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Successful Legal Assistant professional with experience working in Public Finance, Bankruptcy, Commercial Litigation, Transactional and various other practice areas · Internally driven professional · Proficient in Microsoft Office 2010, PDF Converter, Adobe Acrobat Professional, select legal software/databases - LexisNexis/Westlaw, Best Case, CM/ECF (Case Management/Electronic Case Files), PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), Outlook, IManage, BEC Legal Bar, and DSS Dictation · Excellent typing and communication skills · Detail orientated · Hard worker · Team player

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Georgis Catering (Chicago, IL) 05/2017-Present

Administrative Assistant

•Create event orders from written, oral drafts and e-mail.

•Supervising daily operations, handling customer issues, finding ways to ensure customer satisfaction and managing inventories.

•Assisted in follow up phone calls and e-mails, creating and detailing events.

•Maintained clients information to keep office contacts up-to-date.

•Assisted administrative and clerical support for general office procedures, such as scanning, mailing, faxing and copying.

Robert Half Legal (Chicago, IL) 06/2014-04/2017

Temporary Legal Secretary

•Provided assistance in preparing legal documents from written, oral drafts and dictation.

•Revised legal transaction documents e.g., bond legislation, loan documents, trust agreements, preliminary and official statements, bond purchase agreements, etc.

•Assisted and ensured information necessary for all post-closing and closing documents required for closing a transaction are complete and accurately executed.

•Provided overall administrative support for general office procedures, such as scanning, mailing, faxing and copying.

The Cortese Law Offices, P.C. (Chicago, IL) 06/2015-09/2015

Legal Secretary

•Provided assistance in preparing legal documents from written, oral drafts and dictation.

•Prepared and communicated with internal and external parties all the required documents and to gather any additional documents/exhibits to timely coordinate completion of the bankruptcy filings.

•Filings with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Illinois, Trustees, Judges and Attorneys are complete and accurately executed.

•Maintained clients and courts information to keep office contacts up-to-date.

•Compiled and assimilated documents for mailing, e-mailing, typing, scanning and copying.

Peck, Shaffer & Williams LLP (Chicago, IL) 01/2011-02/2014

Legal Assistant

•Provides administrative support for assigned transactional attorney(s) to include preparation of legal documents, tracking and monitoring deadlines, and with attorney's direction ensures transactional requirements are met.

•Revised legal transaction documents e.g., bond legislation, loan documents, trust agreements, preliminary and official statements, bond purchase agreements, etc.

•Assisted and ensured information necessary for all post-closing and closing documents required for closing a transaction are complete and accurately executed.

•Managed the messenger and delivery services to ensure that procedures are in place and followed and deliveries are completed in a timely manner. Directs the accurate distribution of all incoming mail and packages.

•Provided overall administrative support for general office procedures, such as scanning, mailing, copying, scheduling, making reservations, registration for conferences and seminars, etc., including parking garage matters and building calls for service.

•Maintained branch office "library" including updates, acquiring new material and works with Head Office personnel who handle other subscriptions to keep material up-to-date.

•Acted as single point of contact to order supplies, maintain inventory, and interact with vendors.

Chapman & Cutler, LLP (Chicago, IL) 10/2007-04/2009

Legal Assistant

•Assisted two partners in transactions in which they served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and underwriter's counsel including the issuance of revenue bonds on the behalf of tax-exempt institutions.

•Provides administrative support for assigned transactional attorney(s) to include preparation of legal documents, tracking and monitoring deadlines, and with attorney's direction ensures transactional requirements are met.

•Responsible for preparation and distribution of closing transcripts (CDs, Hard-bound and Loose-bound); proofread documents and special projects as assigned; drafted and reviewed closing documents and acted as primary contact throughout the final distribution of transcripts to each representative participant, including all word processing, email, placing calls, photocopying, black-lining, converting, scanning, conforming to Firm styles, collating and stuffing of packages/envelopes, handling of UCCs and Minutes and special projects.

•Reserved conference rooms and assisted in setting up conference rooms for pre-closings and closings, travel arrangements, mailing and e-mailing correspondence, typing, dictation, scanning and copying.

•Prepared expense reports, attorney billing and assisted in time entry.

Legal Secretary, General Floater

•Providing secretarial services to the Trust and Estates Department; General and Commercial Litigation; Legal Department; Public Financial, Corporate Finance and Securities; Bank, Taxation, and Specialized Litigation (Bankruptcy) Departments.

Joseph A. Baldi & Assoc., P.C. (Chicago, IL) 01/2007-09/2007

Legal Assistant

•Prepared motions, pleadings, client letters and other legal documents; compiled information for court cases and filed them accordingly.

•Data entry of documents; electronic case filing (ECF) of pleadings and other documents; update and accurately index case files.

•Worked independently and as a team; able to support special projects and perform multiple tasks efficiently.

Law Offices of Frank G. Cortese, P.C. (Chicago, IL) 04/1999-10/2005

Legal Secretary

•Conducted research of statutes, memos, pleadings, motions, summons, client letters and other legal documents.

•Proofread documents and special projects as assigned and able to support and perform multiple tasks efficiently.

•Worked independently and assisted in the training of new employees to help with legal court procedures.

EDUCATION

Associate of Science, Paralegal Studies, MacCormac College. (2002-2005)

Certificate, Microcomputer Business Systems, College of Office Technology. (1997-1998)

Completed Microsoft Word 2010 Level 2 and 3 classes, New Horizons Computer Learning Center. (2013-2014)

EXTRACURRICULARS

Assisted as Receptionist for Jackson Hewitt

Serving as Judge for Board of Elections

Assistant trainer for Board of Elections

•Implemented the training class with the knowledge required for each equipment.

•Trained students with maintenance and setting up of the equipment.

Volunteering for the Chicago Festivals Association

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