TERESA MACDONALD

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Antigonish, NS B*G 1N5

Phone: 870-7086

adoy7z@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To work in a challenging and rewarding position where I can contribute to the success of the organization

WORKING HIGHLIGHTS:

-Opened new files and completed file closures and final letters

-Processed the mail

- Prepared disclosure letters for new materials that arrived on new files

and had been requested by Defendant’s

-Prepared documents required by the Crown Attorney’s, copied bound and filed with Court

- Applied knowledge of the Children and Family Services Act with the

preparation of documents for Supreme Court of Nova Scotia – Trial

Division and the Court of Appeal

- Prepared and issued subpoenas for witnesses, set up witness

meetings and prep work for trial, orders for Production for materials on

numerous cases at a time. Vetted documents and sent the documents

to our client and other counsel

- Attended Court to mark documents before trial also attend Court to

review old files

- Established an effective and efficient way of locating continually used

case law and Curriculum Vitas

-Preparation of all correspondence to doctors, insurance agents and our

client;

- Telephone updates with clients

- Worked directly with the lawyers in preparing Affidavits, Court

Documents and anything necessary to keep the files running smoothly

-All general office work ie. Filing, photocopying, shredding, dealing with

clients and setting up appointments and making travel arrangements.

EXPERIENCE:

October 2015 – September 2020 – R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home

- WARD CLERK/CUSTODIAL (Casual)

Position Highlights:

-Sit with individuals that require around the clock monitoring

-Fed individuals or watched to ensure they did not choke

-Take individuals to appointments with in the home and outside the home

-Entertain individual with coloring, Lego’s, puzzles, and movies

-Worked every unit during the week and organized nursing files, patient files and nursing note files

-Updated all file books on each floor

-Took nursing stock inventory each week on each unit and the pharmacy inventory for each floor twice a month

-Photocopied materials requested by Unit nurse

-Prepared and collected all blood requisitions

-Filled in the Staffing Position on weekends, holidays and when extremely busy

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November 2013 – January 2015 – St. Martha’s Regional Hospital

- WARD CLERK (Term Position)

Position Highlights:

-Opened and closed new patient files

-Entered all doctor’s lab orders and medicine orders in the computer

-Booked appointments, ambulances and meals for patients

-Took need specimens to the lab

-Kept nurses MARS books up to date with new orders requested by the doctors

December 2007-February 2009 – Nova Scotia Department of Justice, Public Prosecution

Service – LEGAL ASSISTANT (Term Position)

Position Highlights:

- Prepared files on a daily, weekly and monthly basis for Crowns to take to

Court

- Prepared the monthly dockets for three district Provincial Courts and

Supreme Court

April 2001 – March 2006 – Nova Scotia Department of Justice, Litigation Services, Child Protection Team - LITIGATION PARALEGAL

Position Highlights:

-Researched laws, investigated facts and prepared documents to assist lawyers

-Prepared legal research for case law on Quick Law, Government Web sites, Police Sites both local and international as well as library searches

-Prepare internet searches for missing individuals

Feb. 1997 – March 2001 – Boyne Clarke, Barristers & Solicitors, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – LITIGATION ASSISTANT

Position Highlights:

-Preparation of clients for Discoveries

-Attendance at Discoveries

-Complete closure of file including calculating of payouts of any and all debts and

-Preparation of final cheque to client

Feb. 1989 – Sept. 1996 - Blois Nickerson & Bryson, Barristers & Solicitors – Halifax,

NS – LITIGATION ASSISTANT – Child Protection Lawyer

Position Highlights:

-Dealt with our clients from the Social Workers from the Department of Community Services and The Children’s Aid Society of Halifax

-Dealt with police departments, hospitals and many other associations to collect information with Orders for Production, which I prepared, had issued at Court and sent out for information

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1986-1989– ROCKWELL, MOORE - LEGAL ASSISTANT

- Prepared all documents for real estate and mortgage transactions.

EDUCATION:

XEDC taking courses on how to open your own business

-Halifax Business Academy – Halifax, NS - Secretarial Diploma

-Centennial College of Applied Arts – Toronto, ON – Paralegal Diploma

-St. Francis Xavier University – Antigonish, NS – Arts Degree –

fields of concentration – Psychology and Sociology

-Antigonish Regional High School, Antigonish, NS – Grade 12 academic

diploma

PROGRAM EXPERIENCES:

-Skilled in most aspects MS \Office components. Extended usage of email and internet applications.

-Medical Terminology Course (online) 2015

REFERENCES UPON REQUEST

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