LORI MATTEO

* ******** **., ************, ** ****4, 908-***-****, acgarf@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

A self-motivated seasoned professional with experience in providing administrative

support to top level attorneys and their associates in a nationally recognized law firm. A

dependable, thorough legal assistant with time honored work ethics and a successful track

record of increasing work flow production.

SKILLS:

Strong verbal and written skills;

Typing/transcription;

Calendar management/meeting and event planning;

Ability to set effective priorities and meet deadlines;

Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills/client service interaction;

Excellent problem solving skills;

Research/internet and other;

Organized/detail oriented/multi-tasker;

Strong relationship building skills;

Proficient in English, legal and medical terminology;

Proofreading (internal and external);

Arranging conference calls;

Sales and marketing.

EXPERIENCE:

Law Firm of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP

Florham Park, NJ

Legal Secretary 4/11-7/14

Providing secretarial support to approximately 50 attorneys as a floating secretary in an

insurance defense litigation firm specializing in a wide range of complex litigation

including but not limited to medical malpractice, commercial litigation, products liability,

personal injury, workers compensation, legal malpractice, toxic tort and labor law. With

my strong legal background of insurance law, I provide assistance to the entire NJ office

with a team focus, in an effort to resolve claims in the preparation of confidential

correspondence, Answers to Claimant’s Complaints, Motions, Briefs, Interrogatories,

Status Reports to the insurance carriers, trial preparation and hundreds of time sensitive

documents; calendar management, arrange telephonic conferences, depositions, meetings

and events; daily communication with the courts, clients and outside counsel as needed.

ERA E.A. Boniakowski Agency, Inc., Green Brook, NJ

Sales Associate/Independent Real Estate Agent 4/03-Present

Representing sellers and buyers in the sale of residential single family, multi-family and

investment properties; adept at troubleshooting and negotiating from contract through

closing. Involved in all phases of marketing and sales for residential property.

Law Offices of Buckley & Theroux, LLC, Princeton, NJ

Receptionist/Legal Secretary 10/09-4/11

General clerical responsibilities in a defense medical malpractice firm which included

operating switchboard, typing, data entry, mail distribution, keeping track of and ordering

supplies. Developed business relationships with various supply vendors and negotiated

lower prices resulting in saving the company money.

Law Offices of Richard D. Millet, Esq., Bridgewater, NJ

Legal Secretary/Administrative Assistant 9/88-10/94 and 2/01-9/02

Secretary to the managing partner; Management of defense litigation insurance cases

from inception to completion involving motor vehicle accidents, fall downs and other

various insurance accident claims; some plaintiff work, Wills, Arbitration work;

preparation of Answers to Complaints, Motions, Interrogatories and hundreds of time

sensitive documents, management of court docket, trial prep and transcription of letters

and documents and drafting of letters and documents; daily communication with clients,

insurance adjusters and courts.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

MS Word; Windows 7; Windows XP; Power Point; Excel; Time Matters; Outlook; Word

Perfect & various other web applications; Typing, Dictaphone/Transcription; Strong

Verbal and Written Skills; Computer Literate

EDUCATION:

Graduate of Piscataway H.S., Piscataway, NJ

Graduate of Weichert Real Estate School, Kendall Park, NJ

REFERENCES: Furnished upon request.

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