NICK S. GOLDSM I T H ***** SUGARWOOD WAY
n *******@*****.***
M IA M I, FL 33186 305-***-****
C EL L
Summa ry: Legal professional with over twenty five years of management and supervisory
experience.
E mployment The Ferraro Law Fi rm
H istory: January 2013 thru March 2014
Firm Administrator
Oversee office relocation project – Process monthly submission requests for
reimbursements,
Request RFP’s for various move related issues * Review and update all insurance needs
* Review and approve vendor invoices for payment * Negotiate new legal research
contracts * Negotiate new copier lease contract * Negotiate new legal research contract
* Coordinate inter-city relocation of Washington, D.C. office * Human Resources *Keep
current all health insurance needs for active and non-active employees * Recruitment
of all new office hires * Updates to fi rm website and letterhead when needed *
Coordination of special events * Keeping t rack of all attorney time and costs and
making sure all are entered into system *Maintain and oversee facilities
Stok Folk & Kon, P.A.
October 2011 thru January 2013
Firm Administrator
Administrative – P rocess bi-weekly payroll * Assign tasks and coverage of staff
w here needed, negotiate lease terms for equipment and on-line legal
research * Update all health insurance
and liability insurance as needed * Maintain and update all suite security access *
Work directly with IT sub-contractor on all computer related repair, set-up and update
issues * Negotiate
and secure equipment and legal research contracts * Facilities Management * Training
of new hires in office procedures and equipment use * Head up marketing needs and
work directly with
website management firm on presentation, content and updates as needed *
Recruitment of all
new office hires including those of attorneys, paralegals and support staff * Monitor
and t rack all
vacation and sick t ime
Accounting – M anage General Ledger * Review and approve all vendor invoicing and
p rocess payments as needed * Process electronic daily bank deposits to multiple
accounts and record same * Oversee monthly client billing and make sure it goes out in
a t imely manner and that follow-up collection calls are made if needed * Process wire
t ransfers for Trust and Real Estate t ransactions * Record and enter 3rd -party vendor
i nvoices for payment and forward to clients for payment * Process credit card payments
for fees and services * Reconcile monthly bank and credit card statements * Maintain
petty cash and reconcile same * Issue Trust disbursements as needed * Process daily
check requests
SANDLER, TRAVIS & ROSENBERG, P.A. a nd
SANDLER & T RAVIS T RADE ADV ISORY SERV ICES, I NC .
July 1995 thru September 2011
Operations Manager/Production Department Supervisor
Personnel – A uthored office policy and procedure for inclusion to fi rms policy manual *
Recruitment and hiring of new office hires, Assist new hires with payroll set-up, sign in/sign out
procedures, approval of vacation and time off schedules * Review and approve weekly time
records and forward same to payroll * Perform employee counseling when required and perform
twice annual employee evaluations * Train all new hires in the use of all firm equipment
i ncluding telephones, copiers, Equitrac and kitchen equipment
F acilities – M aintain day-to-day relationship with landlord and building personnel * Program
security access for all employees and deactivate same when required * Periodic review of leases
to ensure that landlords are complying with terms of same *
Supervise and coordinate schedule of on-staff housekeeper for meeting set-ups and beverage
services * Draft, coordinate and supervise emergency evacuation procedures of building, make
sure that all emergency contact numbers for personnel and building services are current *
M aintain all staff parking information including requesting and assigning decals * Negotiate
and coordinate all office furniture purchases and deliveries * Contact building service personnel
w ith any servicing issues
Accounting – Review and approve all vendor invoices for all law firm locations * Approve
various
check requests for services and reimbursements * Maintain petty cash and reconcile same to
match receipts * Approve and request funds for postage meter accounts for all locations
Other – T rain and supervise Production (Office Services ) staff * Negotiate national pricing plan
for office supplies * Negotiate equipment leases and service contracts for all law firm locations *
Maintain inventory of all office supplies including computer and print supplies* Point of contact
for equipment maintenance and service * Supervise and authorize supply purchases for all law
firm offices * Supervision of firm wide document management and scanning initiative *
T roubleshoot computer/video issues when IT is not available * Periodic review of pricing
contracts to ensure vendors are complying to terms * Oversee the relocation of the Miami office
as well as relocations in Atlanta, Detroit (3), New York (3), San Francisco, and Washington, D.C
* Review and lay-out of text placement on annual seminar brochure
and various other practice
area brochures * Negotiate fi rm-wide law library research contract
Education: American Institute for Paralegal Studies Miami-Dade Community College
September 1990 – June 1991 September 1983 – June 1986
Paralegal Certification
Relevant M icrosoft Office, Access, Adobe in-Design, AccuRoute and InfoFinder* Quickbooks
P ro 2012
Skills: T imeSlips 2012 * Sage 50 (f/k/a PeachTree), ADP Run
References & Available upon request Further Employment 1994 & Prior - Available upon
request
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