Deborah A. Petrillo

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Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C., Parsippany, New Jersey

Legal Assistant

Commercial litigation experience, includes, but is not limited to, proficiency in word processing

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and document management software utilized to prepare and revise, format and finalize a wide

variety of documents, including correspondence, memoranda, motions, TOC’s and TOA’s, and

briefs in accordance with court rules.

Maintaining the case filing system and databases along with electronic filing requirements with

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the courts. Monitoring document collection and preservation, document review and production

tasks throughout the litigation discovery process.

Populated and maintained a proprietary database on a case-by-case basis and furnished status

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reports to clients and attorneys as directed.

Transcribed dictation of legal documents.

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Conducted internet research as directed by attorneys.

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Monitored daily attorney calendar.

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Processed client communications/requests via telephone and/or email. Greeted clients and

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provided assistance when needed.

Scheduled conference calls, and coordinated travel arrangements for attorneys and/or

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witnesses, including air transportation, automobile rentals and hotel reservations.

Scheduled meetings, arranging for conference rooms and requesting conference room services

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for outside vendor services such as court reporters upon request.

1989 to 1991

Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey, Newark, New Jersey

Legal Secretary

Prepared correspondence and legal documents for court cases including correspondence, motions

and briefs. Monitored daily attorney calendar for pending court cases.

2008 to 2012

CLEP Program, Centenary College, Parsippany, NJ

Facilitator/Tutorial Lead

Developed and implemented training program for preparatory CLEP workshop. Awarded New Tutor

Certificate in October 2008.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree – Business Administration, Centenary College CAPS Program, Parsippany, NJ

(Graduated Cum Laude May 16, 2009) GPA 3.51.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Word 2013, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook, Amicus, Nitro8, Lexus Nexus, Westlaw, CLS Software

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