Bilingual Corporate Legal Secretary
New York, Ny
Assisted German partner in charge of firm’s German Practice Group in International Division, focusing on M&A cross-border transactions involving the U.S. and German-speaking countries. Acted as a liaison across all department levels and between partners, associates and clients.• Enhanced reputation of attorney and firm by representing attorney in all aspects of communication with clients, maintaining confidentiality.• Ensured practice ran smoothly by multi-tasking while handling heavy transcription in both German and English and completing all word processing, billing, expense reports, travel arrangements, time entry, mailings, shipments, filing and participated in international client contact.• Coordinated foreign trainee program, including setting up interviews with potential candidates, preparing correspondence associated with the program, resulting in the selection of foreign interns.