Experienced Executive Assistant

(Administrative/Legal)

Marsha Morris

***-***** ****** *******, ** 46324

ads6rd@r.postjobfree.com 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

219-***-****

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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