Christine M. Skulevold
Newburgh,USA
Summary
Results-driven professional with high standards and a strong focus on achieving goals. Excels in collaborating with teams and adapting to changing needs. Skills include administrative management, scheduling, budgeting, and staff coordination. Highly dependable, ethical, and reliable, serving as a valuable support specialist and leader. Brings together advanced organizational, technical, and business acumen to deliver exceptional operational and service excellence. Notable strengths include effective communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Office Manager/Bookkeeper/Paralegal
Northrop & Stradar PC
08.2016 - Current
- Manage day-to-day operations of a small but busy law firm - handle all human resource and bookkeeping needs in addition to managing +/- 30 open estate files and assisting with such files as necessary
- Full Charge Bookkeeping services, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll (QuickBooks), Bank Reconciliations, New Client Set-up
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the office;
- Annual insurance renewals - Professional Liability and Commercial Insurance;
- Track and keep attorney’s compliant with Continuing Legal Education;
- Ensure the Firm’s employees remain trained and current on sexual harassment laws;
- Handled sensitive information with discretion, maintaining confidentiality of company documents and personnel records.
- Maintained accurate financial records by reconciling accounts payable/receivable transactions regularly to ensure balanced budgets.
- Enhanced team productivity by delegating tasks effectively and overseeing daily workflow.
- Coordinated office events and meetings, ensuring timely execution and optimal scheduling for all participants.
- Assisted in the recruitment process, conducting interviews and onboarding new employees to promote a seamless integration into the team dynamic.
- Managed vendor relationships, negotiating contracts for cost savings while maintaining high-quality services.
- Developed comprehensive policy manuals outlining procedures and guidelines, contributing to a well-organized workplace culture.
- Facilitated smooth office relocations by meticulously planning and coordinating all aspects of move.
- Handled sensitive employee and client information with utmost confidentiality, maintaining trust and integrity.
- Paralegal services including supporting two attorneys in Trust, Estate, Real Estate, and Corporate practice areas.
Marketing Coordinator, Communications Technology
McDermott Will & Emery
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Manage the content for the Firm’s U.S
- Home page; create Firm-hosted event pages and sponsor pages; create and update client services pages, office pages, attorney biographies and post publications
- Post blog posts to the Firm’s blogs
- Monitor and compile monthly analytical reports for blogs via Google Analytics
- Track and remove all departing lawyers and relative content from the Firm’s U.S
- And China Law websites and liaise with multiple communication aggregators to have them removed from their databases
- Monitor and manage the Firm’s social media presence on LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and Facebook
- Create social media strategies and hashtag campaigns for annual Firm-hosted events
- Format and distribute internal and external email campaigns; monitor and handle bounce back emails as well as all emails sent to the Firm’s Contact Us mailbox
- Oversee and sign-off on final formatting of newsletters from Firm’s document production team
- Organize local office photo shoots for lawyers
- Train other marketing team members as needed
- Drafted a social media policy for the Firm which is currently under review
- In 2013 liaised with an outside consultant to launch a Firm-wide LinkedIn project where we were able to get 98% of all partners on LinkedIn
- Assisted with the build out and launch of www.mcdermottplus.com
Executive Assistant to partner-in-charge of the New York office and Co-Chair Elect
McDermott Will & Emery
11.2007 - 01.2010
- Maintained heavy calendar for both business and personal matters
- Arranged U.S
- And international travel, including private and / or commercial flights and all necessary ground transportation
- Arranged daily personal car service to and from meetings as necessary
- Monitored, prioritized and followed up on all incoming email
- Organized, through the use of sub-folders, partner’s Outlook account
- Prepared and gathered materials for all meetings and / or court appearances
- Supervised submission and reimbursement of all expenses
- Transcribed incoming voicemails and sent to partner via email, kept log of same
- Received and distributed incoming mail; reviewed and evaluated mail to identify those items requiring priority attention of the partner, kept log of same
- Reviewed / approved all car service and conference call service bills
- Opened new client matters
- Maintained client conflicts database
- Prepared and maintained various administrative files
- Scheduled personal appointments
- Maintained monthly financial transfers
- Arranged travel and / or car service for family members as requested
- Kept personal calendar and ordered gifts / flowers as needed
- Purchased / ordered personal office supplies
Executive Assistant / Legal Secretary to Americas Head of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department, Litigation Partner and Associates
Clifford Chance
09.2000 - 03.2006
- Coordinated meetings and department functions
- Arranged U.S
- And international travel, including any necessary ground transportation
- Monitored, prioritized and followed up on all incoming email
- Prepared and gathered materials for all meetings and / or court appearances
- Prepared and submitted travel / expense reports for reimbursement
- Received and distributed incoming mail; reviewed and evaluated mail to identify those items requiring priority attention of the partner
- Opened new client matters
- Prepared and maintained various administrative files
- Organized current case files
- Entered attorney’s time into time recording / billing system
- Reviewed and submitted monthly client bills
- Transcribed dictation when needed
- Prepared, organized and maintained various files
Senior Legal Assistant to Partner
Larkin, Axelrod, Ingrassia & Tetenbaum
09.1998 - 09.2000
- Responded to defendant’s Notices to Produce and Demands
- Served defendants with Notices to Produce and Demands
- Heavy client contact and correspondence
- Scheduled Independent Medical Examinations for plaintiff
- Updated client medical status and medical records
- Organized and prepared case files for trial
- Scheduled appointments with the plaintiff(s) and attorney
- Opened new cases
- Followed up on outstanding responses
- Trained new employees
Education
Fitness Nutrition Specialist -
NASM
Professional Paralegal Training - Paralegal certificate
Binghamton University
01.2001
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- QuickBooks
- Quicken
- WordPress
- Google Analytics
- Basic HTML knowledge
- Customer service
- Office management
- Clear oral/written communication
- Billing
- Bookkeeping
- Payroll and budgeting
- Account reconciliation
- Human resources
- Staff hiring
- Administrative oversight
- Training and coaching
- Workflow optimization
- Reliability
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Team building
- Team leadership
- Professionalism
- Financial accounting
- Policy and procedure modification
- Compliance monitoring
- Scheduling and calendar management
Volunteer Experience
- Adopt-A-Highway, New Windsor, NY, 04/18, 09/20
- Parkinson’s Unity Walk, NYC, NY, 04/17, 04/19
- Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, 10/17, 2023
- Girls on the Run of the Hudson Valley, 09/20, 06/23
Timeline
Office Manager/Bookkeeper/Paralegal
Northrop & Stradar PC
08.2016 - Current
Marketing Coordinator, Communications Technology
McDermott Will & Emery
01.2010 - 01.2016
Executive Assistant to partner-in-charge of the New York office and Co-Chair Elect
McDermott Will & Emery
11.2007 - 01.2010
Executive Assistant / Legal Secretary to Americas Head of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department, Litigation Partner and Associates
Clifford Chance
09.2000 - 03.2006
Senior Legal Assistant to Partner
Larkin, Axelrod, Ingrassia & Tetenbaum
09.1998 - 09.2000
Professional Paralegal Training - Paralegal certificate
Binghamton University
Fitness Nutrition Specialist -
NASM
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