Eileen Koyl
Email: *********@********.***
Address: *** * *** ** **
City: New York
State: NY
Zip: 10031
Country: USA
Phone: 212-***-****
Skill Level: Director
Salary Range: $75,000
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
EILEEN KOYL
622 W. 141st St. Apt. 1D
New York, NY 10031
Home: 212-***-****
Cell: 917-***-****
*********@***.***
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/LEGAL SECRETARY
Executive Legal Assistant with over 20 years' experience supporting partners in litigation, white collar crime, SEC and internal investigations. Extensive experience in team management for trials, investigations and everyday business.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
-- Microsoft Office Suite 2003, 2010
-- Long documents specialist, including briefs, white papers
-- Team Management
-- PACER, SEC Website
-- Meeting Planning
-- Heavy telephone use
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LANKLER SIFFERT & WOHL LLP New York, New York 2011-2012
Executive Assistant/Legal Secretary
- Assisted Frank H. Wohl during his tenure as President of the Federal Bar Council (''FBC
-- Arranged travel to and from FBC events
-- Worked with Executive Staff of FBC
- Prepared materials for meetings, prepared multiple spreadsheets to show data
- Checked all incoming emails; arranged for meetings to be calendared
- Assisted other partners, counsel and associates with briefs and client memoranda
- Worked with library to bring listings and filings up to date
MARTIN & OBERMAIER, LLC New York, New York 2006-2011
Executive Assistant/Office Manager
- Set up and ran two-person law firm; members John S., Martin, Jr., former Federal Judge and United States Attorney, and Otto G. Obermaier, former United States Attorney
- Typed appellate brief for major Second Circuit case; coordinated with other parties; kept official version of brief; input all revisions; produced Tables of Contents and Authorities; proofread and finalized brief; worked with Court Press to e-file
- Reviewed American, European and African online newspapers and government websites for up-to-date information on parties involved in international extradition case; typed and revised testimony for expert witness
- Conducted factual research to gather filings and information, including major papers and the Securities and Exchange Commission website
- Conducted telephone interviews with prospective clients to ascertain pertinent information; developed conflicts list and ran conflicts checks
- Worked with New York State Attorney General's Office to schedule turnover of subpoenaed materials and interviews with client and attorney
- Scheduled court hearings at Federal Judge's request, by telephone and e-mail with Securities & Exchange Commission and Commodities Futures Trade Commission
- Purchased all office and computer equipment and programs, oversaw all equipment, onsite & remotely; worked with IT specialists as necessary
- Researched and contracted outside vendors
- Set up and maintained all Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Account manager on firm bank accounts; made wire transfers, cut checks, worked with bookkeepers and accountants
-- Kept billing records; created regular bills to clients; worked with clients and insurance companies on invoices
-- Filed all firm tax returns in a timely manner
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES, LLP New York, New York 1998-2006
Executive Legal Secretary/Team Manager
- Worked for Otto G. Obermaier, Esq. and others as assigned; assisted other attorneys in crises
- Typed and proofread documents; performed cite-checking and case pulls as necessary
- Team manager on all Mr. Obermaier's cases, two in particular:
-- Six-week criminal trial in the Southern District of New York, preceded by 3 years of investigation and preparation
-- daily presence beside Mr. Obermaier at the table in court; read live feed of Court Reporter transcription each day; provided exhibits as witnesses were questioned
-- coordinated work of WGM's New York attorneys and staff with WGM's European and American offices and outside counsel
-- instructed all staff on handling of subpoenaed documents and compilation of appropriate subject and chronological binders
-- reviewed all documents, compiled binders of Hot Docs, marked and indexed all court exhibits
-- communicated with German forensic specialists; worked frequently with private investigators in Europe and America
-- Confidential matter concerning investigation by two other law firms of a multi-national bank
-- Met with partners from intermediary law firm to determine guidelines by which they would send documents for review; regular communication on delivery of documents
-- Met with WGM attorneys and worked with them to establish a system of review. Along with team, met with experts in field of mathematical analysis to understand complexities of matter
-- Typed and revised Mr. Obermaier's confidential final report
- Assisted Mr. Obermaier as Receiver for $45,000,000 Receivership; coordinated with WGM New York and Miami office personnel; worked with Miami chief paralegal on day-to-day matters; reviewed and revised invoices for all offices of WGM involved in Receivership
- Arranged meetings, including catering, room set-up and security; greeted people as they arrived
- Booked travel both online and with firm's travel department, both for domestic and international travel
- Spoke regularly with clients and government personnel
- Prepared and revised Mr. Obermaier's invoices; worked with insurance companies to arrange for payment of invoices
- Extensive Beta-testing for IT department
DAVIDSON, DAWSON & CLARK New York, New York 1986-1996
Legal Secretary
- Worked for three trusts & estates partners, including Senior Partner; typed, finalized wills, trusts
- Worked for tax partner; finalized and filed over 70 federal, state and local income tax returns; multiple Federal and state offices included.
Skills
-- Experienced in Microsoft Office Suite 2003, 2010
-- Long documents specialist, including TOCs & TOAs
-- Typing speed 75-85 wpm
-- Heavy telephoning
-- Meeting planning
-- Factual Research
Education and Certification
-- Notary Public, State and County of New York, 1992 - present
-- B.A., Music Performance and Teaching, Michigan State University
Addendum
-- Between 1984 and 1999, was a professional opera singer
-- Held temporary jobs in Houston, TX and New York, NY 1983-1998; typed analyses and budgets for oil company's International Exploration Dep't; typed medical manuscripts; worked in various law firms in such departments as litigation, corporate, trusts & estates and real estate.