Legal Secretary Senior Partner
Resume:
ELINOR D. ROBERTS
Brooklyn, New York 11213
***************@*****.***
*/** - */** ***** GOLDSTEIN ALTSCHULER NAHINS& GOIDEL, P.C
Legal Secretary to Senior Partner and two Associates
Responsibilities included preparation of affirmations,
Motions and affidavits for court and landlord/tenant
related matters. Also prepared correspondences,
surrender agreements, retainer agreements, and Order to Show Cause.
Managed office for Senior Partner, and was the right -hand person
to Senior Partner, and liasion to other Associates.
Duties also included meeting and greeting clients, meeting deadlines
to ensure documents were signed to settle cases.
Was an elected floor-captain to fellow-employees to ensure punctuality,
Personal and business needs were met, which was discussed with the
Secretarial supervisor at a weekly meeting.
Heavy phone contact with potential clients and existing clients.
Calendared cases and set up appointments for clients. Handled
Payments of retainers and followed up with accountants regarding
Credit balances. Collected keys when clients surrendered the premises.
And made arrangements for security deposits to be ready for pick-up.
1/03-5/04 LAW OFFICES OF JAMES BAILEY, ESQ.
Legal Secretary
Responsibilities included typing, scheduling appointments,
answering telephones, filing court papers, interviewing
prospective clients and preparing documentation for civil.
landlord/tenant, matrimonial, bankruptcy and other related
civil matters. Also appeared in court(s) to calendar and/or
adjourn matters, as necessary.
3/02-8/03 LAW OFFICES OF KISSEL & PESCE LLP
Legal Secretary
Responsibilities included preparation time slips, dictaphone
experience, prepared, edited, and drafted letters and reports.
8/00-2/01 MOSKOWITZ AND BOOK LLP
Legal Secretary
Responsibilities included attorney time -entry using time slips.
typing and editing of court documents, including briefs and
memoranda of law. Familiarity with criminal and civil matters.
EDUCATION: New York City College of Technology
300 Jay Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
Law and Paralegal Studies-
B.S.-Bachelor’s Degree-graduated September 2021
ACCOLADES/
ACHIEVEMENTS: M. S Word 2007, MS Office, Lexis, Westlaw, imanage, Clio
Legal Research, cite checking skills, familiarity
with legal databases, heavy administrative/secretarial
experience
Typing 65 w.p.m
IBM 3742 Diskette;029 Verifier-
Word processing, spreadsheets, legal research, cite checking.
The National Society of Leadership and Success
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