channah solomon

channahsolomon@gmail.com

Skokie, IL

(773) 318-9949

 

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Leshkowitz Law, PLLC                                                                      New York, NY                                          2010-2015

LEGAL ASSISTANT

●  Assists Attorneys in preparation of estate planning documents including wills, trusts, powers of attorney for health care and property management and nominations of guardians.  Assists clients in funding their trusts. Prepare client booklets of executed estate planning documents.

●  Attend execution of estate planning documents as notary public. 

●  Work directly with clients on Estate Administration to assist in gathering asset information, and managing estate administration deadlines.

●  Draft documents using HotDocs Software related to the settlement of estate/trusts, including, but not limited to Probate Petitions, Probate Inventories, Probate Accounts, Trust Accounts, and Estate Tax Returns.

●  Handle court filings with the Surrogate’s Court; timely follow up regarding acquiring Letters Testamentary, Trusteeship or Administration c.t.a. and the final decree.

●  Act as Surrogate’s Court liaison between court administration, attorneys and clients.  Developed valuable working relationships with court clerks, an asset during critical times.

●  Format documents, make revisions and redline documents using Workshare.

●  Responsible for scheduling all appointments and meetings and updating client contact information as needed.

●  Responsible for selecting and ordering all offices supplies, mindful of the firms bottom line; developed relationship with vendors.

●  Maintain and organize digital client files with Worldox, handle high call volumes for multiple attorneys and prepare all mailings.

●  Using PC Law software, track and report all legal expenses and fees.

●  Record Attorney’s time, process and send bills to client, follow-up for collection.

 

Levin & Rosen, LTDSkokie, IL2006-2010

PARALEGAL

●  Prepare and maintain corporate clients’ minute books, corporation documents and shareholder agreements.

●  Draft real estate closing documents and prepare closing books for residential and commercial transactions.

●  Responsible for drafting correspondence to clients and maintaining client files.

●  Draft client invoices and follow-up for collection.

●  Research legal questions on Westlaw and/or Lexis Nexis.

 

EDUCATION:

Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL              2009

PARALEGAL CERTIFICATE – ABA PROGRAM

Graduated with Honors

 

Thomas Edison State CollegeTrenton, NJ              2008

BACHELOR IN LIBERAL ARTS

 

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY:

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint | PC Law | Workshare | Worldox document management system | Nuance PDF Converter| CaseMap, TimeMap, TextMap | Concordance, Concordance Images | Summation | Westlaw/Lexis

 

SKILLS:

●  Strong organizational and prioritizing skills to effectively handle multiple projects and to keep track of deadlines.

●  Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work well with clients, other professionals, and attorneys.

●  High level of accuracy and attention to detail; Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; Strong organizational skills.