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New York, New York, United States

• Proof wide array of firm documents—including marketing materials, blog articles, corporate agreements, memoranda, and circuit-court and Supreme Court briefs—for consistency and typological errors.• Adapt legal citations to rules codified by the Bluebook style guide, a legal and federal-court standard of uniform citation.• Line-edit complex memos and legal drafts where necessary for clarity and logical construction.

New York, New York, United States

• Provided responsive solutions to administrative requests from attorneys and directors in diverse practice groups and departments.• Researched inquiries by internal clients and delivered thorough, professional guidance.• Processed attorney expense reimbursements and created rush check orders for filing fees.• Assisted with editing client pre-bills in PrebillViewer and routing to billing department.• Entered attorney time and ensured compliance with time-recording policy.• Utilized firm technology and coordinated with personnel to ensure on-time dispatch of legal filings and communications.• Acquired knowledge of and kept updated on productivity software and firm systems to expand support capabilities.

New York, Ny

• Engaged primarily Spanish-speaking ESL clients to improve writing and speaking skills.• Conducted individual lessons on a variety of grammatical topics and reviewed clients’ academic writing.• Prepared clients for success in English-proficiency exams (TOEFL and IELTS).• Customized lessons according to learners’ ability using composite materials.

New York, Ny

• Supported tax-processing department in preparing individual (1040) and corporate (1120) tax returns for a tight filing deadline.• Collated electronic and paper copies of returns and assembled client tax-return books.• Executed client and reviewer delivery requests through Workstream.• Organized files on vast tax library and monitored filing statuses on ProSystem fx.• Archived tax returns and attachments on FileSite.

New York, New York

• Digitized firm-wide attorney files using scanning software and machinery.• Organized records room and photocopied archival materials for long-term storage.• Collaborated with records personnel to execute a large-scale digitization project.

Chicago, Il

• Maintained efficient accounting and bookkeeping system on Microsoft Excel.• Processed payments to vendors, contractors, and employees.• Created tenant files (lease agreements, security deposits, and correspondences) and communicated with tenants regarding maintenance and rent matters.• Drafted 5-day and 30-day legal notices (with company’s attorney) and coordinated to effect service and followed delivery of notices and receipt thereof.• Managed tenant intake, including documentation and keys, and ensured that excellent tenant service was provided.• Assisted on-site superintendents and off-site property managers with the coordination of contractors and delivery of materials and equipment for construction projects.

Chicago, Il

• Assisted attorney in drafting complex legal documentation for some of the most iconic businesses in Chicago.• Reviewed and drafted comments on extensive and complex discovery documents, including those from requests to produce and interrogatories.• Identified and corrected legally construable errors and checked citations.• Prepared trial notebooks and legal notices.• Researched and compiled data from LexisNexis on prospective commercial clients.• Created and edited blog articles on firm’s website.• Implemented SEO strategy to maximize marketability of digital content.

Chicago, Il

• Delivered lectures on ancient Roman history to both undergraduate and graduate students.• Assisted Professor Allan Kershaw, Ph.D. (author of leading Roman-history publications), with classroom and office duties.• Managed operation of integrated classroom technology, including experimental, cutting-edge technologies.• Delivered final presentations in 2012 and 2013 on the evolution of Latin script to undergraduate and graduate student audiences.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Classics And Classical Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Activities and Societies: Eta Sigma Phi• Eta Sigma Phi National Honor Society member (Eta Rho chapter). • Winner of 2010 Tracy Prize.

Certification, Professional Copyediting, Proofreading, And Fact-Checking, A

Pursuing coursework in the following areas: • proofing against a manuscript • utilizing appropriate reference works • solving common.