Legal Secretary High School

Debra D. Wood

*** ******* **.; Oklahoma City, OK 73127; Ph: 405-***-****, Cell: 405-***-****

Em:abka2p@r.postjobfree.com

objective

To obtain a stable secretarial position wherein my skills and talents are

mutually beneficial toward the growth and continued strengthening of the

firm or company.

employment

legal secretary 2010-Present

Jacobi Kelly Personnel

Assisting various law firms filling position vacancies while others are

away for various reasons, i.e., managing phones, mail, assisting other

staff with typing, transcription, filing and any other tasks as requested.

legal secretary 2009-2010

Brady Schaulat Falsetti & Synar Oklahoma City, OK

Reviewed, verified, scanned, calendared and routed correspondence and legal

documents; drafted letters and pleadings. Interviewed new clients, opened

and maintained client files from first contact to closing of cases.

Maintained attorneys' calendars by scheduling conferences, depositions, and

court appearances. Monitored court appearances and dates, pleadings and

filing requirements. Filed legal documents with all courts. Maintained

client confidence by keeping attorney/client confidentiality.

legal secretary 2008-2009

Act-1 Personnel Services, Inc. (Concurrently)

Talent Tree, Inc. (Concurrently)

Search Pros Staffing (Concurrently)

Assisted various law firms filling position vacancies while others were

away for various reasons, i.e., managing phones, mail, assisting other

staff with typing, transcription, filing and any other tasks as requested.

legal secretary I 2007-2008

California Department of Justice

Handled all word processing, typing and file management. Conserved

attorneys' time by drafting letters and documents; maintained attorneys'

calendars by scheduling conferences and travel, monitored court dates,

pleading and filing requirements. Maintained client confidence by keeping

attorney/client confidentiality.

Areas of Law:

Employment, Internal Affairs

Accomplishments:

Continuously updated job knowledge by participating in ongoing educational

opportunities.

employment (cont'd)

legal secretary

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP 1999-2007

Welcomed guests and clients by greeting them in person or on the telephone;

answered or directed inquiries. Reviewed, verified, calendared and routed

correspondence and legal documents; drafted letters and pleadings.

Maintained attorneys' calendars by scheduling conferences, travel,

monitored appearance dates, pleadings and filing requirements. Maintained

client confidence by keeping attorney/client confidentiality. Managed

filing, maintained transcripts and evidence. Generated revenues by

documenting and inputting attorney billable time, and reimbursable expenses

by preparing invoices for accounting purposes.

education

associate of arts 2010-201

University of Phoenix (Online) Phoenix, AZ

certificates of completion, excellence and professionalism 1987-1988

Southwestern Career College San Marcos, CA

diploma 1976

Ventura High School Ventura, CA

skills

Excellent Organizational Skills

Strong Customer/Client Relation Skills

Computer Proficient

Excellent Typing, Telephone and Interpersonal Skills

Well Familiar with State/Federal/Appellate Courts

Computer Literate: MSWord2007 and 2010, WordPerfect4X, OpenOffice;

Lexis/Nexus Time Matters, NetDocuments, ProLaw, Abacus, Amicus; Legal

Solutions, Hot Docs; Groupwise, MS Outlook; Nelson-Quinlann Timesheets,

Compulaw; Adobe, Bluebeam; Em/ECF electronic court filing.

references

Heather Kocina (Owner/Operator) 916-***-****

SEARCH PROS STAFFING

Lee Dragon (Legal Secretary, Retired) 916-***-****

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH, LLP

Claudia J. Robinson, Esq. 509-***-****

SMITH FREED & EBERHARD, PC

(Formerly with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP)

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