Legal Assistant Administrative
Resume:
ACWORTH, GA *****
Office Phone: 770-***-****
(No text available on this land line)
Cell: 310-***-****
*********@*****.***
PAMELA WEAVER
Objective
Administrative / Executive Assistant / Legal Secretary /Legal Assistant
WORK EXPERIENCE
9/2009-5/2023 Dripping Springs Independent School District - Substitute Teacher for Elementary, Middle and High Schools in the DSID – performed all duties as substitute teacher as well as extra curriculum activities as assigned including Life Skills Spec Education for 18+ students - On Call and when not subbing, I take other interesting projects and positions.
11/21/22-1/31/23 Andrews Myers Law Firm – Austin, Texas- Legal Administrative Assistant to Supervisor Maricela Koopman 512-***-****) ********@************.*** Duties includes– Run Conflict Checks Mechanics Liens, Opening/Closing Files, drafting Engagement Letters, Follow opening of files from engagement of services letter to opening additional matters for clients; Scan and Upload Documents to NetDocs, additional Administrative Support for all staff as requested, reorder supplies and snacks for luncheons – Filling in for Legal Assistant out on Medical Leave – Expectation temporary position ends January 31, 2023.
10/12/22-11/9/22 Coalition Campaign – Get the Vote Out – Register to Vote – Block Walk Campaign for Democrat Candidates- Mission, Texas
5/26/22-8/2022 Collective Campaigns – Equity Action – Canvassing collecting signatures for Petition for initiatives to go on November 2022 ballot during summer break. Austin, Texas
11/15/21-2/10/22 Laci D. Jones, LLC, 8040 Logan’s Hollow Drive, Austin, Texas
Executive Administrative Assistant – Estate Planning/Probate
Heavy phones with elderly clientele. Opening files for new clients as well as closing files; drafting appropriate correspondence. Maintain business and personal receipts for the firm, drafting appropriate documents, witnessing document signings, ordering supplies, setting up and follow up on invoices in Accounts Receivables. Maintaining follow up contact with all clients via email and phone calls as well as US mail. Occasional e-filings for probate; taking documents for recording to Recorder’s office at the Courthouse for probate cases if paralegal is out of office. 3-month contract
July-Sept 2020 Census Bureau – US Census Taker
As an Enumerator, job consisted of going from residence to residence, using the governmental tools for securing the necessary information to extract for the purposes of the Census. Started as an Enumerator but after one month on the job in the field, I was moved up to Field Supervisor as I was able to use my legal background to research properties/owners to secure proper census information
2008-2014 Arlo J. Pignotti - AJ Processing, 1607 Sage Hollow Cir., Austin, TX 78758
512-***-**** - ****@************.***; www.AJProcessing.Com
Providing Stenographer and Transcription services for reality television including on-site note taking and transcription delivery. Time coded Transcription from video-taped cable TV shows.
10/2006-11/2021 Freelancing after move from Los Angeles to Austin including:
2006-2022 Ashby Staffing aka A-List Staffing for temp positions including:
Receptionist work for law firms, answering phones and directing calls to appropriate parties;
Austin Rodeo - Cashier
Open Houses – greeting potential buyers for new homes, keeping records of attendees
Greeter at KD Schools explaining new enrollment process
Crowd Control Ticket Checks for U.T. Games
2007-2019 SXSW Hostess/Cashier – Crowd Control for SXSW and Music Cashier every March until 2019 when pandemic closed the festival down
2007-2021 Leading Edge Personnel
Temp Position w/ Randel Livingston, Esq, covering vacationing secretary redlining real estate contracts, correspondence, registration of SOS
Receptionist work for law firms, answering phones and directing calls to appropriate parties;
Open Houses – greeting potential buyers for new homes, keeping records of attendees
Greeter at KD Schools explaining new enrollment process
Crowd Control Ticket Checks for U.T. Games
2007-2019 SXSW Hostess/Cashier – Crowd Control for SXSW and Music Cashier every March until 2019 when pandemic closed the festival down
2006-Present Pamela Weaver dba Weaving Dreams Entertainment
Freelance Writer, Director, Producer, Editor of documentaries, feature and short films:
Filmed, directed and edited Interviews for ESPN; contract videography for commercial and 2nd camera for additional projects, as well as directing and editing interviews with officials encouraging State legislators to support tax film incentives for SAG-AFTRA and TXMPA
ESPN Interview specific situations wherein interviewee was receiving governmental assistance via Film Festival Incentives including directors, producers, casting associates as well as Social Services
Tape and Edit Virtual Auditions for Actors
