Legal Administrative Assistant Candidate

Brittany Yekeler

Washington, D.C. ***** • 571-***-**** • *.*********@*****.***

Career Objective

Diligent and detail-oriented professional seeking a position in the legal field as a legal assistant, bringing assertive communication and strong organizational skills to support attorneys and legal professionals.

Strengths

•Coordination: Effective in establishing team members’ and students’ roles and responsibilities.

•Critical Thinking: Successful in the implementation of students’ and employees’ abilities to analyze and understand different perspectives.

•Problem Solving: Adaptive to unexpected challenges and constructive in identifying employees’ and students’ strengths.

•Academic Research & Writing: Mastered in conducting clear and proper ideas through obtention and analyzation of evidence.

Work Experience

Law Office Administrative Assistant Cordell & Cordell, P.C. Falls Church, VA Domestic Relations, Estate & Probate

July 2024 - Present

•Open clients’ electronic and physical files after retention, upon review of fully executed documents and collection of retainers fees, for five attorneys.

•Ensure all invoices are paid prior to completing legal work for clients, submitting payments for processing and breaking down physical files for shipment.

•Send out any external correspondence, tracking packages and updating attorneys on tracking; in addition to collecting mail and handing to appropriate legal staff.

•Manage internal correspondence using Microsoft applications and the firm’s case management system to ensure accurate and timely communication.

•Coordinate and calendar client and office meetings and/or events.

•Organize clients’ discovery and other documents to place in physical files, scanning in all documents to be arranged in the folders of electronic files.

•Ensure documents are accurate as well as verifying identity to notarize legal documents.

•Independently maintain personal time tracking for tasks completed, ensuring accurate billing support and efficiency in workload management.

•Perform conflict checks and manage intake information to ensure ethical compliance when scheduling prospective clients for consultations.

Assistant General Manager Mothersauce Partners Arlington, VA

November 2023 - February 2024

Assistant General Manager for Human Resources Development DMK Restaurants Arlington, VA

July 2021 - November 2023

•Assisted in the launching and training of 30 employees within a new 30,000 sq ft food hall concept through training handbooks and manuals, experiential learning, role-play scenarios.

•Held daily meetings with staff and conducted individual evaluations based on performance every six months.

•Resolved issues amongst employees or clients, reporting and communicating proceeding to direct supervision and/or property management.

•Conducted interviews, hired, and onboarded 100+ employees.

•Administered reports based on sales and labor summaries.

•Identified transparent and achievable goals in training 25 staff members through scheduled daily meetings, adaptive learning, gamification, and cross-training.

•Assisted in the implementation of new management through its policies, performance, training, and operation.

•Oversaw daily operations and events to optimize customer satisfaction and retention through client relationship management.

•Conducted product ordering and submitted invoices upon receipts.

Lead Teacher Waterfront Academy Washington, D.C.

February 2021 - July 2021

•Planned and kept detailed records for lesson plans and students.

•Established communicative boundaries and skills in a multi-faceted classroom.

Instructional Assistant Arlington Public Schools Arlington, VA October 2018 - February 2021

•Worked one-on-one with students; discussed and worked through any problems that arose from behavioral or learning interactions.

•Collected, analyzed, & reported student data to integrate new teaching styles, while collaborating with staff to create PowerPoints for online presentations.

Education

George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia GPA: 3.94 December 2023 Bachelor of Science in Psychology

International TEFL Academy May 2021 TGUK Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Academic Projects

ENG 302: Synthesis Project Factors Leading to Psychiatric Disorder in Children: Prospective

Discoveries for Treatment

PSYC 301: Research Methods Disparities in Children of Low-Socioeconomic Status: Implementing Educational Resources

PSYC 333: Industrial-Organizational Psychology A Small Fraction of Job Analysis

Internships

Wanderlust Exchange Shanghai, China Online Tutor September 2020 - May 2021

Maxim Staffing Solutions Virginia Beach, VA Patient Sitter 2009 - 2010

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