Paralegal/Legal Assistant

ELIZABETH A. O’BRIEN

OBRIEN LEGAL RESEARCH SERVICES

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ORLANDO, FL 32817

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OBJECTIVE: PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTANT

A paralegal position that will profit from my expertise in bankruptcy, family law, estate & trust, contract law, collections, real estate law and litigation work and that also will benefit from my strong legal research and writing skills.

OFFICE SKILLS: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) Adobe Acrobat, Publisher, Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis

EXPERIENCE: O’Brien Legal Research Services, Orlando, FL ______________

Paralegal: Providing mainly legal research and legal writing for local attorneys. Some of my clients have included: Lawrence D. Johnson, Esquire, William Davies, Esquire, Richard West, Jules Cohen, Esquire, Jeffrey Sunday, Esquire and J. Randal, Moore, Esquire. For more information you can visit my web site at: www.obrienlegalservices.com

Perry & Hicks, P.A., Orlando, FL ____________________

Paralegal: Assisted James E.C. Perry in managing his bankruptcy cases while he was serving as a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee. Negotiated with creditors and met with the U.S. Trustee’s Office. Collected and liquidated assets to be disbursed to creditors. Prepared 6 month reports to be sent to U.S. Trustee’s Office. Prepared asset cases for closing and submitted them to U.S. Trustee’s Office and then to the Bankruptcy Judge.

Meininger & Meininger, P.A, Orlando, FL ____________________

Bankruptcy Paralegal: Worked for Leigh R. Meininger, a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee. Prepared motions and orders, organized and maintained files, oversaw the running of Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 Businesses, trained new employees, met with clients and attended negotiations for settlements, attended hearings and trials, did legal research and wrote summary judgments with memorandums of law.

Barnett Bank, Orlando, FL _____________

Legal Clerk: Oversaw garnishments and levies of accounts. Prepared complaints for repossessions of assets where creditors failed to make payments on loans or mortgages.

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts Degree, in Legal Studies, University of Central Florida

Bachelor of Arts Degree, in Political Science and a concentration in Communications, Rollins College

Passed the National Association of Legal Assistants Exam to earn my CLA in 1993

REFERENCES: Furnished upon request.

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