Administrative Assistant Legal Secretary
Resume:
CARMEN GARRETT
Brooklyn, New York 11221
718-***-**** (H) / 347-***-**** (C)
Email: ******@***.***
EXPERIENCE:
CUNY-BARUCH COLLEGE 07/15-Present
Campus Facilities & Operations and Buildings & Grounds
College Assistant
Answers and directs high volume of calls
Preparation of monthly preventive maintenance reports and daily work requests
Maintains inventory control records
Ordering office supplies
Scheduling of weekly meetings with skilled trades employees
Responsible for taking and the transcription of weekly meeting minutes
Handles front desk reception coverage
Greet and direct visitors to the appropriate designation or personnel
Daily response to inquiries regarding status of work requests
Open, sort, and distributes incoming mail, and processes outgoing mail.
Prepares correspondence, memos, and reports
Copy, distributes and file paperwork
CUNY-BMCC 09/11-05/12
Clerical Aid (work study)
Answered and directed high volume of calls
Greeted and directed visitors to appropriate party
Responded to questions providing information, documents, and instructions
Scheduled academic advisement appointments
Opened, sorted, and distributed incoming mail, and processed outgoing mail.
Prepared correspondence, memos, and reports
Copied, distributed and filed paperwork
CBS CORPORATION 09/06 - 09/09
Administrative Assistant
Provided administrative and business support to Don Hewitt, Founder of 60 Minutes
Maintained calendar of meetings and appointments
Arranged extensive domestic and international travel/hotel accommodations
Screened and directed a high volume of telephone calls
Processed Travel & Expense reports
Submitted medical claims
VENTURI STAFFING PARTNERS 02/06 – 09/06
Legal Secretary/Administrative Assistant/Executive Assistant Temporary Agency
Assignments:
CBS News Corporation, Grey Global, Manatt, Phelps & Philips, Boston Properties,
NBC Studios, Ericsson/Fina
Transcribed via Dictaphone, daily document production
Extensive client contact, scheduled appointments, meetings and travel arrangements
Answered telephones, distributed mail
LERNER CUMBO & ASSOCIATES 01/04 – 12/05
Legal Secretary/Administrative Assistant Temporary Agency
Assignments:
Siegel, Chalif & Winn, P.C., – Wills, Trusts & Estates, Real Estate
Liebowitz Roberts & Ritholz – Entertainment Law
Provided high level secretarial and administrative support to senior partners
Drafted and managed correspondence and standard legal documents
Maintained and scheduled meetings and appointments
Took and transcribed notes, minutes and dictation
Proofread and revised legal documents
Conducted legal research and collated information for partners
Followed up on court cases
Interacted extensively with clients from point of referral
BLINDMAN & URAM 10/04 – 05/05
Legal Secretary/Administrative Assistant – Residential Real Estate, Matrimonial
Provided full secretarial support to two attorneys
Prepared legal documents, correspondence and papers
Maintained court schedule
Scheduled meetings, hearing dates and depositions
Handled incoming mail
Tracked and submitted attorneys' expenses
Assisted with billing
Other Experience
Caretaker 09/09-10/15
Personal representative to terminally ill parent
Provided personal care assistance.
Coordinated daily activities calendar
Handled all financial matters (i.e. banking transactions, bill paying)
Escorted to various medical appointments
EDUCATION:
CUNY – Baruch College Bachelor of Arts – Communications (in progress) June 2017
CUNY- BMCC Associate of Arts with Honors – Business January 2015
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Microsoft Word; Outlook; PowerPoint; Excel; Archibus; TREX
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