Draft legal documents, forms and correspondence for busy law firms. Specialize in probate/estate planning and family law firms.

Recuperated from injury for three months & then took care of family members & family matters including move to Virginia. Cared for infant granddaughter until 9/1/2020.

Legal Assistant/Probate Paralegal – Assisted three attorneys with drafting legal documents, compiled information from attorney & clients to prepare initial probate documents to open estate cases, worked directly with clients to meet court deadlines by obtaining information, inputting information into case management system, docketing deadlines; prepared inventories and fiduciary accounts for attorney’s review, researched court’s local rules and completed local forms;, assisted with estate planning documents/signings; drafted letters and emails to clients, filed correspondence and pleadings in client file; acting runner to file documents with various courts and government agencies, backup for other support staff in answering phones and greeting clients.

Supervised and work along with two Probate deputy clerks to perform the duties of the probate clerks' office including accepting filings from attorneys and public, docketing and case management. Write routine business letters & draft entries; answer & respond to telephone inquiries from attorneys and public. Schedule meetings and hearings; bailiff probate court hearings. Create more effective / efficient procedures to enhance daily operations. Create and provide training material for other clerks. Responsible for quarterly Supreme Court Reports as well as annual reports for the Probate Court.

Assisted family business with Sales/Marketing Consulting business performing the following duties: accounts payable/receivables; data entry into ACT2000!; mass mailings; special projects and general administrative duties.

Secretary to President of Product Development—assisted President by reading and prioritizing 150 - 300 daily Emails from the Orient each day; coordinated travel arrangements; arranged hotel,transportation and meetings with visitoring guest; processed & authorized courier invoices for payment; kept calendar tracking 75 associates; machine transcription.Secretary to Director of Product Development—Duties included drafting letters and memos for Director; working with product Managers & Designers to calendar department meetings; travel arrangements; compiling information for reports; maintained petty cash; ordered supplies.Secretary to Director of Fashion—Worked with Fashion Director to report fashion trends to Fashion Managers in the Stores. Machine transcription, processed and recorded department invoices.

PT/Senior Secreatry - Provided support to company's top executives--the group president and two group vice presidents. Duties incldued coordination of in-house meetings; travel arrangements for vice president; special projects including team building materials and general office duties.Human Resource Tech - Processed and assisted HR staff with new employee orientation and terminations, set up and maintained human resource reocrd keeping using HRIS, assistaned staff with salary changes. Prepared and processed benefits payments, handled employee verification, tuition reimbursements, issuance of security badges.Senior Secretary - Assisted Division President in administering department procedures/funtions as well as secretarial support to five other department managers and their staff. Duties included taking shorthand, machine transcription, mail, purchase orders, ordering service awards, responsible for month-end reports; coordinated division meetings; designed/redesigned forms on WP program; kepy operator to Kodak copier and binding equipment; ordered supplies and paper for all copiers in the company; assisted Group Secretary when needed.Received Employee of the Quarter Award 3rd Quarter, 1989.