Administrative Assistant Front Office

CHARISSE BURDETTE adjyqu@r.postjobfree.com

Piscataway, New Jersey 917-***-****

OBJECTIVE: To secure a position as an Administrative Assistant within an office setting utilizing the skills that I have acquired through my background in the legal field.

COMMISSIONS: Notary Public State of New Jersey My Commission Expires February 23, 2021

EXPERIENCE:

Cigna, Piscataway, New Jersey

Administrative Assistant – Senior Representative Workers’ Compensation April 2019 – January 2020

Direct report to Senior Manager/VP

Provide support for senior management

Managed day-to-day operations of workers’ comp group

Communicated with Nurse Case Managers and Third Party Adjusters

Communicate with physician offices and outside vendors

Monitor office supplies

Respond to emails/faxes from physicians and vendors

Served as point of contact for vendors and physicians

Review, sort, and distribute incoming mail to technical assistants

Schedule and Arrange Lunch and Learn/CEU classes for Nurse Case Managers

Make catering arrangements for presentations

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C., Florham Park, New Jersey

Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant October 2014 – January 2018

Legal Assistant to Securities defense litigation practice providing support to Shareholder, Member and Associate with a broad range of responsibilities that encompass the timely preparation of cases from client intake to the mediation and arbitration trial phase while preparing legal documents including but not limited to Motions, Certifications, Orders and Arbitration Disclosures

Maintained paper and electronic filings while Filing and maintaining records and documents; handling all income phone calls and screening potential clients

Maintained attorneys’ calendars with Outlook and followed up with internal and external clients for meetings and appointments

Prepared legal documents and correspondence with Adversary firms using Microsoft Office Word, FileSite and E-Copy (redaction PDF conversions

Acquired an understanding of the mechanics of Securities Litigation

Handled a heavy case load and assisted in preparing exhibits and filings for pleadings, trials, hearings and presentations

Drafted and revised RFPs.

Reviewed and inputted time and expense billing performed using Webview billing software

Electronically filed motions and other legal submissions to FINRA Mediation Portal

Fisher and Philips, LLP, New Providence, New Jersey

Receptionist /Legal Secretary (Contracted) November 2013 – April 2014

Maintained and managed the docket calendar via MS Office Outlook, travel arrangements, internet research, set up conference rooms for client meetings; accepted/directed telephone calls on switchboard and greet visitors, forward messages to attorneys while maintaining front office

Assisted in document scanning, document bate stamping, redacted documents using Adobe PDF, created and edited documents using MS Office 2010 Word, Excel, Desksite (document management program); working knowledge and use of billing applications within Aderant Software

Mantell, Prince & Reynolds, P.C., Murray Hill, New Jersey

Receptionist/Administrative Assistant (Contracted) February 2013 – May 2013

Assisted in mass mailings, document scanning, creating and editing documents using MS Office 2010 Word, Excel and Access software and worked on special projects completed using Access database and Outlook contact databases for mass mailings, travel arrangements and internet research; Attend execution of wills

Accepted/directed telephone calls and visitors, forward messages to attorneys while maintaining front office

CHARISSE BURDETTE adjyqu@r.postjobfree.com

North Carolina State Department of Corrections

Certified Correctional Officer August 2008 - August 2011

•Worked Day Shift Operations

Lynch & Eatman, LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina

Legal Assistant 2007 - 2008

Primarily assisted Partner in Trust and Estate Planning preparing legal documents, which included wills, contracts, and closing documentation

Assisted Associates with real estate projects preparing legal documents and providing information and direction to others

Filed and typed documents with live transcription equipment

Accepted/directed telephone calls and visitors, forward messages to attorneys while maintaining front office

Attend execution of wills

McElroy, Duetsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, Morristown, New Jersey

Legal Secretary 2005 – 2007

Legal Assistant to the Surety, Construction, Real Estate, and defense litigation practices assisted in typing, proofreading real estate and commercial lease documents

Maintained attorneys’ calendars with Outlook and followed up with internal and external clients for meetings and appointments

Prepared legal documents and correspondence using Microsoft Office Word and Excel with live transcription equipment

Time and expense billing performed using CMS billing software with live transcription equipment

Maintain files, court dockets and diaries and providing information and receiving direction from contacting Court Clerks and e-filing

Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross, P.C., Newark, New Jersey

Legal Secretary – Floater 2004 – 2005

Aided Real Estate Partner and Associates preparing legal documents, real estate finance documents and commercial leases; drafted leases, reviewed title commitments using Microsoft Office Word and Excel with live transcription equipment and maintained files, court dockets and diaries and provided information and received direction from contacting Court Clerks and e-filing

Composed, revised and finalized documents and internal forms for Human Resource Supervisor using MS Office Word and PowerPoint and maintained and managed attorneys’ calendars with Outlook and followed up with internal and external clients for meetings and appointments

Tracked attorney time records and billing using in-house billing software

Accepted/directed telephone calls and visitors, forward messages to attorneys

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (Administration), Strayer University (*attending)

Office Administration Certification – Blake Business School

REFERENCES: Available Upon Request

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