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10429 South 51St Street, Suite 285, Phoenix, Az 85044

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary assisting multiple attorneys in the practice of civil litigation, construction-defect litigation, some personal injury. Responsibilities included creating, typing, major editing of all correspondence, pleadings, etc. Extensive document management and docketing duties.

1850 North Central Avenue, Suite 2100, Phoenix, Az 85004

Legal Administrative Secretary assisting two attorneys in the practice of intellectual property and general business law. Responsibilities included preparing numerous and complex correspondence and organizational documents, attorney-time entry, review and revision of client pre-bills and invoice letters, file organization, calendar and meeting notices, daily new client/matter processing, expences, dictation transcription, client contact, and extensive online document management, filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Arizona Corporation Commission, and the Arizona Secretary of State, research in connection with various business entities.

80 East Rio Salado Parkway, #305, Tempe, Az 85281

Legal Secretary assisting three attorneys in the practice of Indian tribal law including gaming, litigation, and employee matters, etc. The Tempe office is one of three with the home office in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Responsibilities included duties as sole secretarial support providing typing of all correspondence, memos, pleadings, dictation transcription; calendaring, travel arrangements; meeting and teleconference scheduling; heavy client contact; all expense reimbursement and end-of-month invoice processing; monthly client expense report for the Tempe office; notary public duties; organizing and maintaining files; composing drafts of letters and pleadings; revisions to same; ordering and maintenance of all computer and related office equipment and supplies, including food and beverage; and other miscellaneous duties.

Project Coordinator/Administrative Assistant. Responsibilities included assisting Project Managers with coordination of commercial and residential project paperwork with county, city and state organizations; managing, tracking and the communication of progression of projects and liaison to team members, client contact, correspondence and submittals of planned area development to various counties and cities. Lay off due to company-wide downsizing, CMX closed all their Phoenix office locations from 2008 to 2009.

1850 North Central Avenue, Suite 1400, Phoenix, Az 85004

Legal Secretary. Responsibilities included providing support for two attorneys in the practice of commercial and complex litigation, employment and Indian law. Routine secretarial support of typing correspondence, memos, pleadings, revisions of same, filing, phones, timesheet entry, scheduling, calendaring, etc.

201 East Washington Street, Suite 1600, Phoenix, Az 85004

Executive Legal Secretary. Experience in securities fraud, environmental crimes, and accountant malpractice litigation. Responsibilities include composition of correspondence and memoranda, typing of correspondence, pleadings, discovery, etc., extensive file organization and maintenance, organizational work with numerous ongoing ABA and other legal-related seminar firm programs and meetings, etc., maintenance of several database files, billing edits, calculation and preparation of billing cover summary sheets to clients and write-off calculations and summaries, maintenance of calendar and appointment scheduling, heavy client and expert witness contact, challenging travel scheduling, docketing, organization of conference calls, meetings and food service.• My experience with Streich Lang, PA and Steptoe & Johnson LLP was a culmination of 18 years experience working for the same attorney consecutively at two different law firms.

Executive Legal Secretary in the Litigation Section. Experience in securities fraud, environmental crimes, and accountant malpractice litigation. Responsibilities included composition of correspondence and memoranda, typing of correspondence, pleadings, discovery, etc., extensive file organization and maintenance, organizational work with many ongoing ABA-related programs and meetings, travel arrangements, etc., maintenance of database files, maintenance of calendar and appointment scheduling, heavy client and expert witness contact.