JULIA I. TABAREZ

Sunnyvale, CA *****

***/***.****

ad4jcz@r.postjobfree.com

Re: Potential Candidate

Greetings:

Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Julia Tabarez. I am writing to you because I am confident my education, past employment experience, skills and motivation have enabled me to hold the required skills and qualifications to be successful in your employ. Although for the last 11 years i have been the owner of a successful massage therapy practice and i am a certified massage therapist, and i am seeking a position with your company, I believe that my prior work experience as a paralegal/legal administrator is relevant and a great asset to my skill set as a successful and professional manager. My work has required projects with critical time sensitive deadlines and cultural diversity and has given me a strong understanding of how to utilize my skills to establish and meet work deadlines. I pride myself on my ability to hold various tasks simultaneously and with my effective oral and written communication skills have successfully coordinated projects among groups with interpersonal differences and established procedures and guidelines to reflect the different needs. I have developed skills to perform duties with considerable difficulty requiring both judgment and technical skill. What I would bring to any position includes superior professionalism, considerable attention to detail and anticipation of the needs to establish accomplishment and success! I have over 13 years experience specializing in personal injury cases wherein my direct contact with our injured clients, whom we present, has demanded me to personally familiarize myself and acquire the medical knowledge of injuries sustained to the human body in an automobile accident, slip and falls, and personal injuries and the knowledge of the required medical treatment regimen to bring our clients to pre-accident physical and mental status. The ability to competently read and assess emergency room reports, doctor notes and doctor referrals, physical therapy and massage therapy session notes and prognosis was 80% of my job prior to assessing the value of our client’s personal injury cases and submitting them to the insurance companies. The accompanying resume can serve to provide you with greater details of my background and what I have to offer. I would like the opportunity to tell you more about my work experience and how my skill set could contribute to the successful day-to-day responsibilities you may be seeking to fill or contract on a project base, should one arise. Please allow me to thank you in advance for your time and consideration and I look forward to a favorable response.

Attentively,

JULIA I. TABAREZ

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Skillful and dedicated Marketing Manager, Executive Legal Assistant/Paralegal/HR Manager/Office Manager with extensive experience in target market research, media and literature marketing, coordination, planning, and support of daily operational and administrative functions heading marketing and client business budget.

Demonstrated capacity to provide comprehensive support for executive-level staff including scheduling meetings, coordinating travel, and effectively managing all essential tasks.

Proven track record of accurately completing research, reporting, information management, marketing, and business-development efforts within budget requirements.

Adept at developing and maintaining detailed administrative and procedural processes that reduce redundancy, improve accuracy and efficiency, and achieve organizational objectives.

Highly focused and results-oriented in supporting complex, deadline-driven operations; able to identify goals and priorities and resolve issues in initial stages.

Proficient in Microsoft Office System, QuickBooks, Microsoft Windows operating system, and Mac operating system, Word Perfect, Now Up To Date, File Maker Pro, Mac Forms, Check Mark, Multiledger, Excel, Acrobat, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Tri-Tek, Trial Works, DayLite and Internet Legal Research Lexis Nexis, type 75 wpm

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Knowledge of applicable federal and state HR laws and regulations

Basic knowledge of HR practices including compensation, performance management, leadership development, coaching and employee relations, and change management.

Possess the highest degree of discretion and a demonstrated ability to deal with sensitive information and handle employee relations matters

Exceptional time management and prioritization skills

Strong problem solving and follow up skills

EMPLOYMENT

Prudential California Realty Law Offices

Cupertino, CA San Jose, CA 95112

6/93-7/94 7/94 - 2/05

Administrative Assistant/ Executive Legal Assistant, Personal Assistant – Commercial Realty Accountant, Paralegal, Interpreter & Case Analyst

P.I. Civil/General Litigation

Law Offices Massage Envy

San Jose, CA 95113 Sunnyvale, CA

Paralegal/Office Mngr. Massage Therapy Practitioner 12/06-06/07 11/2009 – 03/2010

Criminal Defense/Family Law

DUTIES

Provided high-level administrative support to senior attorney and established and maintained a high volume of personal injury client’s for 10 years. Administered all marketing and business relations both domestic and international providing excellent customer service both in purchasing and sales.

Client interviews, case analysis, research, writing, & application of law, Developed, maintained & managed over 150 files.

Prepared and accompanied clients to court appearances, depositions, mediations and arbitration hearings.

Prepared, negotiated and communicated settlements with insurance agents/attorneys

Interpreted documents Spanish/English, formal and informal hearings

Managed an office of 10 employees, maintained the firm's accounting, overhead, case cost sheets/time sheets, bank deposits, Managed accounts payable, receivable, and payroll and maintained client trust account.

Kept inventory of all office supplies, coordinated & maintained vendor accounts for all office equipment

Directed all administrative and project support efforts.

Managed executive level calendar and Designed, coordinated, and maintained vital competitive analysis process to facilitate implementation of aggressive company marketing strategy.

