Legal Secretary
Resume:
VANNESSA L. CARR
** ****** **. ****, ***** Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830
Tel No.: 203-***-****
**********@*****.***
SUMMARY
Experienced Executive Assistant and Secretary with strong organizational and
communication skills and a dedicated worker who can adapt to different situations in the
workplace with the ability to multi task and learn quickly. Able to implement a project from
inception to completion with efficiency and accuracy.
WORK EXPERIENCE
3/2013 11/2013 Legal Assistant
Robert C. Stone, P.A. • Provide support to Partner and Associate
• Prepare court documents for criminal and personal injury
Boca Raton, Florida
cases
Interaction with clients
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Contact with insurance companies
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Obtain medical records
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Prepare subpoenas and deposition notices and coordinate
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with related services
Filing documents electronically
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Coordinate various court hearings with opposing counsel’s
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office.
07/2007 04/2012 Legal Secretary/Personal Assistant
Metaxas & Hager • Provide assistance to Senior Partner (Rod Hager) and
Associate
Perth, Western Australia
Organize business travel
AUSTRALIA •
Bookkeeping (accounts payable, maintain trust account,
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monthly billing and collections)
Dictaphone transcription
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Maintain office systems and archives
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Interaction with clients
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Prepare leases for both commercial and government clients
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Estates and trusts work (prepare wills and trust documents)
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Assisted Office Manager
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Facilitated move to new offices from Hager & Partners
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10/2003 06/2007 Office Manager/Personal Assistant
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Hager & Partners • Provide assistance to Senior Partner (Rod Hager)
• Implemented new phone and computer systems for new office
Perth, Western Australia
• Bookkeeping (daily entries, accounts payable, monthly billings
AUSTRALIA
and collections, bank reconciliations, payroll, monthly
reporting to firm accountant)
• Employee records, vacation schedules, participation in staff
hiring, staff outings and other staff amenities
• Maintain office systems and archives
• Dictaphone transcription
• Preparation of leases for government and commercial clients
• Preparation of wills and trust documents
12/1999 09/2003 Legal Secretary
Skea Nelson & Hager • Support two (2) Partners (Grahame Nelson and Rod Hager)
• Dictaphone transcription
a/k/a
• Preparation of leases for government and commercial clients,
(Skea Hager & Co)
preparation of wills and trust documents
Perth, Western Australia
Special assignment to Queens Counsel on firm litigation
AUSTRALIA •
matter
Maintained archives
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Monthly billing and time entries
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6/94 7/99 Legal Secretary/Floater
Nixon Peabody LLP • Provide essential support during secretarial absence
• Varied duties included assignments in Litigation, Corporate,
New York, New York
Real Estate, Technology/Intellectual Property and Municipal
Finance departments, Information Processing, Accounting
and Reception coverage
Special assignment as Assistant to former United States
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Senator for New York, Alfonse D’Amato
Recruitment Coordinator
• Liaise with prospective candidates
• Arrange interviews and prepare background information on
candidates for interviewing attorneys
Maintain records and handle accounting
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Implement summer associate program
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Plan and execute attorney orientation
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Marketing Coordinator
• Prepare site
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Send out mailings
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Maintain response and guest lists
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Provide name tags, greet guests and distribute handouts
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Implement associate/client event, political fundraisers,
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seminars, sports outings.
EDUCATION New York University
New York, New York
Certificate in Marketing 1996
Law Society of Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Legal Assistant Course 2003
SPECIAL SKILLS MS Word 7 & 10, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, Dictaphone,
Quickbooks, Handisoft Accounting; Shorthand 80 wpm, Typing 70
wpm
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