Kira C. Pfeifer
Bushkill, PA **324
Cell 201-***-****
e-mail: acgcac@r.postjobfree.com
Experience
**/****-**/**** *******, Harris, Ascher, Barbarito & Frost,PC
(temp to perm)
Denville, New Jersey
Legal Assistant
Litigation Department, Zoning Department
Tax, Trust and Estate Department
Additional Experience in Real Estate Department
. Drafting, preparing and filing interrogatories and pleadings
. Scheduling depositions and various other court appearances
. Handling routine correspondence
. Organizing and maintaining legal files
. Maintaining attorney's diary
. Extensive telephone communication with clients, attorneys and
adjusters
. Summarizing deposition and trial transcripts
. Entering attorney time and expenses into billing system
. Performing conflict checks for new files
. Drafting, preparing and filing Wills and Powers of Attorney
. Notarization of documents
12/2011- 01/2013 McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen & Carvelli, P.C.,
Florham Park, New Jersey
Legal Assistant
Litigation Department
. Drafting, preparing and filing interrogatories and pleadings
. Scheduling depositions and various other court appearances
. Handling routine correspondence
. Organizing and maintaining legal files
. Maintaining attorney's diary
. Extensive telephone communication with clients, attorneys and
adjusters
. Summarizing deposition and trial transcripts
. Entering attorney time and expenses into billing system
. Performing conflict checks for new files
. Editing, finalizing and sending out of monthly bills
. Preparation of trial binders
. Legal Research
01/2011- 11/2011 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.,
Morristown, New Jersey
Legal Assistant
Labor and Employment,
Litigation Department, Multi-state firm
. Drafting, preparing and filing interrogatories and pleadings
. Scheduling depositions and various other court appearances
. Handling routine correspondence
. Organizing and maintaining legal files
. Maintaining attorney's diary
. Extensive telephone communication with clients, attorneys and
adjusters
. Summarizing deposition and trial transcripts
. Entering attorney time and expenses into billing system
. Performing conflict checks for new files
. Daily assistance with overflow within the firm
. Notarization of documents
. Editing, finalizing and sending out of monthly bills
. Handling of travel itineraries and reservations
12/2004- 12/2010 Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP
Florham Park, New Jersey
Legal Assistant
Litigation Department
Tax, Trust and Estate Department
Additional Experience in Labor and Employment,
Education and Healthcare Departments
. Drafting, preparing and filing interrogatories and pleadings
. Scheduling depositions and various other court appearances
. Handling routine correspondence
. Organizing and maintaining legal files
. Maintaining attorney's diary
. Extensive telephone communication with clients, attorneys and
adjusters
. Summarizing deposition and trial transcripts
. Entering attorney time and expenses into billing system
. Performing conflict checks for new files
. Daily assistance with overflow from various departments within
the firm
. Notarization of documents
Receptionist
. Answering all incoming calls
. Routing of packages and faxes to members of the firm
. Various administrative tasks
. Assisting accounting department on an as-needed basis
. Assisting in maintenance of archiving and logging of closed
file
Education Sussex County College, Newton, New Jersey
Liberal Arts Program
08/2005 - 12/2005 and 01/2008 - 05/2008
Hopatcong High School, Hopatcong, New Jersey
College preparatory courses - Diploma received.
GPA: 3.5
Skills Typing, Dictaphone, Microsoft Office 2010, Word, Deltaview,
Powerpoint, Excel, Express Scribe, Winscribe
References Available upon request