Legal Assistant

Navpreet Kaur

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Calgary, AB T3N 0V5 Cell: 587-***-****

SKILLS

Efficient Legal assistant and Paralegal skilled at supporting legal proceedings relating to Real Estate, Family, Litigation, and Immigration law.

Demonstrated excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications.

Exhibited good keyboarding skills of 45wpm, maintaining high accuracy.

Developed strong oral and written communication skills.

Rendered efficient customer service to customers.

Offered administrative support to the day-to-day operational requirements.

Exhibited ability to work effectively in teams or independently.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Legal Assistant

Mohar Law, Calgary, Alberta (02/2018-Present)

Answering/making phone calls;

Corresponding with clients, realtors, banks etc;

Coordinating efforts between lawyer, paralegal and other staff;

Work with all aspects of purchase, mortgage financing, refinancing, sale, Protocol closings, conveyancing, and Land Titles procedures, including condominium transactions, and reporting to lenders and clients;

Reporting to real estate clients including to lenders and buyers, sellers and mortgagors;

Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements and leases; and

Other office related activities.

Receptionist/Legal Assistant

Gahir’s Law Office, Brampton, Ontario (6/2017 – 1/2018)

Handled filing of court documents;

Prepared Statement of Accounts for Clients;

Skillfully guided by lead paralegal in family, and litigation law developing legal documents, including motions and briefs, to support litigation processes and court proceedings;

Developed and maintained client relationships and databases;

Maintain calendar for filing deadlines, conference calls and meetings, depositions, and court hearings;

Maintained, updated and organized both physical and electronic files; and

Followed and managed each office transaction from start to closing.

Receptionist / Administrative Assistant

Alpha Trans Ltd., Ontario (10/2016 -- 5/2017)

Highly skilled in performing general office tasks including bookkeeping, filing, data entry, taking minutes and managing records;

Able to handle incoming calls and route them to the appropriate person or department and scheduling appointments;

Competent at using fax machines, video-conferencing, projectors and other automated equipment;

Track record of managing front desk activities within a busy environment;

Arranges for department team travel including making hotel accommodations and land and air transportation bookings; and

Maintains adequate office supply of all department supplies used within the department.

EDUCATION

Office Administration – Legal (Year 2015 to 2017)

Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Brampton, ON

The program equips the students with required skills to work efficiently.

The curriculum covers courses including: Legal Office Procedures, Litigation, Real Estate, Corporate Law, Business Law, Estate Administration and Family Law.

ADITIONAL COMPUTER SKILLS

Outlook

Teraview

Conveyancer

ACL

PC Law™

DivorceMate

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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