Legal Secretary/Executive Assistant

ELIZABETH S. LYCHENHEIM

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

Ellicott City, M D 21043

Home Phone: 410-***-****

Cell Phone: 443-***-****

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

K&L GATES ( Investment Banking) (Washington D.C.)

(April 2013 – February 2014)

• Working with a Partner, an Of Counsel and a Paralegal Manager. Entering time for

Partner, Of Counsel and Paralegal Manager;

• Time entry via Elite, preparing monthly bills, proofreading bills and sending bills to

clients, which includes contact with clients if they have questions and/or changes to

t he invoices;

• Setting up appointments via Outlook, as well as setting up monthly meetings for the

year and scheduling t ravel arrangements, including international t ravel,

maintaining filing system,

• Preparing new and renewal Blue Sky filings for multiple states and for multiple

clients; editing documents;

• Preparing Red-line documents,

• Conflicts checks to Metastorm for new clients and existing clients (for new matters);

preparing engagement letters for new clients; maintaining filing system.

BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY, P.C. (Bankruptcy; Tax Litigation; Real

Estate; ER ISA; Federal Government Procurement) (Washington, D.C.)

(September 2004 - February 2013) (Laid off at the end of February)

• Preparing monthly bills for shareholder;

• Setting up appointments and scheduling travel arrangements;

• Preparing correspondence; keeping filing systems up to date and pleadings files up

to date;

• Setting up depositions; preparing check requests and expense reports,

• Tape transcription;

• Drafting answers to complaints, interrogatories, certification for out of state

attorney;

• Knowledge of procedures for filing in U.S. District Courts and U.S. Bankruptcy

Courts, including the appropriate electronic filing procedures; have knowledge of

filing procedures for Virginia and Maryland District and Circuit courts;

• Researching potential companies as clients on the Internet; preparing reports on

potential companies.

BRUDER, GENTILE & MARCOUX (Energy Law [FERC]) (Washington, D.C.)

(January 2004 - September 2004)

• Preparing documents for filing with FERC;

• proofreading all documents for filing; maintaining mailing list for all cases;

• Keeping loose-leaf binders up to date in library;

• Performing electronic filing of pleadings with FERC;

• Knowledge of researching for FERC document online;

• Keeping filing system up to date for attorneys;

• Setting up conferences for attorneys in-office; scheduling t ravel arrangement.

FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P. (Transactional, Litigation, Health) (Washington,

D .C.)

February 1999 – December 2003

• Preparing monthly bills for partner;

• Setting up appointments and scheduling t ravel arrangements;

• Preparing expense reports; preparing correspondence to clients;

• Keeping filing systems and pleadings files up to date; s

• Setting up depositions;

• Preparing check requests for attorneys;

• Preparing correspondence for attorneys,

• Knowledge of procedures for filing cases in U.S. District Courts and U.S. Bankruptcy

Courts (ECF) and the electronic filing procedure with the Superior Court for the

District of Columbia (CaseFileXpress).

CROWELL & MORING LLP (Aviation) (Washington, D.C.)

October 1997 – February 1999

• Preparing monthly bills for partner;

• Setting up appointments and scheduling t ravel arrangements;

• Preparing expense reports; preparing correspondence to clients;

• Setting court dates;

• Keeping filing systems up to date for attorneys;

• Keeping pleadings files up to date;

• Able to work under deadline for filing with the Department of Transportation for

airline clients.

MELL, BROWNELL & BAKER (Workers' Comp) (Washington, D.C.)

July 1997 – October 1997

• Heavy tape transcription;

• Setting up appointments for attorneys;

• Setting court dates, preparing correspondence to clients;

• Setting up depositions;

• Drafting pleadings for attorneys;

• Research questions on procedure; preparing expense reports.

REICHELT, NUSSBAUM LaPLACA & MILLER (Collection, Family Law, Workers'

Comp) (Maryland) November 1992 – July 1997

• Complete knowledge of collection process including drafting complaints in the

District and Circuit Courts in Maryland and Virginia;

• Making arrangements to have the complaint served on the defendant; keeping the

client informed on the status of cases;

• Keeping calendar of court dates for attorney;

• Preparing documents necessary to collect the debt, i .e., wage garnishments, bank

attachments, writs of execution of personal property; keeping ledger of payments on

principal and interest accumulated;

• Preparing correspondence and heavy client contact with update on cases; research

questions on procedure from attorneys; keeping attorneys informed of status of cases

via memoranda and oral presentations.

THE PMA GROUP (Part-Time) (Maryland) October 1989 – November 1992)

• Secretary to Loss Prevention Department;

• Transcription of memoranda and correspondence to insured;

• Make appointments for loss prevention managers to inspect insureds’ premises;

ordered and mailed out safety posters to insureds on a monthly basis;

• Coordinated safety seminars for loss prevention consultants.

KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART (Part-Time) (Floater) (Washington, D.C.)

July 1986 – October 1989

• Floater for law firm which required all aspects of the law. Filled in for secretaries

w ho were out of the office and assisted attorneys in preparing documents for filing

with the courts; performed paralegal duties, such as cite checking; filled in as

receptionist, as needed.

CORPORATE INVESTMENT BUSINESS BROKERS (Part-Time) (Maryland)

July 1984 – July 1986

• Secretary to seven business brokers; prepared contracts for sale of businesses; kept

data base of types of businesses for sale, purchase price, terms of sale; responsible

for management of office.

KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART (Litigation) (Washington, D.C.)

February 1980 – July 1984

• Secretary to two partners in litigation; keeping pleadings files on all active cases;

cite-checking pleadings as necessary;

• Preparing invoices to clients on a monthly basis;

• Setting up appointments for attorneys; setting court dates for attorneys; keeping

time records of attorneys;

• Drafting correspondence and pleadings for attorneys;

• Tape transcription;

• Preparing t ravel arrangements; keeping calendar for attorneys.

Education:

• J.E.B. Stuart High School, Falls Church, VA

• Strayer Junior College, Washington, D.C.

Skills:

• Microsoft Office 2010;

• iManage, Hummingbird DM (Document Management); Change-Pro (Redlining

software)

• Elite Accounting Program (for billing); DTE 6 for Windows (time entry); Carpe Diem

• Metastorm (for Conflicts Checks)

• Tape Transcription

• Excel; Power Point

• 70 wpm shorthand; 68 wpm typing

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