RENE GRUCA

Tinley Park, IL ***** • 815-***-**** • ad3yq0@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Organized and dedicated Legal Administrative Assistant with proven track record of providing exceptional customer service in fast-paced environments. Offering keen attention to detail and strong decision- making skills to manage multiple, concurrent tasks. Self-motivated work ethic to perform effectively in independent or team environments. SKILLS • Calendar Management • Expense Reporting

• Travel Arrangements • Multitasking Abilities

• Meeting Scheduling • Problem Solving

• File Organization • Notary Services

• Court Filings • Confidentiality Maintenance

• Document Management • Professionalism

WORK HISTORY

Executive Legal Assistant, 11/2019 to Current

SALVI, SCHOSTOK & PRITCHARD, P.C. Chicago, IL

Executive Legal Assistant to Senior Partner and Associate, as well as the Lead Assistant on the Sterigenics lawsuit. Our Team was awarded the highest Cook County Jury Verdict in 2022. Personally handled all the client contact, releases, liens, and settlement drafts. Responsibilities include extensive contact with clients, handling of extremely sensitive materials, as well as a heavy case load of drafting/typing of correspondence, pleadings, discovery and motions; client contact, travel arrangements, scheduling of depositions, meetings, PowerPoint, calendar, reimbursements, expenses, Omega, Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, scanning, etc. Litigation Legal Assistant, 01/2019 to 11/2019

BARKER, CASTRO, KUBAN & STEINBACK, LLC, Chicago, IL Executive Legal Assistant to Senior Litigation Partner and two Associates. Responsibilities include handling of extremely sensitive materials as well as a heavy case load of drafting/typing of correspondence, pleadings, discovery and motions; client contact, travel arrangements, scheduling of depositions, meetings, PowerPoint, calendar, reimbursements, expenses, Omega, Outlook, Word, scanning, etc.

Litigation Legal Assistant, 01/2015 to 01/2019

CUNNINGHAM, MEYER & VEDRINE, Chicago, IL

Executive Legal Assistant to Two Senior Litigation Partners. Responsibilities include handling of extremely sensitive materials as well as drafting/typing of correspondence, pleadings, discovery and motions; client contact, travel arrangements, scheduling of depositions, meetings, PowerPoint, calendar, reimbursements, expenses, Omega, Outlook, Word, etc.

Litigation Legal Assistant/Secretarial Supervisor, 06/1987 – 01/2015 PRETZEL & STOUFFER, CHTD, Chicago, IL

Assistant to Two Senior Litigation Partners and one Associate Attorney. Responsibilities include handling of extremely sensitive materials as well as drafting/typing of correspondence, pleadings, discovery and motions; Dictaphone/Dragon transcription, client contact, travel arrangements, scheduling of depositions, meetings, PowerPoint, calendar, reimbursements, expenses, etc.; Supervisor to Receptionist. Responsibilities include coverage, training and work assignments; In addition to my secretarial assignment, I was also a Secretarial Supervisor to 9 secretaries for over 10 years. Responsibilities included preparing yearly evaluations, distributing and managing work, including rush assignments. Interviewing and testing new applicants and training new employees. Provided assistance in and changing of secretarial assignments. Provided support to the secretaries.