Paralegal Position

LINDA S. LIPNER

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Sunrise, FL 33322

Cellular: 954-***-****

Fax: 954-***-****

E-Mail: *******@***.***

• PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

I have been a passionate educator since 1993 teaching K-12, as well as adults at the university

level. Also, I have been an office manager, researcher, writer, and paralegal for a general

practice law firm.

• CAPABILITIES (Job Descriptions)

• Paralegal/Office Manager/Secretary duties for general practice law firm.

• Instructed and evaluated progress of thousands of general education and special education

students, in elementary, middle, high school, and college, all required core courses.

• Counseled and found employment for students that are disabled and supervised them.

• Accounting – budgets, inventories, full charge bookkeeping, credit checks, billing, collections.

• Machine shorthand – 225-240 wpm

• ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

• Teacher of the Year – nominated in 1995 and represented school for its region.

• Represented School – in the R.A.I.S.E. Program in a county wide program.

• Dramatically – raised sales and kept costs down for an absentee owner.

• Computer Skills – Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Vista, etc.

• EXPERIENCE

• PARALEGAL

Alden Tarte, Esq. June 1983–August 1993

• TEACHER

Broward County Schools January 1997–June 2009

Palm Beach County Schools February 2000–December 2005

Dade County Schools August 1995–June 1997 (two full years)

Substitute June 1994–August 1995

• P.T. INSTRUCTOR

Huntington Learning Center June 1998–June 2007

Club Z Tutoring June 2004–June 2006

Nova Southeastern University October 1998–Present

Broward Community College January 1994–May 1998

Charter Hospital Summer June–August 1995

Atlantic Coast Institute 1993–1994

• EDUCATION

• Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

ED.S. General Elementary Education–Grades 1-6

M.S. Varying Exceptionalities–Grades K-12

M.S. Master of Business Administration/Human Resource

Management

B.S. Criminal Justice/Psychology

• Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida

A.S. Associate in Science in Court Reporting

• Broward College, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

A.S. Legal Assisting/Paralegal Studies

• CERTIFICATION

• Florida State five year Teaching Certificate in Varying Exceptionalities K-12;

General Elementary Education 1-6, E.S.O.L. Endorsed

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