Nancy Bates
Westfield, MA ****5
Email: *********@*****.***
PROFILE: Self-motivated high energy, quick learner, focused in stressful situations, confident, positive attitude, and professional.
EDUCATION:
BAY PATH COLLEGE, Longmeadow, MA
Bachelor’s Degree 2010
Associate’s Degree 2008
Certificate in Advanced Paralegal Studies 2008
ABA Approved Program
COMPUTER SKILLS/LICENSE:
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PC Law, Document Management, Quicken, Pacer, Soft Pro, Rimas software, Notary, Real Estate License four years.
EXPERIENCE:
INTERNATIONAL PAPER PRODUCTS CORPORATION An independently owned and operated, “Materials Lifecycle Management Company®”. (2/2010-3/9/12)
• Office Administrator
• Prepare, review, edit and redline legal documents and corporate agreements, work with trailer company, vendors, tractor trailer drivers, organize and schedule materials arriving into the plant and loading of materials going out, review resumes, interview candidates, supervise and train new employee, A/P, A/R, data entry, compiling reports, handle client calls, purchase orders, billing, ordering supplies, assist management in marketing, scheduling of shareholder events and daily duties, inventory and accounting.
• Lack of work laid off
O’CONNELL, FLAHERTY & ATTMORE, LLC, Hartford, CT (2/2008 – 9/2009)
• Legal Assistant
• Corporate documents draft, redline and complete, leases, purchase agreements, non compete agreements, vendor agreements, commercial real estate, e-file pleadings, organize litigation files, type up pleadings and meet deadlines, dictation, attorney time sheets.
• Office downsized. Lack of work laid off
BACON & WILSON, P.C., Springfield, MA (3/2006 – 12/2007)
• Legal Assistant
• Commercial Real Estate closings, preparation of closing package, binders and disburse loan, review title, survey, legal existence, corporate certificates, obtaining and filing corporate documents, correspondence to clients and banks, document intensive, heavy volume of closings.
• Temporary work
LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM SNIDER, Wethersfield, CT (12/2002 – 2/2006)
• Legal Assistant
• Commercial real estate closings, Residential real estate closings, clearing title to property, preparation of correspondence to lenders, issue checks, pay off of loans, liens, loan closing package, heavy contact with lenders and banks, issuing title commitment, closing the loan.
• Office closed.
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Simsbury, CT (12/1999 – 3/2002)
• Administrative Assistant
• Corporate legal department, drafting of video meeting minutes from our international clients, E-Travel on line, scheduling appointments, drafting of corporate documents, maintaining an expense account, accumulating information, editing and printing of Edgar Filings, corporate annual reports, corporate entity filings and license renewals.
COOLEY, SHRAIR P.C., Springfield, MA (12/1996 – 11/1999)
• Legal Assistant
• Drafting and completing of corporate documents for supermarkets, colleges and physicians. Employment Agreements, Leases, SNDA’s, Estoppel Certificates, Termination Agreements, UCC’s, organizing and packaging bank loan documents for commercial real estate closings. Review deed, title, survey, maintain corporate minute books, formation of corporations, stockholder and director minutes, issue stock certificates, filing of amendments, resolutions, dissolutions, by-laws, heavy dictation, keeping track and inputting attorney time sheets, contact lists, scheduling appointments. Assist in preparation of complex commercial leases and related lease documents. Perform all closing and post closing commercial real estate tasks, assist in research and drafting of closing documents, preparation of closing agendas and
settlement statements. Assist in formation of domestic and foreign corporations, assist in
preparation and filing of all ancillary documents; maintain stock records, and file annual reports with appropriate agencies.