April Gagnon
Chicopee,MA
Summary
Legal professional with strong skills in writing, organizing and project managing cases related to Probating Estates, Real Estate and Estate Planning law. Results-driven professional skilled in researching legal case information and preparing necessary correspondence with strong understanding of legal terminology and processes. Adept in maintaining confidential records and client information.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
Provost Law, LLC
09.2019 - Current
- Support a variety of real estate transactions including but not limited to coordinating with third parties, deeds, review property ownership, and draft legal descriptions.
- Create and review real estate agreements.
- Conduct due diligence by critiquing titles provided and survey; draft and pursue title curative documents.
- Work with title companies and financing parties to satisfy project financing requirements.
- Generate closing checklists; coordinate closings while tracking requirements and key dates.
- Edit and proofread legal documents to verify accuracy before sending to lenders or Attorneys
- Obtaining documents and records from clients and state and local agencies
- Preparing, editing, and reviewing petitions and pleadings
- Gather information for preparation of inventories and appraisals
- Prepare inventories, notices and other documents for probate and trust administration cases
- File documents with the Court, including e-filing
- Corresponding with the Court, including Clerks of the Court and Probate Examiners
- Checking Probate notes and preparing Supplements for the purpose of responding to Probate notes to ensure that petitions are approved at hearings
- Being proactive in upcoming filing deadlines and meeting necessary deadlines
- Circulate communications regarding changes in procedure, industry standards or protocol
- Review, index and organize court documents and forms
Server
Slainte Irish Pub And Restaurant
09.2017 - 07.2023
- Served food and beverages promptly with focused attention to customer needs.
- Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills, and handle complimentary items.
- Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
- Maintained clean and organized dining areas to uphold restaurant hygiene standards.
- Set positive tone for entire dining experience as first point of contact for incoming guests.
- Resolved customer complaints promptly and professionally to maintain positive reputation.
- Displayed enthusiasm and promoted excellent service to customers, successfully increasing referrals, and walk-in business.
- Answered customers' questions, recommended items, and recorded order information.
Primary Caretaker for Children
Stay At Home Mom
07.2014 - 09.2017
- Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of care for well-being of household.
- Addressed and maintained needs for household.
Business Analyst
MassMutual
11.2002 - 07.2014
- Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define project objectives and criteria.
- Performed gap analysis to identify areas of improvement.
- Improved business direction by prioritizing customers and implementing changes based on collected feedback.
- Analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations.
- Analyzed data to identify root causes of problems and recommend corrective actions.
- Developed customized reports, summarizing and presenting data in visually appealing format.
Education
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA06.2002
Bachelor of Science - Parlegal Studies
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA01.2024
Skills
- Proficient in MS Office
- Document filing
- Legal jargon knowledge
- Exceptional writer
- Document preparation
- Account Administration
- Administrative support
- Estate planning
- Legal Research
- Case management
Timeline
Paralegal
Provost Law, LLC
09.2019 - Current
Server
Slainte Irish Pub And Restaurant
09.2017 - 07.2023
Primary Caretaker for Children
Stay At Home Mom
07.2014 - 09.2017
Business Analyst
MassMutual
11.2002 - 07.2014
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Springfield Technical Community College
Bachelor of Science - Parlegal Studies
Liberty University
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