Sales High School

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a full time administrative position that will enable me to use my knowledge of communication

and skills in office management, research, and writing.

CERTIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Georgia Notary Public- Expires September 2014

The Law Office of Gilbert Murrah, P.C., Bainbridge, Georgia

Legal Secretary/Research Assistant: August 2010-August 2011

Summer Research Assistant: May 2012- July 2012

Duties: Writing and filing confidential legal documents: briefs, motions, interrogatories, etc…; Client

intake and interviewing; Answering the phone and interacting with clients in a professional and courteous

manner; Notarizing documents; Meeting strict deadlines; Letter writing and mailing; scanning, faxing and

copying; Creating, updating, and closing files; New employee training; Fee collection; Communicating

with judges, attorneys, and other legal personnel in a professional manner; Maintaining attorney’s

calendar; Creating and maintaining client spreadsheets; Experience in electronic filing; Researching cases

Proficient in software such as: Microsoft Office: (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook, & Publisher);

Corel Word Perfect; Westlaw and LexisNexis; Adobe PDF Documents

Eye Center South- Dothan, Alabama August 2009-May 2010

Refractive Representative (January-May 2010)

Check Out Representative (September-December 2009) Promoted

Switchboard Operator (August 2010) Promoted

Duties: Data entry; Maintain patient database; Daily faxing to patient’s optometrists about follow-up

care; Scheduling appointments and surgeries for ophthalmologists and the oculoplastic surgeon a;

Counseling clients on various refractive and cosmetic procedures; Collections; filing; Planning and

promoting seminars for physicians and the public; Public speaking at LASIK seminars; Answering a 21-

line phone system in a courteous and professional manner; Publishing a monthly company newsletter

American Red Cross Donor Center- Valdosta, Georgia January-May 2009

Donor Services Intern

Duties: Promoting the Donor Days campaign to medical professionals in the Lowndes County area;

Creating and maintaining client intake spreadsheets; Cold calling new and previous donors about blood

drives; General clerical work

Live 101.9 FM WBGE Flint Media- Bainbridge, Georgia May 2005-May

2006

Advertising Sales Associate/Deejay

Duties: Consistently met or exceeded monthly goals; Selling advertising to businesses in the tri-county

area; Maintaining client accounts; Interacting professionally with clients; Planning and attending

meetings; Creating and promoting new events; Created and hosted the show Girls Night Out at age 19;

Host of Live Lunch; Commercial writing and production; Helping our team plan Live Remotes; Public

appearances at Live Remotes; Commissioned sales

Isabee’s Children’s Apparel & Gifts- Bainbridge, Georgia November 2004-July 2006

Assistant Manager (October 2005-July 2006)

Sales Associate (November 2004-September 2005) Promoted

Duties: Interacting with customers in person and on the phone in a professional manner; Cashier;

Opening and closing shifts key holder; Creating store displays; Dispute resolution; Ordering; Taking

inventory; Bank deposits; Managing a 3 in 1 business (The Hair Works, Isabee’s, and C. Barnett’s Fine

Photography)

Proficient in software such as: Microsoft Office: (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook, & Publisher);

Corel Word Perfect; Westlaw and LexisNexis; Adobe PDF Documents

EDUCATION:

Paralegal Certificate Program August 2012-March

2013

University of Georgia

Florida Coastal School of Law- Jacksonville, Florida August 2011-April 2012

(Withdrew)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Speech Communication May 2009

Valdosta State University- Valdosta, Georgia

-GPA 3.45

-Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) National Communication Honor Society

-LPH Co-Captain of Relay for Life Team

-Dean’s List 2006-2008

Bainbridge College- Bainbridge, Georgia August 2004-July 2006

-GPA 3.7

-Honor’s List 2004-2006

-Member of Circle K Club, Collegiate affiliate of the Kiwanis Club

-Team leader of Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort with Circle K Club

-Public Speaking Contest 1st Runner up in spring 2005

Bainbridge High School- Bainbridge, Georgia Honor Graduate May

2004

High School Diploma: College Preparatory with Distinction

RELEVANT COURSEWORK:

-Excellent communication skills specializing in Advanced Interpersonal Communication, Public

Communication, Cross Cultural Communication; Leadership; Interviewing; and Persuasion.

-Legal Classes: Torts, Contracts I & II, Property, Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, and Legal Wiring 1 & 2

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