KR Sternberg exec admin resume 1008

KAREN R. STERNBERG

*** ***** *********, ***. #**; Manhattan Beach, NY 11235-4138

EMail: ***********@*****.***, Phone: 718-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Attain an executive/administrative position where diligence, enthusiasm, a strong work ethic and an eye for detail will be valued.

SUMMARY OF SKILLS/INTERESTS

• Excellent computer skills, including MS Word, WordPerfect, Comparite,

Docs Open (PC Docs), SoftSolutions, Timeslips (time entry software),

Dictaphone transcription and fast longhand

• Extensive legal experience in word processing, document revision, file

management (on paper and online)

• Fluent in Portuguese, speak conversational French; exceptional rapport

with the international community

• Former textile designer, well versed in textile technology, textile

manufacturing terminology, etc.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

MALLOW, KONSTAM & HAGER, P.C., New York, NY 2005-2007

Legal Secretary to Abe H. Konstam, Esq., for name partner, Family and Matrimonial law practice

• Managed documents, correspondence and phones

• Built rapport with extensive client base;

• Trusted with client contact in highly confidential environment

TELL, CHESER & BREITBART, LLP, New York, NY 2002-2003

Legal Secretary/Transcriptionist, firm specializing in No-fault

Insurance practice

• Received highest performance evaluation among fellow

secretaries/transcriptionists for that year

ANGEL & FRANKEL, P.C., New York, NY 2000-2002

Word Processor/Transcriptionist, boutique Commercial Bankruptcy firm

• Completed Chapter 11 pleadings and litigation

• Shared managing documents, correspondence and bankruptcy filings,

some electronically

• Shouldered the weekend and overtime requirements for this firm

WORD PROCESSING TEMPORARY, New York, NY 1989-2000

Long and short-term contractor assignments

• Worked as temporary contractor for clients, including

Battle Fowler; Jones, Day; Weil, Gotshal; Milbank, Tweed;

Proskauer, Rose; Kirkland & Ellis; Brown & Wood; Thacher,

Proffitt & Wood; New York Law Dept., Bear Stearns; Goldman

Sachs; and Citibank

• Learned wide variety of computer software as required due to

wide client base; successfully utilized many software packages

on day-to-day basis

VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY OUTREACH

The International Center for NY: helped teach conversational English to newly arrived foreigners (’80s)

Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC): assisted on behalf of agency clients in the areas of debtor/ creditor assistance and HIV/AIDS education and prevention efforts specifically in immigrant communities (’80s and ’90s)

EDUCATION

PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF TEXTILES AND SCIENCES Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Science in Textile Design

STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO Buffalo, NY

Studies in Textile Design, French Literature, Art History

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