Experienced transcriptionist and legal assistant with tradeshow, marketing, event planning and social media experience. Twenty years of invaluable hands on experience supporting senior level management and judiciaries in private practice. A confident, honest, motivated self-starter who possesses leadership skills, intellect, common sense and has the drive to succeed. A perfectionist with an eye for detail, who takes initiative, is a quick learner, can work independently, is extremely organized and has the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines under pressure. A creative, innovative thinker with exceptional analytical and problem solving skills and who is capable of confronting challenges head on.

PRACTICE AREAS/EXPERIENCE

Tradeshows, marketing, event planning and social media marketing (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.). Judicial volunteer for the Morris/Sussex Vicinage Criminal Division, volunteer Mayo Performing Arts Center, the Hoboken International Film Festival 2011 as well as various 2011 political campaigns. Conceptualize ideas and strategies with the owner of an online business and attend wine festivals to promote business and sell merchandise. Twenty years of experience as a legal assistant with a heavy focus on personal injury litigation (plaintiff and defendant, NJ and light NY). Additional experience with matrimonial and family law, insurance defense litigation, healthcare, contracts, pharmaceutical, municipal, workers compensation and labor and employment law.

Typing 100 wpm. Conceptualize and execute innovative marketing strategies, research promotional merchandise, trade show logistics, literature and logo development, securing and coordinating speaking engagements. Maintain and oversee all personal injury litigation files, through investigation and research, file reviews and follow up work to ensure all deadlines are met, all discovery complete and all documentation received. Heavy transcription of attorney dictation. Draft and revise correspondence, motions and discovery. Excel spreadsheets and mail merges. Receipt and review of daily mail, email and faxes and respond accordingly; billing and calendaring; coordinating travel arrangements and scheduling meetings, telephone conferences, management committee meetings, depositions and medical examinations. Meet with clients and vendors and ordering of office supplies. Extensive contact and interaction on a daily basis with a wide range of individuals and personalities including clients, judiciaries, physicians, medical experts, investigators, insurance companies, vendors and prospective clients. Notary Public.

TECHNICAL

Windows 2007, XP, 98, 95; Microsoft Word 2007, 2003, 2002, 2000, 97, 7.0, 6.0.; Corel WordPerfect 10, 8.0 (+ Legal

Edition), 6.1, 5.1, 5.0, 4.2.; Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007; Microsoft Excel 2003, 2007; light Power Point; Adobe; Family

Soft; iManage; Time Matters 9.0; Amicus Attorney; PC Law; Novell GroupWise 4.1; Juris and Tabs; Soft Solutions 4.0.; CMS

Open Time and Billing System and Pacer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FRIER & LEVITT, LLC, Pine Brook, NJ - July, 2009-April, 2011

Legal Assistant to two partners who specialize in healthcare and pharmaceutical law as well as several associates in the litigation and matrimonial departments. Responsible for assisting with the firm’s marketing, including, but not limited to, mail merges, trade show logistics, speaking engagements, literature and logo development and conceptualizing marketing strategies. Generated new business for the firm by locating and exhibiting at a nationwide pharmaceutical trade show. Coordinated all aspects of trade show logistics and successfully secured speaking engagements for the partners to give the firm additional exposure. Successfully marketed and assisted with the creation of a legal membership program designed for independent pharmacies.

LAUFER, KNAPP, DALENA, TRIMBOLI & CADICINA, Morristown, NJ

April 1995-April 1996 and August 2006-August 2008

Legal Assistant to equity partner in matrimonial/family law department; Legal Assistant to retired Morris County Superior Court Judge handling mediations, arbitrations and other legal matters; Legal Assistant to litigation partner and responsible for all plaintiff's personal injury litigation files in office. Attended various ICLE seminars.

MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER, Morristown, NJ - July 2004-August 2006

Legal Assistant to senior partner and two associates in the labor & employment department; assisted with insurance defense overflow as well.

O’TOOLE & COUCH, Whippany, NJ - September 1999-July 2004

Legal Assistant to partner. Practice consisted primarily of insurance defense litigation, insurance fraud (SIU) cases, municipal, workers compensation and plaintiff cases. Responsible for approximately 250 insurance defense files.

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