Charla-Louise Clements

**** ******** ******, ****** ****, PA 19026,

484-***-**** - ad3pgj@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

●Contract Specialist - Uploading and creating new contracts including commercial and grants use of independent judgment and creativity applied to the resolution of contract issues; Worked with finance & capital program departments as needed, for assigned contracts; Good presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.

●Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Suite of applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook with the ability to create and edit complex presentations, tables, etc.; Typing 85-90 wpm; transcription skills;

●Contract specialist

●Familiarity with Google Drive/Google Spreadsheets;

●Ability to manage various calendars to set up meetings, travel, events;

●Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple, high priority projects while implementing an attention to detail;

●Multitasking abilities while maintaining interpersonal relationships and file management;

●Maintaining confidentiality at all times.

11/27/2017-9/1/20

School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Legal Secretary - Transactional Unit - (Contracts/Grants) - Office of General Counsel - FT

Worked for Deputy General Counsel, Senior General Counsel, and Assistant General Counsel, who specialize in educational grants, environmental and construction Capital program contracts for The District, typing, editing, fully processing and faxing contracts in addition to mailing out contracts to vendors and clients; Contract preparation and working with vendors and contractors directly; Scanning documents into Word in PDF form; Management of contracts into files; Uploading contracts into Oracle system: Preparing spreadsheets in Excel and using Google spreadsheets to track the status of all contracts; Client & Program Office contact via email forwarding contracts to vendors for signature and via telephone in regards to the status of contracts and other related documents; Takes dictation, retrieves and sorts the daily mail for the Office of General Counsel; and answering telephones and other clerical duties at the reception desk in the Office of General Counsel.

12/7/16-2/23/17

Silverang Donohoe Rosenzweig & Haltzman, LLC, St. Davids, PA

Litigation Legal Secretary - Independent Contractor -Temp FT

Answer telephones for busy senior partner. Provided support for four associates and senior paralegal. E-filing NJ & PA state and federal courts, typing and editing of all legal correspondence, pleadings, agreements, discovery, file management, trial preparation.

6/29/2016-10/18/2016

Coffey Kaye Myers & Olley, Bala Cynwyd, PA

Legal Assistant - Temp/PT

Plaintiff’s firm duties included: Heavy Transcription/dictation, client contact, answer phones, trial preparation, e-filing legal pleadings and motions (PA, OH & NJ federal and state courts), create and edit motions, discovery, pleadings, litigation correspondence, file management, legal research and various other secretarial duties.

3/16/2015-7/1/2015

Chernow Kapustin, Horsham, PA

Executive Legal Assistant - Temp

Answer phones, greet clients, transcription, dictation, time entry, process payments, a/r and a/p, monthly billing, invoices, contract prep., open new files/matters, trial preparation, prepare, edit and finalize correspondence, franchise contracts, pleadings, court filings and various other office functions.

8/25/14-9/19/2014

Legal Search Agency, Philadelphia, PA

Legal Secretary Assignments – Temp

Duties include: Time-entry, typing correspondence, editing legal documents, agreements and contracts, e-filings, answering telephones, filing and organizational management, dictation/transcription, and various other office duties. Medical Malpractice, Insurance Defense, Corporate, Family Law, and various types of legal practices.

1/7/2013-8/28/2013

MidAtlantic Employers’ Association, King of Prussia, PA

Production Assistant – PT

Prepare materials for all sessions, set-up rooms for events/meetings, utilizing MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel for production schedule, editing participant workbooks, data entry, managing supply room and materials, and various other clerical duties.

7/28/07-7/18/08

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP, Philadelphia, PA

Legal Word Processor – FT Night

Customer-service oriented, team environment assisting various attorneys, and legal personnel from 12 offices to assist and resolve complex typing contracts, agreements, leases and word processing projects or assignments, transcription, in a fast-paced environment.

7/03-6/16/06

OBERMAYER REBMANN MAXWELL & HIPPEL LLP, Philadelphia, PA

Legal Secretary - FT

Directly working with attorneys drafting legal documents and correspondence, time entry, monthly billing, client contact, managed working files and research files, expense reports, answering telephones, transcription, digital dictation assignments while working in the Bankruptcy, Labor, Medical Malpractice and Asbestos Litigation Departments.

4/01-10/02

PEPPER HAMILTON LLP, Philadelphia, PA

Executive Legal Secretary - FT

Direct client contact, typing of real estate documents, contracts, agreements, transcription, billing, answered telephones for Chairman of Real Estate Department, legal assistant and associate.

4/96-4/00

HARAD GREENBERG & LOVE, Philadelphia, PA

Legal Secretary

Direct client/attorney contact, effectively answered inquiries regarding case information, typing of all legal documents and agreements, prepared and completed court filings, file management, billing, transcription, dictation, made travel arrangements, set-up IME’s for clients, calendar management for attorneys, in a high workload environment.

EDUCATION

●ARCHBISHOP WOOD HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, Warminster, PA: Graduated 1987

●NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PARALEGAL STUDIES/College of Notre Dame - Baltimore, MD: June 1989: Paralegal certificate received

●PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, World Campus - PT:

2010 - expected graduation 2023: Major: Criminal Justice

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Association for Legal Professionals (NALS)

Member

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