Melissa Breaux

• Supported HR activities, facilitating hiring process by scheduling interviews and liaising with candidates.
• Interviewed new recruits and verified proper verification of employment documents.
• Submitted confidential employment documents to payroll dept via email
• Facilitated ongoing training programs for employees, promoting a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Proofread, edited and executed legal training documents to verify accuracy.
• Mentored staff members, contributing to professional growth and increased productivity within the team.
• Promoted a positive work environment by fostering teamwork and assisting colleagues with complex projects.
• Scanned and converted voter registrations to PDF, uploaded voter registrations in Blocks software, Contacted voters via telephone to verify voter registration accuracy.
• Monitored over 20 canvassers in Van software to ensure proper submission of survey questions.
• Maintained confidentiality with sensitive voter registrations, ensuring verification and distribution to Board of Elections.
• Collaborated on special projects to improve overall business operations within the organization efficiently.
• Delivered exceptional organizational support enabling executive focus on high-level strategic initiatives fostering company growth.
• Updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze, and report on performance and employment recruit data.
• Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
• Streamlined operations and prioritized tasks, allowing senior staff to increase productivity.
• Prepared reports detailing billing reimbursement actions, voter registration accountability flags and legal key information.

• Assist in-house lease preparation team and company leadership with complex sensitive lease-related documents; amendments subleases, terminations, evictions and other lease-related documents.
• Reduced errors in legal documents by meticulously proofreading and editing drafts before submission to clients or other parties.
• Reduced attorney workload by drafting routine legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and affidavits.
• Perform highly confidential administrative duty, information management, and complex work processing text input and editing
• Liaised with other paralegals and legal staff to complete common tasks on schedule.
• Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation, and information for discovery request.
• ·Liaison between owners, HOA, and BOD to handle disputes
• Analyze and understand ground leases, declarations of covenants, and other documents
• Work closely with company clientele to negotiate and implement non-standard language into lease documents.
• Created detailed spreadsheets tracking important dates related to leases such as rent increases, option periods, or notice requirements
• Enrolled in CAM licensing class to educate owners and BOD on current community association laws
• Perform essential credit and background checks to qualify lessees
• Conduct virtual property showings to prospective lessees to maintain occupancy
• Used public databases such as Sunbiz.org, Okaloosa property assessor, MyFloridaLicense to conduct research.

• Managed electronic and physical records case files, creating, scanning, new case files, entering filings, hearings, trials, and judgments, and closing cases when complete through coding.
• Highly Confidential
• Highly focused and meticulous data entry, coding, and scanning with electronic records management

• Handled telephone calls, scheduling, meeting plans and conference organization requirements.
• Collaborated with architectual department updating plans in salesforce and dropbox for solar grant approval
• Managed detailed spreadsheets in excel with confidential information for grant submission.

• Organized client files and maintained a comprehensive database of case information in electronic filing system
• Prepared pleadings, motions, subpoenas, and other legal documents for court proceedings.
• Assisted with trial preparation by organizing evidence and preparing witness statements.
• Attended court hearings on behalf of clients as needed.
• Provided support services during court including document management and organization.
• Maintained contact with clients throughout the process of their eviction cases.
• Verified accuracy of all documents filed with the court.
• Advised clients on their rights under landlord-tenant law.
• Assisted attorneys in preparing settlement documents once court concluded
• Mailed and arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses and court officials.
• Handled telephone calls, meeting plans and conference organization requirements.
• Managed office scheduling and kept accurate notes on deadlines, motions, wedding nuptials, and other dates.
• Drafted legal complaints, motions, summonses and interrogatories.
• Liaised between attorney and outside counsel, exchanging information.
• Drafted motions, briefs and other legal documents.
• Created and updated case management and client account databases.
• Knowledgeable dealing with pleadings, affidavits, motions and exhibit preparation.
• Organized and executed court calendar with daily cases and supervisor meetings.
• Contacted sheriff to deliver subpoenas and coordinated law office activities.
• Stayed abreast of changes in legislative and regulatory guidelines.
• Witnessed wedding nuptials and prepared wedding legal docs

· Communicated regularly with key on-and off-site residents to maintain the satisfaction of facility, and services, and documented conversations in Yardi

· Conducted property showings to new prospects to highlight community features, answer questions and redirect concerns to close contracts

· Processed prospects' credit applications and background checks

· Compiled and prepared maintenance and repair requests for submission to property maintenance technicians and reached out to local contractors for bid proposals

· Handled tenant complaints promptly and appropriately, calling in repairmen and other support services.

