Staff Office
Resume:
RAYMOND HOLLOWAY
Bronx, NY 10457
Email: ****************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: To acquire a position that will utilize my legal skills, training and experience; a position that will offer me an opportunity for advancement and growth.
EXPERIENCE
Kaye Scholar LLP 2013-Present
New York, NY 10019
Records Supervisor
-Manage & mentor a staff of 5-6 Records Associates.
-Responsible for interviewing and hiring of new staff.
-Assist in employee annual reviews.
-Legal information, conflict checks and request entered in LegalKeys for the main office and other locations.
-Update weekly statistical report spreadsheet.
-Assist in the negotiation of new storage facility vendor with a $36,000 savings over five years.
-Negotiated a twenty percent savings for new box vendor.
-Reviewing& approve invoices from various vendors.
-Weekly huddles with staff to discuss issues & pending projects.
-Bi-weekly meetings with Senior Management.
-Scheduling of Vacation Time, and Time off from work.
-Reviewed and approval of staff time entry.
-Ability to confront conflict and difficult issues in a professional,assertive and proactive manner.
-Strong problem-solving, and project management skills, as well as excellent organizational, written, verbal and presentation skills.
-Scanning and maintaining electronic documents, etc.
-Self-starter with the ability to meet or exceed deadlines, prioritize, multi-task and maintains flexibility in a fast-pace environment.
Guzov Ofsink, LLC 2007-2012
New York, NY 10022
Records Mgr/Legal Assistant
-Responsible for the organization and maintence of all client files.
-Assisted in creation of filing policy and procedures.
-Created and managed computerized file system, including client indices.
-Managed vendor relationships as they pertained to records management.
-Researched and retrieved documents for outsourced storage facility.
-Filed papers with the courts, either in person or E-Filing.
-Responsible for inventory and supplies, and all mailroom functions which includes scanning, coping and mailing of FedEx, Express Mail and Regular Mail.
-Interacted with all levels of the Firm to perform assigned responsibilities.
-Developed and effectively executed plans to reach business objectives. Established current and long-range goals, objectives and procedures, subject to approval of the Office Manager.
-Made decisions and recommendations regarding employment, training and development, performance evaluations, salary and related staff issues. Manages assigned personnel, quality assurance, and related projects to ensure the efficient operation of the department. Maintain costs associated with department operations.
-Maintained comprehensive inventories of physical records. Managed retention schedules and conduct quarterly records destruction review cycles for client and firm records.
-Ensured records retention and destruction activities are in concert with Firm Records Retention and Destruction Policy, and all applicable ethical, legal, and client requirements. Ensures scheduled audits of physical records are conducted and provides timely reporting results.
-Responsible for oversight and reporting against performance of all 3rd party service providers (including off-site storage and document shredding services).
Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, LLP/Pitney Bowes 2006-2007
New York, NY 10001
Records Clerk (Temp Position)
-Responsible for organization and maintaining client files using LegalKeys and sending files offsite storage as well.
-Organized and also maintaining litigation documents and briefs in the record file, etc.
Epstein, Becker & Green, LLP 2005-2006
New York, NY 10017
Records Clerk (Temp Position)
-Organized and maintained legal records for clients.
-Inputted documents into LegalKeys.
-Researched and retrieved legal documents from storage.
-Interacted with attorneys, legal assistants and secretaries regarding client matters.
-Filed documents with the courts.
OFFICE SKILLS
LegalKeys, Accutrac, Legaltrax, iMange, Faxing, Scanning, Copier Machines, E-Law, Pacers, Lexis, E-Filing, Westlaw, etc.
EDUCATION
(1994-1996) Berkeley College, New York, NY (Major: Paralegal Studies – GPA 3.2)
(1997-Present) John Jay College, New York, NY (Political Science/Government – GPA 3.0)
United States Air Force (USAF) – Dec-1980 – April-1983
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