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0-5 years of experience
Managed business calendars, contact lists, and appointments for two senior counsel attorneys.
- Arranged complex and detailed travel arrangements and itineraries while being cost effective.
- Assisted with the planning and organization of special events including the summer party, holiday party and United Way Campaign.
- Provided financial support, including preparation of expense reports and reconciliation of credit card statements.
- Increased efficiency by creating new legal copy review filing system, allowing attorneys to access files 20% more quickly.
0-5 years of experience
Assisted in preparation of legal documents for attorney specializing in corporate, estate planning, real estate law and tax law.
- Scheduled meetings, appointments, updated contact lists and other similar activities for attorney.
- Composed and edited external correspondence.
- Reviewed surveys and compared to legal descriptions to verify accuracy.
- Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact with clients as needed.
- Ability to handle situations, exercise sound judgment and work independently to achieve objectives in a fast paced environment.
6-10 years of experience
Prepared affidavits and other legal documentation for lawyers and other officials.
- Used computer software to file, update, prepare and, maintain legal documents for court cases.
- Drafted contracts for business mergers, license agreements and selling of property.
- Assisted and supported lawyers, administrative assistants and other staff counsel in all aspects of litigation management, including document preparation, trial preparation and support.
- Provided litigation support in a variety of cases, including products liability and court litigation.
- Typed up depositions, reviewed court files and filed court documents.
0-5 years of experience
Worked on a world trade center case involving the appeasement of company clients and affected plaintiffs
- Researched government policies in regards to the Zadroga Act to determine its applicability to each plaintiff
- Created a spreadsheet with relevant information collected from individual plaintiff files to analyze each litigant claim
- Used legal billing software to record attorney activities in order to present formal billing statements to clients
- Read and summarized out-of-court witness testimonies for the attorney to use during trials
0-5 years of experience
Supported Senior Counsel with mergers and acquisitions and Associate Counsel with physician and hospital contracts.
- Composed letters and typed contracts, agreements and amendments.
- Organized meetings and maintained attorneys’ calendars.
- Arranged travel and submitted expense accounts.
- Scheduled continuing legal education for attorneys.
0-5 years of experience
Legal assistant to three felony division attorneys
- Scheduled and organized meetings, appointments for attorneys
- Filed necessary paperwork for court dates
- Translated for Spanish-speaking clients, acted as liaison between attorneys, victims, and witnesses
- Tracked court cases and organized confidential case files
0-5 years of experience
Interacted with clients on a daily basis in person, over the phone or email.
- Assisted Real Estate Department in preparing Legal and Mortgage documents.
- Created and maintained spreadsheets using advanced Excel functions to develop reports and lists.
- Dispersed incoming mail to correct recipient’s through the office.
- Planned meetings and prepared weekly reports.
6-10 years of experience
Managed and provided support to a Senior Tax Partner and two Associates
- Maintained Partner’s calendar via Outlook
- Handled heavy volume of calls and client contact
- Acted as liaison between clients and Attorneys
- Coordinated meetings, conferences, and travel
- Prepared legal documents and client correspondence
- Assisted with secretarial overflow and support
- Served as Tax Department Representative on the Secretarial Committee
0-5 years of experience
Primary administrative support to Law Firm President and 3 Senior Litigation attorneys.
- Provided assistance to litigation team in preparation for trial and ongoing case management.
- Assisted in finalizing various motions, briefs, and discovery by redlining, proofreading and bates labeling.
- Maintained and managed the docket system for 4 attorneys using Docket Enterprise.
- Entered daily time entries for 4 attorneys using Elite.
- Typed dictation from attorneys as needed.
- Coordinate travel arrangements for 4 attorneys.
- Managed billing files and invoiced over 30 client cases on a monthly basis.
- Performed data entry and other administrative tasks as assigned by attorneys or other team members.
- Lead liaison between firm President and other firm executives, attorneys and staff.
0-5 years of experience
- Organized and scheduled attorney’s personal and business daily activities including all in-house and external appointments.
- Arranged all necessary preparations for meetings including informational legal documents, and other items needed to complete client meeting goals.
- Maintained and archived incoming and outgoing hard-copy correspondence with scanning system in paperless office environment.
- Reviewed all legal hardcopy documents checking grammar, spelling and appropriate legal formatting.
- Coordinated out-of-office activity and made necessary travel and client-meeting arrangements.
- Maintained court calendaring using Abacus program to ensure legal filing deadlines were adhered to.
- Optimized billing processes, resolved delinquent accounts, and utilized QuickBooks expertise in tracking AR/AP, profits and overhead.