Joanne Hernandez Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Operations Services Department, Agency Safety Management

Operations Services Department

Provided support to partners, associates and paralegals by managing phones, calendars, travel arrangements, expense reports and contact lists.Assisted with venture fund formation matters by maintaining databases, facilitating due diligence and organizing records.Significantly increased administrative skills after selected to provide high level secretarial support to high profile client.Prepared correspondence and legal documents related to Federal Securities filings and stock option disbursements.

Drafted blog posts for NWLC blog page regarding timely issues affecting women’s healthcare.Curated daily media scans and disseminated pertinent news stories on multitude of issues affecting womenConducted research and assisted in development of social media content for NWLC’s millennial campaign, This Is Personal including NWLC’s Twitter account.Coordinated sign-ons from partner organizations for amicus briefs for US Supreme Court.Attended internal and external meetings regarding women’s reproductive healthcare issues including Capitol Hill hearings and briefing.

Managed and tracked over 1000 contracts working alongside the Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel Acted as a liaison and source of information between twenty-seven internal departments and roughly a thousand outside vendorsRevised and reviewed various agreements which included but not limited to Sponsorship and Procurement contracts Prepared weekly status reports on all outstanding agreements while training new usersCoordinated the implementation of a new company-wide contract database, Ariba, while tracking electronic and hard copy executed agreementsTracked court appointments and Freedom of Information Law requests via Microsoft Outlook

Coordinated with the Head of Litigation with paper and/or electronic filings of pleadings while performing cite checking of legal documents in preparation for oral argumentsAssisted in trial preparation by assembling, updating, and organizing trial exhibits and witness binders while also attending trial proceedings and oral argumentsPrepared documents for depositions and production using Wed Based Platforms (i.e. Relativity & Concordance)Coordinated with the Managing Clerk in preparation and service of paper pleadings in federal and state courtAssisted the Managing Partner by attending client meetings and taking notes to draft and finalize memorandums for attorney review

Ford and Harrison, LLP is a labor and employment law firm dedicated in assisting management teams in litigation, government investigations, collective bargaining and union organizing drivesCoordinated with office assistant to warehouse court pleadings and maintain electronic and hard copy court pleadings while implementing organizational system used to file court documents for attorneys and Junior AssociatesProvided administrative support to the Office Manager while distributing correspondence, providing receptionist support and coordinating meetings between clients and attorneys

Provided research assistance in a study to understand how a parent’s health literacy affected their dosing of cough and cold medications by recruiting over 100 candidates and administering surveys in English and SpanishTranslated from English to Spanish conversation between parents and doctor to ensure parents understood medical directions while coordinating follow up visits with parentsConducted chart reviews and compiled data entries using the hospital’s internal database to further facilitate data analysis

Master'S In Public Administration, Health Care Policy

Activities and Societies: NASPAA Competition 2015

Bachelor'S Of Arts, Sociology