Directed day-to-day office operations, providing fundamental support to litigating attorney. EDUCATION

Homestead High School San Jose City College De Anza College Cupertino, CA San Jose, CA Cupertino, CA

1990 – 1993 1993 – 1995 1995 - 1997

Diploma Political Science Studies A.A-Paralegal Studies Administration of Justice

Everest College

San Jose, CA

7/2009-5/2010 Certified Massage Therapy (720 hrs.) Certified Massage Therapist (CA State License)

Massage Therapist Practitioner License issued by City of Sunnyvale ABMP Insurance (Full Coverage) (exp. 02/2011)

Business and Ethics

Swedish Massage & Chair Massage

Acupressure

Eastern Theory and Practice

Energy & Non-traditional therapies, Wellness & CPR

Pre-Natal, Post-Natal and Infant, & Elder/Geriatric Massage

Jin Shin Do

Lymphatic drainage

Myofascial Release & Pain and Stretch

Reflexology

Shiatsu

Western Theory & History, Practice & Mechanisms of Health & Disease

Deep Tissue Neuromuscular/Trigger Point and Muscle Energy Techniques

Clinical and Sports Massage

SCHOLARSHIPS/HONORS & RECOGNITION AWARDS

Hewlett-Packard Scholarship Award - 1993

Administration of Justice Certificate of Completion - 1993 (De Anza College) Central Coast College Women’s Softball Award of Most Inspirational Player - 1994 Central Coast College Women’s Softball First Team All League - 1992, 1993 Central Coast College Women’s Softball Second Team All League - 1991 Young Latina - Nuevo Mundo, San Jose Mercury News – 1996 Member of the National Notary Association since 1995-2009 Girl Scout (Daisy) Co-Leader 10/07-6/08

Sunnyvale Alliance Soccer Coach U-6/U-7/U-10: 1/08-present Kindergarten Language, Reading & Writing, Social Skills Teacher Assistant - 2005-2008 Bilingual Volunteer - Support Network for Battered Woman 2007-2008 Family Ambassador, City of Sunnyvale - 2009

CPR & AED CERTIFIED

LAW OFFICE OF WILLIAM S. LOUGHMAN

808 Balra Dr

El Cerrito, CA 94530-3002

TELEPHONE: 510-***-****

Re: Application for Potential Employment of Julia Tabarez To whom it may concern:

I am writing to wholeheartedly recommend Ms. Julia Tabarez to you for employment. I have worked with Julia since June of 1994, at which time I began working as the primary associate counsel of the Philip M. Tobin law firm in San Jose . (From 1979 through February of 1994 I was a house counsel litigation attorney with a major insurance company in California.) From 1994 to 1996 Julia assisted me on numerous files in a purely administrative capacity. From 1997 to the present day she has worked with me on the full gamut of my cases in both administrative and paralegal capacities. I have, of course, worked with numerous administrative assistants and paralegals in the course of my twenty-five year career as a trial attorney. Julia stands out in this field. Her command of the innumerable administrative aspects of a civil lawsuit is at this point comprehensive and instinctive. She oversees a system of file organizing that is superior in its details and internal logic to any such system I have ever seen in any law office. And she is as attentive and effective in her written and verbal interaction with other law firms as any office administrator or paralegal I've ever known. All of this has made Julia thoroughly versed in the administrative and practical aspects of civil litigation. However what I’ve always found particularly remarkable about Julia is her enthusiasm for not just probing but actually understanding the basic legal issues and legally significant facts of any case. There is nothing halfway about the way her mind works. She intuitively penetrates the myriad details comprising any controversy to focus on the one or two facts which generate the critical issue in the case (and on which the outcome of the entire case often depends.) Of course, in the absence of a formal legal education, her arrival at this point of inquiry often does not generate an analytic conclusion, but her probing curiosity and focus in this process is truly remarkable. Initially I never asked her to do any of this. The mental activity simply flowed from her. As I became more appreciative of her faculties and insights I found myself increasingly discussing the facts and related basic legal issues of cases with her. As an attorney, what I find exciting about Julia’s mind is her remarkable ability to probe a factual setting with concepts and intuition simultaneously. She is comfortable with basic legal concepts and the inherently linear dimension of formal logic. But within that structured landscape her intuitive assessment of the facts moves like lightning in a storm front.

After observing Julia's mind in action in this manner over several years, it is apparent to me that she has all of the intellectual and temperamental qualities necessary to fulfill the duties and responsibilities which accompany the position as Administrative Assistant... I increasingly feel that Julia's aptitude for administrating and collaborating in all matters. And on the basis of my having interacted with literally thousands of different minds and personalities in the world of law and educational environment I have little doubt of my perception of Julia’s abilities, sincerity, and potential.

It is with unprecedented enthusiasm and conviction that I recommend Julia to you for employment. If you would like to obtain from me additional information about Julia or about my work with her over these past ten years, please feel free to contact me at any time. Sincerely,

(via electronic mail)

William S. Loughman, Attorney at Law

Adjunct Professor of Law

(John F. Kennedy University School of Law)

To whom it may concern:

Re: Candidate For Employment - Julia I. Tabarez

Greetings:

Some 7 years ago Julia and I established a professional relationship while working in a law firm. She was exuberant, fluent in Spanish and struck me as someone who, would was a real asset to her law firm. Although she was the Legal Assistant/Paralegal for the firm, Julia performed all tasks and duties required as the office receptionist, accountant, office manager, marketing agent, interpreter and support staff for the attorneys. I was immediately impressed by her ability to seamlessly switch back and forth from Spanish to English when answering 10 telephone lines for 4 different attorneys.

Due to our relationship, a friendship flourished and when I moved on to my current employer, American Dream Financial, I contracted Julia to assist in establishing and setting up the new office. Because of her fluency in Spanish, articulate language skills prompt attentiveness and exceptional organizational skills, Julia’s capabilities are endless. Her professional appearance, morals and values have enabled her to reach her goals and always raising the bar higher than expected. I have no doubt in my mind that Julia is ready to tackle a new challenge and become a valuable asset to your staff. She is a bright and articulate young woman with a keen, analytical and determined mind.

Please allow me to recommend that you accept Ms. Julia Tabarez for employment with your company.

Very truly yours,

(via electronic mail)

CLAUDIA V. AVILA

Loan Processor

American Dream Financial

408-***-****

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