Real Estate Executive

Catherine Houston

(H) 646-***-**** *********@****.***

Professional Summary

Seasoned Executive Legal Secretary and Notary with more than twenty years of experience in fast-paced legal environments. Excellent typing and software skills. Track record of achieving exceptional results in assisting attorneys in most areas of law.

Skills

Microsoft Word 2007 and 2010

Table of Contents, Table of Authorities

Styles

Billing Systems

Calendaring

Multiple Legal Software Packages

Document Management Software

Experience

Contract Executive Litigation Secretary Jun 2006 - Present

NEUFELD & O'LEARY/MARTYN, TOHER & MARTYN New York, New York

Practice areas include patent, real estate, employment, insurance and general litigation areas.

Extensive document production service of process, calendar filing, heavy client billing and client contact.

Executive Litigation Secretary Mar 2006 - Jun 2006

PILIERO GOLDSTEIN KOGAN & MILLER, LLP New York, New York

Practice areas included litigation, corporate, and employment law.

Extensive document production, including table of contents and table of authorities, transcription and telephone.

Contract Executive Litigation Secretary May 2005 - Mar 2006

PAUL HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER/WORMSER KIELY New York, New York

Practice areas included patent, real estate, employment and general litigation areas.

Executive Litigation Secretary Apr 2004 - May 2005

KAPLAN, THOMASHOWER & LANDAU LLP New York, New York

Practice areas included trademark, criminal, real estate, employment and general litigation areas.

Extensive document production, service of process, Internet research.

Executive Litigation Secretary/Legal Assistant Feb 1997 - Oct 2003

WINDELS MARX LANE & MITTENDORF, LLP New York, New York

Practice areas included real estate, trust and estates, employment, insurance and general litigation.

Responsible for billing, filing, correspondence, web searches, tracking CLE credit and bar association information, and other secretarial duties.

Education

YORK COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

Adult Education Courses – Excel, QuickBooks and Styles

BERKELEY BUSINESS SCHOOL

One Year Intensive Secretarial

ACADEMY OF OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL

College Preparation and Business

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