Sherri Burke
Canton, GA *****
Email: ******@*****-******.***
I have a diverse background comprised of over 12 years of legal and transcribing experience, commercial and personal lending and government/commercial sales. I am a people person and a fast learner that enjoys working in a fast-paced and busy environment. Through years of legal work and transcribing, attention to detail is one of my strengths, along with having the ability to handle and prioritize multiple responsibilities at once.
HIGHLIGHTS
Word Processing
Transcription
Highly organized
Appointment setting
Exceptional Communication Skills
Generating/proofing legal documents
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Contract Transcriptionist (Multiple Clients) 8/2005 to Present
Provide transcription services on a contractor basis in all areas of market research, i.e., focus groups, interviews and webinars in the formats verbatim, edited summarized and real time on a 24-hour turnaround timetable.
Stag Enterprise, Inc. 10/2014 to 02/2018
Commercial Sales Clerk
Collected and entered commercial sales orders into the company system.
Ensured all specifications and certifications were included and correct.
Provided correct shipping information for purchasing and shipping warehouse.
Government Bid Clerk
Collected incoming Government solicitations.
Calculated and generated final bids.
Insured that all Government specifications were met.
Submitted the bid for contract to the Government Website/DIBBS.
Tracked and resolved shipping issues.
Entered Government orders.
Data Entry Clerk
Worked exclusively on government contracts for glove and Velcro orders.
Calculated freight and entered orders into the company system.
Proofed and then entered address and shipping information into label database.
Coats Lending Consultants 11/2012 to 12/2013
Contract Reverification Clerk
Researched and pulled lending information needed to reverify mortgage loans.
Generated and mailed reverification letters and documents.
Updated Excel spreadsheet reports.
Scanned and electronically mailed multiple files.
BellSouth Intellectual Property Management Corp., Atlanta, GA 11/1998 to 1/2002
Legal Secretary – Patents and Trademarks
Composed and revised legal documents, including letters, contracts and court documents.
Entered all patent information into Patent Database.
Received and disbursed all incoming mail.
Acted as liaison between attorneys, inventors and outside counsel.
Scheduled meetings and organized conference calls.
Made travel arrangements and processed all expense vouchers.
BellSouth Corporation, Atlanta, GA 5/1995 to 11/1998
Legal Secretary – Labor & Litigation
Managed litigation files.
Generated and revised correspondence and legal documents.
Scheduled meetings and organized conference calls.
Made domestic and international travel arrangements.
Processed all expense vouchers.
ALLTEL Corporation Services, Little Rock, AR 7/1993 to 4/1995
Legal Secretary – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation, Contracts, Regulatory Affairs
Generated and revised large, confidential documents with intense deadlines.
Organized due diligence for several largescale company acquisitions.
Scheduled meetings and conference calls and made travel arrangements.
Stephens Law Firm, Little Rock, AR 1/1992 to 7/1993
Legal Secretary and Office Manager – Bankruptcy, Corporate and Criminal Law
Typed, transcribed and proofed all legal correspondence and court documents.
Input time slips for attorneys.
Performed client billing and daily invoicing.
Managed maintenance and inventory of office machines and inventory of supplies.
Filed documents with the courts.
Hilburn, Calhoon, Harper, Pruniski & Calhoun, Ltd., Little Rock, AR 9/1990 to 1/1992
Legal Secretary – Bankruptcy, Corporate and Criminal Law
Prepared correspondence and legal documents.
Managed calendars for two attorneys.
Input time slips for attorneys.
Processed expense vouchers.
Twin City Bank, Little Rock, AR 6/1987 to 9/1990
Secretary II – Commercial Lending Department
Typed and/or transcribed all correspondence.
Generated and updated various reports.
Assisted clients by looking up loan and account information.
Processed wire transfers, draws on construction loans and account transfers.
Greeted clients and answered multiple phone lines.