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JEAN ANDERSEN
PARALEGAL
3045 Walnut Creek Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30005
(404) 309.6516 ___________________________________________________________________________________
September 16, 2009
Dear Hiring Manager,
As a recent graduate of Emory University's Paralegal certificate program, I am eager to begin my career working as a Paralegal. The course work that I completed at Emory University and my prior work experience as a administrative assistant, mortgage banker, title insurance sales manager and teacher provided me with the appreciation of the complexity the law. I find the law field fascinating.
In addition to the information provided on my enclosed resume, I would like to take the liberty ofemphasizing some points concerning my skills, talent, and experience and how they would help me contribute to the growing success and growth of your firm.
Superb client account management employing excellent listening, communication and organizational skills ensuring that every client needs are met or exceeds their expectation. A former banker, I have experience in originating retail first and second mortgage loans, equity lines of credit, represented the bank and closed consumer loan files, drafted TILA, RESPA, REG Z loan documents and created power point presentations for first time home buyer seminars.
During my title insurance employment, I wrote and presented proposals to key decision makers, negotiated contractual rates on services, assisted with title searches, created training manuals for bankers on topics relating to UCC recordings, presented informative workshop to the bankers covering how to read title search reports, clearing title insurance conditions, explaining the purpose of the various affidavits, and key points to look for when reviewing appraisal reports.
Many years of experience successfully scheduling meetings, managing company calendars, updating contact management systems, monitoring client files and making phone calls to clients to enhance the growth of the company business.
Highly proficient in Outlook, MS Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and Power Point and with working knowledge of West Law, Nexis Lexis, and legal research and writing.A professional dedicated to teamwork with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
I am fully aware of the kind of attention to detail that the Paralegal in this field must have. If you decide to check any of my references, I am confident that you will be told of the high level of discipline and responsibilities that I bring to the tasks I undertake.
I would appreciate the opportunity to be interviewed for the paralegal position at your firm. I feel confident that my training and experience have prepared me for the kind of challenge that this position would provide.
Sincerely,
Jean AndersenCertified Paralegal
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