Executive Assistant Legal Secretary

Kevin Lambert

*** *********** ****, *********, ** 17601

646-***-**** *****.*******@**.***

Top-notch legal secretary/executive assistant with extensive experience in the corporate legal environment and trusts and estates. Keen ability to manage time and excel under pressure combined with superior organizational and problem-solving skills. Adept at managing and overseeing large special projects. Fast and accurate word processor with expert knowledge of computers and software. RETIRED

~ REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE ~

Manatt Phelps & Phillips (October 2015 – October 2017) Executive legal secretary to one of the firm’s top corporate equity partners, two associates and paralegals. Managed all administrative/secretarial duties for this very busy partner. Responsible for coordination of monthly billing with accounting department, maintaining partner’s busy calendar, making all travel arrangements, as well as maintaining and managing filing of partner’s emails, detailed time entry. Heavy word processing work.

Koppel Kessler Julie (January 2015 – October 2015) Sole executive assistant/office manager for two partners, two associates, and one paralegal in a boutique Trusts & Estates firm. Managed all administrative and word processing tasks. Additionally responsible for various paralegal duties and accounting. Coordinated with vendor on troubleshooting after new telephone system was installed.

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz (October 2014 – December 2014)

(Temporary Contract Assignment) Administrative assistant to two partners and three associates in the recently expanded and bustling Trademark Department. Managing all administrative tasks including telephones and document production. Overseeing all aspects of the closing of files and initiating client/matters. Indexing incoming file boxes from previous firm of new partner. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (November 2000-September 2013) Administrative Assistant to one corporate partner in Mergers and Acquisitions and several associates. This partner’s specialty was large international telecommunications. Additionally assisted partners in the Trusts

& Estates department and developed an in-depth understanding of that practice. Responsible for all scheduling, telephone calls, billing, word processing, travel arrangements. Provided group coverage for several other attorneys in corporate departments. Served on sub-committee on the changing role of the administrative assistant in an increasingly technological work environment. Served on securities transaction clearance committee. Trainer of other administrative assistants in computer program for billing. Worked closely with the Accounting department and a computer programmer to devise new protocols for client billing for several large banking clients and to streamline the billing process. Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP (March 1999-November 2000) Moved to this firm with partner from Rubin Baum Levin. Served as Legal Secretary to him as well as to the Hiring Partner and two associates. Handled all telephone calls, billing, word processing, travel arrangements, (one partner traveled frequently and worked remotely). Additionally, coordinated the move from Rubin Baum of three partners and three associates including all paper and computer files and client information during merger of practice. Coordinated all administrative aspects of large corporate mergers involving international and domestic clients.

Rubin Baum Levin Constant and Friedman (September 1997- March 1999) Began as a Word Processing Specialist/Floater and then was selected by a Corporate M&A Partner as his Legal Secretary. Handled all telephone calls, billing, word processing, travel arrangements. Tiger Information Systems, Inc. (1988-1999)

Word Processing Specialist/Trainer Facilitated workshops in WordPerfect for advanced students. Provided one-on-one word processing training of other temps. Held various high-level, long-term temporary assignments in large law firms; handled trouble-shooting and managed special projects for these law firms. Examples include Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy (Assistant Secretarial Supervisor 1994-1995 and Technical Support Coordinator 1988-1991).

Education: B.F.A. in Musical Theatre and English – Emerson College References available upon request

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