Professional executive assistant supporting the General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer and Circuit and County Court Judges with all their managerial needs from scheduling and organizing meetings with executives, board members, senators, and other high-ranking officials to initiating employment and immigration legal matters. Performs quality control on vendor contracts, court pleadings, process invoices and other billing matters. Assists Chief Privacy Officer and Senior Vice President with annual budget preparations. Possess 28 years of experience as an Office Manager/Judicial Assistant and 36 years of experience as a Legal Assistant overall. Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities. Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver. Proven ability to work in unison with staff and independently. Resourceful with experience organizing large meetings and managing vendors. Skilled at document control, presentation development and travel support.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Executive Assistant
Memorial Healthcare Systems
01.2022 - Current
Reports directly to General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer
Manage schedules of General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer
Responsible for reviewing vendor contracts.
Interacts and gives guidance to management and employees on all facets of state procurement
Examines and reviews processes to ensure adherence to statutory requirements as well as State rules and procedures and consults with control agencies as necessary
Accountable for researching and evaluating purchase requests
Responsible for renewing all memberships and certifications
Responsible for keeping track of CLE credits
Prepare charts and materials for all upcoming meetings, mediations and/or presentations
Prepare all pleadings and proposed orders for court filing
Legal stamp contracts to then be entered into Meditract system
Initiates employment and immigration matters into Tymetrix360 system
Coordinates legal projects such as acquisitions, mergers, and state court filings.
Responsible for vendor credentialing
Request all settlement checks, for purpose of settling current legal and employment matters.
Approves and codes all invoices in ECM system.
Responsible for ordering all office supplies/furniture.
Assists Director with preparation of annual budget.
Responsible for ensuring all executive and Board members file annual Financial Disclosure forms.
Responsible for planning office activities for team building
Responsible for planning all off-site events.
Acts as back-up for Director of Legal Services
Responsible for researching cases in West Law, Pacer, LexisNexis, Court Management System (CMS), Federal Clerk and local Clerk’s office website, etc
Upload proposed orders in Florida’s CMS court system
Identify and document process issues affecting quality and present improvement possibilities for management review
Plan, execute, and oversee case management work product evaluation process to establish quality assurance conformance to specifications and deliverables
Prepares documents, manuals, investigations, and reports
Collaborates with director to recognize and apply regulatory compliance and makes suggestions to ensure operational efficiency and collect and analyze data to reduce costs, improve processes, or increase quality control
Performs analysis and reporting of quality control issues, including but not limited to internal, customer, and arbitrator(s) defects, contributes to monitoring Corrective Action/Preventative Action (CAPA) process, verifying effectiveness of corrective actions, and investigating open action items
Assist in projects conducive to operations and local quality control functions in tracking, documenting, and reporting quality levels to accomplish department and company goals and objectives
Establishes and maintains professional rapport with community, vendors, and internal associates
Responds to inquiries promptly; anticipates, troubleshoots, and resolves problems by weighing importance of facts and issues to foster resolution and efficient management of cases
Ensures that unresolved and complex issues are escalated to appropriate director.
Proofread contracts and tracks all redlines, edits, etc
Facilitates preparation and execution of contractual agreements with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and technology companies, academic institutions, and physician practices
Coordinates efforts to help ensure Research Institute, suppliers, and customers have contractual agreements in place that are clear, fair and legally binding
Responsible for contacting physicians regarding contract signatures and approvals
Summarize problems with various contract accounts, troubleshoot problems with contract originators, and suggest solutions
Develop and revise strategies to administer and monitor contractor compliance with contract terms and conditions
Collaborates with staff across department and external vendors to support business needs with executed contracts.
Judicial Assistant/Office Manager
State of Florida, County Court Judge Kal Evans, Circuit Court Judge Lynn Rosenthal
County Court Judge Joseph A. Murphy
12.1995 - 12.2021
Examined legal documents submitted to courts for adherence to laws and court procedures
Prepared court documents for filing in alignment with established protocols to support compliance.
Managed highly complex case processing and coordination for judicial activities for judges, magistrates, and clerks of court
Maintained records of probate, criminal, family and civil documents and matters
Organized litigation files and other legal documentation
Processed cases involving worker's compensation and family litigation
Responsible for researching cases in West Law, Pacer, LexisNexis, Court Management System (CMS), Federal Clerk and local Clerk’s office website, etc
Upload proposed orders in Florida’s CMS court system
Reviewed and processed complex court-related documents associated with decedent's estates, Conservatorships/Guardianships/Trusts, and other probate matters
Communicated with trial lawyers, county clerks and magistrates on calendar scheduling, hearings and trial dates
Docket civil and criminal orders and reports in CM/ECF, attended hearings and conferences when needed
Input of docket entries to CM/ECF (court filing system), scheduled conferences, hearings, and other relevant court matters
Answered inquiries for evictions and foreclosure materials and provided procedural information to claimants/litigants
Responsible for scheduling and approving judge’s docket
Prepared and distributed written and verbal information to inform employees of public and operational policies and regulations
Handled all administrative duties
Consulted with staff and others in government, business, and private organizations to discuss judicial issues, coordinated activities, and resolved complaints from litigants
Served as liaison between attorneys, defendants, court personnel and Judge
Studied legislation and other sources of relevant information to assess and recommend policy and procedural modifications
Assisted public daily with information regarding their cases
Researched case information and/or history
Conducted work procedures and activities accordingly for purpose of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs
Identified information received by making estimates or categorizations
Recognized differences or similarities in circumstances or events and made necessary adjustments
Acted as policy and procedure subject matter expert for team
Maintained judicial standard for quality performance in criminal, civil and family divisions
Executed queue management techniques
Executed on people management and development that aligned with the 17th judicial circuit and Florida State Law
Streamlined case procedure and outcomes.
Participated in volume production as supervisor to judicial staff.
Responded to in-person and telephone requests for information from general public, attorneys and other involved parties
Education
Bachelor of Science - Public Administration
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
12.2024
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
Penn Foster College
Scranton, PA
03.2010
Lean Six Sigma Certification – Yellow Belt – - Educational Improvement
Memorial Hospital Training
Hollywood
12.2022
Skills
Microsoft Word, Teams, Outlook, Publisher, PowerPoint, Google Chrome, Workspace, Duo, Jabber, Zoom, and Webex Time Management 85 wpm Legal Research, Quality Assurance, Legal Drafting, and Strategic Planning
Office Administration
Excel Spreadsheets
Meeting Agenda Preparation
Executive Calendars
Business Writing
Business Correspondence
Executive Presentation Development
Executive Support
Timeline
Senior Executive Assistant
Memorial Healthcare Systems
01.2022 - Current
Judicial Assistant/Office Manager
State of Florida, County Court Judge Kal Evans, Circuit Court Judge Lynn Rosenthal
County Court Judge Joseph A. Murphy
12.1995 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Public Administration
University of Phoenix
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
Penn Foster College
Lean Six Sigma Certification – Yellow Belt – - Educational Improvement