Duties: Draft/Revise/Finalize legal documents on MSWord 2010XP; TOA/TOC; briefs; motions; briefs; letters; communication with District/Supreme courts regarding motions/confirming court dates/etc.; prepare cases for court appearances (retrieve info regarding cases from client; contact witnesses to appear; etc.; defense representing car dealerships; upload/download legal documents; maintain calendar; answer/screen calls; distribute mail; fax; scan; copy; process mail; e-file documents District/Supreme Courts, mail merges; etc.

CULLEN AND DYKMAN LLP, Garden City, NY

Floater/Legal Assistant

Duties: Transcribing on MSWord 2010XP legal documents; redlining; draft/revise/finalize TOC/TOA, brief, motions, discovery; letters; memorandums; process check requests; expense reports; update/finalize monthly status reports; LMS attorney time entry software; open/close files; open new files; prepare files for archive after cases have been settled; relieve other secretaries in their absence; screen calls; assist in bulk mailings; scan/e-mail documents; e-filing (federal and district courts); etc.

PECKAR & ABRAMSON, P.C., New York, NY

Executive Legal Assistant

Duties: Transcribing with the Start-Stop Universal Transcription software to create/revise/finalize documents such as letters, memos; consent forms; etc.; draft/revise/finalize construction contracts; open/close firm files; knowledge of MSWord 2010 to create real estate correspondence/contracts; estate/trusts wills; living wills; healthcare proxy; letters; briefs; motions, TOC, TOA; create/merge mass mailings; heavy client contact; answer phones; distribute mail; copying; faxing; scanning; e-mailing; kept attorney’s calendar current with reminders/updates of court docket of cases; proofreading; review calculations of closing documents from real estate sales/transactions; commercial/residential real estate foreclosures; etc.

8/07 – 2/08

MERINGER, ZOIS & QUIGG, LLC Baltimore, MD

Litigation Legal Secretary – (Temporary – Robert Half Legal)

Supported three class action litigation partners and two paralegals. Made travel arrangements and scheduled meetings. Drafted, typed and proofreading of legal documents and correspondence, handled attorney time entry and updated calendar, responsible for e-filing in the federal and district courts, created and filed pleadings, entered data for client invoices, downloaded LexisNexis; e-filed documents daily, answered and screened phone calls, distributed mail and scanned documents.

10/04 – 8/07

ROBERT HALF LEGAL, Baltimore, MD

Legal Assistant

Drafting/Revising/Finalizing of legal documents on MS Word 2000-2007 and WordPerfect; filing; e-mailing; scanning; setting up business travel and meetings; conference calls; transcribing of legal documents; faxing; screen phone calls; heavy client contact; filing; expense reports; time entry for attorneys; mail distribution; supply coordinator; e-filing of documents in district and federal courts.

6/01 – 6/04

AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD LLP New York, NY

Floater Legal Secretary

Floated in various practice areas throughout the firm. Typed legal documents, handled time entry for attorneys using CMS and LMS software, screened incoming calls, scheduled meetings, prepared literature and set-ups for meetings, organized and scheduled business travel. Also assisted the Marketing Department for seminars and training classes.

7/98 – 6/02

WINICK & RICH, LLP New York, NY

Litigation Legal Secretary

Assistant to three partners and one associate practicing class-action laws and corporate litigation and also assisted in the word processing department. Typed correspondence and legal documents, screened calls, processed expense reports and check requests, input PC Docs, distributed mail, set up business meetings, made travel arrangements, and scheduled conference calls.

3/95 – 7/98

MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER Bronx, NY

Recruitment Coordinator and Administrative Assistant

Assisted six doctors in the Social Internal Medicine Department. Screened applicants and processed applications into the ERAS program during recruitment season for the Social Internal Medicine Department. Typed and used PowerPoint to create graphic designs. Scheduled meetings and served as recorder of meeting minutes. Made travel arrangements. Participated and assisted in the Annual Graduation Retreat.

EDUCATION:

BERKELEY COLLEGE, New York, NY – July 2017-Present

Courses toward a degree in Bachelor’s Business Management /Paralegal

SKILLS:

Microsoft Word 2000-2010XP, PowerPoint; MS Outlook, WordPerfect, Lotus Notes, GroupWise, PC Docs, DocsOpen, WorldDocs, QuickBooks, Timematters, Webtime, CMS/LMS, Elite, Legal Master, Tabs 3, Webtime, Juris, PACE (database for asbestos cases), Start-Stop Universal Transcription; e-filing (federal and district courts), proofreading, redlining; scanning; copying; faxing; e-mailing; calendaring; internet research; LexisNexis, Dictaphone, FLH, Type 70wpm.

References furnished upon request.

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