Manager Office

KATHLEEN M. FINN

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Salem, MA ***70

Home: 978-***-****

Cellular: 617-***-****

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position that will enable me to combine ten years of practical

experience in office management with my educational experiences

EXPERIENCE

9/98 - 4/09 Trupti N. Patel & Associates, (formerly Miller & Patel;

formally, Miller, Patel & Donabed, LLP; and formerly the Law

Offices of Ralph A. Donabed), Boston, MA

Paralegal

. Create, maintain and track all invoices for legal services rendered

using Excel.

. Create and maintain databases for case files.

. Prepare all phases of immigration applications including filing of

Labor Certification applications, H1B visa applications, 750

applications and the like.

. Provide information and instructions to a diverse population of

clientele, including direct contact with employers and aliens of

various nationalities.

. Responsible for the complete workload of civil litigation practice,

including initiating lawsuit, discovery, research, and trial

preparation.

. Responsible for implementation of new filing system.

9/97 - 9/98 Syratech Corporation, East Boston, MA

Legal Assistant

. Redesigned Legal Department file room for ease of accessibility and

spacing.

. Create Legal Department case list for attorneys using Access Database.

. Tracked costs for a new 880,000 square foot warehouse in California

using Excel Spreadsheet.

. Maintain documentation on outside litigation claims against the

Company.

. Acted as liaison between Company and outside counsel to prepare and

file documentation in litigation claims against other companies in

infringement matters

. Prepared travel itineraries and submitted expense reports for

attorneys

9/90 - 9/97 Law Offices of Dane M. Shulman, Boston, MA

Office Manager/Paralegal

. Supervise and trained clerical staff including secretaries,

receptionist, paralegal and file clerks

. Lead clerical staff of 3 offices through the process of

computer conversion from Word Perfect to Microsoft Windows

. Review and train all staff including attorneys, paralegals and

secretaries in new MS Office products

. Responsible for exit interviews to ascertain pertinent information to

be used in aiding law firm in the development of retention policies.

. Responsible for the hiring and firing of all of clerical staff

. Reviewed and negotiated with Business Manager the performance of

secretaries, paralegals, file clerks and receptionist on an annual

basis for the purposes for salary increases, bonuses and/or additional

benefits for the employee

. Maintained all personnel files including health benefits,

vacation time, sick time, and comp time

. Created teams of attorneys/paralegals, secretary and file

clerk, enabling workflow production to increase

. Periodic review teams to insure that workflow is being

managed properly and that attorney's work product is being

produced in a timely fashion

. Tracked and maintained weekly workflow production for

attorneys and report results to management

. Created database to track all office files using Microsoft

Access

. Responsible for implementation of a new 3 letter filing

system thereby enabling office staff ease of file location

. Participated in search for and design of new office space

increasing office size from approximately 2,000 square feet

to more than 6,000 square feet

. Ordered all supplies for Boston office

. Coordinate daily scheduling for attorneys and paralegals

. Liaison with courts

. Tracked daily schedule for all office personnel

. Coordinate stenographers and interpreters for depositions

and court appearances

9-86 - 9/90 Ronald H. Rainer, P.C., Boston MA

Office Manager/Paralegal

. Supervised clerical staff, including secretaries, receptionist, and

paralegals and filing clerks

. Analyzed personnel performance on yearly basis in conjunction with

salary review

. Responsible for training of clerical staff in order to prepare them

for additional responsibilities and promotion

. Oversee workflow and prioritization of attorney's work product

. Responsible for hiring and firing of clerical staff

. Prepared payroll information on weekly bases for outside payroll

organization

. Maintained personnel files

. Acted as benefits coordinator

. T Pass administrator

. Ordered all supplies for office

. Coordinated with attorney-supervisor on daily schedule for attorneys

and paralegals.

EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE

Master's of Management, June 2003

Graduate Certificate: Negotiations and Conflict Resolution

Cambridge College - Cambridge, MA

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Concentration/Organizational Psychology,

June 2001

Cambridge College - Cambridge, MA

Various Computer Courses, including Microsoft Word 2007; Access 2007;

Introduction to Access; Introduction to Excel; Operating Systems I,

Configuring of Microsoft Networking, 1999

Formal and informal training in the areas of Word Perfect 5.0, Microsoft

Word 95, 97, 98, and 2000 Windows XP, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft

Outlook, Immigration Aide and INSZoom

North Shore Community College

Newbury College - Revere, MA

REFERENCES Available on request

NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission expires October 20, 2011

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