ANGELENA OLIVER

561 E Seegers Rd Apt 111 Arlington Heights, IL  60005 847-769-0559 angelenajoliver@gmail.com

 

 

LEGAL ASSISTANT / SECRETARY / PARALEGAL

 

OBJECTIVE             

To secure and excel in a challenging legal secretary or paralegal position within a small law

firm where I may apply my related legal studies, acute professional abilities, and proven

business administration experience.

 

 

EDUCATION             

ITT Technical Institute

Associate of Applied Science, Paralegal Studies, June 2012

 

 

RELATED COURSEWORK

Business Law & Regulation	Legal Research/Writing	Ethics for Paralegals
Criminal Law	Real Estate Law	Civil Litigation
Constitutional Law	Family Law	Criminal Litigation
Contract Law	Estates, Trusts, & Wills	LexisNexis

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORE KNOWLEDGE

Laws & Principles

●        Business laws and regulations in a variety of areas, including bankruptcy, employment, consumer, and contract law.

●        Theories of contract law and how to draft simple contracts, specifically contractual elements and standard contractual provisions, contract provisions in selected specialized practice areas, the Statue of Fraud, and the Uniform Commercial Code.

●        Legal concepts and specialized terminology related to real property law, title examination, title insurance, and transfer of interests in real property.

●        Foundation in the ethics necessary for the paralegal/legal assistant to properly deal with the public, clients, and professionals in any type of legal setting.

 

Legal Writing

●        Legal research and writing emphasizing the development and ability to capably analyze, interpret, and communicate facts, ideas, and law through comprehension of legal research techniques. Effective use of a law library and online resources to find statues, precedents, and other relevant legal authority and how to cite them.

●        Preparation and handling of wills, trusts, and estates; emphasizing the drafting of estate planning documents, such as wills and trusts.

●        Practical aspects of investigations, preparation of pleadings and other documents, court procedures, settlement agreements, and post decree modifications.

 

Legal Analysis & Research

●        Basic principles of legal analysis; correct and effective written communication through letters, legal memoranda, and briefs.

●        The structure and operation of civil courts and gathering and organizing factual information emphasizing the discovery process and document drafting.

●        Probate proceedings including the preparation of probate court pleadings, collection and valuation of assets, review of claims, distribution of assets among beneficiaries and accounting.

 

 

WORK HISTORY

Tanita Corporation                                                                       Arlington Heights, IL

Customer Service/Receptionist                                                        January 2010- Present 

●        Customer Service

●        Receptionist

●        Technical Support

●        Order Entry SAP

●        Collection on Pending Payments for Repairs

●        Processing Mail

●        Faxing, Scanning, Copying

●        UPS, Fed Ex, and USPS postal machines

 

Office Team                                                                                                   Hoffman Estates, IL

Receptionist                                                                                                   December 2009- January 2010

●        Filing Invoices

●        Looking up information in different Databases

●        Multiple Line Switchboard

●        Order Entry for various Accounts

 

Supreme Lobster & Seafood                                                         Villa Park, IL

Data Entry/Receptionist                                                                        August 2007 – July 2008 

●        Order Entry

●        Multiple Line Switchboard

●        Filing Checks for A/P and A/R Accounts

●        Filing Monthly Reports

●        Processing Mail

●        Scanning

●        Faxing

 

Select Staffing                                                                                     Oak Brook, IL

Data Entry                                                                                                  June 2007- August 2007 

●        Re-setter for White Hen locations

●        Data Entry for various temporary assignments

●        Collection for Oak Park Adjudication Office

●        Answering phone calls for ticket information

●        Processing Mail

 

Princeton Corporation                                                                       Kentland, IN

Data Entry                                                                                                  July 2005- March 2007 

●        Data Entry for new clients AAA

●        Daily Deposits for Accounting

●        Daily, Weekly, Monthly Reports

●        Scanning

●        Processing Mail

●        Sending Out Renewals for Insurance Policies