Legal Secretary Resume

OBJECTIVE: Legal Secretary

Interested in an interview for immediate hire as a legal secretary

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Legal Secretary 10/76 - 8/07

DLA Piper LLP (US) formerly Gray Cary Ames & Frye and Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich (San Diego, CA)

Areas of Responsibilities/Skills

• Legal secretary for two transactional attorneys in the Labor & Employment Department.

• Oversaw all aspects of secretarial output of work, including typing and drafting of letters; pleadings; discovery requests; preparation of conflict checks and new client-matter intake packages

• Submit attorney time in Webview

• Responsible for calendaring for attorneys and updating client contacts in Outlook and InterAction

• Prepare expense reports

• Organization of filing system and filing

• Attend phones

• Transcription

• Coordinate department meetings

• Make travel arrangements

• Secretarial Coordinator for Labor & Employment Department.

• Duties included assisting secretaries with typing of backlogged timesheets; provide desk coverage for absent secretaries when necessary; assist with other clerical and administrative projects as assigned by secretaries; sort and classify material for filing; schedule and keep record of secretaries vacations/PTO; check mail and voicemail messages; assisting secretaries with filing

Strengths

• Computer skills, work ethic, teamwork, initiative, loyalty, attendance, organization

Technical Skills

MS Word, iManage, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Webview, Kronos, InterAction, photocopier, fax machine, scanner

References

Maureen Walker, Human Resources, DLA Piper LLP (US), 619-***-****

Carla Boren, Attorney, Invitrogen, 760-***-****

Personal References

Amy Beckstead, Attorney, DLA Piper LLP (US), 619-***-****

Nancy Kawano, Attorney, DLA Piper LLP (US) 619-***-****

Merrili Escue, Attorney, DLA Piper LLP (US) 619-***-****

Hobbies

Traveling; reading; attending baseball spring training, baseball games, watching Cowboy football games

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