Real Estate Administrative Assistant

VICKI LADAGE

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Chicago, Illinois 60657

H: 773-***-****

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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, LEGAL SECRETARY

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Administration

Teamwork

Communication

Organization

Multi tasking

Legal Support

Time Management

Document Management

Internet Research

Document Preparation

Communication

Prioritizing

Scheduling

Databases

Follow up

Dictaphone

Gregg Shorthand

Effective, detail oriented professional with multi-faceted expertise in supporting

legal, tax and real estate professionals. More than 12 years of experience in

administration, document preparation, scheduling and client management.

Experienced in editing, proofing and disseminating transactional agreements,

including merger & acquisition and joint venture documents.

Experienced in preparing real estate tax assessment briefs for the Cook County Treasurer’s Office and Cook County Board of Review.

Prepared legal pleadings, motions, discovery, briefs, subpoenas, and notices for court motions, filings and depositions.

Scheduled depositions and coordinated court reporters.

Excellent records management skills in organizing, updating and maintaining files.

Diverse experience in billing, time entry, check requests and expense reports.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SKILLS FOR CHICAGOLAND

(Formerly CHICAGO CAREER TECH), Chicago Illinois 2012

Microsoft Office Suite Application Specialist Track (selected from 1,000 program applicants)

Completed necessary study for Microsoft Office Word 2010, Outlook 2010, Excel 2010, Access, and PowerPoint 2010.

Passed certification practice exams in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Passed Microsoft Word, Word Expert, Excel, PowerPoint and Access certification exams.

CCT Internship for the Enterprise Application Support team at Rosenthal Collins Group, a Futures Clearing Merchant in the Commodities industry.

Worked with document standardization and environment profiling.

Created Word templates for use in developing IT documentation.

SharePoint site clean up.

Data maintenance in Onyx front end proprietary database, aligning with Back Office System Support (AS400 navigation).

2011 – 2012

SNI STAFFING/SELECT STAFFING/BLACKMAN KALLICK, Chicago, Illinois

Temporary Legal Secretary/Administrative Assistant

Provided expert administrative support on short term basis to variety of legal firms:

Created and applied Word styles to court filings and wrote documentation for use of styles in documents.

Assisted Word Processing Department with document production during conversion from Word 2003 to Word 2010.

Supported attorneys in various practice areas in the absence of their permanent secretaries, and wrote detailed activity reports to secretaries on completed work assignments and matters requiring follow up.

Transcribed arbitration hearing proceedings from CD ROM.

2010 – 2011

BELONGIA, SHAPIRO & FRANKLIN, LLP, Chicago, Illinois

Legal Assistant

Handled administrative support for four litigation partners and five litigation associates.

2005 – 2010

ARNSTEIN & LEHR, LLP. Chicago, Illinois

Legal Secretary

Supported one litigation partner, one litigation associate and one corporate paralegal.

2003 – 2005

FAGEL HABER, LLC, Chicago, Illinois

Legal Secretary

Provided administrative support to real estate tax assessment partners and one real estate tax assessment

associate.

1999 – 2003

PIPER RUDNICK, LLP, Chicago, Illinois

Legal Secretary

Handled support for two associates and three real estate partners.

McDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY, Chicago, Illinois 1988 1998

Legal Secretary and Executive Assistant

Supported international tax practice partner and other partners and associates in the firm’s Tax Department.

Supported firm’s Executive Director in the management of the firm’s administrative departments, including

Accounting, Human Resources, IT, Library, Marketing, Office Services, and Training and Development.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Science in General Studies

Major: Organizational Behavior, Minor: Business

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY – Evanston, Illinois

Classroom Training for Microsoft Office Specialist 2010 Certification

HAROLD WASHINGTON COLLEGE – Chicago, Illinois

TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE

Microsoft Office Suite 2010: Excel (certification October 6, 2012), PowerPoint (certification November 10, 2012),

Outlook, Word (certification July 21, 2012), Word Expert (November 16, 2012) and Access certification November 17, 2012)

Microsoft Office Suite 2003 and 2007

Document Management Systems: IManage and SharePoint

Commodity Trading Applications: Onyx and GMI Demographic Data Maintenance

Legal Bar Paragraph Numbering Software for Legal Documents

Familiar with WestLaw legal research

U.S. District Court Electronic Filing and Docket Procedures

DuPage County Circuit Court Electronic Filing

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