Real Estate Legal Assistant

Mrs. Carey Warren Gantt

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

Lugoff, SC 29078

803-***-**** (cell)

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

Skills

Paralegal Certificate

Professional

Strong oral and written communication skills

Detail oriented

Familiar with a variety of computer applications to include Microsoft Office

Work well independently and with others

Trustworthy with confidential material

Assertive

Conscientious

Experience

Kelly Educational Services, Substitute Teacher, Kershaw County, SC

October, 2017 to end of school year, 2017

Moved from Columbia to Lugoff and assisted husband in moving his contracting business from Clinton, SC to Lugoff, SC

2017

J. Lewis Cromer & Assoc. (n/k/a Cromer Babb Porter & Hicks)

Paralegal/Legal Assistant to senior partner

December 6, 2016 to January 26, 2017

Responsibilities included meeting with clients, taking notes for use in employment and labor matters, drafting correspondence and other documents, scheduling, drafting discovery documents, and attending to overall support of attorneys’ business needs.

Rogers Townsend, Columbia, SC Foreclosure Paralegal, May-June, 2016

Responsibilities included review of loan documents, order and review of abstract work, and drafting foreclosure pleadings.

First Community Bank, Columbia, SC-Paralender, August 2015 to Feb. 29, 2016

Responsibilities included preparation of residential and commercial loan packages working closely with commercial and retail bankers.

Palmetto State Law Group, LLC, West Columbia, SC-Paralegal, January, 2015 to August, 2015

Responsibilities included paralegal support in areas of domestic, civil litigation, probate and real estate.

Montgomery Willard, LLC, Columbia, SC-Paralegal, July, 2012 – October, 2014 Responsibilities included paralegal support to two attorneys (primarily senior partner) in areas of corporate, commercial, government, probate, residential and commercial real estate transactions, insurance defense, collections, estate planning and labor law. Responsible for preparing and serving medical subpoenas along with proper HIPAA notice and summarizing same.

DuBose-Robinson, PC, Camden/Columbia, SC-Litigation Paralegal, June, 2009-June 27, 2012

Responsibilities included summarization of medicals and deposition transcripts, monitoring litigation files and independent drafting appropriate timely documents, i.e. correspondence, subpoenas, pleadings, discovery and orders for attorney review. Additional responsibility included working as liaison with commercial bank identifying tittle compliance issues and taking appropriate legal actions for attorney review. Experience with title abstract review and drafting foreclosure proceedings.

Callison, Tighe & Robinson, Columbia, SC-Paralegal, February, 2009 – June, 2009

Responsibilities included providing probate, corporate, real estate and tax assistance to one tax attorney.

SC Budget & Control Board/Internal Operations Administration, Columbia, SC-Administrative Coordinator II/Business Manager, February, 2008 – February, 2009

Responsibilities included duties of a complex and professional nature assisting the Office Director in the areas of budgeting, finance, procurement and personnel. This included review of governmental regulations/policy and procedures and adherence to same.

SC Bar, Columbia, SC-Public Services Coordinator, April, 2007 – February 2008

Responsibilities included providing project assistance for seven Bar Sections and Committees: Administrative & Regulatory Law, Children’s Law, Elder Law & Practice & Procedure, Health Care Law, Consumer Law, and Trial Appellate Advocacy. Duties included scheduling and attending meetings; providing direction regarding Bar policy; assisting in goal development and completion; overseeing expenditures, preparing mintues and reports.

Holland, Dubose & Cushman, Camden, SC-Paralegal, April, 1985- April, 2007

Responsibilities included heavy commercial and residential lender creditor and litigation defense work.

work

Education

2002 Midlands Tech/York Tech

Areas of Study: Business Math, Psychology (GPA 4.0)

1993 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Certificate, Paralegal Studies

1979 North Greenville Junior College, Tigerville, SC

Areas of Study: English, Business Law, Business Math, Shorthand, and Typing

1978 Lugoff Elgin High School, Lugoff, SC

Honor Graduate

References upon request.

Notary Public.

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