Corporate and Litigation Paralegal/Executive Assistant
Resume:
JANICE SHERAK
CELL 323-***-**** • E-MAIL ******.**********@*****.***
Flexible, organize and hard working Paralegal and Executive Assistant with over nine years of corporate, litigation and bankruptcy experience. Proven qualifications include:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficient in MS Office Suite 2010, Excel, QuickBooks Pro 2008, WordPerfect 11; Legal Solution Plus; Lexis, Martin Dean’s Essential Forms; Concordance
Ability to multi-task in fast paced environments
Typing Speed 50 WPM 10-Key by touch
Professional Experience
GEHRY PARTNERS - Culver City, California April, 2009- September, 2011
A full service firm with broad international experience in academic, commercial museum, performance and residential Projects.
Corporate Paralegal/ Executive Assistant
Duties
Full time Corporate Paralegal and Executive Assistant for legal department.
Maintain current and accurate corporate records.
Prepare and maintain an extensive number of confidential contracts for the entire company.
Some experience handling real estate matters.
Conduct legal research, drafting, editing, cite-checking and analyzing documents.
Administrative work to include calendaring, proof-reading and editing documents in final stages.
Coordinate extensive travel arrangements.
Maintain complex calendar for busy attorney.
WOODSIDE NATURAL GAS INC., Santa Monica, California January, 2006 February, 2009
A subsidiary of Australia’s largest publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company.
Woodside Natural Gas developed the OceanWay project to bring natural gas to Southern California.
Paralegal -Corporate/Contracts
Duties
Full -time Corporate Paralegal and Executive Assistant for Vice President of Legal and
Regulatory Affairs & Human Relations for the Santa Monica office.
Handle all phases of corporate transaction including preparation of corporate minutes and maintenance of several corporate books.
Prepare and maintain an extensive number of employment and confidential contracts for the legal,, Human Resource, public relation and engineering departments in the company.
Maintain Legal Department 2 million dollar budget.
Assisted the head of Human Resources with maintaining and collecting new hire paperwork & redundancy matters.
Handled real estate and mortgage matters for the firm, including negotiating terms.
Coordinate calendar and travel arrangements.
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Results
Created and implemented filing and organizational procedures to streamline workflow.
Worked directly with clients in order to expedite needs and requests, freeing attorney to work simultaneously with a greater volume of clients.
BERGER KAHN, Marina Del Rey, California January, 2003 - May, 2005
A mid-size law firm, specializing in handling a wide variety of business transactions and disputes.
Paralegal - Litigation/Corporate
Duties
Conducted extensive case research via Lexis, Pacer and the Internet.
Prepared document productions and created privilege logs.
Drafted, revised, assembled, processed and filed pleadings and discovery.
Processed UCC filings.
Results
Created and implemented all office organizational systems, designed to better manage workflow and maximize efficiency.
SULMEYER, KUPETZ, Los, Angeles, California June, 2002- January, 2003
A premier insolvency law firm.
Paralegal -Bankruptcy/Litigation
Duties
Supported several bankruptcy and litigation partners and associates.
Prepared corporate minutes and assembled corporate minute books.
Managed creditor database and generate financial reports.
Performed property searches.
Drafted and filed Bankruptcy petitions and schedules.
Maintained debtor database.
Prepared document productions.
Filed pleadings in both State and Federal Court.
Results
Promoted to junior paralegal status.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Litigation/Corporate Paralegal Certificate Institution, Los Angeles, California
University of California, Los Angeles
B. A. - Political Science
California State University, Northridge
References available on request.
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