JEAN ANDERSEN
 3045 Walnut Creek Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30005    
(404) 309.6516 - [Send email using form at bottom]
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CAREER OBJECTIVE/SYNOPSIS

Self-motivated, diligent, experienced, and highly disciplined professional with
a Bachelors degree and Paralegal Certificate from Emory University is seeking a
paralegal position in the field of litigation, labor law, real estate, personal
injury, workers compensation, employee benefits or bankruptcy. Paralegal
experience in personal injury, medical malpractice, client/customer service, new
business presentations and administrative support. 

FORMAL PARALEGAL TRAINING

Civil Litigation:  Drafting of pleadings, preparation of motions, discovery,
pretrial data certificates and trial notebooks.  Ethics:  Client confidence,
conflicts of interest, unauthorized practice of law.  Contracts: Offers,
acceptance, consideration, illegal contracts, third-party contracts, remedies,
contractual capacity, Uniform Commercial Code, discharge of obligations, and
provisions.  Research:  Statutes, digest, case law, citations, encyclopedias,
dictionaries, on-line data bases, Westlaw, Nexus Lexus, Find Law, Concordance and
E-Discovery. Torts:  Negligence, intentional torts, strict liability, personal
injury litigation, settlements.  Criminal Law:  Statutory, common, criminal law,
criminal theory and interpretation of statutes.  Public Law: Business and
economic regulations and ethical consideration.  Georgia Practices:  Experience
in drafting documents. 

SKILLS KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES 

     Assisted attorney by contacting clients to obtain status on personal injury
or medical malpractice cases.
     Drafted legal correspondence to insurance companies requesting client
medical records and bills.
     Responsible for client contact by following up on case files by
interviewing the client to determine if they are still treating or finished
treatment, obtained status on providers, documented the information collected in
case notebook and sent status emails to attorney, case manager, and office
manager.
     Filed legal documents, letters, email correspondence in the client’s case
notebook.
     Instructed the client on what to do next, e.g., obtain medical records or
bills and provided names of doctors who with take a lien to render services for
clients.
     Drafted documents covering notice of representation, request to change
court date, and other notices.
     Performed court house research, investigated records on deeds, chains of
title and personal injury cases.
     Drafted real estate contracts, rental agreements, bill of sale, and
memorandum of understanding.
     Excellent working knowledge of Real Estate documents, transactions, and
title process.
     In-depth knowledge of website legal research tools and financial database
processes and application.
     Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Windows
Word 2007, Power Point, PDF,Adobe Reader 9, ACT, Peoplesoft, Westlaw,
E-Discovery, Concordance, used computer research packages
and INTERNET to research legal literature, and retrieve documents stored in
database.
     Proficient in organizational skills including ability to prioritize and
coordinate multiple tasks.
     Ability to maintain confidential information and make collection calls on
commercial accounts.
     Excellent written and verbal communication skills including professional
phone etiquette.
     Ability to handle fast-paced environment with high professional standards.

EDUCATION

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, College of Law, 
     Post-Baccalaureate Paralegal Certificate, May 2009
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, College of Architecture & Fine
Arts, Bachelors Degree in Art Education; College of Education, Post-Baccalaureate
Reading Teacher Certificate
Department of Business & Professional Regulations, Georgia & Florida Licensed
Real Estate Agent

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Adam Jaffe, Esq., Atlanta, Georgia
Paralegal (September 2009- Present)
     Clerking (internship) directly to Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice
attorney with a range of responsibilities that include investigated work, and
locating police report, medical records and bills.
     Responsible for calling clients, investigation facts related to the case,
providing status on the case, made inquires on the client's health and documented
the conversation in the file and emailed all parties involved in the case.
     Drafted demand and representation letters and filed confidential legal
correspondence which included billing records, medical records, police reports
and organize the client's case notebook.
     Duties included scheduling appointments, updating case notebook on details
of claim, status of injury and assisting the client in finding doctors who will
take a lien for services rendered.

Samuel Woodhouse, Esq., Atlanta, Georgia
Paralegal (October 2009- October 2009)
     Contract assignment working directly for the attorney with a range of
responsibilities that include filing,typing, updating case binders with latest
court documents, emails, and correspondence.
     Successfully handled information requiring a high level of confidentially
and discretion.
     Administrative duties assisting staff with organizing, manually filing,
storing information and answering multi-phone lines.

DG FAST CHANNEL / PATHFIRE, Roswell, Georgia 
Administrative Assistant (November 2008-June 2009)
     Managed office operations, phone coverage, greeted clients, and reported
directly to controller with broad range of responsibilities that encompass
commercial collection calls on past due accounts, greeting clients,drafting
letters or reports, distributed employee pay checks and prepared accounts payable
excel spread sheets documenting collections and updated reports in the Microsoft
Business Solutions – Great Plains. 
     Duties included administrative support to multiple executives and staff,
including monitoring weekly office calendars, processing bridge line requests,
scheduling conference rooms reservations, preparing correspondence, tracking
invoices using accounting software, coordinated staff meetings and lunches.
     Assumed significant responsibility for preparing, scanning and uploading
final billing documents to electronic files and emailing the invoices to customer
accounts on a monthly basis.
     Generated weekly reports to area managers regarding employee time records
using PeopleSoft.
     Collected over $350,000.00 in past due commercial accounts within a 4 month
period for Pathfire Division.

DISCOVER STAFFING, Alpharetta, Georgia
Administrative Executive Assistant (April 2008-December 2008)
     Provided prompt and courteous response to incoming calls, greeting
visitors, and light clerical work (faxing, copying and filing) as needed.
     Coordinate multifaceted office functions encompassing office calendar,
scheduling of conference room for team meetings and assisted in maintaining
office appearances.
     Generated and composed various types of business correspondence as required
for executives.

REMN, Kennesaw, Georgia
Senior Mortgage Banker (April 2008-September 2008)

J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK, Alpharetta, Georgia
Home Loan Mortgage Account Executive (May 2001-April 2008)

BANK OF AMERICA, Roswell, Georgia
Account Executive Loan Officer (July 1997-May 2001)