Legal Secretary Executive Assistant

Eric H. Butts

Arlington, Virginia *****

***********@*******.*** 703-***-****

SUMMARY

Creative, resourceful and flexible, able to adapt to changing priorities and maintain a positive attitude, strong work ethic and cultural sensitivity through the establishment of rapport with members of diverse groups, and the promotion of team cohesiveness.

EDUCATION

Springbrook High School (Graduated) Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA – Freshman year)

CERTIFICATES

Completion of Information Security Course from Freddie Mac University July 2013

SOFTWARE SKILLS

MS Office Suite 2010 (MSWord, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Access; MS Publisher); PeopleSoft; Elite; SharePoint; NetSuite; ReportWorks; Timeslips 2006; Lotus 123; Groupwise; iMIS; Soft Solutions; PCDocs; Regulations.gov; PACER; Adobe Acrobat Professional; Paradox; Quickbooks; PilotERP.

EXPERIENCE

Goodwill of Greater Washington July 2016 – Present

Donations Attendant

Greet donors and safely unload donations from vehicles, complete donor receipts and offer the donor a copy; sort donated items into designated categories; load/unload donations with pallet truck into company vehicles; perform general housekeeping duties as needed.

Aerotek January 2015 – July 2016

Three (3) positions of six months each: (a) Supply Chain Technician II; (b) Paralegal/Administration Contracts Coordinator; and (c) Fulfillment and Packing Specialist

Created and edited correspondence in Compliance Division of Legal Department at Choice International Hotels, Inc.; researched files in PeopleSoft and Appendix Extender; assisted in contract data research and generated reports to produce: notices of credit default, cure letters and cure extension letters; settlement and release agreements; notices of expiration and notices of termination.

Adecco/Jones Networking September 2013 – December 2014

Administrative Assistant/Associate

Call-center Associate in class action settlement case recorded and relayed information concerning settlement payments; updated records accordingly;

Receptionist at Cortina Productions; maintained switchboard; ordered supplies.

Kforce February 2013 – September 2013

Legal Administrative Coordinator

Processed mail intake for Single Family Default Management Litigation Division in Legal Department, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”);

Processed email intake for Litigation Inbox; researched member information with state and local courts, opposing counsel, and Freddie Mac databases; created or updated accounts in central database, and communicated through email collaboration with appropriate Legal Analysts and/or Associate General Counsel;

Maintained litigation filing system; conducted document archives and document retrieval with Records Department.

1st Choice Staffing June 2012 – January 2013

Office Services Coordinator– (at Enterprise Resource Planning)

Conducted office set up for new contractors, as well as contractor exit protocol procedures;

Screened and conducted visitors to appropriate locations; responsible for the maintenance and archiving of the Montgomery County security agreement forms;

Scheduled conference rooms; answered incoming calls on switchboard.

Sparks Staffing October 2011 – February 2012

Receptionist – (at Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP)

Conducted building maintenance requests; maintained and filed attendance reports, performed conference room scheduling, paging and ordering supplies. Track docket information in log.

NVT Staffing May 2010 – February 2011

Paralegal/Sr. Document Analyst (at Coast Guard, Administration & Regulatory Department)

Assisted with input of information and reports in preparation for Unified Agenda and Regulatory Reports; uploaded dockets and supplementary material to Regulations.gov website; monitored and maintained dockets, issued new docket numbers to field and Headquarters upon request; assisted in administrative processing, preparation, and submission of regulatory and non-regulatory material to Federal Register; archived documents and assisted in creation of Standard Operating Procedures for National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) compliance.

Ajilon Professional Staffing October 2009 – January 2010

Executive Assistant – (at National Immigration Law Center (NILK), (Policy Department))

Assisted in all aspects of 7th National Low-Income Immigrant Rights Conference.

Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker, LLP January 2008 – June 2009

Legal Secretary

Provided senior partner two of-counsels and an associate with administrative support in establishing the Washington, DC global banking and finance practice;

Conducted regulatory filings with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve, the Treasury Department and the Office of Thrift Supervision, which included significant interaction with regulatory staff;

Received and directed external inquiries from clients, potential clients, and the media; reviewed, analyzed and gathered data on potential clients;

Responded to auditors’ requests by compiling input from attorneys regarding clients; drafted and proofread response letters for senior partner’s review and signature;

Scheduled multiple busy travel itineraries, purchased tickets and made reservations and appointments, and conducted subsequent expense reimbursements.

Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP In-Dissolution (Legal Secretary) 07/07 – 01/08

United Negro College Fund, Incorporated (Legal Secretary) 12/06 – 06/07

Prime Temporaries, Inc. (Legal Secretary) 10/03 – 11/06

Verizon (Executive Assistant) 10/01 – 10/03

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