Legal Assistant Office Staff

ELESE C. SPRUILL

E-Mail: *.*.*******@****.***

New York, New York 10030-1523

Cellular #: [646] 385-9231

Resident #: [646] 559-9344

CAREER OBJECTIVE: My desire would be to obtain employment as an Executive Assistant/Office Manager, Paralegal or Legal Administrative Secretary with a well established corporation, institution and/or law firm in which I may utilize my exceptional skills. I possess the ability to effectively provide corporate and/or legal services to senior management while understanding the full capacity of their needs to organize intricate details, and to interpret complex project information.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Position: Finance & Management Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Internal Revenue Service, [Office of the Chief Counsel]

New York, N.Y. 10038

FROM: Oct. 27, 2008 - TO: Oct. 26, 2012 - (4 Years)

. Provided administrative financial support services for a senior staff

of 10 attorneys in an NTE term position

. Strong computer literacy specifically with software programs MS Office

Suite Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel

. Ability to manage and meet deadlines to execute multiple assignments in

an independent and/or team player role

. Preparation of attorney calendars, scheduled meetings/conferences,

travel itinerary, payroll and expense reports

. Maintenance of confidential files, court documents, transcripts, forms

and other related tax materials

. Assistance with phone inquiry questions while instructing callers with

routine/non-routine tax information

. Coordination of affidavits, answers, depositions, subpoenas, decisions

and other legal documents for trial preparation

. Tracking monthly list of outstanding pending case motions, conducted

query search of taxpayers data for cases

INTERNSHIP

Position: Paralegal Intern

The Cochran Law Firm

New York, N.Y. 10279

FROM: Oct. 16, 2006 - TO: Jan. 19, 2007 - (4 Months)

. Preliminary interview of potential clients in reference to Civil

Litigation, Personal Injury & Criminal Justice issues

. Screening, documenting of client intake data summary and follow-up

calls to potential new clients

. Preparation of exhibits, trial documents, redacting, drafting basic

contracts and other miscellaneous legal forms

. Assisted with proof-reading, revisions and case management of completed

docket cases for archives

. Demonstrated usage for various search engines for factual/legal

research projects

Position: Continuing Legal Education Administrative Coordinator

New York County Lawyers Association

[Continuing Legal Education Department]

New York, N.Y. 10007

FROM: Sept. 10, 2001 - TO: Jun. 6, 2003 - (1 Year, 9 Months)

. Coordination and graphic preparation of all CLE courses for listing in

the brochures or catalogs for the fiscal year

. Credit card registration of advanced and new attorneys for mandatory

New York State MCLE accredited legal courses

. Preparation of data input for annual reports, audio-visual videotaping

of guest lecturers and catering services

. Phone/fax/personal/e-mail contact with various state/federal court

judges and attorneys from N.Y.S. Bar Association

. Composition and distribution for all mandatory CLE and Technical

accredited course certification certificates

Position: Medical Administrative Assistant/Receptionist - PT Temp

New York City Department of Health

[Maternal, Infant & Reproductive Health Program]

New York, N.Y. 10029

FROM: Nov. 27, 2000 - TO: Aug. 24, 2001 - (9 Months)

. Performed front desk receptionist duties while completing

administrative duties of patient care services

. Scheduled appointments and organized patient flow; accompanying

patients to exam and procedure rooms

. Compiled monthly data reports of pre-natal patients attending the

clinic for analysis and diagnostic reports

. Assisted with the distribution of nutritional foods from facility

pantry for low income mothers and/or families

. Maintenance of statistical reports of patient's data, reconciliation co-

payments and preparation of HMO forms

Position: Executive Assistant/Office Manager, Associate Level II

The City College of the City University of New York

[Chemical Engineering Department]

New York, N.Y. 10031

FROM: Nov. 27, 1995 - TO: Jan. 7, 2000 - (4 Years, 2 Months)

. Editing, format and revision of internal/external office correspondence

for Chairman and 11 Adjunct Faculty Professors

. Provided managerial leadership to 6 clerical support staff assistants,

4 IT-technicians and 20 per diem lab assistants

. Acted as a liaison with interaction to Ph.D., Masters and Undergraduate

students in the Chemical Engineering Dept.

. Computation of expense reports, compiled data for grant investigators,

vendors, input of accounts for fiscal budget

. Logistical preparation of conferences, luncheons, ordered office

supplies, furniture and arrangement of travel itineraries

. Screened, interview and collaboration with Chairman in reference to

hiring office staff and laboratory technicians

. Implemented required disciplinary action if needed (written/oral,

policy procedure guidelines), and termination of staff

EDUCATION

New York Career Institute

New York, N.Y. 10007

FROM: Sept. 2004 - TO: Jan. 2007 Degree/Major:

Associate in Occupational Paralegal Studies

RELEVANT LEGAL COUSEWORK: Administrative Agency Law, Business Communications, Civil Litigation, Contract Law, Court Stenography Theory, Criminal Law, English Literature I

& II, Family-Matrimonial Law, Immigration Law, Introduction to Law, Law Office Management, Legal Research & Writings I & II, Medical Terminology, Preparation of Legal Documents, Real Estate Law, Torts: Personal Injury Law, Wills-Trust & Estate Law

SKILLS: Computer Keyboarding 63 wpm, MS Word Office Suite 7 & 8, MS Access, Vista, Excel, PowerPoint, Corel WordPerfect 6.1, MS Outlook, Internet Explorer, Google, Bates Scanner, Fax/Copy Machines, Social Media Networks, Multi-Line Phones, Adobe Acrobat, TL-CATS Case Query, Payroll Accounting, Intermediate Lexis-Nexis/West Law Legal Search

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