Linda. Bowers. FT or PT
Grovetown, GA *****
*********@*******.***
Professional Summary
Looking for FULL TIME or PART TIME.
Work Experience
Assistant to the Pastor and Church Secretary
Hopewell United Methodist Church-Lancaster, SC
February 2018 to April 2023
Prepare church Bulletins each week. Assist Pastor with projects. Prepare and mail monthly newsletters and mail. Schedule and book conference rooms at the church. Answer phones and help church members when they come into the office with their needs.
Receptionist/ Overflow Secretary
Nexsen Pruet Law Firm-Charlotte, NC
May 2013 to May 2017
Providing overflow support for Managing Partner and other associates
Answers phones, schedule meetings, expense reports, digital transcription, Elite, software, Microsoft outlook.
Legal Secretary
Dechert International Law Firm-Charlotte, NC
December 2009 to May 2013
Providing support for the Managing Partner, one other partner and two associates
Scheduled appointments; answered phones, travel arrangements, expense reports and billing.
Manage attorney calendars; Entered timesheets; digital transcription
*Gap in employment: year 2008 - quit job with Parker Poe because husband had emergency knee surgery and needed me at home. Economy went really bad in 2008 so after his surgery and recovery (4 months) jobs were hard to find because of economy. I chose not to take FMLA which I really should have taken. Legal Secretary
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP-Charlotte, NC
February 2000 to April 2008
Provided support for practice group leader (Josephine Hicks), another partner and an associate
Transcribed transcription; legal documents & correspondence
Docketed pleadings, maintained client files
Billing responsibilities include entering time, and composing billing letters, travel arrangements.
Handled incoming phone calls; schedule appointments and managed calendars Education
computer programming
Phillips Business College
January 1984 to December 1984
Central High School
January 1970 to December 1970
Skills
• Transcription (10+ years)
• Proofreading (10+ years)
• Microsoft Outlook (10+ years)
• Microsoft Word (10+ years)
• Organizational skills (10+ years)
• Customer support
• Microsoft Outlook (10+ years)
• Legal Drafting
• RECEPTIONIST (4 years) (5 years)
• Customer service
• ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (10+ years)
• IManage
• Medical Records Technical Skills:
• SECRETARY (10+ years)
• LEGAL SECRETARY (10+ years)
• Office management
• Typing
• Office Administration
• Communication skills
• Office experience (10+ years)
• Word Processing (10+ years)
• Document Management (10+ years)
• OFFICE ASSISTANT
• Calendar Management (10+ years)
• Documentation review
• Data entry
• Medical terminology (3 years) (3 years)
• Computer literacy
• Time management
• Adobe Acrobat
• Typing 70 wpm
• Phone etiquette (10+ years)
• Microsoft Excel
• Front desk (10+ years)
• + Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• iManage
• Computer skills
• Administrative experience
• Presentation Skills 5 yrs. (5 years)
• Enterprise/Elite and DocsOpen