Elizabeth Williams

 

773-329-5316                                                                                                                 ewilliams1600@gmail.com

 

Work Experience:

Pace Suburban Bus Company, Arlington Heights, IL (Temp Assignment)                October/2012-December/2012

Administrative Assistant

Scanned, proofread, and copied approximately 5 purchasing contracts per week to upload bid packages into the Pace Intranet site for viewing by potential vendors

Archived 500 old purchase contracts into a database system for off-site access

Typed and distributed Freedom of Information Act documents to the purchase buyers to comply with the Pace Legal Department requirements

Prepared and distributed bid lists to vendors

Provided assistance to Legal Department with distribution of documents

 

Volkswagen Credit, Car Finance Company, Libertyville, IL (Temp Assignment)              April/2012-August/2012

Data Entry Specialist

Employed Fiserv 5.0 software to process an average of 1000 documents daily resulting in timely and accurate data entry

Provided funders and auditors with data needed to fund 120 deals daily for purchasing and leasing cars to customers

 

Sunset Supermarkets, Grocery Store, Highland Park, IL               February/2011-February/2012

Customer Assistant

Provided timely and informative customer service consisting of:

Answering questions regarding product information for approximately 50 customers daily

Weighing produce

 

Maximus Inc., Consulting Firm, Northbrook, IL (Temp Assignment)               February/2011-June/2011

Junior Administrative Assistant

Reduced storage space and records access time by capturing 60 documents electronically daily

Registered participants, planned meetings and made travel arrangements for seminars once a month

Updated Excel spreadsheets regarding business pipeline

 

Querrey and Harrow, Insurance defense law firm, Chicago, IL              February/2009-December/2009

              Paralegal Part-Time Internship

Conducted legal research for insurance scam project

Assisted Docket department in filing lawsuits in Chicago with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County

Attended real estate closings and assisted with organizing paperwork

 

Inland Logistics, Freight Brokerage Company, Palatine, IL               July/2008-October/2008

Administrative Assistant

Took quotes for freight services via phone

Resolved customer service complaints and shipping discrepancies

Received and organized documents for billing

 

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

B.A. in Communications

 

Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL

ABA- Approved Post- Baccalaureate Paralegal Studies Program