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I have a law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law, but, have a passion for the field of adoption. I would love to be involved in any way helping orphaned children find loving homes and am looking for an entry-level position in this field. I don't necessarily have to use my law degree.
I also have a BA in the Russian language from Brigham Young University and spent 20 months living in Russia. While in Moscow, I visited an orphanage a couple of times to play with the kids. It was a heart-breaking experience, but one that I will never forget. I would love to work for an adoption agency and use my language abilities to help facilitate adoptions from Russia.
Resume below:
LAURA McLENNAN
8204 Blackwillow Circle, # 102, Anaheim, CA 92808; Phone: (714) 283-4948 Lauramc1967@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Malibu, CA
Juris Doctorate, Received May 2001
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Provo, UT
BA, Russian Language, 1990
WORK EXPERIENCE
09/2005-12/2006 LAW OFFICE OF VIOLET WOODHOUSE, Temporary Paralegal, Newport Beach, CA
Assisted two family law attorneys with completing and filing with the court, documents such as Petitions, Declarations, Summons, Proofs of Service, Responses, Stipulations, Requests, and Order/Notice to Withhold Income pertaining to divorces, spousal support, child support and for the division of assets; answered phone calls from clients; made phone calls to the court clerk; typed letters, helped to organize the office’s filing system
07/2004-10/2004 LAWCROSSING, LEGAL AUTHORITY, & BCG, (related companies) Proofreader of legal jobs website, Los Angeles, CA
Edited and proofread job listings on the LawCrossing website. Edited job search website for conciseness, readability, and for errors. Edited legal recruiter letters for Barrister Consulting Group (BCG), a legal recruiting company.
08/2003-12/2003 COUNTRYWIDE FUNDING, Data Entry Operator, Simi Valley, CA
Updated loan packages and matched documents with their appropriate files.
04/2003 BRITISH PETROLEUM, Contract Document Reviewer, Los Angeles, CA
Reviewed documents to find those relevant to an important environmental defense case.
12/2002-02/2003 GIBSON, DUNN, & CRUTCHER, Contract Document Reviewer, L.A., CA
Reviewed hundreds of documents to find those relevant to the issues in a large civil litigation case. Reviewed client’s documents as well as those from opposing side. Then coded the documents by keyword into a Concordance database.
08/2002-09/2002 BANK OF AMERICA, Contract Document Reviewer, L.A., CA
Reviewed hundreds of documents from Real Estate files to organize into specified categories to be scanned for mass storage on disk.
06/2002 PEERLESS BUILDINGS & MAINTENANCE, Temporary Receptionist, Panorama City, CA Answered phones, made copies and sent faxes.
11/2001-12/2001 COUNTRYWIDE FUNDING, Collateral Tech, Canoga Park, CA
Reviewed loan packages to ensure that all necessary documents were present and properly filled out and signed.
05/1999-09/1999 HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT, Law Clerk, Los Angeles, CA
For an Immigration Law office, prepared Asylum Applications for immigrants and the supporting documentation. Interviewed clients regarding their hardships in their home countries to determine their eligibility for asylum in the U.S. Assisted clients with Applications for Cancellation of Deportation Orders and Visas.
1997-1998 PAINE WEBBER, Operations Cashier, Salt Lake City, UT
Received all incoming checks from clients and deposited them into their appropriate brokerage accounts. Sent checks out to clients per their requests. Wired and transferred funds. Made daily accounting of all incoming and outgoing checks to and from clients for an office of 25 stockbrokers. Made daily deposits of all checks at bank.
1996-1997 DEAN WITTER, Assistant to Stockbrokers, McLean, VA
Opened and closed brokerage accounts, answered phones, answered clients' basic questions about their accounts and the current value of their stocks. Transferred funds and securities.
1995-1996 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Archival Researcher, Washington, D.C.
Reviewed, analyzed, retrieved, and copied classified and unclassified documents at the National Archives and the Army and Marine Military Archives from the Vietnam War era and the Korean War era, relevant to the POW/MIA issue. Then inputted the important information in these documents into a computer database for the public to do research on the POW/MIA issue.
1993-1994 ABRAMOWITZ & DORIAN, ATTYS AT LAW, Legal Secretary, Annandale, VA Prepared or obtained all necessary documents for real estate settlements for refinances or purchases/sales (documents such as title searches, lender documents, documents from real estate brokers, and from buyers and sellers), Coordinated settlement date among all parties involved in the settlement.
SKILLS
Microsoft Word (intermediate level), Fluent in Russian (Lived in Russia 20 months and have BA degree in Russian language)
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