Marcia G. Allen
ac0g9d@r.postjobfree.com; 253-***-**** (home); 206-***-**** (cell)
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
Word Processing Specialist, IT Assistant, and Marketing Assistant
Law firm of Short Cressman & Burgess PLLC, Seattle, Washington
Create and revise legal documents including contracts, forms, letters, pleadings, and merge letters; work from handwritten copy and transcription;
Create and revise spreadsheets;
Create and revise PowerPoint presentations;
Assist attorneys and other staff with software questions and provide training as needed;
Train new employees on Word and Outlook;
Edit firm Intranet and Web site which includes using Internet Explorer and Mozilla and researching other firm's sites on the Web;
Create marketing newsletters and ads;
Maintain marketing database;
Assist MIS Manager as needed with upgrade projects, document backup, and software administration.
Software used: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OmniPage (scanning/OCR software); Adobe Acrobat; paint.net; Open Text eDocs DM, AIA Contract Documents, and ConsensusDOCS. Currently using Microsoft Office 2013.
1987 to 1999
Lead Word Processing Specialist
Law Firm of Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC, Seattle, Washington
Supervised production word processing center that included day, evening, and weekend shifts; prioritized and assigned incoming projects; wrote performance reviews; approved time sheets and vacation requests; hired freelancers as needed.
Created and revised legal documents including contracts, letters, pleadings, jury instructions, appellate briefs, and merge letters and chronologies; worked from handwritten copy and transcription.
Used scanner to create and format electronic versions of hard copy documents;
Created and edited firm macros in WordPerfect and Word.
Answered help calls from attorneys and staff.
Software used: Word Perfect, Microsoft Word
1986 to 1987
Word Processing Specialist
Law Firm of Reed McClure, Moceri & Thonn, Seattle, Washington
I worked in the Business Department and created and revised legal documents including contracts, letters, real estate documents, and estate planning documents.
1981 to 1986
Word Processing Specialist
Law Firm of Edwards and Barbieri, Seattle, Washington
I created and revised legal documents including contracts, letters, pleadings, jury instructions, appellate briefs, and merge letters. I also input attorney time into the bookkeeping system.
EDUCATION:
Northwest Missouri State College, Maryville Missouri
Studied English-Journalism for one year
Graduated from Maryville High School, Maryville, Missouri
Honor Student