Assistant Real Estate
Resume:
LESLIE ARNONE- FINDLAY
Springfield VA 22153
Home Phone: 703-***-****
Cell Phone: 516-***-****
October 20, 2013
To Whom it May Concern:
Please be advised that I have recently relocated from the New York
City area to Northern Virginia. I have attached my resume for your
perusal. I have extensive experience in office management and
administrative support that would make me a suitable candidate for your
consideration. My salary requirements would be subject to negotiation. The
key strengths I possess are:
. Computer literacy with proficiency in all MS Office programs, Outlook,
Word Perfect, Internet Literate, Adobe Acrobat, strong transcribing
skills, Abacus, Quickbooks, electronic filing of documents, in
addition to a variety of other software;
. Experience in managing a full array of executive/administrative
support duties including supervision of the support staff, billing and
invoicing, client care, creating own correspondence, document
preparation, arranging complex itinerary for immediate bosses and
clients, meeting coordination, maintaining the law library
electronically and paper-wise, in addition to a variety of other
clerical duties;
. Excellent multitasking skills with a keen ability to prioritize;
. Dependable with a consistent history of exemplary performance reviews
and an ability to institute new policies and procedures as needed to
make the office run more efficiently.
I welcome the opportunity to meet with you in the near future and
thank you again for your consideration.
Very truly yours,
Leslie Arnone-Findlay
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Enclosure
LESLIE ARNONE-FINDLAY
7774 Tangier drive
SPRINGFIELD, VA 22153
Cell Phone: 516-***-****
Email: ***************@*****.***
EXPERIENCE: Arnold Y. Kapiloff, Esq., New York, New York 10016
October 2011 - October 2012
Worked part-time as a Legal Assistant to this sole
practitioner who specializes in tax law, commercial
real estate, residential real-estate, estate law and
elder care law. Responsibilities included the
preparation of correspondence, legal documents,
billing and all other clerical duties. While
employed I organized an elaborate filing system.
Klemanowicz, Holmquist & Vande Stouwe, LLP
Mineola, New York 11501
2009 - 2011
Legal Assistant to partners and associates of a law
firm that provides legal services to the members of
two unions. This firm specializes in real estate,
bankruptcy, foreclosure, criminal matters, civil
litigation, matrimonial and various other areas of
the law. Responsibilities included keeping time for
the attorneys, preparing quarterly reports for
submission to the unions, billing and preparation of
all legal documents for submission to the various
courts.
Minerva & D'Agostino, P.C.
Valley Stream, New York 11580
2006-2009
Executive Assistant to senior partner of a law firm
specializing in all areas of law with a concentration
in Real Estate, Wills and Estates and Educational
law. Duties included billing, maintaining of files
and the law library, arranging itinerary and
meetings, preparation of collective bargaining
agreements and all other legal documents and
correspondence in addition to the performance of a
variety of clerical duties. This position
necessitated an ability to work independently as well
as to multi-task as the senior partner was out of the
office often.
Lancer Insurance Company
Long Beach, New York 11561
2004-2006
Legal Assistant to Senior Vice President and General
Counsel and Assistant Vice President and Associate
General Counsel. Responsibilities included all
correspondence, the creation of and the maintaining
of all files and the law library, arranging meetings,
planning itineraries, transcription of all legal
documents, preparation of expenses, accounts payable
and all other general clerical duties.
Abbott, Reiss & Allen, P.C.
Long Beach, New York 11561
1989 - 2004
Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the
President and partners of this law firm which
specialized in labor and employment law.
Responsibilities included the preparation of
collective bargaining agreements from the
Stipulations of Agreement arrived at during
negotiations, composing of letters, Employee
Handbooks, Separation Agreements, Severance
Agreements, Non-Compete Agreements, Briefs, position
statements and the maintaining of files and the law
library. Duties also included the arranging of
itinerary for immediate bosses as well as clients.
The position neceissitated frequent conversations
with the American Arbitration Association, the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission and the State
Division of Human Rights to ascertain mutually
convenient dates on which to hold hearings.
Responsible also for extensive bookkeeping and some
accounting. This job necessitated extremely heavy
phone contact with clients and agencies and an
ability to work well under pressure with very little
supervision as the officers of the firm traveled
quite extensively. Also handled an array of personal
tasks for members of the firm and their families.
Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc., New York, New York 10005
1981 - 1987
Executive Assistant to the Vice President of the
Health Finance Group. Responsible for preparing
expense reports, arranging itinerary for Vice
President in addition to his clients, all
correspondence as well as the preparation, editing
and finalization of prospectuses.
EDUCATION: College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Massachusetts
Major: Biochemistry, Minor: English Literature
Attended Pace University as a non-matriculated student through a
program offered by Kidder, Peabody. The courses
taken were Industrial and Organizational Psychology
in addition to other business related studies. Have
also taken various computer related courses to keep
abreast of new software.
HOBBIES: Music - Classical and jazz, playing the piano, gourmet cooking,
avid reader, writer of poetry and other compositions.
SKILLS: Typing: 100 WPM, transcribing, dictation, proficient in MS
Office, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat,
Word Perfect, Abacus, Internet Literate, Quickbooks,
very strong verbal and written skills, working
knowledge of Spanish and French.
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