Highlights:

Skills:Administrative, Conflict Resolution, Mediator, Communication

Goal:Experienced professional looking to utilize my passion for developing & strengthening the client relationship experience

Membership:SHRM & NYC SHRM - Member

Honor:President's Honour Roll - Issued by Durham College · Dec 2014 Placed on the Dean's Honour Roll List GPA: 4.84 Durham College - Entrance Award - Issued by Durham College · Sep 2004 Awarded by Durham College and nominated by my High School administration due to my work with the school and community Knights of Columbus Award - Issued by Knights of Columbus · For my Religious and Community involvement

Coordinator, Professional Recruiting 09/2019 - current
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Toronto, Ontario Canada
Industry: Human Resources
Responsible for supporting the Director, Professional Recruiting with all aspects of the lateral recruitment process and related initiatives as well as supporting all aspects of the Summer and Articling student recruitment program.
•Correspondence with candidates and recruiters. •Facilitated job postings and job posting reposting. •Facilitated and organized interviewing schedules with lawyers. •Provided candidates and recruiters with offer letters and documents. •Scheduled interviews with candidates and recruiters. •Submitted documents to the Conflict team to initiate conflict checks of candidates. •Submitted requests to Sterling BackCheck to initiate Backcheck clearances of candidates. •Submitted invoices to the Finance Department regarding vendor payments. •Assisted with student recruitment initiatives such as law school events, in-firm events and sponsorships. •Communicated with incoming Articling and Summer students for documentation and offer letters. •Communicated with the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) regarding experiential training reports of the Articling students. •Coordinated student programs, including student rotations, and secondments, maintained student vacation records and updated student contact information. •Coordinated and planned social events for the Articling and Summer Students. •Coordinated the preparation of the 1L (1st year) and 2L (2nd year) recruitment weeks. •Organized and communicated with the Creative Services team regarding BLG Student Open House. •Submitted applications to the Ministry of the Attorney General for the Commissioner for Taking Affidavits on behalf of the students. •Submitting documents to Conflict team to initiate conflict checks of students before onboarding. •Submitting requests to Sterling BackCheck to initiate Backcheck clearances of students before onboarding with BLG. •Scheduling student One-on-One check-ins between the student and the Manager of Professional Recruiting. •Prepared the Student evaluations for Summer and Articling rotations for Lawyer feedback.--
Program Accreditation Coordinator - Continuing Professional Development (CPD) 03/2019 - 09/2021
Law Society of Ontario (LSO), Toronto, Ontario Canada
Industry: Legal
Responsible for supporting the program accreditation process, assessing applications for accreditation of programs containing professionalism content and ensuring the applications are processed and approved or denied within fifteen business days of the application date.
• Co-trained department counsels on how to assess Accredited Provider, Alternate Activity and Program Application assessments. • Compiled and submitted an updated list of Accredited Providers to be updated on the Law Society Official Website. • Developed an internal template for assessing Program Applications. • Experience with AS400 and Inspector. • Provided feedback and insight regarding process changes. • Provided feedback to Management on Website Updates for website maintenance project. • Responsible for assessing, processing, and following up with licensees for accreditation of alternate eligible educational activities involving professionalism content. • Responsible for communicating with Law Society employees, licensees and external providers about their program applications and general inquiries. • Respond to queries from licensees and providers about the accreditation process. and CPD Requirements. • Updating the Coach and Advisor Network (CAN) licensee database.--
Analyst - US Immigration Coordinator 03/2016 - 03/2019
Garson LLP - Allied with Deloitte Canada, Toronto, Ontario Canada
Industry: Legal
Responsible for providing support to attorneys and legal assistants, opening new matters to meet all Service Line Agreements (SLA) deadlines within 24-48 hours while completing reports and projects, and providing superior service to existing and potential clients while establishing rapport and maintaining confidentiality.
• Mentored and trained new hires assigned to me. • Managing, overseeing, and implementing a database system and completing critical US Immigration withdrawal submission requests and reports. • Took the initiative to eliminate backlogs of Legal Analysis Transfer requests and cases. • Logging IT service ticket issues about office equipment to receive same-day turnaround. • Responsible for consolidating and requesting cheques on behalf of the US department to the Deloitte Finance team and distributing cheques to the requestors. • Reviewed, inputted and submitted daily reports to the Immigration Deployment Specialists (IDS) team about Project Validation Letters (PVL). • Opening matter requests for Foreign National employees seeking H-1B Visas using INSZoom Immigration software. • Pre-analysis of initiation requests when opening matters to determine if a Labor Condition Application (LCA) is required or if a reposting is needed. • Scanned, and photocopied, FedEx US Petitions for filing with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services • Prepared letters of Approval and receipt notices to be mailed to Deloitte employees. • Followed up with employees of a social media company about Business Visas for Global Mobility.--
Registration Officer 10/2015 - 10/2015
Federal Election, Ajax, Ontario Canada
Industry: Legal
Responsible for admitting candidates’ representatives.
• Enhanced elector experience through prompt and courteous receipt of electors for voter registration and provision of comprehensive details on the registration process. • Ensured integrity through verification of personal identification and residence information. • Completed and signed Registration, Correction, and Oath of Residence forms for qualified electors.--
Senior Legal Assistant 06/2007 - 03/2016
Lawseph & Associates Inc., Toronto, Ontario Canada
Industry: Legal
Responsible for providing direct support to two partners to meet all deadline demands, providing superior service to existing and potential clients.
• Established and nurtured client relationships to obtain required documentation and manage deadlines. • Improved efficiency through comprehensive preparation and coordination of disclosure materials for Immigration Appeal cases and served disclosure materials to Canada Border Services Agency and Immigration Appeal Division. • Executed carriage of Visitor Visa, Super Visa, Work Permit, and Caregiver Applications. • Leveraged Officio Immigration Software to complete required documentation and prepare submissions for electronic filing. • Managed the office while the partners were away and ensured deadlines were met and kept up to date. Promoted growth and development through the provision of training, supervision, and mentorship to students on field placements.--

Durham College 09/2004 - 06/2006
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major:Court & Tribunal Agent
Court & Tribunal Agent was renamed Paralegal program after 2006. College Diploma

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