in civil litigation and veterinary defense

• Calendared court dates - State and Federal

• Composed correspondence, maintained client files

• Prepared subpoena, pleadings, discovery and law and motion papers

• Coordinated and scheduled depositions, meetings and arbitrations

• Interacted with experts and opposing counsels confirming attendance at hearing

• Input and compilation of attorney time; prepared expense reports

Enterprise Counsel Group, Irvine, California

Legal Secretary - 7/2006 – 2/2007

• Assisted one Partner and one Associate in real estate and civil litigation

• Prepared pleadings, discovery and law and motion papers and pre-trial preparation

• Heavy calendaring of deadlines for both court appearances, depositions, meetings and arbitrations

• Composed correspondence and maintained client files

• Good knowledge of State and Federal Court filings; coordinated and scheduled depositions and meetings

EDUCATION

S.O.S - State of California

• Notary Public – 2011

Department of Real Estate, California

• Real Estate License 2009/13 – 2013/17

Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California

• English Literature

Southern California Business School of Law, Brea, California

• Paralegal Studies

University of Paris VIII, Paris, France

• Psychology

• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

SKILLS

Windows XP/Vista: MSWord 2007, Excel, iManage, DocsOpen, PowerPoint, CaseLink, JIRA, Pacer and Webex.

Real Estate: CRMLS, Zipforms6, MLS Office, rDesk, Mongofax. Legal Forms: Legal Solutions Plus, Judicial

Forms, Hot Docs, Essential Forms 4.1. Legal Calendaring: Compulaw, Outlook and VisionExe. Conflict Search:

FoxPro (D-Base). Billing: Time Slips, Elite, Carpe Diem, 10-key by touch. Email: Outlook, Eudora, Lotus Notes;

Scan & Internet search and LexisNexis. Type 65 WPM.

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