SONYA FOSTER
** * ***** ******, **** ***, LAS VEGAS NV 89123 702-***-**** *********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
I have recently retired from Las Vegas Justice Courts and am interested in performing data entry work from home, part-time.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
TYPING: 75wpm
SOFTWARE: Microsoft Word – Advanced Level; Excel – Intermediate; PowerPoint – Intermediate
DATABASE: Odyssey for Courts
EXPERIENCE
July 2006-February 2019
Legal Office Assistant II – Las Vegas Justice Court, Criminal Division, Court Operations
·Processed approximately 8,000 to 10,000 cases per year. Duties included entering data from daily court proceedings (initial arraignments, non-jury trials and preliminary hearings) in Odyssey Database using procedural codes. Processed 48hr and 72hr paperwork; Issued arrest and bench warrants. Used applicable legal terminology, forms, documents and procedures in the course of daily work. Ability to read and understand legal and court documents. Verified codes, edits, enter and retrieve legal data from computer system. Interact with judges, court clerks, district attorney office, public defenders and private attorneys.
May 2005 – September 2005
Word Processor Specialist - Bechtel, Las Vegas NV
·Worked with authors in composing technical manuals for the Yucca Mountain project via Department of Energy. The position required advanced level Word and Excel software. Duties included creating manuals using advanced Word. Created Tables of Contents; inserted diagrams, used advanced Word and PDF edit tools. Created tables and graphs utilizing Word and Excel software.
EDUCATION
September 1975-June 1978
Associate of Science, Social & Behavioral Science, Merritt College, Oakland CA