February 4th, 2025
Application for Professional Legal Assistant
Bergen & Parkinson, LLC
62 Portland Road, Kennebunk, Maine 04043
Dear Hiring Team at Bergen & Parkinson LLC,
I hope this letter finds you well. I am applying for the position of Legal Assistant at Bergen & Parkinson LLC at the Kennebunk location which I found through the Indeed job listing.
I am a senior at the University of New England and will be graduating in May of this year. My four years here I have gained many skills. I have research experience through the aquaculture lab on campus which has helped to hone my organization skills through the organization of data, protocol and field collection documents. This research has made me confident in the use of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Powerpoint. I have experience briefing cases through classes I have taken at the University of New England and am no stranger to the complexities cases can have. I have also gained secretarial experience through some duties and responsibilities I have taken on in the school’s organizations such as the UNE Giving Tree. This has helped sharpen my communication skills via email. In this position I scheduled meetings by working through multiple people’s schedules and commitments.
I have been working in customer service for close to five years. Through this I have become extremely comfortable with answering phones and speaking professionally in a fast paced environment.
I have three years of residential advisor experience where I became comfortable working closely with individuals which allowed me to gain experience working underneath multiple bosses and between multiple departments at the university. I acted as a go-between for multiple departments and communicated effectively between them via email and in person. This experience helped me to further perfect my organizational skills with the variety of paperwork that was required.
I thrive in fast paced environments and have a strong attention to detail. I have a positive attitude and am comfortable working on my own or in support of others. I look forward to speaking with you more in depth about the skills I can bring to this position. Thank you for taking the time to consider my application.
Sincerely,
Rachel Gardner
518-322-2071
rachelgardner1107@gmail.com
