Legal Assistant Paralegal, NC Broker/Realtor
Resume:
Ellen C. Thomas
**** ***** ****, *******, ***** CAROLINA 28025
***/436-****-***/791-3141 ************@*****.***
Objective
Experienced administrative, real estate and legal professional, with the ambition to seek a new opportunity.
Core and Specialized Skills Qualifications
●Microsoft Suite, Extensive Use of Apple and Android Products, Lexis Products, Laserfiche, GIS Technology, Municode, Zip Forms, and Adobe Professional.
●Organized, Detail-Oriented Professional with a Dependable and Strong Work Ethic.
●Public Records Management, File/Project Management, and Time Management Skills.
●Real Property Title Research.
●Legal Research Skills.
●Historical, New Hire Background, and Genealogy Research Skills.
●Estate Research and Litigation.
●Code Enforcement, Tax and Utility Collection, and Eminent Domain Research and Litigation.
●Multiple Listing Service (MLS) Access, RPR, and Various Other Realtor Real Estate Appraisal Tools.
●Fourteen (14) Years’ Experience in North Carolina Government.
●Twenty-Four (24) Years Employed in Real Estate Law.
●A Notary Public for the State of North Carolina since February 24, 1998.
●Effective Written and Verbal Communication Skills.
●Successful Use of Cooperative Communication Skills with the General Public, Real Estate Clients, North Carolina Governmental Entities and Agencies, and Federal Government.
●Accustomed to Working with Staff along with Direct and Indirect Supervisors within organizations
●Continuing Real Estate Education through the NC Real Estate Commission and other related educational sources.
●Strong Problem-Solving Skills.
Professional Memberships
●North Carolina Certified Paralegal, North Carolina State Bar, Paralegal Division (15 years)
●General Member, North Carolina Bar Association, Real Estate Division (14 Years)
●General Member and Certified Paralegal, National Association of Legal Assistants (18 Years)
●Realtor Membership, Central Carolina Association of Realtors (3 Years)
●Realtor Membership, North Carolina Association of Realtors (3 Years)
●Realtor Membership, National Association of Realtors (3 Years)
Education and Certifications
●Rowan Cabarrus Community College
Graduation Date: May 2000
Associates in Arts: Concentration in History
High Honors
●North Carolina Certified Paralegal (NCCP) Designation
North Carolina State Bar Association - December 2006
●Certified Paralegal (CP) Designation
National Association of Legal Assistants – July 2016
●Provisional North Carolina Broker
North Carolina Real Estate Commission - July 2018 to October 2018
●Full North Carolina Real Estate Broker
North Carolina Real Estate Commission - October 2018 to Current
●Broker in Charge (BIC) Eligible
North Carolina Real Estate Commission – September 2020
North Carolina Real Estate Broker/Realtor July 30, 2018 to CURRENT
Excellence Realty of the Carolinas, Inc.
Rooftop Realty and Development/Lantern Realty and Development
R&E Real Estate
●Bring Buyers and Sellers together to facilitate a closing.
●Perform CMAs, as needed.
●List real property in MLS and market my client’s property.
●Evaluate real property parcels and its intended purposes, as directed by my client.
●Evaluate economic factors, market trends, new development, zoning and ordinance, restrictions and conditions, and other related factors pertaining to real property and the surrounding community.
●Teach basic real property public records & investigations for Lantern Realty and Development
Real Estate Paralegal July 30, 2007 to Present
City of Concord 35 Cabarrus Avenue West, Concord, NC 28025*
●10, as requested.
●Search public records in the Register of Deeds, Clerk of Court, NC Secretary of State, Laserfiche, Municode, and other public records sites, internet search engines, social media sites, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, and all other federal and state websites, as needed.
●Assist the City Attorney with real estate transactions, such as the acquisition and disposition of real property, easements, licenses, contracts, utility collection, tax foreclosure and all other transactions, as required, along with eminent domain and code enforcement actions.
●Assisted the City's contracted attorney with tax foreclosure and eminent domain litigation from 2007 to 2017.
●Prepare reports, visual aids, and research for the City Attorney to utilize during City Council Meetings, City staff meetings, litigation, and all other related uses.
●Prepare legal documents, resolutions, publications, and litigation filings.
●Assist in maintaining a cloud-based and computer-based filing systems and a physical filing system.
●Effectively communicate with the Legal Department staff, City staff, City Council Members, and the public.
●Provide general support to the City Attorney, Legal Department Staff and all other City staff members.
Paralegal January 2006 to October 2006
Black, Rogers, Ruth, and Grossman 47 Union Street North, Concord, NC 28025
●Assisted Attorney with real estate closings, title insurance applications and final policies, and searched public records.
●Prepared legal documents, such as deeds, deeds of trust, and other related documents.
Legal Assistant June 2000 to October 2005
Ginn & Link, Attorneys at Law. 1 Buffalo Avenue #3305, Concord, NC 28025
●Assisted Attorney with real estate closings, title insurance applications and policies, and searched public records.
●Prepared legal documents, such as deeds, deeds of trust, and other related documents.
References Are Listed on the Following Page.
Ellen C. Thomas
6550 CRESS ROAD, CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA 28025
704/436-****-***/791-3141 ********************@*****.***
Professional References:
Robert Cansler
Cansler Law Office Cell Number: 704/793-3184
Mary Powell Carr
City of Concord Government Cell Number: 704/431-5210
Scott Chunn
City of Concord Government Cell Number: 980/521-6491
Personal References:
Starla Rogers
City of Concord Government Cell Number: 704/798-4298
Sheila Lowery
City of Concord Government Cell Number: 704/920-5116
Robert A. Watson
City of Troy, Ohio Government Cell Number: 937/580-1221
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