Court Reporter-Transcriptionist

Tracy Gillespie-Turoski

Freelance Court Stenographer

Eddystone, PA 19022

**************@*******.***

484-***-****

To utilize my outstanding real-time

court-reporting/transcribing skills to the best of my ability and maintain a meticulous record of any proceeding and focused legal secretary who leverages polished communication skills and technical aptitude.

Work Experience

Freelance Court Stenographer

First Judicial District of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA July 2010 to November 2014

Receptionist/Legal Secretary

Philadelphia County, Delaware County

June 2007 to July 2010

Wollman & Tracey Law Offices

Legal Secretary

Eugene E. Renz - Media, PA

August 2001 to April 2007

Received and placed telephone calls to clients and prospective clients;

• Scheduled and made appointments for one attorney; TRACI A. GILLESPIE-TUROSKI

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• Transcribed legal documents and all correspondence;

• Scheduled all appointments, appearances and briefings.

• Supported one attorney in Intellectual law.

• Prepared and filed all patent applications with the United States Patent And Trademark Office and documents with the courts on behalf of the attorney;

• Maintained calendar and tickler system for firm;

• Screened telephone calls and forwarded them to the appropriate department;

• Organized files for court proceedings;

• Obtained signature from attorney for legal documents;

• Ordered priority documents from the USPTO website;

• Answered and directed calls using the multi-line switchboard;

• Organized envelopes, postage and mail correspondence for all clients;

• Developed and maintained filing and retrieval systems; and • Entered new cases into company database.

Receptionist/Legal Secretary

Philadelphia, PA

September 1998 to June 2001

Performed initial client assessment and analysis to begin research process;

• Greeted incoming customers in a professional manner and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance;

• Answered telephone inquiries from clients, vendors and the public;

• Provided clerical support to attorney, including copying, faxing and file management;

• Answered and quickly redirected up to five calls per minute;

• Directed guests and routed deliveries and courier services;

• Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages;

• Maintained a clean reception area, including lounge and associated areas. Education

The Court Reporting Institute - Philadelphia, PA

June 2007

Additional Information

• Certified Real-time Court Reporter by NCRA;

• Computer-aided transcription and real-time reporting;

• Writing verbatim records of court proceedings, depositions, administrative hearings and/or legal/ medical transcription;

• Proficient knowledge of principles, practices, methods, and techniques of court/shorthand reporting;

• Clerical and legal recordkeeping practices and procedures;

• Meticulous legal, medical and related technical terminology;

• Advanced spelling, punctuation, vocabulary and grammar skills;

• Operate a stenographic machine at 240 wpm;

• Read back verbatim records; and

• Work independently;

• Typing speed 100 WPM;

• Ten years in legal administration;

• Proficient in Word Perfect, Windows, Practice Panther and Quick Books.

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