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| Desired Industry: Legal |
SpiderID: 29016 |
| Desired Job Location: Las Vegas, Nevada |
Date Posted: 10/7/2009 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: immediate |
| Desired Wage: 33,000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
Utilize my skills to assist a law firm in delivering excellent service to clients.
Experience:
11/2008-8/2009 - Staff Assistant
Craig D. Guenther, P.C. Las Vegas, NV
One of several staff members supporting all attorneys in construction defect firm. Typed, formatted, scanned, emailed and faxed pleadings and letters. Correctly indexed files. Obtained information to update matrices. Organized exhibits for trial. Performed reception duties, including sorting and scanning incoming mail.
4/1995-10/2007 - Legal Secretary
Lisowski Law Firm, Chtd., Las Vegas, NV
Legal Secretary to 1 to 3 attorneys in law firm serving bankruptcy trustee clients. Quickly and accurately prepared legal documents, letters, memos with WordPerfect program from own composition, drafts and machine dictation. Electronically filed, served and tracked court documents utilizing CM/ECF system of U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Prepared Nevada civil court documents for filing and service, including motions, orders, discovery, subpoenas, and complaints. Increased efficiency by creating forms for merge documents, filing and monitoring case progress and by organizing files for court appearances. Communicated in a professional manner with co-workers, clients, attorneys and court personnel to answer questions and resolve problems.
12/1994-4/1995 - Temporary Legal Secretary - Exclusively Legal and Legal Plus - Las Vegas, NV
Assisted legal industry clients such as Hale Lane Peek Dennison and Howard and Marquis and Aurbach as a legal secretary on short-term to long-term assignments by adapting quickly to office procedures and computer programs specific to each client and by efficiently performing required duties.
9/1985-12/1994 - Temporary Secretary
Several Temporary Agencies, Chicago, IL
Fulfilled assignments in various industries, primarily legal, in downtown Chicago. One long-term assignment was at Sidley & Austin, a large law firm, as a full-time floater secretary, working for partners, associates and paralegals in litigation, corporate, estate planning and employee benefits. Successfully managed desks of secretaries I filled in for so their superiors would not feel their absence. Typed briefs, corporate meeting minutes, correspondence, time sheets. At one firm, assisted paralegal in gathering voluminous records for an airplane crash case.
Education:
University of Illinois at Chicago
BA Theatre and Communications - Chicgao, IL
College of Southern Nevada
Paralegal Studies Certificate - Las Vegas, NV
Skills:
Expert in WordPerfect. Experienced in Microsoft Word. Fast and accurate typist (76 wpm no errors). Excellent spelling and grammar. Experienced in internet usage. Adaptable to varying work environments.
Reference:
Available upon request.
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