Assistant Manager

EVELYN BUITRAGO

**** ***** ******* ***** *********, Apt. 1017 Silver Spring, Maryland 20906

301-***-**** and 240-***-**** ***********@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelyn-buitrago-aa4745129/

SUMMARY

A meticulous and bilingual (Spanish/English) legal professional with comprehensive experience in legal support, deposition transcription, document translation, client billing, vendor payments, calendaring, travel arrangements, expense reports, internal file system development, audit letters, and engagement letters. Entrusted by pre-eminent attorney with extremely sensitive materials and client communication. Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills. A congenial and results-oriented top performer who develops and maintains processes that reduce redundancy, improve accuracy and efficiency, and enable a workforce to achieve organizational objectives.

EXPERIENCE

NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT, LLP, Washington, D.C.

Practice Coordinator, 2019-2020

Provided support to global co-head chief for cybersecurity and privacy. Executed heavy client billing, oversaw vendor payments and time entry, drafted engagement letters, and opened heavy volume of new clients and matters. Revised and updated new client rates. Handled heavy calendaring, making domestic and international travel arrangements. Drafted correspondence and prepared expense reports. Coordinated meetings, conferences, and webinars. Developed internal file system. Guaranteed billing arrangements met properly.

Saved company $50,000 by establishing tight control on fluctuation of rates.

STEPTOE & JOHNSON, LLP, Washington, D.C.

Legal Executive Administrative Assistant, 2015-2019

Supported partners and practice group leaders by managing workflow in timely and efficient manner. Prepared PowerPoint presentations. Executed client billing and time entry. Organized calendars. Prepared domestic and international travel arrangements. Completed audit letters and engagement letters. Edited documents. Coordinated meetings, conferences, seminars, and speaking engagements. Transcribed depositions via Dictaphone and translated Spanish documents and depositions, creating, updating, and maintaining heavy internal management files. Prepared binder presentations. Updated and maintained internal management of files.

Prepared once per week secretarial meeting groups trained by inside mid-management employee for period of four months on Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, saving time for firm's trainer and facilitating trained secretarial workforce.

Created desk descriptions, secretarial processes, and attorney’s file indexes as well as organized training materials.

JELENA GROUP, LLC, Arlington, Virginia

Consultant, 2014-2015

Translated recipes for U.S. Department of Agriculture online, preparing glossary. Completed sporadic administrative tasks, such as travel arrangements, calendaring important meetings, helping with company social events, and maintaining files organized.

Saved company $5,000 by preparing for two personal events.

Created glossary for USDA recipes and helped respond to USDA audits.

INTER-AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, Washington, D.C.

Office Manager Assistant, 2012-2015

Assisted legal office manager. Arranged seminars and conference held overseas for international attorneys. Prepared bilingual material for seminars in English and Spanish. Executed financial procedures for attendees. Translated legal documents from English to Spanish and vice versa.

Provided customer service to active members of the IBA while attending conferences.

Attended and organized events, accompanying spouses of IBA members during conferences.

HOLLAND & KNIGHT, LLP, Washington, D.C.

Legal Secretary, 2012

Served as senior legal secretary to international trade department, supporting four high-profile attorneys. Supported legal interaction with construction companies all over world, involving multibillion-dollar construction projects. Overhauled and reorganized backlog of hundreds of client files involving multiple corporations and legal entities. Utilized bilingual skills to provide administrative support to newly established Bogota, Colombia office.

Processed time entry, billing, document editing, meeting coordination, calendar management, new client processing, audit and retainer letters, conflict checks, and contract editing.

Prepared marketing material and proposals for future clients.

Arranged domestic and international heavy traveling.

SULLIVAN & WORCESTER, LLP, Washington, D.C.

Executive Legal Secretary, 2008-2011

Edited and prepared documents for electronic and non-electronic filings with SEC and FINRA. Executed client billing, time entry, and calendaring. Prepared travel arrangements, letters of engagement, and audit letters. Opened new clients, prepared reimbursements, and maintained extensive client, board committee, and legal research files. Archived documents, prepared marketing materials, and answered phone calls. Performed as backup secretary for FERC and environmental departments.

Learned how to process SEC EDGAR filings, saving law firm $3,000 per filing.

Managed heavy calendaring for Mutual Funds board meetings along with preparation of vital documentation to be presented at these meetings.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

WINSTON & STRAWN, LLP, Washington, D.C., Legal Secretary, 2006-2008

STEIN, SPERLING, BENNETT, DE JONG, & DRISCOLL LAW FIRM, Rockville, Maryland, Legal Secretary, 2002-2006

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS, New Orleans, Louisiana, Paralegal Courses (no certificate), 1994

ITT BUSINESS INSTITUTE, Bethesda, Maryland, Executive Secretary Diploma, 1976

COMPUTER SKILLS

65 WPM, Microsoft Office Suite, Chrome River, Elite, PS Shipping, BigHand, New-Client opening (CMI, etc.), various time entry software

LANGUAGES

Fluent in Spanish.

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