1. July 13, 2009
Lynda Stewart Dame
Direct Line 416.367.6924
ldame@dwpv.com
99018
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Letter of Reference
This letter will confirm that Joanne Singer was employed by DWPV Services Limited
Partnership, which provides the services of management and staff to the law firm of
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, from April 5, 1999 until July 8, 2009 when
Joanne's position became redundant.
As a Day Legal Assistant, Joanne's responsibilities included, but were not limited to:
supporting the delivery of quality legal services to clients by providing secretarial
support and administrative assistance to lawyers, law clerks and articling and summer
law students; performing complex and specialized secretarial and clerical tasks while
working collaboratively and cooperatively with others in a team-oriented environment;
preparing and processing correspondence, memoranda and legal documents according
to the firm's standards; maintaining and updating the calendars for assigned lawyers/law
clerks including meetings and appointments; preparing and processing new matter
forms; coordinating docket entry and submission according to the firm's timelines for
docket submission; preparing expense reimbursement and disbursement requests;
ensuring timely coordination of filing to the firm's central filing system of all client-
related materials.
Joanne is a conscientious employee. She has excellent technical skills and produces a
high quantity of quality work in a very timely and efficient basis. Joanne has the ability
to grasp advanced concepts and retain important information quickly. She is effectively
able to juggle heavy workloads and assist other lawyers and students. Comments have
been received from clients and lawyers with respect to how helpful Joanne has been.
Joanne is very reliable and can work well independently. We wish Joanne the best of
luck.

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If you require any further information, please feel free to contact me.
Yours very truly,
DWPV SERVICES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By its General Partnership
DWPV MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC.
by _______________________________________
Lynda Stewart Dame
Director, Human Resources
LSD/di