Legal Secretary
Resume:
PATRICIA L. SHENK
LATHROP, CA 95330
********.*****@*********.***
TECHNOLOGY:
Windows XP, 8, 10, Office 2007, 2010, 2013, Word, Outlook Email and Calendar, PowerPoint, Excel, PeopleSoft, Docs Open, Full Authority, Table of Contents, Concur, Elite, Meta Data, Meeting Manager and Cloud Computing with Dropbox, among others.
EXPERIENCE:
LEGAL EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT – QUAIL RIDGE HYDRAULIC ENGINEERS, LLC
February 2013 to Present
Supported the Founder of Quail Ridge Hydraulic Engineers, LLC, handled all of the legal and non-legal administration for this small consulting firm. Handled logistics for the office move from Colorado to Nebraska. Handled corporate legal research and procedures for the name change from Local Government Solutions, LLC in Colorado to Quail Ridge Hydraulic Engineers, LLC and incorporated the name in Nebraska. Registered the subsidiary company trade name Local Grower Solutions in Colorado and Nebraska. Drafted and finalized correspondence, proofed and finalized engineering reports and bids for clients and governing bodies; prepared travel arrangements and reconciliation; processed accounts payable and receivable including invoicing; and coordination of tax return filings.
LEGAL SECRETARY – DENTONS (FORMERLY SONNENSCHEIN, NATH & ROSENTHAL), SAN FRANCISCO, CA
July 1998 to February 2013
For almost 15 years, was top legal secretary supporting the Managing Partners, Department Heads and Associates of the Corporate, Real Estate/Transactional, Intellectual Property Litigation and Prosecution, Insurance Regulatory & Litigation, Environmental and Employment Law Departments.
Skill sets include numerous software computing platforms: Microsoft Office Suites and including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Cloud computing with Dropbox.Com, as well as numerous document management applications. Prepared corporate and real estate/transactional documents, created due-diligence binders, signature page packets, facilitated closings, prepared post-closing binders; prepared minute books and stock certificates; prepared and eFiled patents, trademarks and pleadings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); prepared and eFiled pleadings with state and federal courts; compiled and prepared extensive hearing and trial materials, including creating hearing and trial binders.
Possess strong Legal Secretarial skills in the maintenance of closing dates, scheduled appointments with Outlook and entered/edited addresses; coordinated travel and reconciliation; prepared travel arrangements and reconciliation; entered time and expenses; tracked accounts payable and receivable and sent firm invoices.
Enjoyed working with the partners and associates while building knowledge base and skill sets in various legal fields. Built strong, dependable and stable relationships while enjoying the diverse personalities and work styles that came in working with everyone.
Often executed projects which are considered outside the scope of my normally-assigned duties.
LITIGATION SECRETARY – BARTKO, ZANKEL, TARRANT & MILLER, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
September 1997 to April 1998
Copyright/Trademark Infringement Multi-District litigation, Product Liability, Franchise support. Prepared and filed pleadings with state and federal courts, including Table of Contents and Table of Authorities, discovery, motions, trial preparation, drafted and finalized correspondence, managed litigation case loads, maintained calendars and case dockets, tracked accounts payable and receivable, sent firm invoices, scheduled appointments and maintained addresses, coordinated travel and reconciliation, and entered time and expenses.
ABILITIES:
Numerous software computing platforms: Microsoft Office Suites including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Cloud computing with Dropbox, among others. Numerous document management applications, prepare corporate and real estate/transactional documents, create due-diligence binders, signature page packets, facilitate closings, prepare minute books and stock certificates; prepare and eFile patents, trademarks and pleadings with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO); and prepare and eFile pleadings with state and federal courts.
SKILLS:
Mentored/coached/trained numerous attorneys and employees, including new-hires. Strong analytical, communication and technological skills.
EDUCATION:
BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE – BERKELEY, CA
Emphasis on Business: Writing & Composition Classes – Night School
REFERENCE:
Mark Slater, Esq.
Slater Hersey & Lieberman LLP
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