ELIZABETH A. ERLANGER

** ***** ******, ********* *-C

Tuckahoe, NY 10707

914-***-****

acw1vs@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE:

April 2016 ? July 2016 Tower Legal Solutions, New York, NY

Legal Secretary (Contract)/ Labor and Employment Law

? Assisted Partners, Of Counsels and Associates in the ERISA and Benefits Law Group of New York City Labor and Employment Law Firm by providing administrative, secretarial and word processing support, including creating, revising, formatting and proofreading legal documents, correspondence and presentations;

? Client telephone contact, including screening and assisting where appropriate and liaison between attorneys and clients; meeting and conference room arrangements; scheduling conference calls; arranging for car service and restaurant reservations; preparation of expense reports;

? Indexed and organized attorney?s office files; maintained correspondence files; assisted with the preparation and distribution of client mailings; assisted with the preparation and distribution of bi-monthly client newsletter; faxing, scanning, photocopying; assisted with overflow work and secretarial absence coverage; handled highly sensitive, confidential legal materials and information.

November 2006 ? November 2014 Greenberg Traurig, LLP White Plains and New York, NY

Legal Administrative Assistant/ Real Estate Department

? Assisted Shareholders, Associates and Paralegals in Commercial Real Estate Department by providing administrative, secretarial and word processing support, including creating, revising, formatting and proofreading legal documents, such as loan agreements and ancillary documents; contracts of sale, leases, checklists and organizational charts;

? Assisted attorneys and paralegals in preparing and organizing loan documents, including comparing documents utilizing Workshare Comparite redlining program, for distribution to clients and third parties in connection with closings;

? Heavy client telephone contact, including screening, assisting where appropriate and directing calls; received and reviewed attorneys? mail and handled and/or directed as necessary;

? Utilized all aspects of Microsoft Outlook, with emphasis on attorneys? calendars, including meeting arrangements and scheduling conference calls; coordinated travel arrangements, arranged for conference rooms; created, organized and maintained legal files, attorney client matter and contact lists;

? Dictaphone and digital transcription of correspondence and memoranda; drafted own correspondence as necessary;

? Entered daily attorney timesheets into CMS and DTE Axiom programs; preparation of client invoices; coordinated finalization and distribution of invoices with Accounting Department;

? Performed conflict checks and processed new client matter requests; handled charitable contribution and audit response letter requests from clients;

? Prepared, processed, tracked and reconciled attorney expense reports and check requests;

? Assisted with closings, including the preparation and distribution of closing binders and recorded documents to clients;

? Performed clerical tasks, such as faxing, filing, photocopying, scanning and other ad hoc projects as required and/or assigned;

? Handled highly-sensitive, confidential legal materials and information.

May 2005 ? November 2006 Solomon and Weinberg LLP New York, NY

Legal Secretary/Real Estate Department

? Assisted Partner and Associate in Commercial Real Estate Department by providing administrative assistance, telephone coverage and word processing support, including creating, revising, formatting and proofreading legal documents; comparing documents utilizing Delta View redlining program for distribution to clients and third parties in connection with closings;

? Dictation and Dictaphone transcription of correspondence, memoranda and client email distributions;

? ntered daily attorney timesheets into ProLaw billing system; preparation of client bills and expense reports;

? Responsible for reviewing and responding to attorney candidate resumes submitted to the Firm and created and maintained file and database in connection with professional recruitment;

? Performed clerical tasks, such as faxing, filing, photocopying, scanning, binding of documents, relief coverage for reception; assisted with overflow work;

? Handled highly-sensitive, confidential legal materials and information.

May 2002 ? February 2005 Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan Valhalla, NY

Legal Administrative Assistant/Insurance Law

? Assisted Senior Partner and Associate; daily interaction with high profile clients and liaison between Senior Partner and other members of the Firm;

? Prepared legal documents, reports, correspondence and presentations; stenography and Dictaphone transcription; timesheet preparation; heavy client billing;

? Utilized all aspects of Microsoft Outlook, with emphasis on attorneys? calendars, including meeting arrangements and scheduling conference calls; coordinated domestic and international travel arrangements (flights, hotels, cars, restaurants) and prepared and reconciled expense reports;

? Prepared and maintained correspondence and client files;

? Handled highly-sensitive, confidential legal materials and information.

