LESLIE ARNONE- FINDLAY

**** ******* *****

Springfield VA 22153

Home Phone: 703-***-****

Cell Phone: 516-***-****

October 20, 2013

To Whom it May Concern:

Please be advised that I have recently relocated from the New York

City area to Northern Virginia. I have attached my resume for your

perusal. I have extensive experience in office management and

administrative support that would make me a suitable candidate for your

consideration. My salary requirements would be subject to negotiation. The

key strengths I possess are:

. Computer literacy with proficiency in all MS Office programs, Outlook,

Word Perfect, Internet Literate, Adobe Acrobat, strong transcribing

skills, Abacus, Quickbooks, electronic filing of documents, in

addition to a variety of other software;

. Experience in managing a full array of executive/administrative

support duties including supervision of the support staff, billing and

invoicing, client care, creating own correspondence, document

preparation, arranging complex itinerary for immediate bosses and

clients, meeting coordination, maintaining the law library

electronically and paper-wise, in addition to a variety of other

clerical duties;

. Excellent multitasking skills with a keen ability to prioritize;

. Dependable with a consistent history of exemplary performance reviews

and an ability to institute new policies and procedures as needed to

make the office run more efficiently.

I welcome the opportunity to meet with you in the near future and

thank you again for your consideration.

Very truly yours,

Leslie Arnone-Findlay

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Enclosure

LESLIE ARNONE-FINDLAY

7774 Tangier drive

SPRINGFIELD, VA 22153

Cell Phone: 516-***-****

Email: acdhmi@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE: Arnold Y. Kapiloff, Esq., New York, New York 10016

October 2011 - October 2012

Worked part-time as a Legal Assistant to this sole

practitioner who specializes in tax law, commercial

real estate, residential real-estate, estate law and

elder care law. Responsibilities included the

preparation of correspondence, legal documents,

billing and all other clerical duties. While

employed I organized an elaborate filing system.

Klemanowicz, Holmquist & Vande Stouwe, LLP

Mineola, New York 11501

2009 - 2011

Legal Assistant to partners and associates of a law

firm that provides legal services to the members of

two unions. This firm specializes in real estate,

bankruptcy, foreclosure, criminal matters, civil

litigation, matrimonial and various other areas of

the law. Responsibilities included keeping time for

the attorneys, preparing quarterly reports for

submission to the unions, billing and preparation of

all legal documents for submission to the various

courts.

Minerva & D'Agostino, P.C.

Valley Stream, New York 11580

2006-2009

Executive Assistant to senior partner of a law firm

specializing in all areas of law with a concentration

in Real Estate, Wills and Estates and Educational

law. Duties included billing, maintaining of files

and the law library, arranging itinerary and

meetings, preparation of collective bargaining

agreements and all other legal documents and

correspondence in addition to the performance of a

variety of clerical duties. This position

necessitated an ability to work independently as well

as to multi-task as the senior partner was out of the

office often.

Lancer Insurance Company

Long Beach, New York 11561

2004-2006

Legal Assistant to Senior Vice President and General

Counsel and Assistant Vice President and Associate

General Counsel. Responsibilities included all

correspondence, the creation of and the maintaining

of all files and the law library, arranging meetings,

planning itineraries, transcription of all legal

documents, preparation of expenses, accounts payable

and all other general clerical duties.

Abbott, Reiss & Allen, P.C.

Long Beach, New York 11561

1989 - 2004

Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the

President and partners of this law firm which

specialized in labor and employment law.

Responsibilities included the preparation of

collective bargaining agreements from the

Stipulations of Agreement arrived at during

negotiations, composing of letters, Employee

Handbooks, Separation Agreements, Severance

Agreements, Non-Compete Agreements, Briefs, position

statements and the maintaining of files and the law

library. Duties also included the arranging of

itinerary for immediate bosses as well as clients.

The position neceissitated frequent conversations

with the American Arbitration Association, the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission and the State

Division of Human Rights to ascertain mutually

convenient dates on which to hold hearings.

Responsible also for extensive bookkeeping and some

accounting. This job necessitated extremely heavy

phone contact with clients and agencies and an

ability to work well under pressure with very little

supervision as the officers of the firm traveled

quite extensively. Also handled an array of personal

tasks for members of the firm and their families.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc., New York, New York 10005

1981 - 1987

Executive Assistant to the Vice President of the

Health Finance Group. Responsible for preparing

expense reports, arranging itinerary for Vice

President in addition to his clients, all

correspondence as well as the preparation, editing

and finalization of prospectuses.

EDUCATION: College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Massachusetts

Major: Biochemistry, Minor: English Literature

Attended Pace University as a non-matriculated student through a

program offered by Kidder, Peabody. The courses

taken were Industrial and Organizational Psychology

in addition to other business related studies. Have

also taken various computer related courses to keep

abreast of new software.

HOBBIES: Music - Classical and jazz, playing the piano, gourmet cooking,

avid reader, writer of poetry and other compositions.

SKILLS: Typing: 100 WPM, transcribing, dictation, proficient in MS

Office, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat,

Word Perfect, Abacus, Internet Literate, Quickbooks,

very strong verbal and written skills, working

knowledge of Spanish and French.

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