RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

HolmstromKennedyPC        3/2015 – 7/2015 Legal Assistant

·   Drafted real estate documents incl. deeds, PTAX, estate documents incl. wills, trusts, POA healthcare and property

·   Client correspondence, engagement letters, new client and conflict forms

·  Billed attorney time in PCLaw and proficient in NetDocuments, kept attorney calendar

 

Rubin, Winston, Diercks, Harris & Cooke, LLP          2003 - 3/2015

Legal Assistant, Assistant Office Administrator

·   Proficient in legal research databases, including PACER and Westlaw;

·   Prepares documents and memoranda for production;

·   Drafts correspondence internally and to clients;

·   Organizes and prepares exhibit binders and exhibits for production in FCC cases;

·   Assembles litigation binders;

·   Oversees firm bank accounts and distribution of funds, initiates domestic and international wires, inputs client billing, handles AP/AR, and highly proficient at Quicken;

·   Manages attorney calendars and correspondence, incl. confidential information;

·   Reviews and edits monthly firm communications newsletter;

·   Assembles closing binders for the purchase and/or sale of assets and/or businesses;

·   Prepares estate planning documents for clients; and

·   Manages projects and multiple client accounts for attorneys.

Provost & Umphrey Law Firm LLP   1998

Summer Intern

·   General administrative support, including answering phones, sorting mail, filing and copying; and

·   Conducted legal research.

 

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Victoria’s Secret   1998 – 2001

Key Holder, Retail Associate

 

EDUCATION

George Mason University  Paralegal Certificate, 2014

University of Vermont          Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 2011

Montgomery College (Attended)    2006 - 2008

University of Vermont (Attended)    1997 - 2000

SKILLS

·   Proficient in Microsoft Office and WordPerfect

·   Ability to operate and troubleshoot office computers, phones, and other equipment; and

·   Conversational in Spanish.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS/CERTIFICATIONS

Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Montgomery College

Notary Public, District of Columbia

 

REFERENCES

 

Donna Shaw, Administrator, Rubin, Winston, Diercks, Harris & Cooke, LLP

202.257.0533, dshaw@rwdhc.com

 

Max Riederer, Partner, Rubin, Winston, Diercks, Harris & Cooke, LLP

202.256.7880, mrieder@mrlawnet.com

 

Steven Stone, Partner, Rubin, Winston, Diercks, Harris & Cooke, LLP

202.494.8850, sstone@rwdhc.com

 

Frederick Cooke, Jr., Partner, Rubin, Winston, Diercks, Harris & Cooke, LLP

202.861.0870, fcooke@rwdhc.com