EMPLOYMENT:

Legal Secretary [Municipal] Years Employed (May, 2008 to September, 2010)

Best Best & Krieger LLP Ontario, California
Worked closely with Municipalities and their City Council, City Managers and Cit
y Staff.
Maintained Outlook calendars for two senior partners, two senior associates and
one paralegal.
Assisted in preparing agendas, resolutions, and ordinances.
Maintained attorney filing.
Other duties included time entry, transcription, coordinating meetings, and othe
r administrative matters.
Document filing system used was DocsOpen and iManage (File Site).
Legal Secretary Years Employed (June, 2007 to April, 2008)
Matura Farrington Downtown Los Angeles, California
This company is a legal placement agency, which places candidates in both tempor
ary and permanent positions. Worked as a litigation overflow secretary.
Legal Assistant Years Employed (November, 2006 to May, 2007)
Beatty & Associates Ontario, California
Support the Firms Owner and one Associate
Clients included one of the largest propane company owners in the United States
; local cities (for example, Ontario, Montebello); Stewart & Stevenson
Prepare and maintain online repositories for large cases/clients
Paralegal duties include: research, maintenance of trial binders, preparation of
spreadsheets for client reports, interaction with clients, interaction with sub
sidiaries
Administrative duties for Owner
Open new clients/matters, organize and maintain files, records, client and matte
r lists
Handle travel arrangements
Billed time using Timeslips
NOTE: Attorney closed office
Legal Secretary [Corporate] Years Employed (August, 2003 to June, 2006)
Buchalter Nemer Los Angeles, California
Supported the Firms President/Managing Member, two Associates, and one Paralegal
Clients include investment advisors, financial institutions, large corporations
Prepare various agreements (stock purchase, asset purchase, etc.), private place
ment memorandums, ADVs, 13F filings, 13G filings, other SEC filing forms
Prepare correspondence to SEC, various Secretary of States, filing documents, as
sist in preparation of LLC/corporation formations
Intense administrative duties for President/Managing Member
Open new clients/matters, organize and maintain files, records, client and matte
r lists
Handle travel arrangements
Presented Word workshop to legal secretaries
Supported two Of Counsel in Litigation Section bankruptcy
Clients included Banks and Credit Unions
Heavy transcription of dictation
Prepared correspondence and legal documents (Writ of Possession, Writ of Attachm
ents, etc.),
Served clients by answering questions
Open new client/matters, organized and maintained files, records and client list
s
Legal Secretary [Business/Litigation] Years Employed (December, 1999 to June, 2
003)
Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC Huntington, West Virginia
Supported two Members of Business Section estate administration and estate plan
ning
Transcribed dictation
Prepared correspondence and legal documents, such as contracts, leases, wills, t
rusts, trust agreements, powers of attorney, medical powers of attorney, deeds,
IRS forms, ordered corporate seals and notebooks
Organized and maintained files and records
Supported Member in charge of Litigation Section, Of Counsel, and one Associate
toxic tort, medical malpractice, mandolidis, general civil litigation
Prepared correspondence and legal documents, such as complaints, summons answers
, motions, subpoenas, requests for production, interrogatories, notices of depos
ition
Served clients by answering questions and setting appointments
Updated files and attorneys calendar and master litigation calendar
Handled travel arrangements

TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Highly proficient in Microsoft Word
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, iManage, FileSite, Legal MacPac
, DocX Exchange, Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Timeslips, Delta View,
Working knowledge of research techniques using Lexis Nexis and West Law

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts in English and Literature Graduated 1996
Member of Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society
California Polytechnic, Pomona Pomona, California