Louis Cuisinier
Matawan, NJ *****
Tel. 646-***-****
E-mail: ************@****.***
Experience:
Phillips Nizer, LLP July 2009 - Present
Word Processing Operator
. Create, edit and format legal documents and financial statements,
including S-1s, 10-Ks and 10-Qs, adhering to firm styles and utilizing
advanced functions such as complex paragraph formatting, numbering
styles, imbedding Excel charts, mail merging, automatic tables of
contents and tables of authority and financial tables.
. Create, format and edit Excel spreadsheets, including use of formulas
and links
. Create, format, edit and animate PowerPoint presentations
. Transcribe tapes into letters, reports, memos and other documents
. Clean and format scanned documents and documents created outside the
Word Processing department to adhere to firm's styles and standards
. Maintain a log of all work, accurately recording time spent and
details of the project
. Proofread all documents for accuracy and adherence to firm styles and
standards
Grant Thornton, LLP February 2009 - May 2009
Word Processing Operator
. Joined the audit report department during busy tax season
. Edited and formatted annual, semi-annual and quarterly financial audit
reports for SEC filing which contained extensive and complex financial
tables
. Utilized advanced Microsoft Word and Excel for proper formatting of
reports
. Imbedded and linked Excel files to Word documents
. Converted Word and Excel documents to PDFs and PDFs to Word and Excel
documents
. Proofread all documents for accuracy and adherence to firm styles and
standards
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP January 2006 - June 2008
Word Processing Operator
. Part of a busy center supporting over 1,000 attorneys and paralegals
. Edited and formatted all legal documents utilizing advanced functions
such as legal numbering styles, mail merging, automatic tables of
contents and tables of authority, financial tables, charts, graphs
. Blacklined documents
. Transcribed legal language from Dictaphone
. Advanced use of PowerPoint to create and edit animated slide
presentations
. Converted PDF, WordPerfect and Excel documents to Word for editing
. Scanned and reformatted hard copy documents
. Provided application Help Desk support via telephone and email
Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP September 2004 - August 2005
Legal Secretary
. Provided secretarial support for 2 attorneys and 2 paralegals
. Answered Phones and kept detailed message log
. Maintained chronological correspondence file
. Typed correspondence, memos, formatted and edited all types of legal
documents
. Created and bookmarked PDFs of and burned them to Cds
. Created CD covers and labels for distribution to clients
. Entered and maintained billable time records
. Organized and maintained client files
Brobeck Phleger & Harrison, LLP March 1999 - June 2004
Word Processing Operator
. Part of a busy center serving over 1,000 attorneys
. Edited and formatted all legal documents utilizing advanced functions
such as legal numbering styles, mail merging, automatic tables of
contents and tables of authority, financial tables, charts, graphs
. Proofread documents for accuracy and adherence to firm styles and
standards
. Provided secretarial support to the Closing Committee
Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle, LLP February 1996 - March 1999
Word Processing Operator
. Part of a busy center serving approximately 200 attorneys
. Edited and formatted all legal documents utilizing advanced functions
such as legal numbering styles, mail merging, automatic tables of
contents and tables of authority, financial tables, charts, graphs
. Scanned and bookmarked documents to PDF and burned closing CDs
. Proofread documents for accuracy and adherence to firm styles and
standards
. Provided application assistance to attorneys and support staff
Training: Skills Acceleration Institute, March-May 1999
(Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
Software: Microsoft Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Visio; WordPerfect; BurnIt;
Hummingbird; iManage; DocsOpen; Adobe Acrobat Pro; SoftWise
Numbering Suite; DeltaView; Comparerite; OmniPage Pro; Capture
Perfect; Outlook; Global Call Tracking