Assistant Legal

Sheryl Suter

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Hillsdale, New Jersey 07642

201-***-**** – Home • 201-***-**** – Cell

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Employment Experience

Fogarty & Hara – Fair Lawn, New Jersey August 2016 – March 2017

Legal Assistant/Secretary to Vittorio S. LaPira, Esq. and Nicholas J. Linker, Esq.

Responsibilities included procedural involvement in all aspects relating to representation of school districts in administration, special education, negotiations, discipline, employment and construction matters, including drafting and editing of all documents, drafting and submission of e-billing appeals, interaction with clients, attorneys and courts.

The Execu-Search Group – Parsippany, New Jersey February 2016 – August 2016

Legal E-Billing Coordinator – Temp to Perm Assignment at Peckar Abramson, River Edge New Jersey

Responsibilities included the administration and management of the electronic client billing and appeals processes for the firm including collaborating with billing team members to ensure timely submission of invoices and to draft resubmissions of corrected and/or appealed invoices

Parles Rekem, LLP - Springfield, New Jersey August 2014 – January 2016

Office Manager/Legal Assistant to Lisa McCauley Parles, Esq. and Denise Dimson Rekem, Esq.

Responsibilities included all aspects of the operation of an active boutique law firm with emphasis on special education and disabilities law including interaction with clients, attorneys and courts and all procedural, administrative, time entry, client billing, accounting, back office and vendor functions.

Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins P.C. – Springfield, New Jersey March 2012 – August 2014

Legal Assistant/Secretary to Lisa McCauley Parles, Esq. and Denise Dimson Rekem, Esq.

Responsibilities included procedural and administrative involvement in all aspects of matters relating to special education, disabilities law and guardianship including time entry, client billing, interacting with clients, attorneys and courts.

Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP – Saddle Brook, New Jersey October 2008 – March 2012

Legal Assistant/Secretary to Lisa McCauley Parles, Esq. and Denise Dimson Rekem, Esq.

Reiter & Zipern – Suffern, New York August 2005 – October 2008

Legal Assistant/Secretary

Parles & Parles – Hackensack, New Jersey May 2001 – July 2005

Legal Assistant/Secretary

M. Goodman & Associates, P.C. – Hackensack, New Jersey April 2000 – May 2001

Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant

Garen & Company – Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey December 1999 – March 2000

Bookkeeper

Peter vanSchaick, P.C. – Glen Ridge, New Jersey October 1998 – October 1999

Legal Assistant/Bookkeeper

Robert Corcoran, P.C. – Hackensack, New Jersey October 1997 – May 1998

Billing Coordinator/Bookkeeper

Herten, Burstein, Sheridan, Cevasco, Bottinelli & Litt – Hackensack, New Jersey October 1995 – May 1997

Billing Coordinator/Systems Administrator

Mayer, Brown & Platt – New York, New York

Billing Coordinator March 1992 – September 1995

Corporate Paralegal Coordinator October 1992 – September 1993

Legal Secretary September 1990 – March 1992

Skills: Thomson Reuters ProLaw; Legal-X, Windows, WordPerfect, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Needles, Quickbooks Pro, OneWrite Plus, Lotus 1-2-3, Timeslips, CLO*2 Accounting Billing/LAN Time; TABS III (Time Accounting Billing System), SoftSolutions

Additional Information: New Jersey Notary Public, New Jersey Real Estate License

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