Paralegal

BETH ANN BURROUGHS

732-***-****

**************@*****.*** Belmar, New Jersey

PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTANT

An experienced paralegal/legal assistant with excellent multitasking, organizational

and communication skills. I am resourceful and a team player

committed to superior attorney support and client satisfaction.

Areas of Expertise:

• Family/Matrimonial Law

• Bankruptcy Law

• Also knowledgeable in the areas of Corporate Law, Criminal, Landlord/Tenant, Personal Injury,

Real Estate and Wills & Estates

Computer Skills:

• Microsoft Office

• LexisNexis PC Law • Westlaw/LexisNexis

• Best Case Bankruptcy • CM/ECF

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

Legal Assistant to Partner - Family Law/Bankruptcy September, 2007 – January, 2016

Keith, Winters & Wenning, Bradley Beach, New Jersey

- Maintain attorney’s extensive calendar and coordinate scheduling (Court appearances, adjournments,

depositions, mediations, conferences, appointments, etc.) and keep clients apprised of status of case

- Prioritize mail and e-mail; prepare appropriate responses/correspondence

- Transcribe and prepare legal documents/pleadings and supporting documentation for filing with Court

- Responsible for all phases of firm’s Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy matters from client’s initial

meeting with the attorney to final discharge, including preparation, input and electronic filing of Petition/

Plan, amendments and supporting documentation

- Communicate and negotiate with Trustees, creditors and various governmental agencies; legal research;

prepare Motions and supporting documentation

- Assist clients with creditor negotiations from initial contact with creditor through final resolution,

including preparation and filing of Warrant to Satisfy Judgment

- Open, maintain and close client files; input timesheets and prepare monthly billing

- Notary Public

Legal Secretary – Bankruptcy Law March, 2006 – July, 2007

Patrick Moscatello, Esq., Long Branch, New Jersey

- Assist in new bankruptcy client intake; open file and organize documentation

- Preparation and input of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Petitions, Plan and bankruptcy pleadings

- Interaction with clients, Bankruptcy Court, Trustees’ offices, Sheriff’s Department, attorneys, etc.

BETH ANN BURROUGHS 732-***-****

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Legal Secretary – Corporate and Business Law September, 1988 – March, 1990

Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, Oakhurst, New Jersey

- Assistant legal secretary to Senior Partner

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

Patrick Parker Realty, Bradley Beach, New Jersey 2008 - present

- Real Estate Referral Sales Associate

Weichert Realtors, Sea Girt, New Jersey 2004 - 2008

- Weichert Million Dollar Sales Club member – Monmouth and Ocean Counties

- Member of National Association of Realtors and New Jersey Association of Realtors

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

Manasquan Women’s Club, Manasquan, New Jersey 2011 - present

Member of the Executive Board and current Federation Secretary

St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Brick Township, New Jersey 1987 - present

Evangelism Committee Chairperson; past member of Church

Church Council, Global Mission and Small Group Ministries

EDUCATION:

Fairleigh Dickinson University Paralegal Studies Program/A.B.A. Approved

Eatontown, New Jersey Anticipated Certificate of Completion: September, 2016

New York University Business Administration

New York, New York

The Wood Secretarial School Secretarial Studies Program

New York, New York Certificate of Secretarial Studies

MEMBERSHIPS:

National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)

The Paralegal Association of New Jersey

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