VIOLET LINDEMUTH
*** ****** ******** ****, *******, PA 17018
EDUCATION
. ITT Business Institute of Court Reporting School
. Harrisburg Community College - Online Business Courses
. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania - Online Business Courses
. Small Business Administration - Online Business Courses
. Internal Revenue Service - Online Business Courses
. Penn Foster Career School - Certified Professional Dog Obedience
Trainer
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE CHRONOLOGY
TEMP ASSIGNMENTS - ABEL PERSONNEL - May 2013 - Present
. Legal secretarial and receptionist work assignments at
various law firms and companies located in Harrisburg.
PART-TIME - LEGAL SECRETARY - JOHN LYON LAW FIRM - October 2009 - June 2012
. Legal secretarial work assignments regarding matters
involving contract review, divorce, estates, trusts,
litigation, personal injury, Social Security, union and
wills.
. Answered phones, greeted clients, filed documents at
courthouse, tape transcription, made copies, faxed, filed
correspondence and legal documentation, opened, organized
and closed client files, prepared legal documents and
letters for attorney's review and revisions, inputted
timesheets, drafted, revised and finalized monthly bills,
posted payments, together with other legal secretarial
duties.
SELF-EMPLOYED - DOGGIE PARADISE LLC - April 2006 to December 2008
. Prepared business plan and compiled appropriate information
for the notes of financials, uses and sources of funds,
break even analysis, pro forma balance sheets, projected
cash flow statements, income statements, loan amortization
schedules and initial required funds.
. Researched and compiled documentation regarding initial
required funds, promotional items, initial store inventory
items, gross margins, sales forecast, monthly operating
budget, cash in and out of the business, pricing strategy,
dog services, marketing strategies, East Coast population
demographics, East Coast competition, online store
projected monthly sales, role responsibilities, rules
enforced, tourism dollars generated, researched and found
all the agility clubs, dog clubs, dog parks, flyball clubs,
lure coursing clubs on the East Coast and prepared and took
surveys among dog owners.
. Ran all aspects of the business on a daily basis, ordered
inventory for trade shows, built professional relationships
with wholesalers, prepared tax information for accountant,
prepared and presented my business information to the Board
of Supervisors and Planning Commission, worked with the
engineering firm on a monthly basis.
. Vendor at numerous dog, cat and horse shows and craft fairs
and dealt with wholesalers, other vendors and the general
public.
. Attended seminars, workshops and classes. Successfully
completed online courses regarding business matters.
McGUIREWOODS LLC - VIRGINIA (TYSONS CORNER) - LEGAL SECRETARY - August
1985 - March 2006
. Worked for various attorneys (equity partners, non-equity
partners and associates) and legal assistants. Assisted
with complex and routine cases involving acquisitions,
airline, banking, bankruptcy, bonds, business, corporate,
employment, estates, litigation, medical, mergers, real
estate, securities, taxation, trademarks, trusts, utility
municipalities, white collar crime and wills.
. Tape transcription, filed, faxed and scanned documents of
various sizes, inputted timesheets, drafted, revised and
finalized monthly bills.
. Communicated with attorneys, staff and clients via e-mail,
fax and telephone calls and attended client meetings with
attorney.
. Prepared letters and legal documentation for attorney's
review and approval.
. Prepared documentation for $1.5 million trust account,
together with making several bank deposits on a weekly
basis, opened up certificate of deposit accounts and wrote
out checks for the attorney's signature.
. Organized boxes of files for big cases, opened and closed
client matters, researched and obtained answers regarding
problems involving clients and other basic legal
secretarial duties.
CASHIER (PART-TIME) GIANT FOOD STORE - November 2009 - May 2012
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (PART-TIME) BANKRUPTCY LAW FIRM - May 2009
CASHIER (PART-TIME) GIANT FOOD STORE - April 2009 - May 2009
WAIT STAFF (PART-TIME) THE WOODS AT CEDAR RUN - March 2009 - May 2009
SOFTWARE
. Abacus Law, Calendar, Contacts, Data Entry, Electronic Filings,
E-Mail, Excel, Fax, Internet, Lexis, Litigation Coding,
Microsoft Outlook, Pacer, P.C. Law, PDF, Power Point, West Law,
Word and created and performed back-end changes to website.