RESUME OF EVONNE ENGLISH
Dallas, Texas 75252
abizub@r.postjobfree.com
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Motivated executive legal assistant with the following
experience/skills/education:
. Corporate, transactional, contracts and business, litigation,
insurance defense, arbitration, real estate, construction law, wills
and probate, medical/personal injury, bankruptcy, tax and family.
. Efficient management of office i.e., organizational/administrative,
billing, detailed document preparation/filing/case management,
calendaring/docket control, internet research, client and c-level
senior executive interface. Team player with excellent organizational
skills working best with minimum supervision enabling attorney to
devote more time to practice.
. Notary Public, 80-100 WPM; shorthand, transcription, Word Perfect,
Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Windows XP,
Vista and 7; Adobe, Pro Docs, Pacer, ECF and Pro Docs e-filing,
Quicken, Time Slips 6 and 10, Lexis Nexis, Westlaw for Windows
. Richland College; SMU (Paralegal Program); ICS (Legal Assistant
Certificate)
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Employment History
Law Offices of M. Drew Siegel & Assoc.
Carrollton, Texas 75006
June, 1998 - December, 2009
Legal Assistant/Office Manager for sole practitioner in brisk
transactional, construction contracts, real estate, corporate and civil
litigation practice. Created complex form file system to enable quick and
efficient preparation of all documents. Drafted, prepared all
correspondence and filed all documents. Management and billing for
practice.
Law Office of Bern A. Mortberg
Carrollton, Texas
August, 1996 - May, 1997
Legal Assistant for lawyer specializing in insurance defense, real estate
and estate planning. Interviewed clients/prepared wills, bankruptcies,
original petitions and incorporation of entities. Assimilated intricate
form file and closed file systems. Solely accountable for preparation and
handling of all collection cases from inception to judgment for Mrs.
Mortberg's publication business, Dallas Child Magazine.
Accounting and
Law Office of William F. Kunofsky, P.C.
Dallas, Texas
July, 1995 - August, 1996
Legal Assistant/Office Manager for bankruptcy/tax attorney's office.
Successfully restructured accountant's office into law practice.
Reorganized and assembled form file and closed file systems. Interviewed
clients/prepared and managed Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcies from inception
to conclusion. Assisted in working with IRS in the resolution of clients'
tax issues.
Stuart Evan Glass
Weiner, Glass & Reed, LLP
Dallas, Texas
August, 1985 - August 1994
Legal Assistant for practitioner specializing in business litigation,
entertainment, corporate, real estate, medical/personal injury, family,
wills and probate. When lawyer merged with two attorneys in July, 1992, I
functioned as office manager for partnership, as well as legal assistant
for Mr. Glass.