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Overview
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Education
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Certification
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Cassie Eifler Neel

Fairdale,KY

Summary

Accomplished executive legal assistant assisting partners and owners of law firms. Diverse background skills include scheduling and maintaining numerous calendars, transcription, proofreading, making intense travel arrangements, preparing and keeping track of expense reports, billing, bookkeeping, accounts receivable and payable, office operations (supplies, machines, etc.), typing 70+ wpm, maintaining files (paper and electronic), preparing legal documents, taking minutes, preparing minutes for signature, multi-line telephone operation, reception, conference room upkeep, and much more. Proficient utilization of Aderant, Microsoft Word and Outlook with moderate knowledge of Powerpoint and Excel; rapidly trained, detail oriented notary public with ability to perform under stressful situations. Expert with English spelling and grammar skills.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Legal Assistant

Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC
06.2019 - 01.2025
  • Maintained strict confidentiality, protecting sensitive client information as required by legal ethics and regulations.
  • Handled office scheduling and made notes for deadlines, motions, and other important dates.
  • Improved communication between attorneys and clients by scheduling meetings, providing status updates, and relaying critical information promptly.
  • Increased client satisfaction by efficiently managing case files and promptly addressing inquiries.
  • Managed deadlines effectively ensuring timely submission of all required filings and correspondence.

Legal Administrative Assistant

Bingham Greenebaum Doll, LLP
12.2012 - 04.2015
  • Using Microsoft Outlook, scheduled meetings, depositions, conferences and court dates while maintaining calendars for numerous executives of the firm’s Tax & Finance Practice Group; prepared and sent correspondence and attachments to clients and adverse parties via email; added and maintained contacts for the Chairman and other members of the group
  • Using Microsoft Word, transcribe/prepared, revised and finalized corporate and other legal documents for members of the group; responsible for proofreading documents prepared by others in the group, ensuring timely filing and service of same, including electronically through ECF and PACER; take minutes and prepare for approval
  • Using Microsoft Excel, prepared and updated spreadsheets and other reports, including a complete list of open, closed and archived cases for the Chairman of the group
  • Using Microsoft PowerPoint, assisted with the preparation of marketing and teaching seminar tools

Legal Secretary, Office Administrator

DeMoisey Law Office PLLC
01.2008 - 12.2012
  • Responsible for all scheduling and maintaining calendar for the owner/managing partner of the firm using Outlook, as well as a hard copy calendar
  • Prepared, revised and finalized correspondence and legal documents for attorneys of the firm, including all proofreading and timely filing, mailing and service of same; assist with trial preparation
  • Entered time for all attorneys of the firm and prepared and mailed firm bills
  • Updated balances with payments made and reported on accounts receivable each month
  • Completed an entire reorganization of the firm’s billing system at the beginning of my employment
  • Oversaw payroll for the firm and paid all outstanding accounts payable, including the estimated quarterly taxes, from several bank accounts and reconciled each account monthly
  • Maintained all office equipment and supplies ensuring adequate supplies are always on hand
  • Additional secretarial duties as needed, including assisting with insurance defense matters, answering phones and other general reception duties, making copies, receiving mail, scanning court documents and delivering mail to each attorney

Legal Secretary

Pedley Zielke Gordinier & Pence, PLLC
01.2003 - 01.2008
  • In addition to most of the secretarial duties listed above, assisted a partner of the firm with his insurance defense litigation practice and was instrumental in making extensive national travel arrangements for said partner
  • Worked in reception when needed, trained new secretaries and paralegals hired, and filled in for secretaries that were out of the office

Education

No Degree -

Jefferson Community College

Graduate -

Jeffersontown High School

Skills

  • Redlining
  • Document Formatting
  • Transcribing
  • Internet Research
  • Electronic Organization
  • Tangible Organization
  • Confidentiality
  • Fast learner
  • Scheduling/Planning
  • Microsoft office
  • File organization
  • Calendar management
  • Legal document preparation

Narrative

Accomplished executive secretary with over 15 years experience in the legal field assisting partners and owners of law firms. Diverse background skills include executive secretarial assistance with scheduling and maintaining numerous calendars, transcription, proofreading, making intense travel arrangements, preparing and keeping track of expense reports, billing, bookkeeping, accounts receivable and payable, office operations (supplies, machines, etc.), typing 70+ wpm, maintaining files (paper and electronic), preparing documents, taking minutes, preparing minutes for signature, multi-line telephone operation, reception, conference room upkeep, and much more. Proficient utilization of Microsoft Word and Outlook with moderate knowledge of Powerpoint and Excel, former experience with Word Perfect, rapidly trained, detail oriented notary public with ability to perform under stressful situations. Proficient with English spelling and grammar skills.

Certification

  • Notary Public – State Government or designated state authority.

Timeline

Legal Assistant

Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC
06.2019 - 01.2025

Legal Administrative Assistant

Bingham Greenebaum Doll, LLP
12.2012 - 04.2015

Legal Secretary, Office Administrator

DeMoisey Law Office PLLC
01.2008 - 12.2012

Legal Secretary

Pedley Zielke Gordinier & Pence, PLLC
01.2003 - 01.2008

Graduate -

Jeffersontown High School

No Degree -

Jefferson Community College
Cassie Eifler Neel