LILLIAN J. POOLE

Houston, TX ***** 713-***-**** ad2tql@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Focused Legal Secretary with solid administrative support background. Pays attention to details as well as considering larger picture when managing court filing procedures and deadlines. Hardworking Legal Secretary with 27 years in legal office administration. Offers exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. Detail-oriented Legal Secretary with vast knowledge of legal industry and office management. Organized and efficient with ability to learn new processes quickly. Legal Secretary with 27 years in Civil law. Strong knowledge of legal processes, payroll and office management procedures. Focused Legal Secretary successful at leveraging polished communication skills and technical aptitude. Exhibiting advanced knowledge of legal terminology and proper law office protocols.Legal Secretary to acting as professional and competent first point of contact to clients. Provides attorneys with superior office support to relieve stress from heavy caseloads.

SKILLS

State E-filing

Efficient multi-tasker

Litigation Support

27 years in legal administration

Administrative support

Document preparation

Notary Public State of Texas

Case Management

Civil Law, Probate

Editing and proofreading

Typing speed 70 WPM

Proficient in Microsoft Word

Legal compliance

Thomson Reuters - ProDoc

WORK HISTORY

Legal Secretary May 1995 to January 2023

Bates & Coleman PC – Houston, TX

Diligently edited legal correspondence for grammar and spelling.

Supported team of three attorneys in practice of civil law.

Scheduled and made appointments for two attorneys.

Filed documents with courts on behalf of attorney.

Arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses and court officials.

Organized files for court proceedings.

Completed accident reports, trial and courtroom requests and applications for clients.

Prepared legal correspondence professional letters for legal assistants and attorneys.

Developed and maintained filing and retrieval systems.

Answered and directed calls using multi-line switchboard.

Created, indexed and maintained client binders.

Entered new cases into company database.

Organized envelopes, postage and mail correspondence for staff and management, maintaining postage meter and coordinating with delivery and courier services.

Obtained signatures from attorneys for legal documents.

Screened telephone calls and forwarded to appropriate departments. EDUCATION

Houston Community College : Legal Assistant, 01/1995 CLC Institute for Paralegal Studies – Legal Secretary 01/1989

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