MIRI TESCHNER
** ****** **** • THORNHILL, ONTARIO • L3T 5K5
TEL: 905-***-**** • CELL: 416-***-**** • E-MAIL: ************@*****.***
A self-directed, highly organized, results-oriented professional legal assistant with
a great deal of experience working in law firm settings. Achieved successful
results in managing lawyers’ practices, and worked diligently to close up to 20
files per month. Highly dependable and extremely conscientious.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Many years of extensive experience in residential real estate
Work well independently and within a team atmosphere
Ability to prioritize workflow and deal with changing priorities
Excellent technical, multi-tasking, communication and administrative skills
Highly detail-oriented and client service-oriented
Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
Proven ability to carry a file from start to finish with minimal direction
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, Teraview and
Conveyancer
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Compose outgoing documents and correspondence
Preparation and registration of deeds, mortgages, and all other
documentation required for each transaction
Ensuring the complete payment of mortgages and outstanding accounts
on closing
Preparing trust ledgers and arranging for funds and/or directing funds
Preparing documentation for purchases, sales and mortgage transactions
Preparing requisition letters to vendor’s solicitor
Preparing final reports to clients and mortgagees
Key client contact for the duration of each transaction
Effective communication with clients, other solicitors and mortgagees
Ensuring continual follow-up on undertakings
Ordering of municipal and property searches
Arranging for mortgage instructions and requesting discharge statements
from mortgagees
Meeting with clients to sign documentation
EXPERIENCE
Tenenbaum & Solomon, Markham, ON July 2012 to present
Real Estate Law Clerk
Lorenzetti, Wolf (Stephen Schwartz), Toronto, ON May 2010 - June 2012
Real Estate Assistant
Burstein & Greenglass LLP, Markham, ON January 2009 - September 2009
Real Estate Assistant
Steven Z. Cooper, Toronto, ON October 2006 - January 2009
Real Estate Assistant
Peter L. May, Richmond Hill, ON April 2003 - September 2006
Real Estate Assistant
Steinberg & Waldman, Vaughan, ON November 1985 - April 2003
Real Estate Assistant
Strathy, Archibald & Seagram, Toronto, ON May 1982 - September 1984
Real Estate Secretary (Junior)
Blake, Cassels & Graydon, Toronto, ON May 1978 - May 1980
Legal Secretary, Junior (Litigation)
EDUCATION
Graduate, Applied Arts and Technology – Legal Secretarial Studies
Program
Seneca College, Finch Campus, Toronto, ON September 1976 - April 1978
Graduated with High Honours
Recipient of Blake, Cassels & Graydon Achievement Award
Sociology and Psychology Major
York University, Toronto, ON September 1975 - April 1976