Legal Secretary Professional Experience
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Ridgefield Park, NJ *****
Email: ********@*****.***
QUALIFICATIONS
Reliable and dependable professional with 10+ years of experience providing effective administrative support to senior executives, including an Executive Vice President and Senior Partners. Possesses the highest degree of integrity, with a flawless record of maintaining confidentiality. Strong legal background. Highly organized, with the ability to coordinate administrative, office and personal activities. Extremely flexible with the ability to multi-task effectively in fast paced environments. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf LLP
Legal Secretary – Trusts and Estates and Litigation
2013-2016
Provided secretarial support to three partners and three associates;
Established ongoing positive business relationships with client
Typed, formatted, edited and finalized legal documents
Composed and edited correspondence and memoranda
Prepared and generated all attorney billing
Prepared travel and expense reports, check requests and client statements
Scheduled and arranged meetings and conferences and travel arrangements;
Calendar maintenance
C&A Marketing, Inc., Ridgefield Park, NJ
Executive Assistant
2012
Provided administrative support to EVP and other top management personnel throughout the organization oversaw projects and progression; prepared job costing, reports and materials; implemented new forms providing better efficiency and accuracy
Handled confidential operating and financial information
Performed and assisted with human resource functions; helped in hiring recruitment and conducted new employee introductions;
Planned and facilitated a broad range of administrative functions, including travel arrangements, calendar management, business correspondence and outlining agendas for various functions and meetings
Delivered improvements in productivity and operating efficiency, cost reduction and earnings
Recognized as principle Consultant throughout the organization
Withers Bergman LLP, New York, New York
Legal Secretary – Trusts and Estates and Tax Planning
2005 - 2011
Provided secretarial support to one partner and two associate
Draft, edit, format and proofread trusts and estates documents such as Wills, Revocable Trusts, Power of Attorney, etc
Conform various types of estate planning documents
Extensive dictation and transcription of correspondence and memoranda
Maintain calendar, including heavy meeting and appointment scheduling
Coordinate travel arrangements and itineraries and completed detailed expense reports
Follow up on various activities to ensure closure, completion and that deadlines are met
Draft all new client matter forms and engagement letters
Prepared and generated attorney billing; processed check requests
Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C., Hackensack, New Jersey
Legal Assistant/Executive Legal Secretary – Corporate and Real Estate
2004 – 2005
Provided full paralegal/secretarial support to one partner and two associates in the areas of Corporate Law, Tax, Litigation and Real Estate
Extensive document production
Prepared and filed various forms in connection with the formation of corporate entities and drafted correspondence to clientele regarding corporate entity status
Considerable dictation and transcription of correspondence and other documentation
Extensive interaction with clients
Maintained attorney schedules, itineraries, calendars, etc
Cahill Gordon & Reindel, LLP, New York, New York
Legal Secretary - Corporate
2000 – 2004
Proofread and revised legal documents
Transcribed and keyed in correspondence
Scheduled meetings and conference calls
Answered, screened and routed telephone calls and recorded message
EDUCATION
New York Career Institute, New York, NY
Associate of Office Sciences – January 2002
SKILLS
Windows MS Word, MS Powerpoint, MS Excel, WordPerfect, I-Manage, Docs Open, Worldox and FileSite Programs, Softwise Numbering/Styles Program, LexisNexis, Westlaw, Typing 60-65 wpm, Dictation 70 wpm, Fluent in Spanish
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