Legal Secretary
Resume:
CAROL A. HOWARD
CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
OBJECTIVE:
Professional legal secretary with 16 years experience seeking employment in a law firm as either a litigation, corporate or floater legal secretary.
SKILLS/SOFTWARE:
Legal includes: Litigation, Corporate, Family and Healthcare Law. Software Includes: Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook E-Mail, Internet, Electronic Filing, ORION, DTE and Elite. Typing 70+ wpm.
EXPERIENCE:
Legal Secretary (Health Care Litigation), Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover, Atlanta, GA 02/07 - present. Worked for a Partner, Associate and a Paralegal. Transcribed dictation, typed letters, documents, forms and other correspondence. Maintained attorney calendar. Screened calls, prepared client bills and maintained filing system.
Administrative Assistant III, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA 09/05 - 08/06. Reviewed and verified financial aid documents for conflicting information using federal forms and guidelines. Corrected applications as needed; assisted and communicated with students about the federal application process; performed data entry duties and supervised/trained work-study students.
Legal Secretary (Civil Litigation and Health Care Litigation), Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Atlanta, GA 01/98 - 07/05. Reported to a Senior Partner, a Junior Partner, and two Associates. Transcribed and edited correspondence, motions, interrogatories and pleadings for four attorneys. Handled highly confidential firm-wide documents for Senior Partner. Screened heavy volume of client calls, maintained and organized confidential files, arranged appointments, meetings and travel arrangements. Prepared client bills and expense reports.
Legal Secretary (Corporate), Lamb, Windle & McErlane, West Chester, PA 02/94 - 10/97. Worked for a Partner, an Associate and a Paralegal. Transcribed and edited memorandums, tables and correspondence for the Real Estate/Tax Department. Screened calls, prepared client bills and maintained filing system.
Executive Secretary, Conston Corporation, Philadelphia, PA 06/88 - 01/90.
As Executive Secretary to Corporate Counsel of the Real Estate Department, prepared leases, various legal and interoffice documents, as well as scheduled conferences and meetings.
Legal Secretary (Corporate), Margolis, Edelstein, Philadelphia, PA 10/83 - 03/88.
Transcribed and edited correspondence, interrogatories and deposition chronologies for a Sr. Partner, an Associate and three Paralegals. Additional duties included relief receptionist.
EDUCATION: Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Associate of Arts Degree, 1992
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