Writer, Feature Film/Short Film/PSA Director, Editor, Filmmaker under my own company, Weaving Dreams Entertainment
2007 Austin City Limits Festival – Security
Acting Coach Waldorf School in Dripping Springs – One on one coaching for class performances
Provide tech support for UT students move-in via Apogee in order to comply with wi-fi set ups in the student community – chat forms from office
WORK EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO ARRIVING IN TEXAS IN OCTOBER 2006
2001-2006 Michael I. Adler, Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler, 9200 Sunset Boulevard #1200, Los Angeles, CA 90069 – See below for duties
2000-2001 Paul Anka Productions, 9200 Sunset Boulevard, PH, Los Angeles, CA 90069
Executive / Personal Assistant/Office Manager to Internationally-Known Singer/Songwriter Paul Anka - Office Manager
Heavy Phones, Organized Office and Created Filing System to Track Copyrights;
Prepare Song Lists for Concerts, Pull Orchestration as Needed; Scheduled recording sessions and maintained Mr. Anka’s personal and business calendars; Created Itineraries and arrange transportation and housing for Mr. Anka and his entourage; track and follow up for each concert tour destination. Negotiate contracts, interface with public/fans, create new job opportunities; interact with business manager and talent agency; Order supplies, oversee overall operation of office and coordinate efforts with assistants who traveled on the road with Mr. Anka
1997-2000Michael I. Adler, Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler (see above) Los Angeles, CA
Legal Secretary / Executive Assistant to Michael Adler, Esq. Entertainment / Transactional Law
See duties below for Michael Adler entry above (Mr. Adler took me with him when he joined this new firm where he became a partner
1995-1997 Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, Los Angeles, CA
Legal Secretary / Executive Assistant to Michael I. Adler, Esq.
Entertainment / Transactional Law
Heavy Phones, Filing, Prepare Invoices for Foreign Distribution
Saved Client Millions of Dollars by Finding Illegal Changes to Contracts
Proof and prepare contracts, correspondence, documents, agreements, first drafts of deal memos, acting agreements, producing agreements, maintain schedules of shipment of episodes for television series to overseas distributors, coordinate transfer, opening and maintain of files for over 1500 clients, draft and track business expenses and prepare related memos; track and maintain contracts and payments for musical artists; act as client liaison, all filing and coordinate assignments with associates, maintain trademark filings for certain clients; input and maintain rolodex, enter time sheets, review client bills and invoice studios as needed.
2/1995-5/1995 Katten, Muchin, Zavis & Weitzman, Century City, CA
Legal Secretary / Executive Assistant to Howard Weitzman, Esq. - Entertainment / Transactional / Litigation / Criminal
Maintain accounts and prepare all client invoices, enter time sheets, handle press calls and redirect as necessary to proper parties, all filing, coordinate assignments to associates, draft correspondence.
Heavy Phones, dictation, interface with media.
Maintain Mr. Weitzman’s personal and business calendar
1990-1995 Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, Century City, CA
Legal Secretary / Executive Assistant to David Braun, Esq. Entertainment / Litigation / Labor Law
Heavy Phones, dictation, interface with media, filing, prepare Invoices
Maintain Mr. Braun’s personal and business calendar, maintain his personal finances and insurance claims and act as client liaison.
Track and maintain concert revenue for various entertainers, drafted contracts from deal memos, obtained product clearances, composed correspondence, reviewed new recording material for its viability as to new artists seeking recording contracts; maintained performance schedules of recording artists managed by Mr. Braun and contracts associated with those appearances, making sure that contracts were paid timely, composed correspondence regarding record company submissions for all new artists, composed first drafts of recording and management agreements from deal memos, obtained copyrights for client recordings
When Mr. Braun left the firm, continued working with Harold Brody, David Lippman and Seth Miller in Litigation Department; Word Processing, research, filing Court documents.
4/1990-8/1990 Lavely & Singer, Century City, CA
Legal Secretary / Executive Assistant to Michael Plonsker, Esq. -
Entertainment Law / Litigation
Heavy Phones, dictation, filing Court documents.
12/1989-3/1990 Armstrong & Tabor, Century City, CA
Personal Injury Litigation –
Legal Secretary / Executive Assistant / Office Manager
Heavy Phones, dictation, filing Court documents, Order Supplies, Maintain Office, Invoice and maintain Accounting Books, Oversee overall operation of office.
