Mindy Ryan

*** ****** ******* ****, ******* Hill, NJ 08062

Contact: 347-***-****, Email: adbskj@r.postjobfree.com LEGAL SECRETARY

Versatile, and agile Legal Secretary with 27 years of experience. Commendable skills in processing and preparing legal documents. Expert in carrying out varied and complex legal secretarial work in the office of a partner or general counsel. Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills. Known for managing all legal tasks in a time-effective manner. HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Work as a Legal Secretary for Stroock & Stroock & Lavan for twelve years including paralegal work.

• Highly experienced in providing routine secretarial services to attorneys to ensure sound management of work

• In depth knowledge of retrieving information and performing research duties

• Proficient in acting as a liaison between attorneys, courts, witnesses, victims and other agencies as requires

• Proficient in Microsoft Word 2010 (including styles), Microsoft Excel 2010, Microsoft Outlook 2010, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, CARM, Interaction, Aderant Expert, Filesite, Worksite (which is a component of Imanage), Worldox, Workspeed, Adobe Acrobat, Comparerite, Deltaview, IPRO Viewer, Concordance, Livenote, Metastorm BPM, Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, Room Tracker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Cisco IP Phone 7975 Phone System, Dictaphone, copy machine, facsimile machine

Nuance PDF Converter, LawTime, Philips SpeechExec Pro Transcription Program, Citrix Workspace, SmartTime, NetDocuments, BigHand Transcription Program, AP Workflow, Efile in Superior, Federal and State Courts for New York, New Jersey and Other States as well. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH

Legal Secretary, July 18, 2016 – Present

• Serve as liaison between attorney’s office and other agencies including clients

• Draft and edit correspondence and pleading documents under supervision of attorney

• E-file and serve court documents

• Transcribe dictation of status reports

• Sort and distribute partner mail

• Keep chronology of letters sent out for attorney

• Open new matters

• Close files

• Bates Stamp Documents

GUSRAE KAPLAN NUSBAUM PLLC

Legal Secretary, March 14, 2016 – June, 2016

• Serve as liaison between attorney’s office and other agencies including clients

• Schedule attorneys’ calendar with respect to client appointments

• Edit correspondence and pleading documents under supervision of attorney

• Sort and distribute partner mail

• Heavy screening and answering of telephone calls

• Keep chronology of letters sent out for attorney COOPER & DUNHAM

Legal Administrative Assistant, April 6, 2015 – March 11, 2016

• Distribute mail and incoming emails from foreign associates and Patent Office to paralegals, attorneys and scientific advisors

• Assist with docketing duties.

• Manage prosecution files and attorney schedules.

• Coordinate meetings, conferences, and group events.

• Process invoices and expense reports and monthly invoices to clients

• Manage direct reports comprising patent attorneys, scientific advisors, paralegals and/or administrative staff.

• Answer phones

•Keep logs of invoices, daily docket mail, incoming faxes and emails

•Enter new dockets and updated dockets in master docket list STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN

Legal Secretary, December 30, 2002 - April 5, 2015

• Serve as liaison between attorney’s office and other agencies including clients

• Schedule attorneys’ calendar with respect to court dates and client appointments

• Draft correspondence and pleading documents under supervision of attorney

• Prepare written discovery documents and briefs for filing in courts

• Input and keep records of released time entries

• Open new client/matters

• Sort and distribute partner mail

• Heavy screening and answering of telephone calls

• Track WIP and edit pre-bills for submission to account for finalization

• Coordinate travel arrangements with firm travel agency

• Reserve conference rooms and ordered food for meetings Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

Legal Secretary, October 1998 – December 29, 2002

• Performed legal research through manual and electronic sources

• Assisted attorneys in preparing correspondence and legal documents

• Input of time entries for attorneys

• Collected and gathered facts and relevant case information

• Drafted pleadings and motions

• Assisted lawyers and attorneys in preparing for depositions and trials

• Kept chronology of letters sent out for attorneys Bivona & Cohen, P.C.

Legal Secretary, January 1994 – October 1998

• Typed status reports to insurance companies

• Prepared answers, motions, trial briefs, memorandums of law and other legal documents

• Processing of authorizations

• Heavy screening and answering of telephone calls Bernstein & Bernstein

Legal Secretary, May 1992 – January 1994

• Drafted letters, Bills of Particulars, Summons, Complaints, Motions and various legal documents

• Requested medical records

• Kept daily diary of all outstanding requests for medical records

• Scheduled depositions

KRAMER, DILLOF, TESSEL, DUFFY & MOORE

Legal Secretary, March 1989 – March 1992

• Drafted letters, and various legal documents including pleadings and motions

• Kept daily diary of all outstanding requests for medical records

• Scheduled depositions

EDUCATION

NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL, Staten Island, New York

Academic Diploma

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