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Legal Assistant / Office Assistant

Location:
Stamford, CT
Posted:
April 04, 2013

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Resume:

Ms. Mariia Shvets

** **** ******, **** *

Danbury, 06810, CT, USA

Mobile: 203-***-****

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Proficient and accurate in MS Office applications and in use of office equipment. Skilled to perform general administrative,

data entry, secretarial and clerical duties with accuracy and speed. Strong interpersonal, writing and communication

skills.

Good knowledge of database and data entry management. Experienced working in a fast paced environments demanding

strong organizational, technical, and interpersonal skills. Ability to work and converse efficiently with all levels of

colleagues, clients and other external contacts.

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Access, MS PowerPoint and Photoshop.

TECHNICAL AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT SKILLS

Experienced working with printers, copiers, fax machines and scanners (making copies, scanning and sending/receiving

faxes, etc.). Data entry skills: 7,500+ksh (alphanumeric), 8,000+kph (10-key). Attention to detail, punctuation, grammar,

and spelling.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

IQusic (Monroe, CT, USA), January 2013 – present

• Online research and summary on proof of the start-up’s concept.

MACY’S (Danbury, CT, USA), November 2012 – present

Sales Associate

• Utilized electronic cash register to assist customers with purchases

• Handled cash

• Resolved customer issues, giving assistance and direction when needed

• Experience processing shipping and handling information

• Provided customers with product specifications and sales assistance

TA VENTURE (venture capital firm) (Ukraine), September 2010 – December 2011

• Drafted, collected, kept records of and updated the company’s corporate documents, processed reports and license

renewals

• Maintained records and files; entered data

• Communicated with external counsel

• Audited invoices issued by external counsel

• Coordinated interoffice files and paperwork

• Reviewed and checked files and supporting documents

• Entered data into databases and forms

• Researched, retrieved and presented required data in various formats

• Performed internet research on various issues

AstapovLawyers International Law Group (Ukraine), September 2009 - April 2010

• Composed, formatted, proofread and edited correspondence, memos, proposals, reports and other writing

documents and materials

• Coordinated interoffice files and paperwork

• Reviewed and checked files and supporting documents

• Entered data into databases and forms

• Researched, retrieved and presented required data in various formats

• Set up and maintained files according to internal procedures

• Audited files for accuracy and completeness

• Prepared and submitted reports

• Planned and maintained meeting schedules

Gide Loyrette Nouel, Representative Office (Ukraine), October 2007 – May 2009

• Composed, formatted, proofread and edited correspondence, memos, proposals, reports and other writing

documents and materials

• Coordinated clients files

• Reviewed and checked files and supporting documents

• Entered data into databases and forms

• Researched, retrieved and presented required data in various formats

• Set up and maintained files according to internal procedures

• Audited files for accuracy and completeness

Shevchenko Didkovskiy & Partners, Attorneys Partnership (Ukraine), April 2005 – October 2007

• Composed, formatted, proofread and edited correspondence, memos, proposals, reports and other writing

documents and materials

• Reviewed and checked clients’ files and supporting documents

• Entered data into databases and forms

• Researched, retrieved and presented required data in various formats

• Audited files for accuracy and completeness

• Prepared and submitted reports

ProCredit Bank CJSC (Ukraine), July 2004 – April 2005

• Entered data into the department’s databases and forms; maintained records and files

• Reviewed and checked files and supporting documents of the department

• Scanned documents into databases

• Copied, faxed, light reception duties

• Purchased office supplies for the department

LANGUAGES

English (fluent), Russian (native), Ukrainian (fluent)

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree

Academy of Advocacy of Ukraine (Ukraine), 1999 – 2004



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