Melanie Lopez

nd

*** **** ******, * ***** East Newark, New Jersey 07029

Telephone: 973-***-**** or 973-***-**** Email melanielopez74

@gmail

.com

OBJECTIVE

I am seeking an employer who is in search of a dedicated, mature individual to join and compliment their

company as a professional.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

New Jersey Devils / Devils Arena Entertainment – Newark, NJ 2013

Present

Paralegal / Acting Executive Assistant to General Counsel

Prepare various documents & correspondence

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Act as Gatekeeper for General Counsel & Senior Counsel

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Handle all invoicing and bill payments for legal department

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Organize and maintain records within the legal department

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Maintain records in connection with insurance matters

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Act as liaison between legal and finance departments

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Maintain legal department corporate documents & assorted fees

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associated with all entities.

Canon Business Process Services – New York,NY 2011– 2013

Legal Records Department Manager

Implement new computerized records management systems

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Organize and maintain records within the legal environment

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Maintain professional and ethical standards by records department personnel

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Maintain and compile physical files

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Convert file systems to new computerized systems

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Rob Graham & Associates Las Vegas, NV 2006 2007

Legal Secretary & Office Manager

Assisted in everyday office functions

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Managed all probate files

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Temporary Professional Legal Services – New York, NY 2002 – 2006

Temp and temp to perm positions

Clients Included:

Gallet, Dreyer & Berkey, LLP – Litigation, International Corporate

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Bivona & Cohen, P.C. – Litigation Defense

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LeBeouf, Lamb, Greene & Macrae Litigation

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Storch, Amini & Munvez, P.C. Various Administrative matters

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The Catholic Archdiocese of New York Various Administrative matters

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Steelow Production Entertainment – Independent Contractor Entertainment

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Levy, Philips & Konigsberg, L.L.P – New York, NY 2004 –2005

Mass Tort Litigation Assistant

Assistant to 2 Partners and 1 3 Associates

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Prepared correspondence, pleadings, motions, discovery demands & responses

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Handled communications with courts, adversarial attorneys and clients

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Calendared all appointments and event dates and billing of all clients

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Established, created and maintained files

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Ansell, Zaro, Grimm & Aaron, P.C. Ocean Township, NJ 2002 2003

Matrimonial, Family Law Assistant to Partner Donna L. Maul, Esq.

Assistant to Senior Partner and 2 associates

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Prepared, assembled and filed documents ranging from pleadings, motions,

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discovery responses and demands

Created and maintained client files

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Billed and handled heavy calendaring of various matters

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Maintained communication between clients, attorneys and courts.

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McLaughlin, Bennett, Gelson & Kramer, P.C. – Wall, NJ 1999 2002

Floating Legal Secretary and Billing Assistant

Prepared, assembled and filed documents ranging from pleadings, motions,

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discovery responses, demands to correspondence and fee agreements

Organized, created and maintained client files

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Handled monthly billings and calendared various matters

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Maintained communication between clients, attorneys and courts.

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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Leslie Silver & Associates, Inc. New York, NY 2011

Long Term Temporary Administrative Positions

Clients Include SIR Capital & Jamison Capital Partners

Receptionist: direct calls, greet guests, sort mail and receive deliveries

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Assist HR Director in legal administrative matters, copy, file and maintain files

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Accounts Payable files, maintain and organize filing, arrange payments, expense

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reports

Maintain stock in office, place/receive orders, lunch orders, make travel arrangements,

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communicate with various companies regarding missing invoices.

Scan documents, research emails, create spreadsheet regarding given data

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Arrange conference calls, lunch meetings and various appointments.

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Heavy calendaring assistance

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EDUCATION

University of Phoenix ● Master of Science in Psychology 2015

Online Learning Program

Thomas Edison State College ● B.A Psychology 2008 2014

Trenton, New Jersey

Brookdale Community College ● A.A.S Paralegal Studies 1997 2001

Lincroft, New Jersey

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Experienced in legal document preparation, familiar with internet based filing systems. Proficient

in Microsoft Office 2003 2010 Word, Publisher, Front Page, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Internet

Explorer, and Outlook, Adobe, Photoshop, and Word Perfect. Proficient in the billing systems

Timeslips & TABS, and many calendaring software. Quickbooks experience. Hot Docs,

WorldDocs, File Site, LexisNexis, Lawcrawler., Abacus, SAGA, Google documents, Gmail,

Google Calendar, Google Voice, internet marketing, Experienced with multi line phones, Records

Management systems: Versatile, iManage, Autonomy, Smead.

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