File Clerk, Receptionist, Administrative

Rhonda Hughes

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Austell, Georgia 30106

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EDUCATION:

Brannell College

Sandy Springs, Ga.

1987

Executive Secretarial

South Cobb High School

Austell, Georgia

Graduated 1982

EXPERIENCE:

APRIL 2007 TO NOVEMBER 2008

Fred Hanna and Associates Law Firm

Mailroom Manager

Marietta, Georgia

• My responsibilities are to make sure all of the copying, scanning, and incoming and outgoing mail gets done for all three offices in the state of Georgia and there are about 650 employees. My responsibilities are to manage the 5 other employees to make sure everything is done in a sufficient time. Answer phone in mailroom.

FEBRUARY 19, 2007 TO MARCH 21, 2007

McCalla Raymer, LLC

Litigation Department

Roswell, Georgia 30076

Administrative Assistant

• Answered phones

• Worked with 2 Attorneys and 1 Paralegal;

• Typed dictation;

• Order supplies;

• Typed and prepared letters to clients and courts in Imanage;

• Help other secretaries with overflow of typing when necessary;

• Opened the mail and docketed and then distributed;

• Opened new files in Abacus Law and Abacus Accounting;

• Filing;

• Kept reading files up to date;

• Large copy jobs;

• Check Newspapers for court calendars;

• Check on status of cases online;

• File documents with Courts;

• Prepared online UPS shipments;

• Prepared and sent out Conflict Memos to all Attorneys at McCalla Raymer, LLC.

MARCH 7, 1987 TO FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Simpson Law Offices, L.L.P

Collections Law Firm

Atlanta, Georgia 30305

Administrative Assistant/Paralegal Assistant/Records Clerk

• Responsibilities throughout my employment have included the maintenance of all collection files, both hard copies and computer information;

• Started out as a Receptionist

• Upkeep all the office equipment;

• Supervise all of filing duties in the office;

• Maintain of the law library; manage the court calendar;

• Case file management by calling courts and reporting to clients the status of their files;

• Conduction of all conflict checks in the office; production of all legal documentation related to the litigation process including e-filings;

• Train new employees;

• Look up Secretary of State information; run credit reports;

• Open and docket mail and match to each file;

• Check emails and respond or send to correct person in the office;

• Coordinate all calls to and from courts;

• Maintain current filing fees for all counties in Georgia; verify social security numbers;

• Maintain and update form letters to courts and clients;

• Responsible for verifying and/or removing cases from court calendars;

• Responsible for satisfying and/or canceling Writ of Fieri Facias;

• Dictation for attorneys and paralegals; order office supplies;

• Verify current address information on debtors;

• Contact business license offices throughout the state of Georgia;

• Place first and second liens on judgment debtors’ vehicles; review and send all faxes;

• Condemn funds in garnishments matters;

• Prepare court documents (i.e. order for judgments, garnishments, complaints) and all coordinating materials;

• Update clients with status reports;

• Schedule depositions;

• Maintain and update client info, such as address, phone numbers, contacts; responsible for individual file accounting; make deposits;

• Pick up documents and checks from other offices;

• File documents with the courts;

• Type and file proof of claims;

• E-file cases in Fulton County;

• Check on status of cases online and maintain a current list of all counties with internet access.

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY:

Microsoft Outlook, Word Perfect, Alpha 5 Database, Excel, Word, Microsoft Outlook, efilings, PACER, Lexis Nexus, Equifax, Abacus Accounting, Abacus Law, Imanage, CLS Software

Personal and Professional References Available Upon Request

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