Assistant Real Estate

RANAWAKE DAMAYANTHI JAYATHILAKE

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Calgary, Alberta T2N 0G6

Email: caylbc@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 403-***-****

PROFILE

• Competency in legal assistant skills

• Attention to details

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Good interpersonal skills

• Communication skills in person and in writing and knowledge of English and Sinhalese languages

• Team-building skills

• Typing skills currently 45+ words per minute

• Computer skills in, legal transcription, advanced document processing, advanced word processing, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, internet, e-mail, and legal accounting

• Managing multiple tasks and meeting tight deadlines in fast-paced environments

• Taking initiative and being innovative in improving process

• Ability work under pressure and repetitive tasks

• Self-motivated eager, determined and quick to learn new skills

WORK EXPERIENCE

SURVEY OF FAMILY COURTS - Government of Justice Canada

Family Justice Service, Calgary Court Centre, Calgary

• Coded Backlogged Cases (Divorce Statistics), pulled files

PRACTICUM LEGAL ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE

Court of Queen’s Bench, Divorce Section Calgary Court Centre, Calgary

Under supervision of divorce supervisor:

• Prepared edited and proofread documents

• Functioning in coding and entering data

• Worked with Court House Internal Computer system C.A.S.E.S., search features

• Liaised with clients

• Handled telephone inquiries

• Reviewed incoming correspondence, and prioritized significant items to the supervisor’s attention

• Incoming and outgoing mailing duties

• Courtroom duties

• Backed up counter duties

• Good working knowledge of new Alberta Rules of Courts, Procedures and policies at Court of Queen’s Bench and Provincial Courts

• Filing, photocopying, faxing, and pulling files duties

FOOD SERVICE AIDE - Aramark Canada Ltd.

Calgary, Alberta

• Assisted to elderly people by serving food

• Arranged tables, prepared food and cleaned stuffs

LEGAL EXPERIENCE - Sri Lanka

Included but not limited to:

• Liaised with variety of clients and external stakeholders

• Composed correspondence of a confidential and diplomatic nature by gathering relevant information

• Drafted, prepared, reviewed and filed legal documents

• Proofread and edited documents

• Tracked tasks to meet deadlines with accuracy

• Handled telephone inquiries and communicated in professional and friendly manner

• Maintained filing system; opened, updated, closed, reopened, transferred of client files

NOTARY PUBLIC – Sri Lanka

• Composed correspondence, maintained filing systems, processed voice messages and client e-mails

• Maintained the diary and diarization systems

• And all other duties as a Notary

Feb 2011 – May 2011

Jan. 2011 – Feb. 2011

Oct. 2008 – Aug. 2009

June 1995 – Aug. 2008

June. 1995 – Aug. 2008

EDUCATION

LEGAL ASSISTANT DIPLOMA PROGRAM

Bow Valley College

Courses (Only Keyboarding IV is still processing)

• Legal Transcription, Advanced Document Processing, Advanced Word Processing, Keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Family Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Introduction to Law, Introduction to Legal Accounting, Litigation, Credit and Collections, Real Estate, Securities Law, Wills & Estates

• Law Office Procedures, Legal Office Communications, Preparation for Employment, and

• Six-week Practicum at Court of Queen’s Bench – Divorce Section Sep. 2009 – Feb. 2011

Four year Degree

University of Colombo, Sri-Lanka July 1989 – July 1993

ACHIEVEMNTS

• Commissioner for Oaths in Sri Lanka Since 1995

• Justice of the Peace in Sri-Lanka Since 2003

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

• Voluntary services at Hillhurst Community Centre, Calgary, Alberta Since 2009

• Working as a volunteer at Heart Stroke Foundation Since 2011

REFERENCES: Upon on request

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