Manager Assistant
Resume:
ROSEANN FARINA
Las Vegas, Nevada 89156
abl9my@r.postjobfree.com
RECENT EXPERIENCE:
**** ** **** – Law Offices of Harold M. Morse, Las Vegas, NV – Legal assistant/paralegal to sole
practitioner engaged in Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Probate and Estate Matters, Contracts, Condemnation
Matters, Personal Injury and Family Law.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE:
2005 to 2006 – Exclusively Legal Temporary Agency and Free-Lance Assignments in Las Vegas, NV –
Legal secretarial assignments – Criminal, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury – Plaintiff and Defense, Family
Law, Construction Defect as well as Legal Transcription assignments in Las Vegas as independent contractor.
2004 to 2005 – Law Offices of George D. Greenberg, Las Vegas, NV – Office manager and legal assistant.
Small, but established law office engaged in Personal Injury, Litigation - Civil and Criminal matters, District and
Federal Court, Family Law, Probate and Estate Matters, Securities Fraud.
2003 to 2004 – Marc A. Eisenhart, Attorney At Law – Miserow, Fink, Eisenhart & Dawson, San Jose, CA -
Legal assistant to attorney in litigation practice of civil and criminal cases -- Unlawful detainer actions, defense
in employment - race, age and sexual preference discrimination cases. Practice also included defense in felony
cases – sex offenses, fraud, theft, alcohol and drugs.
1998 to 2003 - Arrow Electronics, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, the largest worldwide distributor of electronic and
computer equipment and components. Executive Assistant to the company's senior vice president, worldwide
sales.
1995 to 1998 - Bay Apartment Communities, San Jose, CA, a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) (now
Avalon Bay, nationwide). Executive Assistant to the CEO of the company, a well-known and established
builder and manager of rental properties in the Bay Area.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF EXPERIENCE:
• Legal secretarial duties and responsibilities in connection with civil and criminal litigation over a span of
more than 25 years in Illinois, California and Nevada – Preparation of legal documents, filings, discovery,
pleadings, briefs, wills, trusts, correspondence, calendar and scheduling responsibilities, trial preparation,
etc. Word processing and tape transcription of legal documents, court hearings, hearings, etc.
• General duties of office manager in small law office – Hired and supervised staff, established policies and
procedures, maintained and purchased all office equipment and supplies; handled/negotiated all contracts.
Recommendations made to Mr. Greenberg on office policies and procedures, salary and benefits.
Prepared demand letters and assisted attorney in preparing PI settlements, handled slow pays. (This
position included many other duties, too numerous to place in this resume, including assisting with
overflow.)
• As assistant to CEO, keeper of all corporate records and filings; Responsibility for scheduling all board
meetings, as well as all internal meetings; Preparing all board packets; Preparing meeting agenda,
resolutions, consents of board, etc. Recording secretary at all board meetings. Prepared meeting minutes.
Maintained corporate minute book and corporate records.
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This position included all of the general duties performed by an executive, including screening of all
telephone calls, preparing all correspondence, scheduling all appointments. Interaction with executive
staff, shareholders, investors, and Wall Street analysts in the REIT community.
• Experience with SEC Filings; Budget Preparation, Preparation of Quarterly Reporting, Annual Report,
Press Releases, Announcements, Quarterly and Annual Letters to Stockholders.
• Experienced in merger preparation.
• Experienced in the legal field with knowledge of law office procedures and court filings in Nevada – what is
expected of a "legal secretary".
• Experienced in the high-tech field with knowledge of the technical jargon/terms of this industry.
• Experienced in real estate at the building and property management level.
• Experienced in Japanese business protocol, as secretary to managing partner of law office in Chicago, IL,
dealing almost exclusively with licensing Japanese products in U.S. Approximately 90% Asian clients.
ADDITONAL EXPERIENCE:
Three years working with the County of Santa Clara - District Attorney’s Office -Transcription of interview
tapes from San Jose Police investigators of criminal and homicide cases. The quality of tapes, in almost every
instance, was at the industry’s designated range of “most difficult”.
Recording Secretary of Minutes at all Council Meetings for City of San Jose Redevelopment Agency.
EDUCATION: College Graduate, Northeastern Illinois University. Honors.
SKILLS: Word Perfect, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook Express, Act, Abacus, Amicus, iManage
Wiznet – Electronic Filing
Internet/Web and E-mail Communications Skills
Typing: Approx 80-90 wpm; Shorthand: Approx 90-100 wpm
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