Experienced Legal Secretary Seeking Challenging Position
Resume:
Michelle D. Porebski
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Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
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Employment Objective
To acquire a legal secretarial position in which I can fully utilize my years of experience in many types of law.
Experience
Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC - Chicago, Illinois January 2006 – July 2007
Legal Coordinator – Intellectual Property Department
Worked as temporary secretary through Temp Time, Inc. from January 2006 through June 2006. Was hired as a full time employee in June of 2006.
Prepared, filed and maintained patent applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Corresponded with clients regarding status of patent and trademark Applications, edited patent
prosecution documents
Made travel arrangements
Answered telephones for partner
Loftus & O'Meara - Chicago, Illinois September 2004 - December 2005
Temporary Secretary February 1999 – June 1999
Various assignments in the Loop in such areas as insurance, law and medical publishing
Office Net, Glen Ellyn, Illinois November 2002 - September 2004
Owner/Transcription Specialist
Partnered with colleague in a home based business performing tasks such as creating charts, transcribing dictation from jury deliberations in personal injury cases, typing documents in final draft form for clients
Performed overflow work for local and out of town businesses
The Jeff Diver Group, LLC - Wheaton, Illinois February 2002 - November 2002
Receptionist/Legal Secretary/Clerk
Personal secretary for Senior Partner at environmental law firm
Compiled databases of dry cleaning firms in Illinois
Attended to filing, research, dictation, client contact
Schiller, DuCanto and Fleck - Wheaton, Illinois November 2000 - June 2001
Legal Secretary
Legal secretary for retired DuPage Country Judge in family law firm focusing on divorce and custody issues
Created day to day correspondence, engagement agreements, pleadings, memos, summonses and subpoenas
Schain, Burney, Ross & Citron, Ltd. - Chicago, Illinois June 1999 - November 2000
Legal Secretary
Legal secretary for three attorneys in commercial real estate department of mid-sized law firm
Typed deeds and loan documents
Made travel arrangements
Assisted other secretaries as needed
Yelton & Kehl, Ltd. - Chicago, Illinois March 1998 - February 1999
Legal Secretary
Legal secretary for one partner and one associate in small defense litigation firm
Acted as clerk, filing all documents and pleadings in the various courts
Ross and Hardies - Chicago, Illinois November 1996 - March 1998
Word Processing Operator
Word processing operator for large Chicago law firm
Created graphs, tables, deposition abstracts, letters, pleadings and other miscellaneous documents
Excell Temporary Service, Inc. - Chicago, Illinois April 1996 - November 1996
Temporary Legal Secretary
Temporary legal secretary for various large Chicago law firms
Worked in litigation, probate, corporate and medical malpractice departments
Replaced secretaries on maternity and long term leave.
Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. - Chicago, Illinois August 1993 - April 1996
Legal Secretary
Legal secretary for a partner in the Litigation Department and an associate in the Probate Department
Prepared Federal, State, Appellate and County court pleadings, briefs and other documents
Skills
Typing speed of 75 wpm
Expert in WordPerfect and Microsoft Office suite (all versions)
Extensive dictation usage
iManage
Worldox
cc:mail
Soft Solutions
Legal docketing systems (various)
Legal time entry systems (various)
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