Administrative Assistant Real Estate

SKILLS_SUMMARY__________________________________________

Professional Legal Secretary proficient using Microsoft Windows;

Microsoft Word 2007; Microsoft Vista; Word Perfect; Worldox Document

Managing Systems; Tabs time keeping program; Timeslips; Outlook;

Dictaphone and digital dictation programs; e-filing for US District and

Bankruptcy Courts; scanning, and general miscellaneous office equipment.

EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________

O'HARA, O'CONNELL & CIOTOLI, Fayetteville, NY

2009-2010

Legal Secretary to Dennis G. O'Hara, Esq., senior partner of firm.

Provided support with civil litigation matters; prepared pleadings and

correspondence; kept calendar and deadlines; provided liaison with

clients and opposing counsel; scheduled depositions and 50-h hearings;

responsible for timekeeping and filing.

PINSKY & SKANDALIS, PC Syracuse, NY

2008-2009

Legal Secretary to Dean J. DiPilato, Esq. Provided support with civil

litigation matters, insurance defense, personal injury, wills and traffic

violation matters in a small Syracuse, NY law firm. Prepared pleadings,

motions and discovery; generated correspondence; kept track of calendar

deadlines and docketing; provided liaison with clients and opposing

counsel; scheduled depositions and/or mediations and 50-h hearings;

responsible for timekeeping and filing.

CROWLEY LAW FIRM, Bozeman, MT

2004-2007

Legal Secretary to Matthew McLean, Esq. and Julie Lichte, Esq. Provided

support with civil and construction/commercial, medical malpractice and

insurance defense litigation in a busy seven office, three state-wide law

firm. Prepared pleadings, motions, and discovery; generated

correspondence; kept calendar and deadlines; provided liaison with

clients and opposing counsel; scheduled depositions and/or mediations;

assisted in trial preparation; handled overflow work from other attorneys

the firm; responsible for timekeeping and filing.

JOHN F.X. BURKE, ESQ. Goshen, NY

2000-2004

Legal Secretary in a small general law firm with an emphasis on real

estate, matrimonial, family court, assigned counsel work and bankruptcy.

Prepared pleadings, motions and discovery; generated correspondence; kept

calendar and deadlines; scheduled depositions and mediations; provided

liaison with clients and opposing counsel; responsible for filing and

timekeeping. Originally secretary to sole practitioner and eventually

assistant to two attorneys.

EXPERIENCE Cont'd_________________________________________

DICKOVER, DONNELLY, DONOVAN & BIAGI, LLP Goshen, NY 1995-2000

Administrative Assistant to two attorneys in a busy general law firm with

an emphasis on real estate and mortgage refinance. In charge of

monitoring loan applications; provided liaison between borrowers,

mortgage companies, and attorneys; set up loan closings; prepared closing

documents.

Maintained client real estate files for purchases and sales, ordering

title, surveys, follow up on files; provided liaison between client, bank

and attorneys; prepared all related closing documents; coordinated the

scheduling of closings.

In charge of handling litigation files; prepared pleadings, motions and

discovery; scheduled depositions and kept calendar and deadlines; also

worked on various municipal matters and business matters, such as forming

corporations and buy/sell agreements.

In charge of maintaining Chapter 7 Bankruptcy files, including preparing

and filing of petitions, calendars and deadlines, client and creditor

contact.

In charge of some estate work, including petitions, waivers, and filing

same with the County Surrogates Court; responsible for filing and

timekeeping.

LEVINSON, ZECCOLA, et al Central Valley, NY

1992-1995

Receptionist, responsible for answering ten telephone lines. Took

messages and directed calls, greeted clients; acted as deposition

scheduling clerk for trial attorneys; handled any overflow typing and

other work from attorneys and staff.

Legal Secretary, received overflow work for all attorneys.

Legal Secretary to Stephen Reineke, Esq., one of the attorneys in the

firm; responsible for filing and timekeeping.

EDUCATION_______________________________________________

Orange County Community College - Middletown, NY

Attended for AAS Degree

Major: Liberal Arts

REFERENCES_______________________________________________

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