Margaret DeAntonio

*** ****** ******, *******, ** 19607

484-***-****

adw8uj@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a career in a setting that will allow me to utilize my vast secretarial and legal experience. I am also interested in working in an environment that allows me to utilize my interpersonal and organizational skills.

SUMMARY: I have over 25 years of experience in medical and legal transcription and secretarial skills and have spent the last year employed by Berks County in Court Information Management. I am currently searching for a work environment that will allow me to utilize these skills. As a former self-employed business owner, I am a highly motivated, hard-working, team player with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills. I work very well independently, and have a great ability to prioritize and multi-task. I am also detail oriented and have excellent proofreading, grammar and communication skills. I am a licensed notary public. I believe my experience and knowledge will be an asset to any future employer.

EXPERIENCE:

January 2016 – Present – Berks County Courts Department

Judicial Administrative Assistant to the Honorable Patrick T. Barrett

●Generates legal correspondence, orders, opinions, memoranda, agreements, petitions, and other documents from input of Judge or other source material; edits and proofreads content of such papers and corrects typographical mistakes; may transcribe dictated correspondence, documents, and other items; reviews legal documents for completeness, timeliness, approvals, supporting material, and other procedural requirements needed for consideration; establishes and maintains office files of such materials for staff use; prepares indexes of such files for staff use; provides organizational and related support to members of the judiciary; assists associated staff members in the legal and/or judicial processing of cases, opinions and other actions; prepares bi-weekly time sheets for assigned Judge's staff; processes paperwork for official filings and distribution to related offices and individuals both within and outside of the Court; prepares daily and monthly schedules; month-end reports as requested; orders supplies as needed. Preparation of materials for use by Judge: includes computer input and use of various computer programs, such as MS Word, MS Excel, CPCMS, etc., general knowledge of HTML and web publishing.

●Notifies attorneys of need for hearings, conferences, trials; coordinates schedules of assigned Judge and all attorneys involved; schedules conferences; secures meeting room; notifies/calls all parties of date, time and place; makes arrangements for any needed equipment or other support; prepares summaries of background information in such cases for use in those conferences. Facilitates efficient flow of personal and Court schedules. Ensures Judge’s schedules and procedures successfully coexist with other Judges and overall County business.

●Answers questions from other court departments, judicial districts, county offices, and attorneys. Orients and trains other judicial or administrative staff as needed. Performs other job-related duties as assigned. Handles media relations, including television, radio, and newspaper requests. Acts as liaison for Judge to County, attorneys, and general public. Orchestrates information flow from Chambers to Courtroom.

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July 2014 – January 2016 - Berks County Court Administration

Court Information Management Supervisor

●Supervision of 5 employees, civil and criminal to include waivers, arraignments, argument court, assignment of Judges, imaging, etc.

●Process payroll and maintain benefit time for all of Courts including all judicial staff, 120+ employees.

●Administrator for arbitrations to include scheduling, continuances, payment of arbitrations to chairperson and arbitrators, and upkeep of attorney CLE courses.

●Administrator for Berks County Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program to include facilitating negotiations between attorneys, housing counselors and conciliators.

●Assign conflict counsel and court appointed counsel for murder cases in Berks County. Keep Chambers aware of active cases and rotation schedule.

●Manage Pennsylvania State Report 703 which is open cases for all Judges over 45 days that gets reported to AOPC.

●Communicate with all departments in Court House including all Chambers and relate information to Judges, staff, and other employees with regards to court information.

●Process all security requests for the civil and criminal computer systems for all employees.

●Facilitator, developer, and administrator of Discovery Master Program.

●Thorough knowledge of CPCMS and CMS, the Berks County Civil and Criminal computer systems.

July 2013- March 2014 - Bentley Law Offices, P.C.

Legal Assistant

●Transcription for 4 attorneys.

●Preparing divorce complaints, custody complaints, pre/post nuptial agreements, criminal pleadings, pretrial memorandums, waivers and affidavits, subpoenas, adoptions, etc.

●Court filings with Berks, Lancaster, and Lebanon Counties.

●Answering 6 phone lines.

●Tasking all mail, documents, and client information to make sure deadlines are met.

●Scheduling clients and court dates for attorneys

1991- July 2013 - Upland Processing, Reading, PA

Medical/Legal Transcriptionist/Owner

●Self-employed since 1991 as a medical transcriptionist in all areas of practice, including but not limited to, internal medicine, orthopedics, rheumatology, surgery, plastics, podiatry, psychiatry, vascular, infectious disease, ob-gyn, occupational medicine, hematology/oncology. I have vast experience in hospital reports including H&P, consultations, OR reports, and discharge summaries. I also transcribed Independent Medical Evaluations for orthopedics as well as other specialties.

●Legal transcription experience which includes letters, wills, documents, divorce decrees, collections, pre/post nuptial agreements, subpoenas, divorce complaints, tax preparations, depositions, etc.

●Independently contracted to type journals, interviews, dissertations, and transcribe research information on drug trials.

●Solely responsible for business development and acquiring new clients and maintaining the professional relationships needed to provide excellent service.

●Extensive experience in sub-contractor recruitment, human resources issues, payroll and accounting management, and training staff to remain current on all procedures and HIPPA compliance.

REFERENCES: Honorable Madelyn S. Fudeman

Honorable Timothy J. Rowley

Tina Boyd, Esquire

Andrew George, Esquire

Joseph Guillama, Esquire

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