This document provides a summary of Ruth C. Bolaño's work experience and qualifications. She has over 10 years of experience working in legal and administrative roles in Abu Dhabi, UAE, including as an Admin Assistant/Legal Secretary at Qasimi Law Partners MENA from 2013 to present. Prior to this, she worked as a Legal Secretary and Accounts Assistant at Emirates International Law Firm from 2008 to 2013. She also has experience working as an Executive Secretary at Europcar and as a Secretary at C C I C. Her skills include advanced Microsoft Office skills, photography, and editing software. She has also volunteered with various organizations.

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Ruth C. Bolaño
056-6652438
annruth121314@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
QASIMI LAW PARTNERS MENA, Abu Dhabi, UAE Mar 1, 2013 to present
Admin Assistant/ Legal Secretary
 Paralegal (admin) for arbitration & legal consulting matters
 Typing/drafting/formatting contracts and other legal documents
 Taking phone dictations/transcribing data for the case preparation
 Conserves lawyers’ time by reading, researching case related articles and UAE & Int’l laws
 Maintains lawyers’ calendar by scheduling meetings/teleconferences and travel; recording and
monitoring court appearance dates, pleadings, and filing requirements
 Production and sending out legal documents to the clients/parties/court
 General administrative duties
 Updating company’s A-Z pending listing for internal regular meeting
 Managing office reception, attending phone calls, dealing with queries & assisting guests/clients
 Other tasks assigned by Managing Partner and Chairman
EMIRATES INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM, Abu Dhabi, UAE Apr. 1, 2008 to Feb. 28, 2013
Legal Secretary
 Paralegal (admin) for arbitration & legal consulting matters
 Assigned as Secretary to the Chairman of the Tribunal for an AdHoc Arbitration (attended case
hearing, taking hearing minutes, drafted final award and delivered the final award to the parties)
 Typing/drafting/amending contracts and other legal documents
 Calendar of lawyers and reservations (hotel, meeting rooms or restaurants)
 Production and sending out documents to the parties or court
 Handled all daily all incoming/outgoing emails: typing/sending out emails, forwarding emails to
lawyers and filing the documents in the main server
 Attended guests or clients; answering/directing inquiries
 Telephoning: incoming/outgoing calls & conference calls
Accounts Assistant
 Prepared/send out monthly invoices for consultation/litigation clients
 Monthly courier: prepared and send out client invoices
 Monthly telephone bills: prepared and send out client invoices
 Entering daily timesheet hours of lawyers at the Time Sheet system
 Prepared overtime sheets of the staff
 Drafted email/correspondence of Finance Manager
 Cheques/payments distribution to payees

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EUROPCAR, Abu Dhabi, UAE Dec. 15, 2005 to Mar 31, 2008
Executive Secretary
 Reporting to the General Manager and Operations Manager
 Business correspondence: internal memos, emails, preparing/answering customer complaints
 Telephoning, meeting minutes taking, flight bookings and hotel reservations
 Maintained and updated comprehensive filing system including reservations, business
correspondence reports, incoming and outgoing fax, and circulars local and foreign addresses
 Handled on-line reservations; performed related duties when assigned such as obtaining
photocopies, sending fax & scanning documents
 Timekeeping: checked daily attendance & prepared monthly attendance report
 Prepared staff joining dates, employment certificates, etc.
 Handled recruitment: fixing interview & preparing requests for recruitment
C C I C (Commercial Dept.), Abu Dhabi, UAE Oct. 28, 2005 to Dec. 14, 2005
Secretary
 Correspondence: internal memo, bank letters for account opening, employment certificates
 Attended phone calls and connects callers as necessary and appropriate
 Flight/hotel reservations, car rentals, preparing purchase order and business card requests
SKILLS
 Computer: MS office (Advanced Word, MS Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint & internet)
 Photography
 Editing using Photoshop, Lightroom, etc
VOLUNTEER/AFFILIATIONS
American Business Group Abu Dhabi (AmCham Abu Dhabi) 2014-2016
 Event Volunteer of AmCham’s annual 4th of July Celebration
Arab and International Arbitrators (AIA) 2013-present
 Volunteer event organizer
Kamp Pagkakaisa (PVI), NGO for Special Children’s Annual Summer Camp 1999-present
 Volunteer
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
PLM, Philippines Masters in Psychology units 2001-2002
PCU Manila, Philippines Bachelor in Psychology 1999
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Nationality: Filipino
Religion: Christian
Language Spoken/
written: English, Filipino