High School Real Estate
Resume:
KARISA SPARR
Riverside, CA 92504
Email:ablej5@r.postjobfree.com
Objective: Entry Level Paralegal Employment
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Highly inquisitive, motivated, creative, and resourceful – self-directed/ self-starter
• Excellent skills in communication – written/ oral and collaboration
• Skilled at analyzing and assembling complex information and data, researching and
preparing memoranda regarding the law, the facts, and the application of the law to those
facts, managing litigation and administrative timelines
• Able to work collaboratively and effectively in a team setting with attorneys and other
legal staff
• Good people and skills and quick study and learner
• Able to schedule, prepares for, assist with, and summarize depositions, and other legal
discovery, and effectively interact with clerks and other administrative personnel of courts
and public agencies, and other parties, as needed to fulfill job assignments
• Excited by the law and professional development as a paralegal
EDUCATION
2008-10 Bachelor’s of Science/ Paralegal Certificate: Kaplan University Advanced
Bachelor’s Program in Paralegal Studies (Kaplan University is accredited by The
Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and a member of the North Central
Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA)). Courses Taken: Intro to Paralegal
Studies, Intro to Legal Technology, Intro to Legal Research, Tort Law, Contracts,
Real Estate Law, Advanced Legal Writing, Administrative Law, Elder Law,
Employment Law, Law and Society, Intro to Legal Analysis and Writing, Civil
Litigation, Family Law, Legal Ethics, Intro to Criminal Justice, Bachelor’s
Capstone in Paralegal Studies. Accomplishments: Graduated Suma Cum Laude,
Honored on the President’s and/or Dean’s List each semester.
2003-05 Cal State University Fullerton Bachelor’s Program in Entertainment Business.
2001-03 Associates in Arts /Associates in Science/ Business: Riverside Community
College
2000-01 Cal State University Fullerton Bachelor’s Program in Musical Theatre
1996-2000 High School Diploma: Rubidoux High School. Accomplishments: Graduated
with Honors, Honors Student, Lettered in Academics, Choir, and Cheerleading.
RELEVANT SKILLS and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Legal Research and Writing
• Able to use current state of the art legal research engines to research the law – including
the formulating of a “search statement”
• Have written legal memoranda, briefs, Interrogatories, Motions, Request for Production
of Documents, Engagement Letters and the like.
Organizational Skills
• Have worked in both large and small offices, and have organized files, and drafted
administrative documents.
• Can handle “upset and irate” clients, and the like. Also have a great personal touch on the
“telephone” which puts people at ease.
Computer Skills
• MS Word
• Excel
• Power Point
• Access
• Outlook
• Lexis-Nexus
• Internet Pages
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2009-present Server BJ’S BREHOUSE AND RESTAURANT
Greet and take guests orders in an inviting and
professional manner. Input guests’ orders into the
POSI systems; deliver guests food and drink in a
timely manner. Deliver guests checks; handle money;
authorize credit cards; give guests their precise change.
2007-09 Cocktail Server BOSTONS GOURMET PIZZA
Greet and take guests orders in an inviting and
professional manner. Input guests’ orders into the
POSI systems; deliver guests food and drink in a
timely manner. Deliver guests checks; handle money;
authorize credit cards; give guests their precise change.
2004-09 Cocktail Server DAVE AND BUSTER’S
Greet and take guests orders in an inviting and
professional matter. Input guest’s orders into the
MICROS systems; deliver guests food and drink in a
timely matter. Deliver guests checks; handle money;
authorize credit cards; give guests their precise change.
Manage front of house cocktail staff; make employee
cuts, assign side work to each employee. Teach new
employee classes; administer food and beverage tests;
train employees on proper procedures for the company.
I began employment with this company as a hostess.
Within three months I had been promoted to Cocktail
Server, and within six months of that I was a certified
trainer and shift leader. This means I was responsible
for the orientation and training of all new hires, who
would handle and serve food and drinks. Further, as a
shift leader I was responsible for all cocktail servers on
the floor, fundamentally a supervisor, I decided when
adjustments in staff were made, and the side work that
employees would do before they could leave. Further,
I was responsible for collecting tip-out for all service
support (bussers and runners), and bartenders.
2003-04 Receptionist/Doc Drawer WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE
Input borrower’s information and information about
their loan into Wells Fargo’s computer systems.
Print the documents in order for them to be sent to
escrow for the borrowers to sign and their loan can be
funded. Train new employees how to use Wells
Fargo’s computer system; how to input information
into the system; how to know the proper information to
input. Ship loans. Input data into Wells Fargo’s
computer systems in order to stay in compliance with
Wells Fargo’s guidelines.
I began with this company as a temporary employee for
the graveyard shift. I quickly became familiar with the
computer programs they used to draw docs. In less
than a month, I had become efficient with the computer
software programs, was made a permanent employee,
and had been promoted to a training position for new
doc drawing employees, be it, temporary or permanent.
2002-03 Receptionist/Doc Drawer FOOTHILL FUNDING INC.
Put loan packages in the correct order; fill out
information about such loans in order to ship to the
correct banks. Mail payment letters to borrowers.
Mail loan transfer information to insurance companies.
Answer payment questions a borrower may have.
Answer phones. I began with this company as a
secretary. Through hard work, and extreme motivation
I was quickly promoted to the shipper position in the
company. After proving that I could assume this
responsibility, and excel, I was once again promoted to
the doc drawer position. As, I excelled in this position,
I alleviated stress from other employees, as it was a
small, family owned business, and employees often
took on multiple tasks that may or may not have been
in their job description. With my ability to draw
numerous documents a day, I eliminated the need for
any other employee to do this job.
7/2001-12/01 Hostess THE PANDA INN
Greet guests as they arrive. Escort guests to their
tables. Assist servers in taking drink orders and/or
delivering guests their food and drink. Take to-go
orders over the phone and in person. Pack to-go
orders. Deliver to-go orders. Various side jobs;
rolling, cleaning, etc.
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