November 1987 ? May 2002 Jenkens & Gilchrist Parker Chapin LLP New York, NY

Legal Secretary

Corporate and Real Estate Departments (December 1995 ? May 2002)

Commercial Litigation Department (November 1987? December 1995)

? Assisted Partners, Of Counsels, Associates and Paralegals in Corporate, Real Estate and Commercial Litigation Departments;

? Screened all incoming calls; daily interaction with clients, Federal and State Courts, court reporters and adversaries;

? Created, revised and formatted correspondence and legal documents, including loan documents, contracts of sale, lease agreements, opinion letters, memoranda of law, summons and complaints, answers, affidavits; photocopying, faxing, stenography and Dictaphone transcription;

? Prepared daily attorney timesheets, with emphasis on client billing; maintained attorneys? contacts;

? Prepared and maintained correspondence and client files;

? Coordinated any necessary travel arrangements (flights, hotels, cars) and prepared expense reports;

? Assisted with scheduling meetings, closings and depositions; arranged for conference rooms;

? Handled highly-sensitive, confidential legal materials and information.

August 1981 ? November 1987 Emanuel Colodny & Company Scarsdale, NY

Certified Public Accountants

Administrative Assistant

? Assisted three Principals (two CPA?s and one Tax Attorney) and several Staff Accountants;

? Screened all incoming calls; daily interaction with Principals, Staff Accountants; heavy client

contact;

? Typed and edited all correspondence, financial reports, tax returns and documents; photocopying;

? Ordered and maintained all office supplies, tax forms, responsible for maintaining office

equipment;

? Updated and maintained all reference books in Tax Library;

? Prepared and maintained all client files;

? Responsible for preparation, tracking and follow-up on all client billing and statements.

June 1979 ? August 1981 Republic National Bank of New York New York, NY

(now known as HSBC Bank)

Executive Secretary to Senior Vice President

Domestic Commercial Lending Department

? Assisted Senior Vice President, Assistant Vice President and provided back up secretarial support to Executive Vice President;

? Screened and directed all incoming calls; daily interaction with senior bank officers and other departments;

? Dictation, typing and editing of correspondence, financial reports and documents; photocopying

? Heavy client contact, including assisting with opening and maintaining new and existing client accounts and coordinating wire transfers for private banking high net worth clients;

? Ordered department office supplies;

? Prepared and maintained client files;

? Processed invoices and expense reports.

March 1977 ? June 1979 Citibank, N.A. New York, NY

Departmental Secretary

International Foreign Exchange Department ?

Policy and Coordination (Trading Floor)

? Assisted Assistant Vice President and Manager;

? Answered, screened and directed all calls; liaison between Assistant Vice President, senior bank officers and internal and external clients;

? Typed and edited correspondence, financial reports and documents; photocopying;

? Ordered and maintained all office supplies for department;

? Prepared, maintained and distributed reports for department; including budget reports and department attendance and vacation schedules; department personnel directory;

? Coordinated travel arrangements; processed invoices and expense reports; assisted Bankers visiting from overseas with coordinating passports, visas, expense approvals, foreign currency exchange, and other ad hoc projects as required and/or assigned.

EDUCATION:

The Wood Secretarial School, New York, NY - Received Executive Secretarial Diploma

Monsignor Scanlon High School, Bronx, NY - Received Academic Diploma

SKILLS: Internet Explorer, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows 3.1, FileSite, iManage, WorkShare Delta View, WorkShare Comparite, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel (Intermediate), Microsoft PowerPoint (Intermediate), Microsoft Visio, TABS, ProLaw, CMS, DTE Axiom, Chrome River Expenses and Invoices, Necho Expenses, LegalKey Workflow, LawDrill, PrebillViewer, Kronos, Adobe Acrobat, Worldox, Dictaphone and Digital Dictation; typing 70 words per minute; Gregg Steno

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