Janet Methot
Paralegal, Administrative Assistant, Office Management
Oro Valley,AZ
Summary
Goal-oriented Administrative Assistant, Paralegal seeking full or part time work. Highly experienced in providing management and support to corporate officers and legal departments. Proavtive demonstrated ability in interpreting legal documents, procedures and policies. Results-driven professional skilled in researching Deed of Trust and legal titles of residential and vacant land properties, and preparing necessary reports, with strong understanding of legal terminology and processes. Adept in maintaining confidential records and client information. Pleasantly assists attorneys in office management.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Account for Gap in Employment
Cared For Ill Husband
Tucson, AZ
08.2013 - 03.2023
- Assisted in the full time care of my Husband.
- Due to his dementia I had to successfully reconcile the checking account for the past year.
- Met with attorney re: personal matters.
- Donated numerous clothing, kitchen items, machinists and mechanics tools, general house tools, landscaping tools, etc.
- After his passing, I moved to California to be near my Daughter and her family.
- I fell and broke my hip in 2018.
- Continual pain resulted in an unsuccessful attempt to replace hip which caused me to be disabled.
- I was hospitalized for a month with Covid and pneumonia January 2021. Another month in assisted rehab followed.
- Following my Daughters move back to Tucson, I moved back to Tucson and have finally recovered very well.
- I am now anxious to return to work, but it must be remote/work from home due to my disability.
Foreclosure Specialist
Citigroup Inc
Tucson, AZ
09.2008 - 08.2013
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff.
- Followed specific administrative processes and procedures to drive efficiency and accurately enter data files.
- Researched Property Title Reports on residential properties under foreclosure, due to the housing crisis.
- Processed those valid properties to be foreclosed.
- Researched, identified properties under foreclosure with excessive bankruptcies filed which were documented and referred to attorney.
- Recommended changes to existing processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, and quality service.
- Updated spreadsheets and databases to track and report on performance and status of foreclosures and bankruptcies.
- Managed client records while observing confidentiality, and extreme discretion.
Legal Asssistant
KB Homes (purchased Estes Company)
Tucson, AZ
08.2003 - 07.2008
- Answered Land Department phones, noted messages and routed calls.
- Supported Executive Manager and Project Manager as needed.
- Developed computer systems, spreadsheets and documents for due diligence, research and review of newly acquired property.
- Managed budgets and accounts for each property and housing community.
- Approved invoices that I coded and referred to Accounting for payment.
- Hired, managed, developed and trained Assistant, established and monitored goals, and conducted performance reviews.
- Delegated tasks to administrative support Assistant to organize and improve efficiency.
- Prepared By Laws and Articles of Incorporation for each Community and filed them with the Secretary of State.
- The Arizona State Department of Real Estate Application for Public Report was responsibly completed with all required documentation being included and was personally delivered to ADRE.
- A required Disclosure Statement was prepared which included extensive information received from other departments.
- Prepared Home Owner Association documents and engaged a Management Company for each community.
- Upon all Approvals and with all documentation completed and copied, a meeting was held to advise all staff and sales agents of the highlights of each community document for sales and marketing purposes.
- Worked alongside attorneys and fellow assistant.
- All attorney requested reports and documents were retrieved from files, copied and promptly made available.
- Responded to Attorney requests for certain files and information in preparation of Estes sale of all communities and properties to KB Homes.
- Observed confidentiality, and extreme discretion on all matters.
Paralegal and Office Manager
Law Office Of Hugh Holub
Tucson, AZ
1992.05 - 2003.08
- Interviewed and hired part-time assistant.
- Coached new hire on company processes while managing employee to achieve maximum production.
- Managed compliance to maintain organization operating within legal and regulatory guidelines.
- Controlled finances to lower costs and keep business operating within budget.
- Updated reports, managed accounts, and generated reports for company database.
- Developed and maintained successful relationships with clients, vendors and suppliers.
- Gathered and edited legal contracts for accuracy.
- Assisted in preparation and organization of exhibits of specific documents for the sale of water companies.
- Analyzed deeds of trust to verify grantor, grantee, trustee and loan amounts for attorney.
- Developed relationship and communicated with title company personnel to explain sales, review documents and all exhibits for successful closings.
- Coordinated other special projects and managed schedules.
- Created, maintained and updated filing systems for paper and electronic documents.
Education
High School Diploma -
Avon High School
Avon, Massachusetts 03.2023 - 03.2023
Skills
Administrative Support
Client service and support
Scheduling/Planning
Exceptional telephone etiquette
Document preparation
Proofreader, Writing and editing
Organizational Efficiency
Legal compliance
Legal Research
Relationship building
Task Prioritization
Former Official Notary Public State of Arizona
MS Word, Excel, Outlook proficiency; Adobe
Proficient in Google Documents, Spreadsheets, gmail
Former AZ Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Very detail oriented
I love researching information regarding properties as it can be very interesting, as is researching geneanology!
I strive for perfection. I thoroughly enjoy working.
I enjoy many hobbies, especially needlepoint and embroidery - all very detailed!
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt
Timeline
High School Diploma -
Avon High School
03.2023 - 03.2023
Account for Gap in Employment
Cared For Ill Husband
08.2013 - 03.2023
Foreclosure Specialist
Citigroup Inc
09.2008 - 08.2013
Legal Asssistant
KB Homes (purchased Estes Company)
08.2003 - 07.2008
Paralegal and Office Manager
Law Office Of Hugh Holub
1992.05 - 2003.08