CYNTHIA CARREON

Evanston, IL 60202 • C: (773) 263-7199 • ccarreon02@att.net

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Paralegal motivated to continually improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and

opportunities for professional growth.

SKILLS

Certified Paralegal

Specialty in Real Estate

Proficient in MS Office

Excellent investigative and reporting skills

Strong work ethic

Spreadsheet management

Team building

Appointment setting

WORK HISTORY

Legal Secretary

Clark Hill - Chicago

  · Managed billable hours, payroll, client invoicing and attorney schedules.

  · Run conflicts and manage files.

  · Entered attorney billable and non-billable time.

  · Maintained attorney calendar.

Prepared and reviewed attorney letters.

Real Estate Paralegal

Kluever and Platt, LLC - Chicago, Illinois

11/2010 - 08/2014

  · Prepared documentation necessary to any case, including real estate purchases or sale closings.

  · Prepared and reviewed amendments and leases.

  · Worked on items such as title insurance and tax bills, in addition to working with the lawyers, coordinate with landlords,

housing managers or other real estate personnel.

Completed pending purchase agreements and create closing checklists for all real estate sales.

09/2014 - 10/2014

Professional phone etiquette

Excellent communication skills

Articulate and well-spoken

Customer service-oriented

Accurate and detailed

Excellent planner and coordinator

Pleasant demeanor

Works well under pressure

  · Completed promissory agreements, legal descriptions of property and title affidavits, as well as other closing documents.

Distributed real estate documents, conducting research, analyzing title documents and explaining real estate codes to

clients.

Upon the closing of the sale, work with title company to record all real estate documentation and distribute funds from

closing.

Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.

  · Communicated with outside vendors on behalf of attorneys and legal departments.

Created and implement all policies, work flow processes and work assignments.

  · Managed billable hour, payroll, client invoicing and attorney schedules.

Legal Assistant/REO Closer

Klein, Daday, Aretos & O'Donoghue - Rolling Meadows, Illinois

12/2007 - 04/2010

  · Drafted letters to opposing counsel, conducting legal research, supplying legal documents to third parties, preparing

contracts and closing documents, ensuring organization of digital/paper files, creating office documents in spreadsheets,

typesetting and delivering time sensitive materials.

  · Upon the closing of the sale, work with title company to record all real estate documentation and distribute funds from

closing.

  · Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.

  · Communicated pertinent information to clients via phone, email and mail.

  · Produced legal documents, including contracts and real estate closing statements.

Contacted clients to schedule appointments and discuss the progress of closings.

Worked as a team with attorneys, administrative assistants and fellow legal assistants.

Escrow Agent

Premier Title Company - Arlington Heights, Illinois

04/2006 - 04/2009

Handled paperwork and activities required for each party to a real-estate sale/purchase.

Requested copies of such documents as the sale contract and termite inspection from the involved real-estate agent.

Secured documentation from the lender, requesting the complete loan package from the entity providing the mortgage.

Obtained such items as closing instructions and details concerning disbursement of the mortgage funds.

Prepared the settlement statement, required affidavits, loan documents and a variety of other necessary documents for

closing the sale/mortgage. Also handled the disbursement of the checks after closing and also collected any checks

required for covering closing costs and/or deposits.

Ensured all documents, such as the note and Truth-in-Lending Statement, are properly signed, witnessed, and

photocopied for distribution to the appropriate parties. Returned originals to the parties as required, as well as give the

buyer/borrower copies of all the signed documents, including all the affidavits and documents provided by the lender.

EDUCATION

Paralegal Certificate :

Chicago State University - Chicago, IL

Coursework to become a certified paralegal.

Associate's Degree: Public Service

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

May 2002

June 2012