TANIELLE SAMUELS
Brampton,ON
Summary
Driven Law Clerk with 5 years hands-on and educational expertise in legal practices while efficiently researching, preparing and scheduling activities within the litigation process. Resourceful and meticulous team player with consistent ability to coordinate and manage multiple projects and provide key support to legal professionals, including partners, associates, staff members and clients. Adaptive, flexible and results-oriented relationship builder seeking to leverage background into a Legal Assistant /Law Clerk position with a progressive organization.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Title Assistant
FNF Canada
Mississauga, ON
03.2021 - 06.2021
- Examined documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments and easements to verify legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.
- Examined and verified over 50 escalated title and payout statements daily.
- Dealt with any problems or requirements that must be addressed and answered prior to processing such as: notes file, discharge statements, title issues, additional documents, title in maiden name, title in only one name and applicants, executions against same or similar names, etc.
- Dealt directly with lender, broker, law firms and client to resolve issues.
- Completed and verified all mortgage information with client.
- Prepared documents (i.e. mortgage document, title change postponements, etc.) according to lender requirements.
- Request and review payout statements from other financial institutions.
- Received and submitted payments, updated account information and provided receipts.
Office Manager
Zajai Lounge
Brampton, ON
01.2016 - 02.2021
- Handled all incoming business and client requests for information
- Established efficient workflow processes, monitored daily productivity and implemented modifications to improve overall effectiveness of office personnel and activities
- Developed standard operating procedures for all administrative employees
- Increased sales by 80%
- Initiated timely project management within budget constraints for multi-faceted problems concerning executive leaders.
Legal Assistant
Robinsons Law
Toronto, Ontario
10.2018 - 04.2019
- Utilized PC Law to invoice clients resulting in 30% collection increase
- Opening files, filing, arranged meetings, managing lawyer’s calendar system
- Liaising with clients to obtain information and instructions
- Drafted Power of Attorney, Letters of Direction and reporting letters to clients
- Assisted with Vault Organization
- Processed payments for fines and fees, maintained accurate drawers, issued receipts and updated account balances.
- Maintained docket calendar and database for one (1) lawyer and two (2) senior law clerks
Law Clerk/ Office Manager
Bogle Jason E
Toronto, ON
06.2016 - 11.2017
- Updated firm's database with new information, including policies, client records and financial documents
- Used internal precedents to prepare subpoenas and client correspondence
- Invoiced clients for legal fees using PC Law
- Sorted and maintained client served into alphabetical order, decreased retrieval time by %30
Law Clerk/ Internship
Jennifer Klotz Law Firm Professional Corporation
Toronto, ON
03.2013 - 11.2014
- Conducted interviews with clients and witnesses to establish and verify key case information
- Located relevant authoritative legal precedents to assess probable outcomes and potential arguments
- Heard oral arguments to establish case facts
- Drafted memorandum legal documents under supervision of staff attorneys
- Researched information for upcoming cases for two (2) lawyers
Education
Law Clerk Certificate - Law Clerk
triOS College Business Technology Healthcare - Brampton Campus
Brampton, ON2014
Bachelor of Arts - Humanities
York University
Toronto, ON2012
Skills
- Proficient with PC Law, Quick Law, Terraview, Conveyancer, Divorcemate, Fast Company, Simply Accounting, Quickbooks, Microsoft Word, Excel, LexisNexis
- Title processing
- Court filings
- Legal Documentation
- Skilled in law research and presenting reports
- Excellent knack in following oral and written instructions
- Remarkable attention-to-detail and organizational skills
- Able to tackle variety of challenging work all alone
- Expert in working with computer and possess typing speed of 60 wpm
- Complete knowledge of administrative and clerical processes involved in legal system
- Outstanding customer service and interpretation skills
- Oral and written communication
Timeline
Title Assistant
FNF Canada
03.2021 - 06.2021
Legal Assistant
Robinsons Law
10.2018 - 04.2019
Law Clerk/ Office Manager
Bogle Jason E
06.2016 - 11.2017
Office Manager
Zajai Lounge
01.2016 - 02.2021
Law Clerk/ Internship
Jennifer Klotz Law Firm Professional Corporation
03.2013 - 11.2014
Law Clerk Certificate - Law Clerk
triOS College Business Technology Healthcare - Brampton Campus
Bachelor of Arts - Humanities
York University
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