Catherine Cunningham
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Hardworking Legal Secretary with more than 35 years in legal office administration. Offers exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal-secretary
Crowell & Moring
10.2018 - Current
- Facilitated communication between clients and attorneys, ensuring prompt responses to inquiries.
- Assisted in drafting legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and briefs, contributing to successful case resolutions.
- Provided exceptional customer service when greeting clients and answering phone calls, fostering a welcoming environment.
- Coordinated meetings, conferences, and travel arrangements for attorneys, ensuring seamless scheduling across the firm.
- Reduced errors in legal documents by implementing thorough proofreading processes.
- Improved client satisfaction by providing timely and accurate legal document preparation.
- Managed multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously, meeting all deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
- Maintained strict confidentiality of sensitive information to protect client privacy and uphold professional ethics.
- Created, indexed, and maintained client binders.
- Scheduled and made appointments for 8 attorneys.
- Transcribed legal documents and phone conversations.
- Developed and maintained filing and retrieval systems.
- Arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
- Planned and organized internal and external events, meetings and conferences.
- Researched and booked reasonably-priced and comfortable airfare, hotels and ground transportation for senior leadership.
- Managed check requests, expense reimbursement requests, invoices and accounts payable and receivable information.
- Transcribed information from typed or handwritten notes, shorthand or dictation and confirmed accuracy and correct formatting of documents.
- Prioritized and handled multiple assignments and maintained firm commitment to deadlines.
- Completed data entry of legal documents into electronic filing systems.
- Prepared and processed invoices for attorney billing.
Legal Secretary
Cadwalder, Wickersham & Taft
12.1986 - 10.2018
- Assisted in drafting legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and briefs, contributing to successful case resolutions.
- Reduced errors in legal documents by implementing thorough proofreading processes.
- Facilitated communication between clients and attorneys, ensuring prompt responses to inquiries.
- Maintained strict confidentiality of sensitive information to protect client privacy and uphold professional ethics.
- Coordinated meetings, conferences, and travel arrangements for attorneys, ensuring seamless scheduling across the firm.
- Managed multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously, meeting all deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
- Supported attorneys during trials by efficiently coordinating exhibits, witness interviews, and other essential tasks.
- Provided exceptional customer service when greeting clients and answering phone calls, fostering a welcoming environment.
- Screened telephone calls and forwarded to appropriate departments.
- Scheduled and made appointments for 7 attorneys.
- Transcribed legal documents and phone conversations.
- Developed and maintained filing and retrieval systems.
- Arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
- Diligently edited legal correspondence for grammar and spelling.
- Scheduled all appointments, appearances and briefings.
- Received and placed telephone calls to clients and prospective clients.
- Created, indexed, and maintained client binders.
- Prioritized and handled multiple assignments and maintained firm commitment to deadlines.
- Managed check requests, expense reimbursement requests, invoices and accounts payable and receivable information.
- Developed and maintained positive relationships with clients and colleagues.
- Prepared and processed invoices for attorney billing.
- Created and printed legal documents for attorneys to review.
- Researched and booked reasonably-priced and comfortable airfare, hotels and ground transportation for senior leadership.
- Assisted with preparation of trial materials and documents.
- Planned and organized internal and external events, meetings and conferences.
- Transcribed information from typed or handwritten notes, shorthand or dictation and confirmed accuracy and correct formatting of documents.
Skills
- Spreadsheets
- Executive calendars
- Word Processing
- Efficient multi-tasker
- Drafting legal documents
- Proofreading abilities
- Document Preparation
- Transcription
- Phone Etiquette
- Appointment Setting
- Exhibit preparation
- Meeting Coordination
- Calendar Management
- File Organization
- Billing and Invoicing
- Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Elite, Adobe Acrobat
- Administrative Support
- Editing and proofreading
- Document Formatting
- Legal Document Processing
- Legal Correspondence
- Appointment Scheduling
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Client Billing
- Travel Arrangements
- Time Management
Timeline
Legal-secretary
Crowell & Moring
10.2018 - Current
Legal Secretary
Cadwalder, Wickersham & Taft
12.1986 - 10.2018
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