Assistant Real Estate

MACE J. DUERSEL

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Metairie, Louisiana 70001

504-***-**** home

504-***-**** cell

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

PROFILE

Highly motivated, legal procedure oriented paralegal with a multi-faceted background, ability to assess business and technology mediums, and deliver effective solutions. Results-driven from project conception to completion.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

Twenty-seven year employment history in legal environments

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to be a team player or work independently

Additional experience in several areas of civil law practice and procedure including bankruptcy COMPUTER SKILLS

Windows NT/XP/2010, extensive Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel, Corel WordPerfect, Adobe electronic Bates labeling, Document Manager Software, Westlaw. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Paralegal: Temporary work September 21, 2015 - March 4, 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs September 2009- September 11, 2015 Claims Assistant

New Orleans, LA

Review claims and assign End Products (case work)

Finalized Fiduciary Department imaging project (2,321 vet folders)

Receive and assign accountings

Draft pleadings of petitions to appoint curators and accompanying pleadings

Coordinate legal filings with outside counsel.

Receive and direct all mail

Milling Benson Woodward September 2008 - May 2009

Litigation Paralegal

New Orleans, LA

Supervisor: Michael J. Monistere 504-***-**** cell)

Draft pleadings and correspondence in civil defense litigation

Maintain and organize litigation files

Coordinate filings with clerks of court

Maintain calendar events via GroupWise and hard copy

Coordinate and monitor litigation files

First Bank and Trust November 2005 - September 2008 Corporate Capital

Columbus Properties

Paralegal

New Orleans, LA

Coordinate closing documents for transactions involving real estate in Louisiana and other states

$300,000 to $10.5MM

Organized corporate documents and Secretaries’ of State filings for 69 entities (Inc’s, LLC’s, LP’s) Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson October 1995 – October 2005 Paralegal

New Orleans, LA

Supervisor: Peter J. Butler, Jr. 504-***-****)

Trial preparation in federal/state courts (drafting of pleadings and correspondence, coordinate communications with clients and courts, electronic filing in bankruptcy courts, deposition summary, maintain indices for files, prepare bench books and demonstrative exhibits)

AP/AR (accounts payable/receivable for commercial real estate leasing client, checking account and payment of taxes)

Maintained large business litigation files including bankruptcy Locke Purnell Rain Harrell March 1990 – October 1995 Paralegal

New Orleans, LA

Supervisor: Peter J. Butler

Trial preparation in federal and state courts (Deposition summary, maintain indices for files, bench books, prepare exhibits)

Familiar with filing procedures in local federal courts, state courts and numerous agencies

Maintained large business litigation files including bankruptcy

Document control for litigation production (50,000+ documents)

Librarian for legal office library;

Sessions, Fishman, Boisfontaine April 1988 – February 1990 Assistant Librarian/Paralegal

New Orleans, LA

Filings with Secretaries of State and Securities Exchange Commission

Organized due diligence review for corporate takeover

Coordinated audit response file for multi-client large firm EDUCATION

UNO Paralegal Institute

Paralegal Certificate 1988

Litigation, Research, Legal Writing, Commercial Banking Law, Real Estate ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Institute for Paralegal Education, Medical Records Management for Louisiana Bankruptcy Court ECM-ECF (electronic image filing) Westlaw Legal Assistant Training Course

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