ELIZABETH GILLESPIE

**** ****** ****** *****

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041

832-***-**** (CELL)

acus8c@r.postjobfree.com (E-MAIL)

OBJECTIVE

A legal secretary position in a firm that recognizes hard work and commitment as key to successful job performance.

STATEMENT

Fifteen years’ experience as the sole legal secretary in a demanding environment. Proven strong interpersonal and communication skills coupled with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple complex responsibilities efficiently and accurately. An independent and self-motivated professional with solid knowledge of legal procedures.

EMPLOYMENT

LEGAL SECRETARY/LEGAL ASSISTANT 06/00 TO PRESENT

THOMAS L. HUNT & ASSOCIATES HOUSTON, TEXAS

Provide high level secretarial and administrative support and complete office management for two attorneys, draft and manage correspondence, schedule legal meetings and appointments, dictation, maintain docket and firm calendars, prepare legal documents (petitions, answers, discovery, pleadings, etc.), proofread and revise legal documents, maintain files, handled incoming mail, prepared client invoices through Timeslips, e-filed legal documents with the Federal and State Courts, general clerical duties as well as office management duties. LEGAL SECRETARY/LEGAL ASSISTANT 09/97 TO 06/00

ELIZABETH PHILLIPS LAW OFFICE HOUSTON, TEXAS

Preparation of legal documents, transcriptions, scheduling appointments, filing, copying, answering telephone, mail-outs and general clerical duties.

* Additional employment history upon request

EDUCATION

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 1991

PORT-NECHES GROVES HIGH SCHOOL PORT NECHES, TEXAS

A.A.S. DEGREE/LEGAL SECRETARY 1994

LAMAR UNIVERSITY PORT ARTHUR PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS

A.A.S. DEGREE/WORD PROCESSING 1994

LAMAR UNIVERSITY PORT ARTHUR PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS

Minor: Administrative Management, Business Communications, Business Ethics, Business Law, Legal Terminology, Records Management

SKILLS

• MS Word

• Timeslips

• WordPerfect

• Texas E-File System

• 10-Key Calculator

• Transcription and typing skills

• Transcription

• Desktop Publishing

• Windows

REFERENCES

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