Experienced Legal Assistant

Jamie Chick

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Phoenix, Arizona 85023

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a permanent legal secretary/assistant position that would enable me to utilize my skills and experience, and also pose new challenges for me.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

THE MCRAE GROUP OF COMPANIES

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA 03/07 to 01/09

Legal Assistant to In House Counsel – My responsibilities as a Legal Assistant included: reviewing Purchase and Sale Agreements for relevant terms and creating a checklist for attorneys; verification and completion of all escrow documents prior to closing; assist with preparation and finalization of loan documentation and agricultural leases; acquiring agricultural property tax status and helping in the coordination of property tax appeals; preparing and filing corporate annual reports and LLC dissolutions; file maintenance; maintaining Company transaction calendar; timekeeping for attorney; screening incoming phone calls and general correspondence.

BERENS, KOZUB, LORD & KLOBERDANZ, PLC 09/02 to 03/06

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA

Legal Secretary to Managing Partner - My responsibilities as a legal secretary included: preparing and filing legal documents; drafting, revising and finalizing transactional real estate documents and land acquisition loan documents; maintaining attorney’s calendar; timekeeping for attorney; screen incoming phone calls; general correspondence and maintaining files.

ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE

PHOENIX, ARIZONA

Liability Management Section

Department of Corrections Unit 05/00 to 09/02

Legal Secretary to Unit Chief - My responsibilities as a legal secretary included: preparing and filing all legal documents necessary for the litigation of civil cases filed against the Arizona Department of Corrections in Maricopa County Superior Court, The Arizona Court of Appeals, The Arizona Supreme Court and the United States District Court, District of Arizona; maintained files and calendar for attorney; timekeeping for attorney; and general correspondence.

Criminal Appeals Section 04/97 to 05/00

Legal Secretary to three appellate attorneys - My responsibilities as a legal secretary included: preparing court filings, appellate briefs, habeas petitions and responses and various other pleadings in the Maricopa County Superior Court, the Arizona Court of Appeals, the Arizona Supreme Court, the United States District Court; and the United States Supreme Court; entered time for attorneys; maintained files; screened incoming phone calls.

GENE R. STRATFORD, ESQ.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA 04/88 to 04/97

Legal Secretary and Administrator - My responsibilities as a legal secretary included: preparing and filing legal documents regarding criminal, domestic relations and plaintiff’s personal injury cases on all court levels; maintaining attorney’s calendar; general correspondence and maintaining files. As the administrator of the law firm I was responsible for accounts payable and receivable and corporate banking and budgeting.

EDUCATION:

Glendale Community College - Associates Degree in Fire Science;

Phoenix College - Legal Studies

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Word 2000

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Timeslips

Timekeeper

Notary

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