Administrative Assistant, Data Coordinator, Legal Assistant

Diana Lester

***** ***** ******

Trevor, WI *****

Home: 262-***-**** - Cell: 847-***-****

Email: acbb1s@r.postjobfree.com

Job Objective: To secure a long term position with a stable, organized

company/firm that will enable me to use my strong interpersonal

and organizational skills along with my keen ability to

multitask a variety of responsibilities.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

. Computer literate, quick learner, willing to learn new programs.

. Fast, accurate typist.

. Responsible, loyal, dedicated, out going employee.

. Self motivated, work well independently as well as in a team

setting.

. Creative, organized, excellent multi-tasking skills, resourceful,

work well under pressure, comfortable with

deadlines, always up for a challenge.

WORK HISTORY:

. 2006-2013 Rieff Schramm Kanter & Guttman LLC - Property Tax Law

Firm, Chicago, IL.

Legal Assistant/Data Coordinator - Admin for two attorneys -

worked briefs, gathered authorization and documentation from clients to

file appeals at the Assessor/Board of Review. Heavy client contact via

email, fax and telephone. Created Data Coordinator position in 2007 to

benefit firm for greater office efficiency. Data Entry, billing, docketing,

photocopying, filing, backed up receptionist and helped paralegals in all

aspects to meet deadlines.

. 2004-2005 The UPS Store - Packaging/Shipping - Mailboxes - Round

Lake Beach, IL.

Owner/Operator - Hands on through build-out and grand opening

of store. Managed four (4) employees, payroll, ordered supplies. Packaged

and shipped customer items locally and internationally. Photocopying,

laminating, retail services, notary public services and managed mailboxes.

Handled all customer inquiries and complaints in a professional manner with

positive outcome.

. 2002-2004 Marshall Furniture - Custom Furniture Company - Antioch,

IL.

Secretary/Reception - Front desk reception, processed purchase

orders for timely delivery of product to customer, oversaw and charted

progress of furniture in shop to meet customer deadlines.

. 2000-2002 West Lake Clinic - Dr. William Dam/Dr. Dean Economos -

Ingleside, IL.

Part time Front Desk Reception - Pulled patient charts,

scheduled appointments, input patient diagnosis/code data into computer,

updated patient contact/insurance information, balanced patient payments at

end of day, triage.

. 1996-2000 Rocco Fiore & Sons - Landscapers - Libertyville, IL.

Secretary/Accounting Department - Responsible for letters,

answering phones, dispatched information to managers and landscapers.

Promoted to A/P-A/R. Typed and proof read job detail and landscape bids for

landscape designers. Sent out invoices to clients and input receivables.

. 1993-1996 S. Siegel & Associates - Appraisers - Deerfield, IL.

Part Time Secretary/Reception - Answered phones, typed and put

appraisals together for 2 appraisers and various freelance appraisers.

. 1991-1993 Abbott Laboratories - Tax Department - North Chicago, IL.

Executive Assistant - Retrieved signatures on checks from CEO's

of various departments, made travel and conference room arrangements, daily

computer work, typing of internal as well as external correspondence,

answered phones and miscellaneous filing.

. 1980-1991 Fisk & Kart - Property Tax Law Firm - Chicago, IL.

Executive Assistant to Founder of Law Firm and Managing Partner

- Dictation of briefs for Assessor/Board of Review, typed Board Complaints

and eventually computerized Complaints on QYX computer, requested

documentation from clients and put together to file appeal at

Assessor/Board of Review, backed up phones, filing, created templates and

merges for frequently used correspondence.

HOBBIES: Crafting, sewing, drawing, creating special occasion

cards/calendars, interior decorating, sudoku and crossword

puzzles.

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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