Assistant Human Resources

PENNEY D MATHIS

949-***-**** • f8txw4@r.postjobfree.com

Paralegal / Legal Assistant

Professional Summary

** ***** ** **********, ****** and accuracy orientated transferring to the field of Law

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Robert Half & Associate Laguna Niguel, CA 2012

Assignments: Legal Department.

Experience with ProLaw, PCLaw, Rainmaker, Westlaw, LexisNexis, Tabs, and more.

Allergan, Inc. Irvine, CA February 2012

Medical, Surgical and Cosmetic

Internship in the Litigation Department, assisting with Bankruptcy, Employment and Patent law

Using Westlaw & LexisNexis perform research for pending litigation matters; updating Access database of all

Bankruptcy clients with current status on Pacer. Prepare filing for Federal Bankruptcy court.

Law Offices of Keith D. Kassan • Mission Viejo, CA June 2011 – August 2011

Defense, Civil Litigation, Employment Law

Legal Assistant – Contract

Assist with Mediation preparation, court filings, billing and general office support.

Miles, Bauer, Bergstrom & Winters, LLP • Santa Ana, CA April 2011 to May 2011

Bankruptcy, Eviction, Civil Litigation and Foreclosure

Legal Assistant - Contract

Open Bankruptcy filings by running Pacer; obtaining schedules, plan, and loan docs from BPI; prepare files for

paralegals - entering data into Prolaw

Brawley Chamber of Commerce January 2011 – August 25, 2011

Office Support / Contract

Provide office support with bookkeeping, answering phones and assisting the CEO. April – August perform

remote bookkeeping service.

Image Magazine • Costa Mesa, CA 92626e• July 2006 – November 2006

Advertising Company specializing in home renovation, builders, and retailers for home and garden

Accounting Manager

A/P, A/R, Billing, Collections and prepare GL for the Accountant to process quarter and year end financials.

Prepare collection correspondence for service. Contact delinquent clients in an effort to collect past due

accounts prior to preparing delinquent client files for legal action; prepare legal filings for in house Council.

Callahan McCune & Willis LLP • Tustin, CA• June 2005 – July 2006

Law firm dissolved – areas of practice: Construction, Employment, Labor, Medical Malpractice, and Family. 5

locations were in operation, San Diego, Los Angeles, Tustin, San Francisco and Ventura

Staff Accountant

Interaction with Attorney’s, legal secretaries and legal assistants. Provide service through Trust Accounting,

A/P, A/R, Billing and client issue resolution.

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Borchard & Callahan APC • Mission Viejo, Ca • Dates of Employment July 2004 – November 2005

Law firm - areas of practice: Business Law, Civil Litigation, Contracts, Employment Law, Employment

Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Lending and Loan Modification

Litigation, Loan Modification, Personal Injury and Real Estate

Office Administrator

Establish / set up files for clients, billing, A/P, A/R, Payroll, Bank reconciliations, Collections, create

correspondence to clients, prepare accounts for arbitration, use of LexisNexis, Westlaw, PCLaw, and Abacus

and the Microsoft Suite. Supervise / perform network maintenance, upgrades and troubleshoot issues.

Purchasing agent, in-house equipment troubleshooting.

Centra Gas • Winnipeg, MB Sept 1991 – Sept 1998

Public Utility supplying natural gas to residential and commercial customers.

Collections Representative

Contact customers in an effort to collect delinquent accounts to avoid interruption of service. Prepared files

for court, by skip tracing with the aid of a variety of methods. Designed and implemented an employee training

program to be utilized in the Human Resources Department.

Certified Technical Institute • Salt Lake City, Utah 1998

Consultant

Assisted with the acquisition of a particular client in preparing presentation, sales and marketing materials.

EDUCATION

Business Administration, Red River College, Winnipeg MB Canada

University of California Irvine Campus – Paralegal Certificate Program, Irvine

References: Upon Request

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