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Legal Secretary P C

Location:
Brooklyn, NY
Salary:
70,000
Posted:
March 26, 2024

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ELINOR D. ROBERTS

*** ****** ******

Brooklyn, New York 11213

347-***-****

ad4lf2@r.postjobfree.com

*/*/** ** */22/2022 BORAH GOLDSTEIN ALTSCHULER NAHINS& GOIDEL, P.C

Legal Secretary to Senior Partner and two Associates

Responsibilities included preparation of affirmations,

Motions and affidavits for court and landlord/tenant

related matters. Also prepared correspondences,

surrender agreements, retainer agreements, and Order to Show Cause.

Managed office for Senior Partner, and was the right -hand person

to Senior Partner, and liaPison to other Associates.

Duties also included meeting and greeting clients, meeting deadlines

to ensure documents were signed to settle cases.

Was an elected floor-captain to fellow-employees to ensure punctuality,

Personal and business needs were met, which was discussed with the

Secretarial supervisor at a weekly meeting.

Heavy phone contact with potential clients and existing clients.

Calendared cases and set up appointments for clients. Handled

Payments of retainers and followed up with accountants regarding

Credit balances. Collected keys when clients surrendered the premises.

And made arrangements for security deposits to be ready for pick-up.

1/04-5/06 LAW OFFICES OF JAMES BAILEY, ESQ.

Legal Secretary

Responsibilities included typing, scheduling appointments,

answering telephones, filing court papers, interviewing

prospective clients and preparing documentation for civil.

landlord/tenant, matrimonial, bankruptcy and other related

civil matters. Also appeared in court(s) to calendar and/or

adjourn matters, as necessary.

3/05-8/05 LAW OFFICES OF KISSEL & PESCE LLP

Legal Secretary

Responsibilities included preparation time slips, dictaphone

experience, prepared, edited, and drafted letters and reports.

8/04-2/05 MOSKOWITZ AND BOOK LLP

Legal Secretary

Responsibilities included attorney time -entry using time slips.

typing and editing of court documents, including briefs and

memoranda of law. Familiarity with criminal and civil matters.

EDUCATION: New York City College of Technology

300 Jay Street

Brooklyn, New York 11201

Law and Paralegal Studies-

B.S.-Bachelor’s Degree-graduated June 2021

ACCOLADES/

ACHIEVEMENTS: M. S Word 2007, MS Office, Lexis, Westlaw, imanage, Clio

Legal Research, cite checking skills, familiarity

with legal databases, heavy administrative/secretarial

experience

Typing 65 w.p.m

IBM 3742 Diskette;029 Verifier-

Word processing, spreadsheets, legal research, cite checking.

New York Honor Society

REFERENCES FURNISHED UPON REQUEST



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