Melinda DeVeyrac

**** – ** Street, Lloydminster, SK, S9V 0C6

403-***-**** ad062s@r.postjobfree.com

Several years of administrative experience in a highly-regulated industry, offering exceptional office management skills combined with educational background to assist in facilitating a smooth flow of legal operations.

Highlights of Qualifications

•Knowledgeable of relevant legal terminology, processes and procedures developed through recent completion of Legal Assistant Diploma.

•Proven organizational and time management skills; able to efficiently prioritize multiple high priority tasks and work within tight deadlines.

•Deliver accurate, detailed and comprehensive work with an emphasis on quality.

•Maintain a high level of discretion when dealing with sensitive and confidential matters.

•Demonstrate proactive response to internal and external customer service and problem solving through dependable and sound judgment.

•Self-motivated and work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams across all levels of the organization, from senior leadership to peer groups and clients.

•Embrace an on-going learning environment, able to draw from experience and knowledge and apply concepts to current situations and continuously looking for ways to improve processes.

•Computer literacy (Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook) and experience working with various databases. Keyboarding skills: average 65 wpm.

Document Management Customer and Personal Service Document Processing Transcription Integrity Commitment Judgment Methodical Resourceful

Experience

Kindrachuk Law Office February 2022 to present

Legal Assistant

Real Estate, Wills/Estates and Commercial

Geo Inspections September, 2021 to October, 2021

Tubing Inspector

Monitoring the pipe

Creating reports

Inspecting damaged pipe

Court of Queen’s Bench July 1, 2018 – June 1, 2021

Judicial Assistant

Scheduling/booking hearings

Booking travel and accommodations

Expense claims

Ordering transcripts

Monitoring emails and voicemails

Back-up Justices when assistants are away/working from home

Dictations

New programs/processes: QBSS, CGO’s, SharePoint, Webex

Ordering stock/supplies

Court of Queen’s Bench February 21, 2017 – July 1, 2018

Judicial Clerk / Back-up Supervisor Master’s Chambers Assistant – Calgary, AB

•Coordinating/Scheduling Master Special and morning chambers

•Organizing/faxing/filing documents

•Data entry – I am very proficient on CASES

•Extensive knowledge of rules of the court

•Attending to daily morning Master’s Chamber’s Lists

•I attend to daily emails and adjournments

•I attend to any and all duties as required

•Judgments /the Felsky Standards / the New Decisia and Citation Generator

Scotia Bank March 2015– November 2016

Commercial Contract Administrator

•Prepare accurate and detailed documents for Corporate and Commercial clients

•Onboarding new Corporate entities: File preparation, gathering information from client

•Problem Solving: analyze client accounts and rectified errors on set-up, missing documents, etc.

•Research, obtain and analyze corporate searches

•Process signing changes, Officer and Director changes

•Developed and use a vast knowledge of legal documents and their preparation

Shell Employees’ Credit Union Ltd. March 2013 - March 2015

Administrator (Aug 2014 - Mar 2015)

•Administration of all Estate accounts: CRA Reporting/amendments/Creating Tax slips

•Guided clients through the legal and regulatory requirements, using well developed communication skills to meet the needs of specific audiences

•Reporting/Auditing/Account Reconciliations Analyze

•Troubleshooting/Analyzing & Solving system errors/posting issues/making FOBS for building access

•Balancing Registered Contracts: RRIF, RRSP, RESP, etc.

•Creating Tracking & reconciliation sheets

•Processed and followed-up on client documentation for proper maintenance of accounts

•Maintained account lists and compiled statistical information and reports on investments

•Ordered marketing materials and performed Reception duties as required

•Created new plans, processed loan payments and balanced for year end

First Calgary Financial April 2012 - February 2013

Coordinator - Centralized Credit

•Liaised with internal and external stakeholders providing information to the department, branch, lawyers, legal assistants, and other financial institutions

•Reviewed, processed and administered mortgage and loan documentation, ensuring all documents are accurate and in compliance with all legal requirements.

•Analyzed credit reports to determine eligibility and interest adjustments

•Input all credit transactions for loans and mortgages, including payments, transfers and renewals.

•Registration, discharges, payoffs of loans and mortgages

•Conducted Line of Credit reviews and processed payments

Synergy Credit Union January 2010 - April 2012

Assistant - Centralized Loans (Jul 2011 - Apr 2012)

•Provided comprehensive loan support services to staff and members, including preparation and maintenance of all lending documentation.

•Prepared registrations, amendments and discharges on loan documentation.

•Handled incoming payments and outgoing statements (Accounts Payable/Receivable).

•Maintained up-to-date knowledge of lending products through continued training.

•Data Entry

•Insurance Registration

Education

Queen’s Bench Paralegal, September 2017

All programs are completed

Bow Valley College, August 2016

Legal Assistant Diploma

Dalhousie University, November 2011

HRCOT Products and Services

12-month course (Credit Union Systems, banking products, anti-money laundering)

Lloydminster Comprehensive High School

High School Diploma

Courses

WHMIS

tdg

First Aid

h2S

Husky Orientation

Interests - Working out, reading, baking and spending time with my family.

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