Administrative Professional with HR and Legal Support

Laura Steed

Acworth, GA

Cell: 404-***-****

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

OVERVIEW

I am a hardworking and dependable individual with over twenty (20) years of combined experience in office administration, tax administrative functions, legal assistance, human resources and recruiting in the tax, legal and engineering fields.

EDUCATION

A.S. Office Administration. Louisiana Tech University

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat; Deltek Vision; Cyber Recruiter; Paycom; M-Files; SharePoint; CCH Tax Software, Practice Engine, SafeSend, Tabs, and ShareFile.

EXPERIENCE:

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein, LLP 1991-1992; 2025-Present

Legal Assistant

Monroe, LA

Duties include typing correspondence and typing and e-filing legal documents pertaining to Medical Malpractice; answering telephone; file management; entering attorney time; and greeting clients.

HoganTaylor, LP 2023 – 2024

Tax Administrative Assistant

Little Rock, AR

Processed tax returns for 6 CPAs and main Administrative Assistant for Managing Partner of the local office. Maintained document database which included tax returns, extensions and any tax related documents relating to our clients. Corresponded with clients and answered questions regarding tax returns and other matters. In charge of sending out yearly engagement letters to new and existing clients, plus yearly Organizers to existing clients to gather current year’s tax information. Followed up on filed tax returns to make sure of acceptance or rejection and communicated that information to the designated CPA.

Hunt, Guillot & Associates, LLC 2011 – 2023

Administrative Assistant/Document Manager/Recruiter

Ruston, LA

Performed administrative, recruiting and some human resources duties for the entire staffing division of a large engineering firm.

Onboarding for contractors which included salary approval, creating contractor contracts, offer letters along with handling I-9 verifications, drug testing and background checks.

Coordinated getting employees established in our Paycom system for payroll and benefits purposes.

Opened projects in the Deltek Vision software in order to keep track of employees’ time and expenses for contractors’ specific projects and payroll.

Completed Work Orders for new projects and PCNs to add to the budget for existing projects.

Saved and managed documents in our SharePoint system.

Reviewed weekly employee time and expenses for any discrepancies once entered.

Recruited possible candidates and handled the phone interview prescreening before presenting them to hiring managers for approval. I also facilitated the interviews between the candidates and hiring managers; and participated in some interviews between the clients and the candidates.

Formatted resumes on company letterhead for proposal to clients.

Interacted with several of our clients to include coordinating their current staffing needs as well as coordinating interviews with prospective candidates.

Updated resume database in the Cyber Recruiter system.

Created requisitions in the Cyber Recruiter system for new open positions.

Created new opportunities in the Deltek Vision system and updated as submittals or other updates were made. Created weekly opportunity report for department update meetings.

Compiled weekly and monthly reports regarding revenue and status of current and past opportunities.

Completed requisitions for purchase orders as they were needed and sending them through the M-Files system for approval.

Handled hotel and airline reservations for incoming visitors or potential candidates.

Spell Pless Sauro, PC 2004 - 2011

Part-Time Legal Secretary for Two Attorneys

Atlanta, GA

Duties included typing documents relating to Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Law and

Business Litigation, answering the phone and file management.

The Wyant Law Firm 2003 - 2004

Part-Time Receptionist for the Firm

Newnan, GA

Duties included typing legal documents, greeting clients, answering the phone, and ordering supplies for the firm.

Part-Time Legal Secretary for Single Attorney

Duties included answering the phone, greeting clients, general trial preparation, filing and typing legal documents and correspondence pertaining to Family Law and helping to coordinate the Coweta County Juvenile Court Indigent Defense Contract which included deprivation, delinquency and Guardian ad Litem issues.

Welch, Spell, Reemsnyder, Pless & Davis, L.L.C. 1996 - 1998

Legal Secretary for Senior Partner, Associate and Paralegal

Atlanta, GA

Duties included typing correspondence and legal documents pertaining to Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, and Products Liability; answering telephone, file management; and greeting clients.

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