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Legal Assistant

Location:
Sloatsburg, NY, 10974
Posted:
October 19, 2014

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SHARON CARLSON

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

Sloatsburg, NY 10974

727-***-****

acgfjc@r.postjobfree.com

EMPLOYMENT:

**/**/**-******* *******, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, Morristown, NJ

Temp Insurance Defense Litigation Secretary to one Partner and two Associates

Responsibilities include drafting and finalizing legal documents including notice

of appearance, answers and briefs, including styles, table of contents and table of

authorities, e-filing; emailing of documents; scanning of documents; composing

and editing correspondence and memoranda; time sheets.

7/14 – 10/8/14 Boies, Schiller & Flexner, New York, New York

Temp Litigation Secretary for three Partners and one Associate; Assistant to

Director of Legal Recruiting

Responsibilities included preparation of time sheets, drafting and finalizing legal

documents, including styles and table of contents, emailing of documents,

scanning of documents; extensive correspondence utilizing merge application in

Word 2010; organizing travel and interview spaces for summer associate

recruiting.

7/2013 – 3/2014 Raymond James Financial Services, St. Petersburg, FL

Secretary to Associate Legal Counsel and Paralegal

Responsibilities included preparation and filing of all legal documents with

FINRA, including answers, motions to compel, motions to dismiss, arbitrator

ranking packages, settlement agreements, composing and editing

correspondence; scheduling and coordinating meetings and hearings, including

preparation of trial books, making travel arrangements; establishing, maintaining

and updating electronic files, databases, records and other documents; sort,

screen, review and distribute incoming mail; working independently under

limited supervision of attorney.

6/2012 – 3/2013 New York State Department of Corrections, Woodbourne, NY

Keyboard Specialist 1

Responsibilities included preparation of Parole packages, transcription of tapes of

Inmate Status Reports, notary services to Inmates; switchboard and

correspondence coverage; filing.

1/2011 – 6/2012 Wolf, Haldenstein, Adler, Freeman & Herz, LLP, NY, NY

Secretary to Securities Partner, Securities Associate, Health Care Associate and

Real Estate Associate

Responsibilities included maintaining attorneys’ address books and calendars in

Outlook, preparation of time sheets in DTE, drafting and finalizing

correspondence, emailing of documents, scanning of documents, drafting and

finalizing legal documents including retainer letters, memoranda of law, notices

of appeal, affidavits of service, proof of claims, notices of default, holdover

notices, applications for Medicare benefits, preparation of visa applications for

frequent trips to China.

1/2008 – 10/2010 Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, PC, NY, NY

Secretary to two White Collar Crime Partners

Responsibilities included screening all income telephone calls, billing,

preparation of time sheets in DTE, Correspondence, emailing of documents,

scanning of documents, setting up meetings, drafting and finalizing legal

documents, including Wells submissions; making travel plans; internet research;

greeting clients; ordering supplies; filling in for receptionist.

6/2000 – 9/2007 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, NY, NY

Secretary to Trust & Estates Partner & Associate; Secretary to four Commercial

Litigation Associates; Floater

Responsibilities included drafting and finalizing wills, trust agreements, health

care proxies; memoranda of law, redlining, TOC and TOA; editing Excel

worksheets; preparation of time sheets in DTE; correspondence, emailing of

documents, scanning of documents; duties as floater included filling in for absent

secretaries in the Corporate, Real Estate and Trust & Estates Departments;

performing administrative duties for visiting clients.

EDUCATION: Hilbert College, Buffalo, NY Major: Business (No Degree)

SKILLS: E-Filing; Word Suite 2003, 2007, 2010; Shorthand 80 wpm; Notary Public



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