Legal Assistant Property Manager

Location:

Seattle, WA, 98107

Posted:

October 09, 2024

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AMANDA P. HARTZELL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-hartzell-35428987/

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610-***-****

Seattle, WA

PROFILE

Professional, well-rounded individual with 17 years in administrative and creative work environments. Experienced in content creation, brand voice development, publishing, real estate, and legal fields. Excels in creative writing, copywriting, editing, and written communication. Pro-active, empathetic, and analytical when working with a team. Published author.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Personal Assistant to CEO & Brand Copywriter – Ridgeline Insights (remote) October 2021 – October 2023

• Client agreement drafting and editing

• Email and calendar management

• Trip planning, event planning, reservations, gifts, property and legal research

• Copywriting for individual brand voices

o Wrote optimized SEO for Beartooth, Deuter, Foothill Toy Co., Grundens, Kevin’s Natural Foods, Looftlighter, Marmot, Momentous, and Spyder, among others

• Copywriting Amazon listings for various brands’ products

• Content creator (blogs, lead magnets, B2B emails, etc.)

• Assist with book editing, agent queries, and publishing

• Reason for leaving: Company went in-office in Boise, ID; I worked remote from Seattle, WA Assistant to Director of Design and Development; Property Manager; Administrator – evolution Projects

February 2018 – December 2019

• Project and task management

• Execute and organize contracts, leases, and permits

• Monitor property management issues remotely by email, phone, and in-person

• Work with Partners, Building Engineer, and tenants to foster professional relationships

• Manage office stock, incoming mail, and potential partners or clients

• Reason for leaving: Childbirth

Legal Assistant, Records Manager, Administrator – McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren PLLC November 2014 – January 2018

• Edit legal briefs, cite exhibits, and file electronically or in-person

• Calendar and email management for attorneys’ personal and professional deadlines

• Point-of-contact for potential and existing clients via email, phone, and in-person meetings

• Collaborate with paralegals and additional legal assistants on large cases

• Create administrative service lists

• Maintain and organize original paper files and electronic copies

• Coordinate with court reporters and opposing counsel for depositions

• Manage attorneys’ mail, expense reimbursement, and travel needs

• Reason for leaving: Career change from litigation law TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Canva, Excel, Google Workspaces, Microsoft Office, Monday.com, PandaDoc, Quickbooks, Trello, Wix

EDUCATION

• MFA in Creative Writing, Emerson College (2013)

• B.A. in English / B.A. in History, DeSales University (2010) PUBLICATIONS

• Books – The Heart Never Pretends to Be a Beautiful Muscle (Finishing Line Press, 2023); Glowing Animals (Game Over Books, 2023)

• Finalist for Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Prize (2021); Winner of Ember Chasm’s Poem of the Year (2021); Best of the Net Nominee (2021); Finalist for Jack Dyer Fiction Prize (2018); Winner of Alexander Patterson Cappon Prize for Fiction (2012)

• Fiction and Poetry Publications - Cathexis Northwest Press, Carve Magazine, Crab Orchard Review, Ember Chasm, High Shelf Press, House Journal, Kestrel, The Knicknackery, Midway Journal, Paper Darts, Petrichor Journal, Qu Literary Magazine, Variant Literature Journal, West Trade Review, Wild Roof Journal, The Worcester Review

• Author Website

REFERENCES

Ken Johnson

CEO & Co-Founder of Ridgeline Insights

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Annalisa DeMarta

Co-Founder of Ridgeline Insights

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Ji Shon

Director of Design and Development at evolution Projects 703-***-****