Syondra K. Fields
979-***-**** Home P.O.
Box *344
979-***-**** Cell *******@************.***
Brazoria, Texas 77422
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September 17, 2010
To Whom It May Concern:
Please review my enclosed resume for the File Clerk position. I am a
hardworking, responsible, and devoted individual who is a team player that
can work well and remain calm under pressure. I take my job
responsibilities very seriously, yet I am enthusiastic and joyful about
what I do. I come to work on time, I am a self-starter, and I take
pleasure in assisting in any way that I can. My request is that you will
consider me as a potential employee. I look forward to meeting with you
for an interview and getting to know more about your company and needs.
Thank you,
Syondra K. Fields
Syondra K. Fields
979-***-**** Home P.O.
Box 1344
979-***-**** Cell *******@************.***
Brazoria, Texas 77422
EDUCATION
1993-1997 Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, Texas
Legal Assistant (A.A.S.)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Aug. 2010 - Present Kohl's, Lake Jackson, Texas
(Cashier) (Part-time)
. Fold clothes and transfer 500's to customer service
. Assist with price changes
. Unloading and Merchandising
May 2010 - Present Dollar General, Various Locations, Texas
Sales Associate (Part-time)
. Assist customers with finding products (customer service)
. Recovery of products
. Maintain cleanliness of store
. Process transactions (Cashier)
. Stock shelves and assist with price changes
Oct. 2008 - Sept. 2009 Robert D. Clements, Jr. & Associates, Alvin, Texas
Legal File Clerk/Legal Secretary
. Maintained legal case files by filing/indexing Pleadings,
Motions/Notices/Orders, Discovery, and Correspondence,
. Set up new client files, assisted paralegal with preparing for
depositions and inventory and appraisement for probate cases, copied
and faxed legal documents, answered phones, archived case files,
vacuumed offices and conference rooms, emptied trash cans and took
trash out to dumpster, made coffee every morning, helped unload
groceries for the office,
. Charged with preparing and correcting Wills, typed legal documents,
entered information into Timeslips (postage, copies and time), entered
data into family law financial forms, processed incoming and outgoing
mail,
. Proofread documents for important information, bate stamping on
discovery documents,
. Entered contact information for new clients when file set up,
scheduled appointments for attorney, some client contact, filed
accounting documents, post-office runs, make bank deposits, filed
documents with the court,
. Assisted with flat fee paperwork for client, looked up law cases for
attorney, provided support to paralegal for trial preparation, entered
attorney time entry, and researched county(ies) appraisal district
information
Jun. 2007 - Apr. 2008 Law Offices of Deborah G. Frink, Houston, Texas
Legal Secretary (Boss retired)
. Answered phones, typed legal documents, filed, copied, faxed,
retrieved and opened mail for processing,
. Billed clients in PCLaw, maintained account/reconciliation in Quicken,
set up new client files and files for litigation, prepared legal
forms, wills for clients, and files to be retired,
. Researched case law in Westlaw/Texas Bar
Sept. 2004 - Apr. 2005 The Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, Texas
Office Professional (Temporary - Co-op program)
. Monitored Master Task List document and Event and Action Tool
documents, entered payroll, and ordered supplies
Feb. 2000 - Jul. 2004 Schlanger, Mills, Mayer, & Silver, Houston, Texas
Currently named (Schlanger, Silver, Barg & Paine, LLP)
Legal Secretary (Creditor's Rights and Collections)
. Transcribed heavily from dictation (averaging 80 plus documents per
day), prepared Release of Judgments and Motions to Dismiss documents,
prepared demand and status letters, prepared affidavits,
. Retrieved Abstract of Judgment documents for various cases and
maintained an efficient filing system following firm guidelines
. Processed mail, copied legal documents, answered phones, and faxed
transcribed letters
SKILLS
Corel WordPerfect 8.0, Microsoft 2007 (Windows Vista Word), Microsoft 2003
(Word, Excel, and Outlook), PCLaw (Billing), Timeslips, SOS (Billing),
Quickbooks 2006, Westlaw, ProDoc (Legal Documents), Schedule Plus, I-
manage, Typing (80 wpm no errors), 10-key calculator (touch), Computer
Scanners, Data Entry (10,000) ksph, Switchboard (3 to 8 lines)