Anna Gaff-Bieszke
New Haven,MI
Summary
Organized Legal Secretary adept at managing multiple high priority tasks. Expert in preparing legal documents such as briefs, motions and subpoenas. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Secretary
Haddad & Haddad
Clinton Township, MI
09.2018 - Current
- Answered incoming calls from clients and attorneys to provide assistance or route calls to appropriate personnel.
- Organized case files by creating and maintaining document filing systems for easy retrieval of information.
- Drafted, edited and finalized legal documents such as contracts, pleadings and motions.
- Prepared correspondence, memos, reports and other legal documents using Microsoft Word.
- Coordinated court filings including scheduling hearings, filing deadlines and calendaring events.
- Maintained attorney calendars by keeping track of appointments, meetings and conferences.
- Scheduled depositions, mediations and arbitrations with parties involved in litigation cases.
- Greeted visitors to the office in a professional manner while providing support to attorneys as needed.
- Transcribed dictation from audio recordings into written form utilizing digital recording equipment.
- Assisted in trial preparation activities such as organizing exhibits, preparing witness binders and assembling jury instructions.
- Photocopied all correspondence, documents and other printed materials.
- Proofed documents and submitted to attorneys for review.
- Composed and revised legal documents, letters, depositions and court documents.
- Drafted letters and prepared legal correspondence for attorneys.
- Received and disbursed incoming mail.
- Coordinated and scheduled meetings and telephone conferences.
- Mailed and arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses and court officials.
- Assisted in maintaining department attorney personnel files with utmost confidentiality.
- Processed summons, subpoenas and complaints.
- Composed and revised letters and depositions.
- Facilitated communications by forwarding emails, transferring calls and filing documents.
- Pleasantly welcomed visitors, answered phone calls and maintained front reception desk.
- Processed electronic or physical court filings for attorney's practice.
Education
LPN in Denmark - Healthcare
Randers Social Og Sunhedskole
Denmark08-2008
Skills
- Document Preparation
- Case File Management
- Case Document Coordination
- Legal Documentation And Reporting
- Preparation Of Trial Memoranda
- Court Filings
- Litigation Review
- Transcription
- Advanced Word Processing
- Case Preparation
- Document Scanning
- Drafting Legal Documents
- Appointment Setting
- Court Orders
- Legal Document Preparation
- Documentation Editing
- Scheduling And Calendar Management
- Creating Legal Documents
- Greeting Visitors
- Document Editing
- Scheduling/Planning
- Litigation Management
- Proofreading
- Discovery Process
- Office Management
- Trial Preparation Understanding
- Legal Memos
- Relationship Building And Rapport
- American Association Of Notaries
- Client Communications
- Legal Documents
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Danish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Legal Secretary
Haddad & Haddad
09.2018 - Current
LPN in Denmark - Healthcare
Randers Social Og Sunhedskole
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