Manager Assistant
Resume:
CARLOTTA L. DABNEY
Madison, Alabama 35758
202-***-**** (Cell)
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a challenging and rewarding position with the Department of Defense, Army
Materiel Command that will utilize my years of experience, knowledge, skills and
abilities in management, business, finance and interpersonal communication.
PROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE :
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP April 19, 2012-Present
Work for three attorneys who specialize in the area of Employee Benefits, Executive
Compensation, Fiduciary Counseling, Corporate Governance, RIFS & Severance Plans,
Government & Regulatory, ERISA Litigation and Business Transactions, Health & Welfare
Plans, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Consumer Products, Telecommunications, etc. I also assist
one other attorney whose area of expertise is Litigation, Corporate, Finance, Real Estate, Tax,
and Tax Controversy.
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP June 1, 2011-April, 2012
Worked as a temporary legal assistant until July 1, 2011 and was then hired as a
permanent employee effective July 5, 2011.
Worked for four attorneys in the areas of Immigration Compliance, Privacy and Government
Relations; Regulatory and E nforcement counseling for manufacturers and distributors of
products governed by the Food and Drug Administration, including drugs, biologicals, food
and dietary supplements, personal care products and medical devices, and a Corporate Partner
who focused his practice on cross-border transactions, including joint ventures, strategic
alliances, private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, distribution and reseller
networks, a s w ell as technology licensing.
Temporary Legal Secretary Various Agencies-December 2010-June 1, 2011
Working through multiple legal staffing agencies to keep skills current while seeking a
permanent position. Worked at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP for The Ford Agency until hired
permanently on July 5, 2011. Also worked a long-term assignment at Dickstein Shapiro LLP
as secretary in the Bankruptcy Department.
Legal Secretary Nixon Peabody LLP-August 2008 to November 2010
Was recruited back to Nixon Peabody as a legal secretary to a partner, a counsel and two
associates specializing in Litigation and Healthcare matters.
• Assisted attorneys with litigation filings, including maintaining master legal
and general files, docketing calendar events and deadlines, and e-filing
documents into the Civil Division of DC Superior Court.
• Formatted and prepared U.S. Food and Drug Administration filings, including
Premarket Notifications [510(k)'s] and public comments to dockets.
• Handled client intake, drafted engagement letters, prepared monthly bills,
reviewed and approved invoices and other client financial matters.
• Scheduled meetings and appointments, including requesting and
coordinating meetings with clients and other attorneys.
• Performed other legal secretarial duties, including compiling and preparing
monthly attorney and time sheet records, preparing travel reservations, generating
travel itineraries, and submitting expense reimbursements.
Legal Secretary Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP-July 2005 to August 2008
Legal secretary to two litigation partners and one associate specializing in healthcare and
advertising litigation for major pharmaceutical companies, and civil litigation and
counseling focused on unfair competition and trade regulation and defense of government
enforcement proceedings.
• Requested and coordinated meetings with major healthcare companies.
• Handled all aspects of scheduling, calendar, transportation, and
communications, including all business and social invitations.
• Monitored for critical issues with clients and practice group while partners
were out of the country.
• Performed other legal secretarial duties, including litigation filings, client
financial matters, and travel scheduling and reimbursement.
Temporary Legal Secretary Chadbourne & Parke LLP and Commodity Futures Trading
Commission-June 2004 to July 2005
• Maintained accurate and up-to-date data for the department on major organizational
projects.
• Worked with office manager on projects designed to develop and implement
cost-cutting measures for department.
• Organized master legal and general files.
• Scheduled appointments, purchased office equipment and performed other
general legal secretarial duties.
Legal Secretary Nixon Peabody LLP-February 2000 to May 2004
Legal secretary to attorneys specializing in real estate and litigation.
• Developed and organized a comprehensive filing system for the office, which
previously had no system in place, including reviewing all client documents and
dividing between regular and pleading files.
• Transcribed, typed, prepared and edited letters to clients, pleadings, and real
estate property leases and letters.
• Performed other legal secretarial duties, including litigation filings, client
financial matters, and travel scheduling and reimbursement.
Legal Secretary Proskauer Rose LLP-May 1999 to January 2000
Provided assistance to a white collar litigation partner and associate.
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Contract Secretary National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute-March 1998 to
April 1999
Worked in the Grants Review Branch assisting research physicians review applications for
grants with NIH/NCI.
Assistant to the Director American Civil Liberties Union, Washington Legislative Lobbying
Office-September 1994 to February 1998
Position required high degree of independence and initiative in all day-to-day operations.
While Congress was in session, office was under sustained pressure, continually facing tight
deadlines.
• Screened requests from individuals seeking assistance, and scheduled
interviews with major television and print media, in relation to the office's
substantive and political priorities.
• Interacted with White House and Congressional staff, as well as major company
executives.
• Researched materials for Director's interviews and speeches.
• Established new comprehensive filing system in Director's office
• Attended meetings on the Director's behalf when scheduling conflicts arose.
Executive Assistant to Vice President and General Manager of the U.S. and Canada Region
Eastman Kodak Company-November 1992 to August 1994
• Maintained active calendar and interacted with top level clients and officials.
• Organized board meetings; personally handled most correspondence
and drafted other correspondence for Vice President's edits and
signature.
Assistant to Managing Partner Washington & Christian Law Firm-September 1985 to
November 1992
• Organized and managed day-to-day operations for managing partner.
• Maintained heavy calendar and acted as liaison with top level clients, White House
officials, and Congressional representatives. Also interacted with foreign dignitaries,
international government officials, U.S. federal, state and city government officials, as well as
private sector executives.
• Originated correspondence for partner's signature, typed legal documents, prepared
court filings (including Supreme Court documents), drafted and edited reports, processed
financial statements, and monthly billings.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Word for Windows, WordPerfect software, Microsoft Outlook, Chrome River Expense
Reimbursement software, Case FileXpress (Secure Legal e-Filing System), Excel, PowerPoint
as well as various other time and billing software programs (Chrome River and DTE Axiom).
References will be furnished upon request.
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