Office Assistant Front Desk

Jacqueline Polakowska

**** * ***** **** • Arlington Heights, IL 60005 • 773-***-**** •

***********@*****.***

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Utilizing my Poli Sci major, I have earned a bachelor’s degree and plan to continue my education in law school. My ultimate goal is to become a lawyer in the field of Corporate Law.

- Core Competencies -

● Legal case research

● Great communication skills

● Strong speech presentation skills

● Outstanding leadership skills

● Excellent time management skills

● Perfectionist

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Otto & Czajkowska. LLC., 6035 N. Northwest Highway, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60631 Office assistant (2018-2019) Part Time

Intern at a law firm. Scope of responsibilities: Organized files, faxed documents, mailed letters, assisted at the front desk, receiving calls and transferring them to the staff, spectator at trials. Selected Contributions:

■ Handled and optimized clerical operations for this growing legal practice

■ Improved efficiency of clerical tasks.

Plus Tax, Inc. 5081 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL 60630 (2020-2024) Part Time Tax Clerk

■ Worked alongside accountants and other tax professionals: Prepared tax documents, and assisted with clients as well as filing and managing the flow of paperwork. New Development, Chicago IL

Secretary (2024-2025) Full time

■ Cataloged and maintained centralized digital filing system, enabling quick retrieval of information and reducing file search time by 50%, leading to improved workflow efficiency for the entire team.

■ Coordinated travel arrangements and expense reporting for the executive team, optimizing scheduling and financial tracking processes, which led to a 25% decrease in travel-related expenses.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Loyola Marymount University (2022-2024) Los Angeles, CA. Santa Monica College (2020-2021) Santa Monica, CA. Concentration in Criminal Justice

William Howard Taft High School (2018-2020), Chicago, IL High School Diploma 2020

Guerin Prep High School (2017-2018), River Grove, IL Several honors classes and entrepreneurship classes Participated in a poster session for the National Conference of Black Political Scientists HOBBIES/INTERESTS

-Ten years of playing the violin and attending the music school, PASO.

-Eleven years of competitive ballroom dancing at Interclub Academy of Dance References available on request

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