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BETTINA GENTILO

Home Phone: 954-***-**** – Cel: 954-***-****

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

Hallandale, Florida

EXPERIENCE

Foley and Mansfield, PLLP - Miami, Florida -- April 2007 to May 2012

Office Administrator and Billing Specialist

• Office Administration

Staff training and supervision (coordination of paralegal, legal secretaries and

administrative staff, including but not limited to case distribution, scheduling and

extensive calendar management, client database management, employee records and

payroll assistance, as well as being directly involved in hiring and termination

processes)

Liaison between Miami branch and Minnesota headquarters

• Billing Specialist

All aspects of high volume monthly billing and extensive data entry:

Computerized timekeeper entries for five attorneys and one paralegal, pre-bill

generation, review and editing

Full client invoicing [direct to client via US Mail and email and indirectly through

insurance carriers via electronic billing (e-billing)]

Accounts Receivable Collections

Accounts Payable – processing invoices and signatory on firm Operating Bank Account

for various vendor expenses and office disbursements

Law Center – Lisa M. Galvan-Johnson, Esquire – North Miami Beach, FL

April 1997-June 2006

Executive Administrator and Office Manager (January 2000-June 2006)

• Executive Administration

Staff supervision and training (coordination of paralegals, legal secretaries and

administrative staff, but also involved in hiring process)

Liaison between senior attorney and staff (including other attorneys)

Coordination of frequent domestic & international travel by senior attorney

Bank Account Management (Operating and Trust) - Signatory on all corporate Bank

Accounts (deposits, accounts payable, wire transfers and petty cash)

Bookkeeping (including but not limited to client invoicing, operating and trust account

reconciliation, receipt and application of A/R payments – cash, credit cards, checks)

Client services (interfacing with clients on a daily basis on various levels)

• Office Management

Case distribution, scheduling and extensive calendar management

Implementation, organization and management of new filing system

Client database management

Employee records and payroll (paycheck issuance and signing)

Inventory, furniture and office equipment purchasing

Mail routing

Legal and Administrative Assistant (April 1997- January 2000)

Family/Civil and Immigration Law Paralegal (forms, court proceedings)

Translator/Proofreader/Interpreter

Legal Secretary (general correspondence and legal documentation)

Receptionist (client greeting, multi-line phone system, fax, copies)

Law Offices - Daphne Armand, Esquire – Montreal, Canada

June 1990 – Dec. 1996

Executive Administrator/Office Manager

• Started out as a Receptionist, Legal Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant in 1990

and was promoted to managerial duties in 1992, dealing with all general and international

aspects of law firm’s daily operations -

Staff supervision and training

Liaison between senior attorney and staff (including other attorneys)

Bank Account Management - Signatory on all corporate Bank Accounts (deposits,

accounts payable, wire transfers and petty cash)

Bookkeeping (including but not limited to client invoicing, account reconciliation, receipt

and application of A/R payments)

Employee records and payroll (paycheck issuance and signing)

Coordination of frequent international travel by senior attorney

Case distribution, scheduling and management

Filing system organization and management

Inventory control and purchasing

Freelance Translator/Proofreader/Editor/Interpreter

June 1990-Present

Independent contracting for established translating companies and various individuals (French

Canadian, Spanish and Haitian communities)

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree in Translation, University of Montreal – Montreal, Canada, 1990

(Canadian Citizen – US Legal Permanent Resident)

OTHER SKILLS

• Trilingual - English, French, Spanish

• Computer literate – MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook), QuickBooks, Omega (timekeeper and

billing software)

• Well-organized, detail-oriented, self-directed top-notch written and verbal communicator able

to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

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