Cynthia Brandt
**** ******* ***, *******, ******* 46323
Home 219-***-**** Cell 219-***-**** ************@*****.***
Objective
To obtain a position as a legal receptionist/ paralegal with the potential of growth within the company.
Education
Associate of Legal Studies, 2011, Brown Mackie College, Merrillville, IN
• Major: Paralegal Studies, GPA 3.95
Qualifications
• Research skills: tax law, case law, title searches, and market evaluations.
• Document preparation: income tax returns, seller contracts, buyer contracts, mortgage deeds, credit histories, and rental agreements.
• Computer skills: Microsoft word, Microsoft excel and QuickBooks.
• Keyboarding at 75 WPM.
• Interned at law office of Eduardo Fontanez, Hammond, Indiana.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
Experience
• McColly Real Estate October 2008-January 2011 Real Estate Agent- Marketed and sold homes, wrote up buyer and seller contracts, negotiated deals for clients and assisted clients to closings.
• H & R Block December 2006-April 2010
Tax Professional- Prepared and filed conventional and electronic returns, answered phones, and advised clients in tax matters.
• Primerica August 2002- June 2004
Financial Analyst- Prepared Financial Needs Analyses for clients, sold life insurance, refinanced and financed mortgage loans, and created budgets for clients.
• Heritage Credit Reporting June 1996- October 1998
Processor-Processed credit reports by clearing off trade lines, filed clients’ documents, and communicated with mortgage companies and various creditors.