High School Legal Secretary

Kathleen Colon

***-** **** ****** - ***** *E ( Howard Beach, NY 11414

Cell #: 347-***-**** ( Email: *************@*****.***

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Legal Secretary

Administrative support professional experienced working in fast-paced

environments demanding strong organizational, technical and interpersonal

skills. Confident and poised in interactions with individuals at all

levels. Resourceful and detail oriented with an aptitude to prioritize and

meet time-sensitive deadlines. Maintain excellent written and

communication skills, problem resolution abilities and a high level of

confidentiality. Proficient with all Microsoft Office applications and can

multi-task effectively.

Areas of Expertise

. Administrative Support ( Client Relations ( Machine Dictation

. Word Processing & Typing ( Filing & Data Archiving ( Legal

Terminology

. Calendar, Email & Billing ( Excel Spreadsheets ( PowerPoint

Presentations

Professional Experience

7/2009 - Present Volt Technical Services, New York, NY (Temp Agency)

Quantum, New York, NY (Temp Agency)

Supporting Cast Inc., New York, NY (Temp Agency)

Legal Secretary (Temp Assignments)

Legal Secretary assigned on a contract basis covering various litigation

groups. Aided in the preparation of documents which included

Interrogatories, Motion to Vacate, Responses, Summons & Complaints etc.

from commencement to finalization. I had the opportunity to work for

Litigators in many different entities such as; Corporate Law, Bankruptcy,

Entertainment Law, Wills & Trusts, Real Estate, Tax, etc. Duties included

but were not limited to: The imputation of time entries using Carpe Diem;

Transcription of dictated correspondence; Sent and replied to email

messages using Outlook; Obtained financials from Associates to prepare

Excel spreadsheets and made edits to PowerPoint presentations; greeted

clients, screened all incoming calls, scheduled conferences and other

business functions.

8/2007 - 3/2009 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP, New York, NY

Well known large law firm which consists of 1,000+ attorneys

worldwide

Legal Secretary/Floater

Provided support to attorneys, at all levels, including Senior Partners,

Partners, Senior Counsel and/or Associates within Labor and Employment,

Corporate Law, White Collar Crime and Litigation departments. Partnered

with paralegals and attorneys in the preparation and completion of court

documents which included: Agreements, Briefs, Memorandum of Law, Summary

Judgment, Notice of Motion, Order to Show Cause etc. Tracked and edit

changes in Word format comparing documents using DeltaView. Entered time

for attorney's billable hours to ensure accuracy in allocation to clients,

preparation of expense reports, reimbursements; Management of attorneys'

calendar, travel arrangements.

12/2004 - 10/2006 Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY

Mid-size law firm which consists of 600+ attorneys worldwide

Legal Secretary/Floater

Assisted 2 Partners and 2 Associates in the Outsourcing Department. The

Outsourcing Department consisted of litigators who were hired as outside,

independent contractors to help the hiring party with specific job matters.

Prepared and completed necessary documentation imperative to the client's

needs such as Budget Analysis, Financial Projections, Corporate legalities,

Proposals, etc. Gatekeeper for updates to client contact information;

Scheduled travel arrangements and prepared itineraries; Edit PowerPoint

presentations and entered time into time entry system for attorneys;

Answered high volume of calls; Maintained Partner's busy calendar;

coordinated appointments.

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4/2003 - 10/2004 Holland & Knight LLP, New York, NY

Mid-size law firm which consists of 400+ attorneys worldwide

Sr. Legal Secretary/Floater

Aided 2 Partners and 4 Associates in the Corporate Law department.

Drafting of Pleadings, Stipulations, and Motions; Ad-hoc correspondence and

obtained Affidavits. Acted as liaison between clients and attorneys and

managed high volume of calls. Entered time and preparation of expense

reports. Scheduled travel/hotel/car reservations; Data entry to Excel

spreadsheets and revised PowerPoint presentations.

4/1995 - 4/2003 Cohen Kuhn & Associates, New York, NY

Small-size law firm which consist of 25 attorneys (Counsel to

Hartford Insurance Company)

Legal Secretary/Calendar Clerk

Legal Secretary to (3) trial attorneys in the Med Mal Division.

Utilization of Attorney Drafts/Blumberg forms as prescribed by Federal,

State, and Local Rules required to file Pleadings, Verified Answers,

Motions, Memorandum of Law, Structured Settlements, Discovery Demands,

Agreements, court documents and all accompanying correspondence; Prepared

monthly reports using Excel spreadsheets; Set up and maintained legal

files from inception to finalization; Corresponded with judges and law

clerks with regards to scheduled conferences; Scheduled Examination Before

Trials ("EBT"); Typed correspondence, reports and memoranda; Input data

entries into Abacus database; Maintained diary of cases for upcoming Court

events (Calendar); Heavy client interaction.

Education

Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers

(Received High School Diploma - June 1983)

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Imanage, Outlook, Styles, Toc ("Table

of Contents"),

Toa ("Table of Authorities"), Carpe Diem, Abacus, Lotus Notes, Visio, E-

Law, Machine Dictation,

DeltaView, WordPerfect, Adobe, E-Courts, E-Filing, Internet Proficient,

Grammar And Proofreading

Typing: 70-75 wpm

Dictaphone: 70 wpm

References Furnished Upon Request

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