Assistant Administrative

Laura Wild

**** ***** *****, **** *****, Florida 32967

Phone 216-***-****

Executive Legal Administrative Assistant with more than 15 years of

experience supporting partners and associates of large and small law firms.

Dedicated, conscientious, organized, and detail oriented individual with

the ability to work independently, multi-task, and support multiple

individuals, as well as prioritize, maintain confidentiality, meet

deadlines, produce quality work, and develop strong working relationships

with others. Demonstrated expertise includes:

. Excellent organizational skills

. Excellent written and oral communication skills

. Travel and meeting arrangements

. Typing; light shorthand; digital and machine transcription

. Microsoft Office Suite; Microsoft Publisher; WordPerfect; iManage;

Docket Administrator; Windows XP; Internet software; Adobe

Pagemaker; Amicus Attorney

Experience

ULMER & BERNE LLP

A defense practice firm, it is the eleventh largest law firm in the

Cleveland area.

Executive Administrative Legal Assistant August 2003-Present

Over the course of employment, assisted various partners and associates

. Supported attorneys in areas of Business Litigation, Products

Liability Litigation, Construction Litigation, Intellectual Property

Litigation, Securities Litigation, Class Action Litigation, as well

as Contracts and Trusts Work

. Interacted with clients, opposing counsel and courts by e-mail and

telephone

. Acted as "gatekeeper" for Neil Gurney, Senior Partner Business Law

Group

. Arranged and co-hosted American Inns of Court monthly dinner meeting

for one-year term

. Drafted both short and lengthy deposition summaries

. Arranged airline and hotel reservations, both domestic and foreign

. Coordinated and scheduled business meetings and depositions for

large numbers of attendees

. Arranged telephone and video conferences for large numbers of

attendees

. Drafted and edited correspondence

. Docketed court deadlines using docket tracking software

. Telephoned and e-mailed clients regarding court hearings, travel

arrangements, and billing

. Conducted internet searches related to court dockets, expert witness

information, Ohio Secretary of State website, and miscellaneous

research

. Coded complicated time charges for insurance clients

. Created PowerPoint presentations for educational seminars presented

by attorneys

. Created Excel documents for use as exhibits at trial

. Drafted boilerplate discovery

. Assembled and bates-labeled extensive sets of responsive documents

. Prepared boilerplate estate planning documents

COOPER & WALINSKI, LLP

A medium-size business litigation practice/asbestos defense firm in Toledo,

Ohio.

Administrative Legal Assistant November 2002 - June 2003

Worked as floating assistant firm-wide

. Supported attorneys in areas of Civil Litigation, Contracts,

Asbestos Liability, Medical Malpractice, Litigation and Dispute

Resolution, Business and Corporate Law, Construction Law,

Environmental Law and Estate Planning

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

Provides legal counsel to the University of Michigan, which includes the

Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses.

Executive Administrative Legal Assistant April 2001 - October 2002

Assisted Richard Boothman (Chief Risk Officer), Rachel Nosowsky (Assistant

General Counsel) and other attorneys over the course of employment

. Supported attorneys in the fields of Medical Malpractice, Corporate

Hospital Law and Contracts

. Acted as "gatekeeper" for Mr. Boothman

. Involved in creation of many current medical privacy guidelines

currently in use

. Managed database tracking internal medical liability claims and

lawsuits

. Contacted clients regarding current status of claims and lawsuits

. Telephoned and e-mailed clients, physicians, courts, opposing

counsel, and expert witnesses

. Coordinated and scheduled business meetings and depositions for

large numbers of attendees

. Drafted and edited correspondence

. Organized attorneys' calendars

. Tracked and maintained daily activities of multiple litigation files

ROBERT S. BAUDERS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Sole practitioner, Labor/Employment Law.

Administrative Legal Assistant April 1993 - August 2000

. Assisted sole practitioner in field of Labor/Employment Law

. Contacted, on a daily basis, clients, courts, medical providers,

employers and opposing counsel by telephone and mail, with

persistent follow-up if requested records and information not

received promptly

. Drafted deposition summaries

. Conducted initial client screening interviews

. Maintained and managed firm billing system

. Prepared and filed Federal and State tax forms

. Gathered and organized information for all files up to the point of

settlement or suit

. Drafted standard pleadings, including Complaints and discovery

. Drafted and edited correspondence

. Docketed court deadlines

. Organized attorney's calendar

LAW OFFICE OF VINCENT A. BUTLER & ASSOCIATES

Law firm of less than 10 attorneys, specializing in Aviation Law.

Administrative Legal Assistant to Managing Partner/Office Manager 1991 -

1993

. Supported attorneys in the fields of Aviation Law, Estate Planning

and Corporate Law

. Acted as "gatekeeper" for Mr. Butler

. Telephoned and e-mailed clients, courts, opposing counsel, and

expert witnesses

. Drafted and edited correspondence

. Organized attorneys' calendars

Education

Southwestern College

Sanford-Brown Business College

Cuyahoga Community College

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