Legal Secretary Assistant
Resume:
Experienced Executive Assistant
(Administrative/Legal)
Marsha Morris
***-***** ****** *******, ** 46324
*************@*****.*** 219-***-****
Greetings: Thank you for considering me for your open administrative position. I am a high-energy self-starter and truly enjoy all types of executive administrative assignments and the challenges they bring! It has always been my personal goal to free up the time of those I serve by doing my job efficiently, with little or no supervision. I am also available to start work early and stay late on an as-needed basis. Please feel free to contact me with any questions that may arise. SKILL SETS:
TYPING: (100 w.p.m.); SHORTHAND: (80 w.p.m.)
SOFTWARE: Microsoft Office, Adobe products, Interaction, Comparite, I-Manage, Elite, Carpe Diem, E-Copy, Writer Libre 6, etc.
EDUCATION: Graduate: One-Year General Studies Diploma (Hyles-Anderson College, Crown Point, IN), Graduate: High School Diploma (Baldwin High School, Pittsburgh, PA); Success Motivation Institute (Waco, TX); Dale Carnegie Courses; Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics
EMPLOYMENT:
07/2012-09/2016
09/2016-Present: Scheduled personal leave of absence FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS
Assistant to Director/Evening Legal Assistant
311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4300
Chicago, IL 60606
P: 312-***-****
• Superior organizational skills required to be the eyes and ears of the Director
• Strong eye for detail (immaculate proofreading of spreadsheets)
• Focusing on client service while working cooperatively with team members
• Managing large-scale report documents and complex trial preparation
• Recognizing and treating confidential client information with discretion
• On call 24/7 for unscheduled projects with immediate submission deadlines
• Availability with little notice to work extra hours (morning or evening)
• Experience with various office machines
• Ability to apply new technology to always keep a step ahead
• Processing vendor account approvals, setup, and invoicing
• Reconciliation of monthly charges on firm credit card 08/2004-07/2012
MECKLER BULGER TILSON ET AL
Legal Assistant to Partner and Associate
123 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
P: 312-***-****
• Insurance defense litigation, corporate transactions
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and communicate with clients
• Processing monthly client billing
11/2003-07/2004
LEYDIG, VOIT & MAYER, LTD.
Legal Secretary
180 N. Stetson, Suite 4900
Chicago, IL 60601
P: 312-***-****
• Short-term contract position; patent prosecution for partner
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task are constant “musts.”
• Large-scale proofreading and document productions 08/2002-10/2003
MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH
Legal Secretary
444 West Lake Street, Suite 3200
Chicago, IL 60606
• Short-term contract position (pre-closing)
• Patent prosecution transactions for partner and intellectual property administrators
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08/2002-08/2004
WILSON & McILVANE
Legal Secretary
500 West Madison Street
Chicago, IL 61821
• Legal Secretary to Partner and Associate (pre-merger) 07/1998-06/2002
BARNES & THORNBURG
Legal Secretary to Partner
(06/1999-06/2002) – Promoted to IT Technician:
Managing Help Desk for 50 employees and support operations during conversion upgrades (software installation, training and daily system backups)
(07/1998-05/1999) – Legal Secretary to Partner and Associate: Municipal bonding, securities, estate planning, intellectual property, corporate, and litigation transactions; database upkeep and marketing projects 01/1985-07/1997
CONTRACT POSITIONS WITH FIRMS IN TRANSITION (e.g. – confidential moves, mergers, etc.)
07/1978-12/1984
HYLES-ANDERSON COLLEGE
Executive Secretary to President
8400 Burr Street
Crown Point, IN 46307
Directly responsible on a daily basis for managing Office of the President including, but not limited to, scheduling, greeting appointments, preparation for and attendance at high-level meetings with my superiors and those of the President. Assisting with day-to- day requests and projects of faculty, staff, and students; training and managing of work scholarship office staff and details of larger, college-wide events planning. Page 3
REFERENCES:
Lacey Zarsky, co-worker – 518-***-****
Dorothy Smith, co-worker – 219-***-****
Dr. Wendell Evans, co-worker and direct answer – 219-***-**** Page 4
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