Audrey Ross Email and Phone Number

Provides secretarial/administrative support/clerical support to Program Administrator. Assists in carrying out administrative policies and procedures. Relieves Program Administrator of administrative duties. Sorts and screens incoming mail. Maintains office supply inventory, orders as needed. Types, correspondence, charts, etc. Assembles information, proofreads, sets up and maintains office files. Answers telephones and schedules appointments. Coordinates time, placement and participant arrangements for meetings. Takes and types minutes of meetings.

Provided assistance for a one man law office with concentration on municipal law, civil law, estate administration, will preparation and living will preparation, and real estate closings. Responsibilities included office billing using the Timeslips program, legal research using the internet and New Jersey Courts On Line web site. Document preparation, transcribing memorandums and letters using a Dictaphone and tracking deadlines. Payment of various invoices and expenses from the estate checking accounts as well as office account and attorney trust account.. Answered telephones and scheduled appointments. Opened and closed office files. Notarized documents. Office filing. During my employment I acted as manager of office operations. Duties included ordering office supplies, scheduling equipment maintenance, and was given the responsibility of interviewing and hiring a full time secretary.

Responsible for administrative support of three (3) attorneys in a growing and very busy matrimonial/ family law practice. Maintained the calendar for the department, scheduled appointments, requested adjournments when necessary and ensured case coverage. Tracked deadlines. Met with clients to gather information in order to prepare/draft pleadings for filing with the court to include complaints, insurance affidavits, case information statements, retainer agreements, property settlement agreements, motions, orders, judgments, interrogatories, notice to produce, subpoenas, etc. Ran child support/alimony guidelines using office computer program. Screened department incoming telephone calls from clients, courts and adversaries; problem solved when appropriate. Entered and billed time for telephone calls and office meetings at a rate of $75.00 per hour and billed attorney rates for document preparation. Opened and closed office files. In addition, was responsible to assist senior partner, as needed, with insurance defense cases. To include the coordination of depositions, calendar, propounding discovery, obtaining expert reports, answering discovery, preparation of correspondence, communication with insurance representatives and physicians.

Provided secretarial support for senior partner of a medium sized firm who practiced municipal law. Prepared correspondence for a partner who practiced banking law and corporate law. Maintained attorney time sheets. Provided switchboard relief for receptionist.

Prepared general correspondence, charts, and reports for a well respected, medium sized engineering company. Scheduled meetings and travel arrangements. Provided switchboard/receptionist relief as needed.

SSGT, Honorable Discharge