Assistant Administrative

Marilyn McFerren

* ******** ***** . ******** *****, CA 91766 . 909-***-**** .

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Legal assistant with 20 years of professional experience with top law

firm and the skills to manage all aspects of daily office operations and

administration.

. Exceptional organizational, oral and written communication,

interpersonal, client relations, and problem resolution skills, with the

ability to apply these strengths in a variety of business roles.

. Dedicated, innovative and self-motivated team player with strong work

ethic and proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment through

advanced multi-tasking skills.

. Consistently produced top-quality work, exercising good judgment and

exhibiting professionalism at the highest level. Able to work in both

independent and collaborative work environments.

. Skills include typing 70 wpm, proficiency with Microsoft Word, Elite,

Wordperfect, Outlook, Excel, Soft Solutions, CompareRite, AccuRoute,

PCdocs other time-entry and billing programs.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LEGAL ASSISTANT 1990 -2009

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

For 16 years supported 4-5 Corporate Attorneys, Special Counsel and

Partners working on Corporate documents, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Bond

Financing documents. Recently for the last 3 years I provided general

administrative support, assisting Staff Attorneys in the Legal Service

Center (supporting 19 Staff Attorneys and 75 Contract Attorneys).

Transcribed all correspondence, pleadings, and other legal documents,

including revising, proofreading, and text editing documents, and

finalizing and coordinating court filings. General administrative duties

included answering phones, filing, copying, scanning, faxing and managing

the attorney's schedules.

. Managed all travel arrangements, prepared associated expense reports, and

oversaw the timesheets for attorneys and staff.

. Prepared client invoices and submitted to accounting department for

processing.

. Coordinated information flow between attorneys, clients and appropriate

departments.

. Utilized firm resources to maximize efficiency and to maintain organized

data files.

. Reviewed and edited correspondence and drafted and prepared in final

form, correspondence to clients.

LEGAL SECRETARY 1987 -1990

Peter M. Walzer Esq.

Provided legal secretarial support to sole practitioner in Family Law

practice. Learned all aspects of legal assistance which included legal

specific duties as well as general administrative responsibilities.

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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