Legal Secretary

YVETTE OLIVER

Post Office Box ***

Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452

Phone: 201-***-****

Email: ***************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Organized, professional legal secretary with strong administrative and people skills.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Eight years of progressive professional secretarial experience.

• Computer skills include: Microsoft Office applications

• Developed interpersonal skills, having dealt with a diversity of professionals, clients, and staff

• Self-motivated; able to set effective priorities to achieve immediate and long-term goals and meet operational deadlines.

• Adept at working independently and as team member

• Function well in a fast-paced, high-pressure atmosphere

EXPERIENCE

Law Offices of Sal Greenman & Associates, P.C. - Fair Lawn, NJ (2003 to Present)

Senior Legal Secretary

• Manage all administrative tasks for two senior partners

• Compose and revise legal documents for attorneys, including letters, depositions, and court filings.

• Answer direct attorney phone lines and act as liaison between clients and attorneys.

• Request and review all medical documentation; ascertain all evidence information and process all with the appropriate parties;

• Schedule all appointments and briefings for attorneys, as well as track and maintain busy attorney schedules.

• Ensure legal documents are processed and handled in a timely and efficient manner in order to comply with appropriate regulations and deadlines.

Navarro Security – Fort Lauderdale, FL (2002 – 2003)

Secretary

• Generated, typed, formatted and edited letters, documents and client forms. Handled incoming calls, scheduled appointments and maintained client files.

Law Offices of Sal Greenman & Associates, P.C. - Fair Lawn, NJ (1999 – 2002)

Legal Secretary

• Managed all administrative and office duties for sole attorney’s office.

• Scheduled client appointments and maintained busy attorney calendar.

• Organized pre-deposition conferences with attorneys and involved parties

• Typed legal documents, drafting wills, letters, and complaints.

• Researched files for necessary documentation and proofreading.

EDUCATION

• Business Training Institute - Secretarial/Word Processing/ Diploma

Penn Foster College – Courses in paralegal studies

BI-LINGUAL

• English/Spanish

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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