Real Estate Administrative Assistant

Joanne Goodwin

Legal Secretary / Administrative Assistant

*** ****** **. **., **** Lee, NJ 07024; **********@***.***; 917-***-****

Experienced partner-level legal secretary seeking a position as executive administrative assistant, legal secretary, administrative assistant or executive assistant.

SKILLS

Proficient in Verdatum transcription and in the following: Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher; iMANAGE client database and filesite mail; INNOVA Litera and document management system, Elite Webview (time entry). Strong attending and communication skills, experienced listener, observant, empathic and supportive personality. Strong crisis management skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Feingold & Edelblum, PC. Hackensack, NJ July 2015 to March 2016

Secretary / Assistant to Partner

Supported the full-time partners' secretaries with correspondence and document production and work on special projects.

Okin, Hollander & DeLuca LLP. Fort Lee, NJ May 2012 to February 2013

Partner-Level/Floater Secretary/Special Projects

Supported the diverse practice of partner in real estate, litigation and corporate practice. Responsible for special projects as requested

Herrick, Feinstein LLP. New York, NY January 1998 to February 2012

Secretary/Assistant to the Corporate Counsel and T&E Partner

Provided coverage for partners in the areas of transactional real estate, corporate law, trusts & estates, litigation and intellectual property. Developed and maintained a database for all original, executed personal planning documents held in Herrick's Will Vault. Responsible for scanning, saving to Mailsite and Webview, creating a data record for every document, and a listing of all documents held for each client. Supported all levels of the practice, including billing, client contact, marketing and scheduling. Created and edited wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care proxies, and living wills. Organized partner's personal itinerary. Organized partner’s meetings and multi-committee professional and board memberships.

Goetz, Fitzpatrick, Carbone. New York, NY April 1997 to December 1997

Executive Secretary/Assistant to Managing, Name Partner

Supported all aspects of partner's heavy construction litigation and mediation practice, as well as coordinated his voluminous writings for publications. Coordinated all travel arrangements and meetings; assisted with office management functions.

Esanu Katsky Korins & Siger. New York, NY December 1990 to April 1997

Assistant/Executive Secretary to Of Counsel

Assisted an aggressive, highly productive attorney with trusts & estates, fiduciary, real estate law and tax matters. Handled correspondence and client billing. Also assisted in tax return "production" for various individual, corporate, fiduciary and partnership entities.

EDUCATION

New York University, New York, NY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Fort Lee Co-op and Condo Association (FLCCA)

Board secretary and liaison of the non-profit organization. Its purpose was to pursue actions which benefit the borough's interests with realty associations, the borough's and state's elected officials, and vendors who supply goods and services to these buildings.

PERSONAL

Support cancer victims, offering a partnership in their journey through doctor meetings and various treatments, assisting them in understanding the sophisticated and technical challenges, and decisions, regarding their treatment options. New Jersey Notary.

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