YOLANDA WASHINGTON

*** *** ******** ******, ****** City, NJ 07305

917-***-**** / ad3ul0@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), WordPerfect, IManage, iNova, PC Docs, Hot Docs, Soft Solution, MS Project, Lotus Notes, MacPac, DTE, Elite, TESS, Carpe Diem, Juris, Quicken, PowerBrief, Concordance, CaseMap, LiveNote, Westlaw, CMS, Office Tiger, EdgarEase EXPERIENCE:

Schiff Hardin, LLP, New York, NY - Legal Secretary 03/2014-04/2020

Provided administrative support to the Co-Managing Partners and various senior staff members in the New York office. Provided support in the areas of Litigation, Product Liability, Intellectual Property, Construction, Corporate Securities, Bankruptcy and Real Estate.

Prepared standard letters, pleadings, bill of particulars, agreements, contracts and other legal documents.

Cite checked and blue booked cases for legal memoranda, briefs and motions.

Prepared and tracked billing for multiple clients.

Served as billing coordinator for specific litigation and real estate matters. Reviewed all timekeeper entries to ensure compliance with billing guidelines provided by payor(s). Ensured that specified line items were accurately captured.

Coordinated with staff to manage time entries and edits, adjustments, write-downs, rate management and bill posting.

Prepared and processed a high quality and quantity of invoices. Prepared invoices in customized formats as required by some clients and/or partners. Perform override calculations and changes. Request or provide supporting documentation and review for accuracy.

Assisted with follow up on WIP and receivables. Worked with assigned partners to actively address aged unbilled fees and costs.

Assisted collections team with identification and reconciliation of payments received.

Provided basic financial data and analysis for various cases.

Served as backup to other module team members to support additional attorneys, when necessary. Davidson, Dawson & Clark, LLP, New York, NY - Legal Secretary 08/2011-01/2014

Supported 2 senior partners, a senior associate and senior paralegals with trust and estate, real estate partners and fiduciary accountants.

Draft probate documents electronically file probate documents through NYSCEF.

Draft estate planning documents (i.e., Wills, POA, HCP, and various other estate planning, real estate and other legal documents).

Assisted in preparation of documents for purchase and sale of real property (i.e., Closing Memo, Deed, FIRPTA, 1099s, Transfer Tax documents, ACRIS, PREP).

Traveled to Surrogate’s Court to file and retrieve documents.

Maintained and issued EIN/TIN for the firm’s trusts and estates.

Utilized direct time & billing systems to submit attorney/paralegal time to Accounting.

Prepared and tracked monthly billing.

Prepared and tracked expense and reimbursement reports.

Assisted other staff members with software and other technical issues. Pepper Hamilton, LLP, New York, NY - Legal Secretary 01/2011-08/2011

Provided secretarial support to the construction litigation team. Also provided legal assistance to a corporate and securities partner.

Utilized word processing skills to prepare standard letters, pleadings, bill of particulars, agreements, contracts and other legal documents.

Assisted with cite checks and blue book cases for legal memoranda, briefs and motions.

Utilized direct time & billing systems to submit attorney/paralegal time.

Prepared and tracked monthly billing.

Schiff Hardin, LLP, New York, NY - Legal Secretary 06/2006-01/2011

Provided legal assistant support to the litigation and intellectual property team.

Collaborate with team members to define project scope, goals and deliverables.

Developed detailed project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and budget.

Monitored project progress, identified and resolved issues and ensured all team members were informed.

Coordinate and communicate with team members and clients to ensure project success.

Conducted risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize project risks.

Prepared and presented regular project status reports to the team.

Prepared standard letters, pleadings, bill of particulars, agreements, contracts and other legal documents.

Cite checked and blue booked cases for legal memoranda, briefs and motions.

Prepared and tracked billing for multi-million dollar litigation cases. Maintained billing amongst liaison defendants.

Served as billing coordinator for specific litigation matters. Reviewed all timekeeper entries to ensure compliance with billing guidelines provided by payor(s). Ensured that specified line items were accurately captured.

Negotiated payment settlements with third-party payors/insurers.

Served as backup to other module team members to support additional attorneys or paralegals in the areas of construction litigation, real estate, product liability, and corporate and securities, when necessary.

Updated document production database.

Greenstein DeLorme & Luchs, P.C., Washington, DC - Legal Secretary 12/2005-06/2006

Provided secretarial support to one principal partner and two associates in the area of real estate.

Duties entailed, but were not limited to, the preparation and distribution of legal and real estate documents such as organizational and transactional contracts, deeds, leases, agreements, certificates and schedules.

Maintained client contact lists, entered daily timesheets, prepared monthly bills, some with itemization and scheduled meetings.

Davis & Gilbert, LLP, New York, NY - Legal Secretary 05/2005-08/2005

Provided part-time evening legal secretarial support to two labor/litigation partners and one associate.

Assisted the word processing department with overflow document production.

Maintained client contact lists, scheduled meetings and entered daily timesheets. The Middleton Law Group, P.C., New York, NY - Legal Assistant 09/2004-04/2005

Provided administrative support to the managing partner, of-counsel and associate in the area of entertainment law.

Served as Office Manager to ensure the proper functions of the office in the absence of the Managing Partner.

Maintained client contact lists and scheduled meetings. Drafted correspondence, conducted substantial factual and legal research.

Monitored general expenses (i.e., food and entertainment, office supply orders, off-site meeting/facilities costs), and travel expenses,

Organized and maintained electronic and physical files, ensuring confidentiality and accessibility.

Prepared and tracked billing and expense reports.

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