4/1988-12/1989 Montgomery, Gasgou & Thornton- Westwood, CA
Legal Secretary / Executive Assistant to George M. Montgomery, Esq.
Entertainment / Personal Injury Litigation
Heavy Phones, dictation, filing Court documents, Maintain Mr. Montgomery’s
business and personal calendar; interface with other associates, open/close files
and assign workloads
6/1987-4/1988 Fine & Woliung, Los Angeles, CA
Legal Secretary / Executive Assistant to Daniel Spievogel, Esq.
Personal Injury Litigation
Filing of Court Documents, Dictation, Word Processing
1986-1987 Edwards, White & Sooey, San Diego, CA
Legal Secretary to Robert Von Zirngibil
Personal Injury and Product Liability Litigation
Filing of Court Documents, Dictation, Word Processing
1975-1986 Carelli & Miller, Las Vegas, NV
Office Manager/ Legal Secretary/ to Howard Miller and Paul Carelli
Domestic, Corporate, Estate, Criminal, Business Transactional Law
Word Processing, filing of court documents, preparation of agreements, contracts, manage office operations, order supplies, oversaw the transition from memory writers to PCs. Stepped in and repaired problems associated with prior Employee Embezzlement. I previously worked for this firm and they pleaded me to come back.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
5/2007-2022 Founder and Volunteer Position as Chair for SAG/AFTRA Austin Actors Conservatory producing educational seminars and Script Readings
Coordinated Union Events inclusive of SAG Awards Locally in Austin for Houston-Austin SAG-AFTRA
Elected 2008 to SAG-AFTRA Houston-Austin Local Board Member 2008-2013;
2012-2019 President of SAG-AFTRA Houston-Austin Local since 2012, re-elected in 2015 as President and National Board Member 2013-present; Current National Board Member
Voluntary position consists of keeping financial and conservatory records, cash payments to union from workshop receipts;
Produce annual SAG Awards Viewing Parties, which entailed contacting vendors for monetary support and securing venues through negotiations;
Create schedules, casting notices for in-house performances for union workshops;
Created and maintained the official Facebook page for the Conservatory as Administrator;
Purchasing and maintaining necessary equipment for workshops and presentations at local schools and universities, completing necessary documentation to comply with union rules
EDUCATION
1970–1971 University of Maryland
1972-1974 Clark County Community College (A.A. High Honors)
1975 Paralegal / Legal Secretary Business School, Las Vegas, Nevada
1978-1980 University of Nevada, Las Vegas
SKILLS
Apple IOS (20 years) and Window Operating Systems (10 years); NetDocs, E-File, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Powerpoint, Corel Wordperfect, Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook Suite, PC Anywhere, Dictaphone/Transcriber, Comparite, Righthand Man, Proforma Legal Solutions, Data Time Entry System, Timeslips, Phoneslips, Novell Network, Electronic Mail, CCI, CPT, MTST, NBI, Full Authorities, Turbo Tax, Acrobat 6.3, Picasa, Internet Savvy, MAC-5 User, Adobe Photoshop, Internet Savvy, PowerPoint, Photo Elements 2021, Final Cut Pro X, Audacity; Home Office w/ iMac Desktop and MacBook Pro, Printer, Scanner, Fax, Internet; Shorthand: 65 wpm; Typing: 65 wpm
REFERENCES - Personal and Professional
Harriet Greenlee – Business Owner –A friend and colleague whom I met after arriving in Austin, TX; known 16 years, 512-***-****
Mykle McCoslin of SAG-AFTRA Houston-Austin Local, Current President and my former 1st Vice President, known 10 years, 310-***-****
Becky Stokes (Census Bureau – Texas) – see attached letter
Maricela Koopman – Andrews Myers – Austin– 512-***-**** ********@************.***
Patricia Laucella – Currently – currently President of Business Affairs, Motion Picture Group at Lionsgate; former Senior VP Legal Affairs at Summit Entertainment – friend and colleague at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp 310-***-****; *********@*********.*** – Known 30 years
Judy Flournoy, Friend and former colleague at Proskauer Rose Goetz Mendelsohn – currently with Kelley Drye (Austin-NYC) – *********@**********.***- 646-***-**** known 35 + years+
Terri Pluma, a former colleague and dear friend, and her partner, Phone: 310-***-**** ******@*****.***
Sigrid McFerren, good friend and former colleague as we worked together at the law firm of Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn. Currently based in Chicago. Phone 310-***-**** - known 35+ years
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