Valerie Sanders
Administrative Assistant
White Plains, NY
acd8kk@r.postjobfree.com - 914-***-****
To obtain employment with a company that offers growth potential where my diversified abilities and positive
attitude will be a contribution.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Administrative Assistant
Pro Bono Partnership, Inc - Fairfield, NY - March 2005 to July 2013
Provide administrative support to attorneys in the New York, Fairfield County program, and New Jersey/
Hartford offices
• Respond to information inquiries from nonprofits and individuals
• Prepared request for legal assistance application
• Data entry of new clients, nonprofits, corporations and foundations
• Maintain client files, fax and letter chron
• Schedule client/attorney screening meetings
• Follow-up with client and attorney regarding status of matter via phone emails
• Calculate attorney billing hours and staff expenses
• Maintain office supplies
• Handle prisoner correspondence to prisoners and/or Prisoner Legal Services
• Handle CLE correspondence/saving and tracking completed certificates
• Copying and preparation of materials for volunteer outreach and volunteer opportunities
• Prepare retainer, rejection and closing letters
• Create and maintain spreadsheet for client matter number
• Allocation of volunteer opportunities request
Administrative Assistant/Customer Service Representative
Drexel Heritage - September 2004 to January 2005
Temp)
• Monitor order status and delivery time frame
• Expedite credit applications
• Inventory and invoice maintenance
• Prepare and tallow-up on service and return authorizations
• Assign lot locations for floor samples
• Data Entry, create and organize customer files
• Advise customers on promotional financing
• Perform accounts payable and receivable functions
• Prepare and maintain lot tickets for delivery
• UPS tracking and front desk reception
Administrative Assistant/ Financial Aid Analyst
Pace University School of Law - May 1999 to September 2003
Coordinate tracking and completion of promissory notes
• Advise students of the amount and conditions of their financial aid, assist students in completing FAFSA
application for student aid and resolving federal edits
• Manage federal loan state; and verification material regarding proof of citizenship. Provide, track and maintain
entrance and exit counseling documentation
• Data entry of staff scholarships, evaluate over-awards, credit load changes, loan defaults and send follow-
up correspondence to students
• Monitor and maintain student financial aid loan history for grad and law students
• Interview, hire and supervise up to four student assistants. Coordinate time-sheet completion and transmittal
for students participating in off campus work-study program, process on-line private loans, consortium
agreements and worksheet imaging
• Responsible for storage and shredding of graduate confidential records
• Implement and coordinate annual Financial Aid Conferences, preparation and typing of form letters
• Research and compile financial aid information to include with financial aid award packages mailed to
accepted students
City of White Plains Department of Planning Secretary /Planner Assistant
- October 1997 to May 1999
Customer service, typing, phones, filing and distribution of daily mail
• Create spreadsheet for survey analysis
• Data entry for city study area, general office support duties
John Jcry Legal Services Legal Clinic Secretary
Pace University School of Law - May 1997 to May 1999
Transcribing, phones, faxing and periodical maintenance, reprographics, research, filing, mail, referral intake,
data entry, typing and prepare legal clinic evaluation forms
• Prepare yearly rules, regulation and litigation techniques binder for students accepted into legal clinic
EDUCATION
Associate of Science in Office Technology
Pace University - White Plains, NY
May 1997
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Computer Skills MS Office, all applications
Legal Files
MS Outlook
Access