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10+ yrs

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paralegal

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Since my boyfriend grew up as an expatriate child, we wanted to live and work abroad, with preference for Washington and I hope to find a job that will fit in with my potential and experience. I hope to gain excitement out of the function and learning the local laws and setting up new working routines.

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/> 1984 – 1990 school for senior general secondary education with Mendel College

WORKING EXPERIENCE

2-2002 – to date Boekel De Nerée N.V. (three positions held until to date)

Paralegal Debt Collection Officer
(5-2004 – to date)

Responsibilities and accountabilities
Responsible for conducting debt collection court proceedings for 100 lawyers and notaries, which includes settlement negotiations with customers.
Span of debt collection value is close to one million euros over 150 cases on yearly average
The job requires professional confidentially and adhering to concise working practices

activities Paralegal Debt Collection officer
· Legal correspondence and customer contacts
· Drafting of court documents such as a writ of summons, a statement of claim, petitions etc
· Conducting debt collection proceedings;
· Attending and acting on behalf of a client at a hearing responsible for accurate planning, priority setting and organization of duties;

Paralegal Trust Officer
(2-2002 – 5-2004)

Responsibilities and accountabilities
Responsible for incorporation and coordination of trust activities in favour of legal entities and other organizational form;
Responsible for a budget of over 4 million GBP
The job requires professional confidentially and adhering to concise working practices

activities Paralegal Trust Officer
· preparation/drafting of tax returns;
· legal correspondence and customer contacts
· discussions with clients, banks, lawyers, and tax consultants to conduct annual general meetings of shareholders;

Head Cause List Administration
(2-2002 – to date)

Responsibilities and accountabilities
Responsible for the entire cause list administration
Responsible to maintain a high standard of training in conducting civil law procedures;
One subordinate

activities Head Cause List Administration
· directing and training subordinate of the cause list administration;
· internal advice on how to conduct suits on civil procedural law;
· to assist trainee lawyers in conducting civil law procedures;
· to conduct procedures relating to fixed court fees;
· to examine court document on invalidities pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure and the Judiciary Organization Act;
· cause list administration (prepare cause lists for judicial authorities and all additional activities)

01-2001 until 1-2002 Wouters Lawyers and Notaries – Andersen Legal

Office Manager/Operations Manager

Responsibilities and accountabilities
Responsible for the day to day office routine of 70 lawyers and notaries
Responsible of directing a secretarial staff of 30 subordinates
Responsible for a budget of over two million euros
Manager of the portfolio of workflow processes for the enterprise

Activities Office Manager/Operations Manager
· recruiting and selection of secretarial and administrative staff including contract negotiations
· conflict mediation between all personel
· holding appraisal interviews and staff assessments
· organization and coordination of all sorts of events and projects
· Interdepartemental laison
· responsible for office relocation
· continuance and replenishment of office stationeries

Partnership-Coordinator

Activities Partnership-Coordinator
· planning and attending partnership meetings
· taking minutes and drawing up to do lists and monitor compliance

Financial Administration Coordinator

Responsibilties and accountabilities
Responsible of the billing departement
6 subordinates
Span of work in progress value is close to two million euros

Activities Financial Administration Coordinator
· set up and directing a billing department

11-1992 until 01-2001 Boekel De Nerée Lawyers and Notaries (four positions held until 01- 2001)

Division Head Procurator Litis and Cause List Administration
(1-1-1999 until 1-1-2001)

Responsibilities and accountabilities
Responsible for the entire cause list administration
Responsible for procurator litis practice
Responsible to maintain a high standard of training in conducting civil law procedures;
four subordinates

Activities Division Head Procurator Litis and Cause List Administration
· directing and training employees of the cause list administration (workforce of 4);
· advising and directing external lawyers in procurator litis cases
· internal advice on how to conduct suits on civil procedural law
· assisting trainee lawyers in conducting civil law procedures
· conducting procedures relating to fixed court fees
· examination of court documents on invalidities pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure and the Judiciary Organization Act
· legal correspondence

Officer Procurator Litis and Cause List Administration
(1-1-1995 until 1-1-1999)
Deputy Division Procurator Litis and Cause List Administration
(1-1-1994 until 1-1-1995)
Legal Secretary
(9-11-1992 until 1-1-1994)

06-1991 tot 11-1992 Temporary Employment Agencies assignment to several companies in secretarial positions

Secretary

- Brauw Blackstone Westbroek lawyers and notaries(4 weeks)
- Boekel De Nerée lawyers and notaries(2 weeks)
- Houthoff Van Heycop Ten Ham lawyers(6 months)
- Bureau Economic Argumentative (several weeks)
- Public works of municipality of Hoofddorp (several weeks)
- Ecophon (several weeks)
- Sigma Coatings (several weeks)
- Evers Meijer Thijssen Lawyers (3 months)
- Public works of municipality of Haarlem (2 months)

activities (Legal) Secretary:
· looking after internal and external correspondence
· working out correspondence through dictating machine
· internal and external telephone handling
· looking after mailings
· agenda management
· filing of administration
· archiving
· calling of meetings
· taking minutes at meetings
· billing
· planning of daily routes of employees who work outside the office
· organizing business trips

LANGUAGES
Dutch: mother tongue
English: fluently

KNOWLEDGE OF SOFTWARE
WP51
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows 2000/XP
Word
Excel
Access
PowerPoint
Q & A (database)
Novell - Groupwise (e-mail)
AS400 (timesheet system)
Lotus Notes (e-mail)
Easy (timesheet system)

MISCELLANEOUS

Drivers license B/E , available to travel, available to take courses

Hobby´s: snowboarding, swimming, yoga, cooking

REFERENCE:

Mr. C.J.M.A. Govers, attorney at law, who worked with me at Andersen Legal as at Boekel de Nerée until to date

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