DEBORAH REESE
MISSOURI CITY, TX 77489
**************@*****.***
Career Objectives
Legal Secretary interested in an executive secretarial position that could lead to a responsible position for managing special projects; professional who is comfortable and competent to serve executive management, business services staff and customer services.
Education
Professional Secretary and Administrative Assistant with executive level experience. Able to transcribe, produce correspondence, format, edit, copy and retrieve documents from various databases. Arranged complex and detailed travel arrangements
Work History
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Houston, Texas
Legal Secretary April 19, 1997 - January 05, 2016
Performed varied executive legal secretarial duties as a professional secretary; editing pleadings, patent documents;
entered attorney time for billing; emailing; Adobe; redlining; client contacts; conference room setups; made extensive travel arrangements requiring detail and tact;
Prepared invoices, Intellectual property reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software;
answered phone calls and directed calls to appropriate parties or took messages; conducted research, compiled data from US Patent and Trademark Offices, prepared papers for consideration and presentation by executives, committees, and boards of directors; attended meetings to record minutes; greeted visitors and determined whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
Education
Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
Bachelor’s Degree
Major: General Business
Minor: Marketing
Real Estate Certification
Spencer School of Real Estate, Houston, Texas - 2011
Computer Skills
Typing Speed: 60 Words Per Minute
Data Entry Terminal (PDT, Mainframe Terminal, etc.)
EMail Software (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.)
Graphics or Drawing Software (Photoshop, etc.)
Internet Browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.)
Peripheral Devices (Scanners, Printers, etc.)
Personal Computers
Presentation Software (PowerPoint, Flash, etc.)
Spreadsheet Software (Calc, Excel, etc.)
Word Processing Software (Word, WordPerfect, etc.)
Adobe
Intapp Attorney billing software
Room Tracker
File Site Document Management
E-filing in District Courts
Elite software
Outlook
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint
Expense Reports (vendors and attorney reimbursements)
US Patent and Trademark Office (PAIR, Patsy)
References Furnished Upon Request