CHERYL F. MAGNESS

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Apartment 512W

Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

856-***-****

advhkz@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To secure a position within an established and professional law office allowing me to utilize and continue to build my strong skills and experience as a seasoned Legal Secretary SKILLS

Word Processing - WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, TABS, Adobe, Nuance PDF Converter, Quick & Easy, Transcription, WCAIS Workers Compensation Filing System (PA & NJ), Knowledge of local, state and federal court filing procedures, electronic filing experience; advanced skill set within WCAIS, knowledge of PACER, CM/ECF; familiar with court filing system and procedures, including Philadelphia, the surrounding counties, strong typing skills, legal & medical terminology, ability to communicate clearly and effectively in many mediums, successful history of multitasking and prioritizing to work independently, positive & friendly personality conducive to working in harmony with co-workers and to naturally interact professionally with all levels of personnel, strong business ethics and a true team player. WORK EXPERIENCE

Legal Secretary 10/2014 - present

Fallon Van Horn, LLC - Haverford, Pennsylvania

Legal Secretary assigned to support counsel handling primarily the insurance defense of Workers Compensation matters and Personal Liability matters. Transcribing voluminous daily dictation for multiple attorneys, preparing, formatting and proofreading daily correspondences, generating case reporting summaries, scheduling and coordinating depositions, video depositions, special hearing listings, medical examinations, translators, transportation all in accordance with client approved vendor lists, maintain an updated accurate calendar/diary system for each attorney, including attorney's personal calendars, along with master calendar, delegating counsel scheduling conflicts, subpoenaing of records, processing all vendor invoices to insurance providers for processing, acting as a liaison between counsel and claims representatives, processing all incoming and outgoing mail, maintain an organized file system in the absence of a Case Management System, preparing/filing petitions/pleadings, briefs, motions, discovery requests, mediation statements, etc., monthly data entry of all attorney/paralegal time entries using TABS, track and manage file closures and destruction dates, provide overflow assistance to receptionist, transcription overflow as needed, ordering supplies, along with any and all daily administrative/clerical day to day tasks

Legal Secretary 12/2009 – 10/2014

Jill Bryan, Esquire – Turnersville, New Jersey

Legal Secretarial duties included providing daily administrative support to attorneys and paralegals, daily typing, scanning, data entry, scheduling, processing vendor invoices, processing all incoming and outgoing mail, generating and e-filing various legal pleadings, preparing and filing briefs, generating Bankruptcy documents and court filings, entering attorney time, proofreading, assisting receptionist with telephone and front desk, transcription overflow as needed along with any and all daily administrative/clerical day to day tasks.

Legal Secretary

Margolis Edelstein - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2/1996 - 12/2009 Legal Secretarial duties included providing daily administrative assistance to attorneys handling primarily insurance defense of Workers Compensation cases, daily clerical support along with transcription of voluminous dictation for attorneys assigned and paralegal summaries of records, depositions, hearings, etc., daily generation of correspondences, proofreading, e-filing, scheduling, coordinating court reporters, transportation, interpreter using client approved vendors, acting as a liaison between counsel and adjusters, delegation of scheduling conflicts, generating workers’ compensation forms within Quick and Easy software, preparing and filing of legal documents within WCAIS, processing vendor invoices for payment, processing all mail, filing briefs, entry of attorney time, coordinate client meetings, depositions and court appearances, scanning, faxing, provide firm with transcription overflow as needed along with any and all daily administrative/clerical day to day tasks. EDUCATION

September 1976 - June 1980

Cherry Hill New Jersey School District

College Prep courses along with High School Trade courses provided in Business Administration,

Business Law & Management

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Frederick DeRosa, Esquire 215-***-****

Patricia Richards – 215-***-****

Sallyann Zane – Paralegal - 484-***-****

PERSONAL REFERENCES FURNISHED UPON REQUEST