TAWANA LYNNE WILEY

**** ********* **** ***** **********, GA 30039 410-***-****

Email: ac3eba@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY: My objective is to obtain an Administrative position in a company where I can grow.

STEVENSON UNIVERSITY, Stevenson, MD

Master’s Degree awarded May 2010

Major: Forensic Studies in Law

VILLA JULIE COLLEGE, Stevenson, MD

Bachelor of Science Degree awarded May 2002

Major: Paralegal/Pre-Law

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WestRock- Norcross, GA October 2016 – March 2017

Accounting Clerk

Process mail, log in computer, distribute

Log in state income tax notices on excel spreadsheet

Log in checks received

Filing, Purge Records

Whatever else needed

Baltimore City Public Schools-Baltimore, MD June 2005 – Aug.2016

Executive Assistant /Office Manager

Update calendar, Make appointments, First point of contact

Transportation Specialist, Payroll, Attendance Monitor, Meet and greet visitors, Update folders

Withdraw and Enroll students, Extensive phone contact, Talk to various levels of administration

Liaison between parents and school administrators, Worked with the Mayor’s youth works

Data entry, Process mail, Put grades on report cards and progress reports, Monitor the volunteer program

Any special projects, Deal with kid’s complaints and those in trouble, Deal with special need kids

Customer Services-extensive phone contact (looking up things on the computer trying to find various information for clients, vendors, parents, upper management, etc..)

ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE–Baltimore, MD Feb. 2005 – Jun. 2005

Paralegal

Assist attorneys in the various aspects of case preparation.

Drafted legal documents for attorneys pertaining to open cases

Conduct legal research via the computer and maintain open & closed cases in MatterTracker program

Fulfill administrative duties for each case such as sitting in on meetings, taking notes, having extensive phone contact with clients, filing, processing mail and arranging appointments

Assisted with summations

Completed various other duties as assigned

Customer Service helping clients find out which court room they belong, where the attorney may be, what the next move is in their case, etc..

WALSH & COMPANY – Columbia, MD Oct. 2004 – Dec. 2004

Administrative Assistant

Assistant to all the attorneys in the office

Responsible for performing multiple office assistant duties such as answering the phones, copying/scanning

Processing mail and billing clients

Responsible for tracking deeds to determine ownership of property and dealt with Land Records

Acted as a witness to signings of legal documents

Completed various other duties as assigned

STROUSE LEGAL SERVICES – Columbia, MD Aug. 2003 – Apr. 2004

Paralegal

Bore ultimate responsibility for managing the office and fulfilling paralegal duties

Managed the calendar of activities/court dates for the office making sure that all (meetings, court appearances, deadlines, etc are placed on the calendar and this information disseminated to all parties

Constantly reminded the parties of their appointments to ensure that appointments were kept

Drafted various legal documents upon the request of attorneys

Researched various legal issues including issues in bankruptcy law

Responsible for keeping in constant communication with clients regarding the status of their cases – extensive communication with clients

Responsible for billing clients

Dealt with the various courts

Completed other duties as assigned

LAW OFFICES OF CHASEN & BOSCOLO – Greenbelt, MD Feb. 2003 – Jul. 2003

Workman Compensation Paralegal

Charged with preparing documents and assisted attorneys in workman compensation claims issues

Researched workman compensation claims issues

Assisted attorneys with clients – extensive client contact

Entered data regarding workman compensation claims into office’s system (data entry)

Responsible for opening cases and closing cases; - Prepare exhibits for trials

Processed mail for the office and placed documents in case files

Completed other duties as assigned

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Proficient in: Westlaw, Lexis, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Internet Explorer, Outlook, MatterTracker, TimeSlip, Needles

Able to: Type (40wpm), Use multi-line telephone systems, Fax, Scan

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