SHARON A. GORE

Tel# 862-***-****

Email: mailto:ac2fv1@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Legal Secretary with over twenty years experience leveraging polished communication skills and technical aptitude with managing priorities for multiple high-profile attorneys and executives. Handles complex tasks with enthusiasm and minimal supervision.

SKILLS

Document Management Office Administration

Microsoft Office Suite/Outlook Spreadsheets/PowerPoint

Notary Public/NJ Ultipro ~ TimeMatters

EDUCATION

Kaplan University – Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Bachelors of Science in Paralegal Studies

August 2012, Cum Laude

EXPEREIENCE

Executive Admin Assistant/Paralegal 12/2012 – 12/2016

Freedom Mortgage Corporation, Mount Laurel, NJ

Executive Administrative Assistant to EVP of Operations liaison between business partners and EVP. Facilitated monthly Town Hall meetings for 500 local and remote employees; Coordinated initiative for employee “High Flyer Award” nominations and winners to foster team spirit and to recognize employees who stood head and shoulders above the rest; recorded minutes of weekly meetings, scheduled interviews, monitored multiple calendars, booked travel, and prepared expense reports

Liaison between various departments in an administrative capacity assisting Chief Corporate Counsel and upper management, in processing legal and highly-confidential documents; revamped, organized, and maintained physical and electronic repositories for highly-classified documents for greater efficiency and access by personnel in three office locations; processed summons and complaints and wage garnishments

Reviewed and confirmed monthly billing rates as accounts-payable analyst to avoid double billing and calculated rates of outside counsel to determine highest fees charged for legal services; reviewed and processed attorney invoices for approval and payment; created and maintained monthly excel spreadsheets and supplemental billing reports for the CEO

Maintained merger and acquisition agreements, lease and sublease agreements, and other legal documents on a centralized and secured database for access by other authorized departments; created and processed all non-disclosure agreements between vendors and analyzed terms and conditions of all vendor contracts

Authorized delegate managing and recording attendance, vacations, and expense reports for support staff and attorneys; Interchangeably converted Word and PDF documents; responsible for notarizing all documents for CEO and Executives in the Legal, Compliance, Licensing, and Capital Markets departments

Copyright Analyst (Contract Assignment) 03/2012 - 5/2012

Comcast Corporation, Moorestown, NJ

Researched customer lease history to identify copyright infringement

Analyzed provisioning date to identify internet provider, modem, and equipment

Utilized software to manage customer accounts and process subscriber notification

Legal Secretary (Contract Assignment) 12/2010 - 08/2011

Lynch Karcich & Yellin, Voorhees, NJ

Created, indexed, and maintained client files

Transcribed and revised red-lined documents

Maintained multiple calendars, scheduled meetings and conference calls

Legal Secretary – Personal Injury (Contract Assignment) 05/2010 - 08/2010

Aronberg & Kouser, P.A., Cherry Hill, NJ

Scheduled initial consultations and processed client intake forms

Accounts Receivable analyst in charge of retainer fees

Engaged in investigative discovery process within the litigation department

Conducted routine and online searches to identify defendants

Legal Secretary – (Contract Assignment) 03/2009 - 09/2009

Legal Shields, Inc., Philadelphia, PA

Drafted legal documents and correspondence under senior attorney

Prepared case briefs and memorandums of law in response to legal issues

Shepardized case law; performed discovery search

Processed witness subpoenas for testimony at hearings

Managed complex Asbestos files and prepared trial binders

E-filed documents with NJ and PA courts

Legal Secretary (Contract Assignment) 05/2008 - 06/2008

Brooks Personnel Agency, Voorhees, NJ

Entered new cases into secured database

Developed filing and retrieval systems

Scheduled depositions for medical experts; subpoenaed medical records

Transcribed extensive status memos; maintained attorney calendars

Scanner Clerk (Contract Assignment) 10/2006 - 05/2007

McCrink, Nelson & Kehler, Berlin, NJ

Retrieved and scanned voluminous closed files

Burned weekly backup discs to ensure easy access to computer files

Legal Secretary/Environmental Law & Products Liability 10/2003 - 10/2006

Kenney & Kearney LLP – Cherry Hill, NJ

Prepared products liability, commercial real estate and med-mal documents

Shepardized case law; compiled extensive discovery for co-counsel,

Served requests on medical experts; scheduled plaintiff depositions

Interfaced with key witnesses to testify at hearings

Transcribed deposition summaries and outlines; liaison for trial preparation documents

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