Assistant Executive

DARNEL McADAMS

**** ****** ******, *****, ** ****6

**** ******* *******, **** ***********, PA 18301

570-***-**** ******.*******@*****.***

Personal Statement

Dependable and conscientious professional with experience in providing

effective and comprehensive support to senior level partners. Possess the

highest degree of integrity, supported by a flawless reputation for

maintaining confidentiality. Dynamic, results-driven strategist with an

exceptional track record of achievement and demonstrated successes.

Professional Experience

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Senior Executive Legal Secretary (20

years)

. Provided assistance to two Senior Level Corporate/Banking and Finance

Partners representing debtors and creditors, one Senior Tax/Private

Equity Partner and a Senior Associate in the Real Estate department;

. Extensive legal document work in support of transaction practice,

worked with contracts, Amended and Restated Credit Agreements and loan

documents;

. Composed emails and correspondence; proofread documents, tracked and

edited changes;

. Made local and international travel arrangements and handled expense

reports;

. Scheduled appointments, coordinated meetings, and acted as gatekeeper;

. Cleared conflicts of client and matters;

. Extensive client contact and maintained strong relationships with top

level partner, executives and their assistants on an ongoing basis;

. Entered attorney time records, edited and finalized bills;

. Trained and mentored incoming partner/executive level

secretaries/assistants ;

. Prepared and created numerous national and international presentations

in PowerPoint and Excel;

. Organized and coordinated with magazine executives for one of my

Senior Partner's "Essence Magazine" and "Super Lawyer" photo shoot for

both magazine articles; Scheduled meetings and appointments,

conference calls and travel itineraries for all involved in project;

coordinated with other executive assistants to insure success of the

task; assisted executives on day of the photo shoots; helped with set

up and preparations;

. Served as an Assistant to a Board Member on the Channel 13 Assistant's

Board; Participated in televised telethons and charitable events at

the network;

. Sustained an environment of high positive energy amongst teammates

American International Group Executive Assistant (3 years)

. Provided assistance to the Senior VP and the Director of the Travel

Services Department.

. Document creation; editing, proofreading, distributing, travel

arrangements, meeting coordination, appointment scheduling, event

planning and heavy telephones

Education

LaGuardia College, Queens, NY

Degree in Business Administration and Management

Coursework in Management, Economics, Accounting and Computer Technology

Skills

Microsoft Professional Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook), Windows,

Adobe Acrobat, DeltaView, Workshare, Document Manager, Filesite,

Hummingbird, Lotus Notes, DTE. Carpe Diem, Concur, Steno 90 wpm, Typing 80

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