· Secured payments by following up with customers who disregarded promises to pay.

· Prepared all lease agreements and met with all new prospects to sign leases and discuss move-in policies •

· Established strong, professional relationships with residents by guiding team collaboration of annual holiday parties, and parade schedules, and delivering exemplary customer service.

· Processed rental payments for 2 separate apartment communities consisting of 170 apartment homes through the Yardi software program

· Prepared month-end financial reports and reconciliations in DOS/Yardi

• Greeted clients and answered questions before meeting with the sales team
• Maintained records related to preconstruction activities including client information, sales price, property value, increase and correspondence throughout the duration of each project on excel speadsheets.
• Developed and implemented processes to ensure accurate data entry into the customer relationship management system.
• Prepared monthly reports on sales, walk-ins, marketing traffic, activities, deposits, revenue, expenses, and other key metrics.
• Provided administrative support to the sales team including scheduling meetings, presenting 3D architectural designs, scheduled upgrade meetings.
• Coordinated travel arrangements for sales representatives as needed.
• Maintained an up-to-date database of prospective clients and their contact information.
• Present at promotional events such as property showing of new home models, and displaying promotional material while answering client questions.
• Analyzed customer feedback surveys to determine areas where improvements could be made in order to increase satisfaction levels.
• Managed client relationships by responding promptly to inquiries and addressing any issues that arose during the course of a sale.
• Input customer data into system, updating information regularly with changes to buying habits.
• Coordinated and finalized sales proposals to complete purchases.
• Supported sales team by delivering current territory sales data and costing information.
• Delivered exemplary customer service and support by remaining poised in stressful situations.
• Partnered with sales representatives during customer consultation to build agency and customer relations.
• Aided senior leadership during executive decision-making process, generating daily reports to recommend corrective actions and improvements.
• Answered incoming calls, took messages, and transferred calls to appropriate departments or personnel.
• Managed all incoming mail distribution, courier services, faxes, and photocopying documents as requested.
• Assisted with special projects assigned by management when required.
• Processed payments and updated accounts to reflect balance changes.

• Drafted pleadings, and correspondence, prepared draft discovery and obtained discovery information from clients.
• Organized and executed an extensive court calendar with a heavy case load.
• Summarized legal documents.
• Accurately entered client data into a company-based software program.
• Responded to client calls and inquiries to deliver applicable information.
• Reported to attorney, 2 tax paralegals & processed attorney billing in Timeslips.
• Responsible for paralegal timekeeping.
• Consulted with clients, witnesses, and legal professionals to define and document case details.
• Facilitated efficient communication between judges, court administration, government agencies and attorneys.
• Remained calm, stayed professional and provided exceptional service on calls, even when interacting with difficult individuals.
• Reached out to customer to pursue payments, remind of obligations and discuss default procedures.
• Keep case files and other important information neatly organized and easily accessible
• Conduct legal research for motions, hearings, and additional attorney support.
• Track and calculate progress on all deliverables to meet deadlines
• Draft various legal docs, correspondence, affidavits, pre-nuptial agreements, LLCs, contracts, tax docs, estate plans, and witnessed estate and probate plans. Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information. Managed over 300 cases in database.
• Redact confidential information in legal docs

• Assisted 7 Recruiters by managing recruitment process for new recruits, ensuring all necessary paperwork, identification, and highly confidential packets were completed accurately and on time.
• Organized and maintained applicant tracking systems, including entering data into the system and updating information as needed.
• Screened applicant calls and conducted initial phone interviews with applicants to assess qualifications.
• Scheduled in-person interviews with 7 recruiters and coordinated travel arrangements as needed.
• Provided support during onboarding processes by completing background checks and drug screenings for new hires.
• Collaborated with multiple recruiter admins within the organization on new software and IT technical questions.
• Attended military events to network with potential candidates.
• Maintained and updated vehicle usage and maintenance records used by military personnel.
• Assisted recruiting department with organization and logistics for job fairs, open houses and diversity events.
• Provided administrative support to military personnel and their families.
• Maintained sensitive records, including medical and financial documents.
• Performed data entry into automated systems to update personnel information.
• Responded promptly to requests from military supervisors and other staff members for assistance or information relating to military service matters.
• Liaised with service providers by phone.
• Kept records of customer interactions or transactions, thoroughly recording details of inquiries.
• Mentored team members and fostered employee relationships by attending special military events. retirements, parties, and group outings
• Received an award from the RIC for "holding the highest ideals of integrity and dedication".