Manager Legal Secretary

MICHELE REEVES

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PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS 60586

815-***-**** Home

815-***-**** Cell

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

Dommermuth, Brestal, Cobine & West, Naperville

March 2005 - May 2008

Legal Secretary

Worked with two partners doing litigation and land development. Prepared all

pleadings and discovery for litigation files. Prepared and filed Petitions and

Applications with the different municipalities regarding land development and

zoning issues. Followed up with the City after City Council meetings to obtain

Ordinances. Communicated with opposing counsel, city employees and clients

and also scheduled meetings. Responsiblities also included: typing all

correspondence, opening and maintaining new files, entering attorneys' time,

answering phones and scanning, copying and faxing of documents.

Dawn Midkiff & Associates, Lisle

February 2000 - March 2005

Lead Legal Secretary/Office Manager

Worked for Travelers Insurance Company's in-house counsel. Assisted three

attorneys with insurance policy coverage files. Also responsible for:

reconcilliation of the firm's checking account, ordering office supplies, hiring new

staff as well as training them, scheduling meetings, making travel arrangements,

reserving conferences rooms and preparing presentations on Power Point.

Other responsibilities included: opening all new files, typing all corerespondence,

answering phones, scanning, faxing, copying and entering attorneys' time.

Landau, Omahana & Kopka, Lisle

April 1994 - January 2000

Legal Secretary

Worked with two medical malpractice attorneys and one workers' compensation

attorney. Prepared all pleadings and discovery material for court. Typed all

correspondence and status letters to clients. Communicated with clients,

opposing counsel and doctors' offices regarding scheduling meetings,

depositions and court hearings. Also opened and maintained all files in the

office.

Jeffrey M. Goldberg & Associates, Chicago

February 1992 - April 1994

Legal Secretary

Worked primarily in areas of medical malpractice, product liability and personal

injury. Responsibilities included: typing all motions and correspondence,

preparation of pleadings for filing with the court, contacting attorneys, witnesses

and clients regarding varioius matters and scheduled meetings and depositions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Secretarial skills include excellent typing (80 w.p.m.) and heavy dictaphone

- Computer skills include Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Word Perfect 8.0,

Windows 98 and Outlook

- Highly motivated and able to perform multi-tasks.

- Extremely organized and very dependable

- Demonstrate ability to learn quickly

EDUCATION:

Robert Morris College, Orland Park, Illinois

Diploma/Certification in Legal Secretarial, April, 1992

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