Barbara Peterson Email & Phone Number

Budd Lake, New Jersey, United States

Hopatcong, New Jersey, United States

• Created an extensive library of document templates which greatly improved efficiency, demonstrated self-starter• Drafted external quality correspondence and court documents • Scheduled appointments, meetings and conference calls by interacting with clients, courts, and adversaries to coordinate calendars, attendees, and materials needed • Maintained digital filing system and secured confidential documents • Maintained the department’s onsite paper files and materials at offsite storage facility • Previewed, monitored and prioritized incoming communications

Sussex County, Nj

Hopatcong, New Jersey

• Filed external quality pleadings in appellate, superior, and municipal court portals• Scheduled and facilitated meetings both in-person and via Zoom or Microsoft teams with courts and clients• Provided advanced editing for new associate, demonstrating strong written communication skills and attention to detail• Prioritized issues and resolved them independently and diplomatically • Volunteered to back up other assistants, cross-trained in other fields of law resulting in a more flexible and efficient organization within the firm • Consistently ensured timely client communications • Completed CLE training courses to acquire new skills in relevant areas of law

Newton, New Jersey

• Collaborated with colleagues to maximize use of Word templates in development of a more efficient organization as a best practice and policy and procedure through my ability to influence others without direct authority• Proactively provided support to three attorneys through the timely gathering of data, preparation of pleadings, memoranda, documents and communications in a dynamic and changing work environment• Coordinated and processed departmental payables and receivables including payments to contractors, invoices for discovery and client remittances in compliance with corporate policy• Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills resulted in promotion to Office Manager• Filed external quality pleadings in appellate, superior, and municipal courts prior to digital portals

Sussex County, Nj

Newton, Nj

• Worked closely with other department and division managers and staff • Managed projects and acted as a delegate for department • Accurately maintained detailed department records and used them to generate reports • Assisted the department by coordinating meetings • Multitasked in a fast-paced atmosphere • Attended executive meetings, transcribed and distributed meeting minutes internally and externally • Coordinate both internal and external meeting logistics including catering and audio-visual needs • Managed corporate calendaring system in Outlook• Presented external quality presentations to business software clients• Assumed the role of the SME for QA, Development, and Customer Service departments on functionality and process flow.

Parsippany, Nj

Supported the timely release of high-quality software for the automotive aftermarket parts industry.Generated test cases based upon Requirements and Functional Specification documents.Performed functional testing, systems, and Integration testing. Tracked defects, issues, and bugs and assist in verifying the performance of bug fixes.Assisted in the coordination of the workload to meet deadlines.Provided support and knowledge to the client base.• Organized and streamlined administrative processes to reduce errors, improve accuracy and efficiency• Provided internal customer service and effective interpersonal skills in coordinating with the software development team • Provided general office support and acted as central point of contact for the entire team • Proofread and edited documentation before releasing to client base• Made transportation arrangements and itineraries for business travel • Prepared and filed expense reports • Scheduled and facilitated meetings, logged participant responses, generated action items and minutes

Newton, Nj

• Provided daily interaction with assigned clients. • Create client-specific project timelines. • Analyze data and sales figures to accurately handle and report project progression. • Directly responsible for managing, detailing and reporting client-specific projects. • Create project-specific technical training manuals and Plano-grams. • Operate FileMaker Pro Database System through the application, design, implementation, and support.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Legal Studies, General

Activities and Societies: PSI BETA ( National Honor Society in Psychology), Phi Theta Kappa, (International Honor Society of two-year.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa, (International Honor Society of two-year colleges)