DEBRA OSWALD

***** *. **** ****. *. APT. #*

INDEPENDENCE, MO 64057

816-***-****

Professional Experience:

**/** ** **/** James H. Young & Associates, Legal Secretary

- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Outlook

- Entered new client information using Access and

Timeslips

- Answered phones, filed, faxed, distributed mail, copied

and scanned documents

- Typed dictated and handwritten documents

- Handled payments from clients

- Notarized legal documents

12/05 to 03/09 Shook Hardy & Bacon, Word Processor

- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Styles, TOAs and

TOCs

- Typing of DSS dictation, dictated and handwritten

documents

- Assisted with Excel projects

- Assisted with PowerPoint projects

08/97 to 12/05 Mencl & Halas, P.C, Legal Assistant to Attorney

Robert Halas

Personal injury and workers' compensation

- Proficient in Microsoft Word and PC Law

- Typed dictated and handwritten documents

- Answered phones, filed, faxed, distributed mail, copied

documents

- Office inventory and maintenance of copier

- Calculated payroll for attorneys and legal assistants

- Calculated quarterly and year-end tax reports

- Ordered medical records and bills from healthcare

providers for clients

- Prepared medical chronologies and billing summaries

- Calculated trust accounts and prepared month-end reports

on PC Law

- Prepared settlement brochures for insurance adjusters

- Accounts receivable/payable, including bank deposits and

petty cash

- Notarized legal documents

- Cleaned Office

05/96 to 07/97 MRC Group, Medical Processor Lead

- Assistant to Supervisor

- Word Processing on WordPerfect 5.1

06/91 to 02/96 Mark Twain Bank, Trust Division Secretary

- Secretary to President of Trust Division and four Trust

Officers

- Word processing on WordPerfect 5.1

- Answered phones, filed, distributed mail

- Office inventory and maintenance of copier

- Prepared minutes/information packets for Trust Committee

meetings

- Prepared weekly paychecks for nurses who cared for

clients

11/90 to 06/91 Gage & Tucker, Word Processor

- Word processing on Syntrex

- Typed dictated legal documents

- Answered phones for attorneys and legal assistants

03/87 to 08/90 Business Men's Assurance, Senior Word Processor

- Assistant to Supervisor of Word Processing Department

- Word processing on Syntrex and WordStar

- Typed dictated and handwritten documents for eight

departments (6 to 40 people per department)

11/84 to 02/87 Tenenbaum-Hill Associates, Research Secretary

- Secretary to Vice President, eight Appraisers and three

Analysts

- Word processing on Wang

- Answered phone, distributed mail, upkeep of supplies

- Prepared Market Studies/Appraisal Narratives for

presentations

11/83 to 08/88 Levitz Furniture, Front Office Assistant (part-time)

- Input information into IBM computer by 10-key

- Answered phones

- Calculated prices and taxes on sales order tickets

- Worked with public on customer orders and returns

- Resolved all financial errors made during the day

1984: Received Legal Secretary Certificate from Kansas City Business

College. Graduated the 12-month course in 9 months.

References:

Suzaye Junod, Unit Coordinator/Word Processor at Shook Hardy Bacon

816-***-****

Robert Halas, Attorney at Mencl & Halas, P.C.

816-***-****

William Lupton, Attorney at Mark Twain Bank

913-***-****

Kim Black, Trust Officer at Mark Twain Bank

816-***-****

Ken Berg, Manager of Levitz Furniture (retired)

816-***-****

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