Legal Assistant / Paralegal

Email: *************@*****.**

Ph.: 587-***-****

CHELSEA D. REID

OBJECTIVE

To obtain full-time employment as a Paralegal within a firm that will utilize my full skill set. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

FAMILY:

Statement of Claim for Divorce; Statements of Defence; Final divorce documents; Disclosure packages ; Undertakings; Affidavits; Applications; Concise Letters; Written Briefs; Trial Preparation ; Family Law Act forms; Orders; Provincial Court forms; Research Memos; Correspondence to Counsel and Client; Childview.

CIVIL LITIGATION:

Statements of Claim; Statements of Defence; Counterclaims; Affidavits of Records; Undertakings; Affidavits; Applications; Orders; Provincial Court Claims; Briefs of Law; Trial Preparation; Research Memos; Correspondence to Counsel and Client.

PERSONAL INJURY:

Statements of Claim; Affidavits of Records; Interrogatories; Medical Disclosure Prep; Trial Preparation; Research Memos; Research Memos; Correspondence to Counsel and Client;. COLLECTIONS:

Statements of Claim; Civil Claim; Affidavits of Default; Default Judgment; Writs of Enforcement; Garnishee Summons; Seizure Orders; Foreclosure Proceedings. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

SNYDER & ASSOCIATES LLP MARCH 2019 – PRESENT

SENIOR PARALEGAL

Areas of Law: Family, Bankruptcy, Civil and Commercial Litigation, and Collections KPM STAFFING INC. JANUARY 2019 – MARCH 2019

LEGAL ASSISTANT – (Temporary Position)

Areas of Law: Civil Litigation and Personal Injury NICKERSON ROBERTS HOLINSKI & MERCER LLP JANUARY 2014 – APRIL 2016 SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT- (Took time to care for my Mother) Areas of Law: Civil Litigation and Personal Injury STAY-AT-HOME MOM AUGUST 2009 – JANUARY 2014

AHLSTROM WRIGHT OLIVER & COOPER APRIL 2008 – AUGUST 2009 SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT- (Left on Maternity)

Areas of Law: Civil Litigation and Personal Injury McCUAIG DESROCHERS LLP JUNE 2006 – APRIL 2008

SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT- (Moved to Sherwood Park)

Areas of Law: Family, Civil Litigation, and Collections 2

SKOVBERG HINZ JANUARY 2002 – JUNE 2006

SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT- (Was offered a new position) Areas of Law: Family, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury and WCB ARES BARKER JULY 2002 – DECEMBER 2003

LEGAL ASSISTANT – (Ms. Barker returned to England) Areas of Law: Family, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury and Collections EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:

• I am proficient in CORES, Esilaw, Acumin, Childview, SPIN, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Word Perfect and Adobe.

• I graduated with honors from Jasper Place Composite High School in Edmonton, Alberta.

• I have also completed 3 years of Graphic Communications, a Drafting program, including Corel Draw and Corel Word Perfect.

• I completed a 1 year Computer Programming, and a Basic Accounting and Typing course at SAIT.

• I am a Commissioner of Oaths and have been for 15 years.

• I have mentored many Student Lawyers over the course of my career and have gone on to see many of them start their own firms successfully.

• I have also mentored many Legal Assistants and Practicum Students from several post-secondary institutions in and around Edmonton.

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