Varsha Peter
Stamford,CT
Summary
Legal Assistant and Accounting undergraduate student with knowledge in legal studies and accounting. Experience in Administrative activities and customer service. Well-versed in English and Hindi, confidentiality, informed consent and mandated reporting.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Foreclosure Clerk
Judicial Branch
06.2022 - Current
- Courtroom clerk, clerking for judges, dealing with clients, lawyers, and law firms
- Entering orders per the Judge's instructions, preparing Judgement foreclosure files, etc
- Preparing the short calendar, entering the orders, processing the orders
- Helping lawyers and law firms prepare committee deeds, supplemental judgments, scheduling hearings/trials
- Proof-reading memorandum of decision for Judge's, discussing cases with the Judge's
- Coding motions/pleadings; scanning motions /pleading
- Training new foreclosure clerk with courtroom duties
- Handle family, civil, and small claims cases if assigned to the front counter.
Manager
AirticketFlight.com (Allflightfare.com)
08.2018 - 09.2019
- Organized company's administrative activities
- Prepared Journal entries, P/L account, and Balance Sheet
- Assisted senior accountants, merchant service providers, and customers with charge-back issues
- Expedited dollar payments from Merchant service providers.
Ticketing and Reservation Associate
LastMinute.Com
01.2011 - 11.2011
- Assisted customers with reservations and ticketing using Airlines GDS
- Maintained new and existing reservations and prepared travel itineraries for customers.
- Provided product price information to customers.
- Managed customer relations through communication and helpful interactions and maximized sales opportunities.
Ticketing and Reservation Associate
Ethiopian Airlines
04.2010 - 09.2010
- Assisted customers with reservations and ticketing using Airlines GDS
- Maintained new and existing reservations and prepared travel itineraries for customers.
- Maintained relationships with customers to maximize sales opportunities.
Education
Bachelor Degree: Legal Studies -
Post University
Waterbury, CT08.2024
Associate Degree: Legal Assistant (Paralegal) and Accounting -
Norwalk Community College
Norwalk, CT05.2022
Skills
- Excellent work ethic, resilience, and honesty
- Administrative support
- Customer service
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail and Strategic thinking
- Accuracy
- Prioritizing work
- Research
- Accounting and Cash Handling
- Schedule and calendar management
- Proofreading
- Problem-solving abilities
- Proficiency and Adaptability
- Technical skills
- Filing systems
Job Objective
To obtain a challenging legal assistant position in a reputable law firm where I can utilize my strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and legal knowledge to contribute to the efficient functioning of the firm.
Internship
Judicial Branch (Stamford Superior Court), Stamford, CT, 01/2022, 05/2022, I learned and explored how the Judicial Branch works and operates. I learned about dealing with family and civil litigants, lawyers, and law offices, helping the public with filing motions and pleadings and answering their queries, helping with the process, assisting with answering the calls regarding cases, learning how a court clerk works during hearings and trials and clerking for Judge's, and assisting with basic filing and learning how to code the motions and pleading; attended seminars regarding the Judicial Branch internship program on law topics.
Hyperlinks
- Email, mailto:varshagill@aol.com
- LinkedIn, http://www.linkedin.com/in/varshapeter
Timeline
Foreclosure Clerk
Judicial Branch
06.2022 - Current
Manager
AirticketFlight.com (Allflightfare.com)
08.2018 - 09.2019
Ticketing and Reservation Associate
LastMinute.Com
01.2011 - 11.2011
Ticketing and Reservation Associate
Ethiopian Airlines
04.2010 - 09.2010
Bachelor Degree: Legal Studies -
Post University
Associate Degree: Legal Assistant (Paralegal) and Accounting -
Norwalk Community College
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