Christy Huskins
Waxahachie,Texas
Summary
Effective at taking on large and small tasks with little guidance or outside help. Successfully applies excellent time management skills and expert knowledge of legal procedures.
Highly skilled with a background in fast-paced environments. Known for strong administrative skills, including managing complex schedules, preparing documents, and maintaining client relationships. Strengths include multitasking, confidentiality protocol adherence, and ability to work under pressure. Previous roles have demonstrated impact by improving office efficiency through effective process implementation.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Secretary
ELLIS COUNTY AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Waxahachie, TEXAS
08.2021 - Current
- Drafted, edited and finalized legal documents such as contracts, pleadings and motions.
- Organized case files by creating and maintaining document filing systems for easy retrieval of information.
- Answered incoming calls from clients and attorneys to provide assistance or route calls to appropriate personnel.
- 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.
- Greeted visitors to the office in a professional manner while providing support to attorneys as needed.
- 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 and legal assistants.
- Received and disbursed incoming mail.
PRE- AUTHORIZATION COORDINATOR
DR. MARCUS ROUX, MD
Waxahachie, TX
10.2018 - 08.2021
- Reviewed and approved authorization requests according to established criteria.
- Maintained accurate records of all authorizations in the system.
- Processed incoming authorization requests and updated customer accounts accordingly.
- Identified discrepancies in authorization requests, reported them to management, and took corrective action as needed.
- Assisted customers with questions or problems related to their authorization requests.
- Analyzed data from various sources to ensure accuracy of authorizations.
- Generated reports for management regarding the status of pending authorizations.
- Managed workflow processes for authorization requests, including routing documents and tracking progress.
- Researched information as necessary to resolve customer inquiries or issues with authorizations.
- Performed administrative duties such as filing, copying, scanning, faxing.
- Developed training materials for new Authorization Coordinators and staff members.
- Conducted interviews with potential candidates for Authorization Coordinator positions.
Manager
Dr. Shahla Pisheh, O.D
Midlothian, Texas
11.2000 - 10.2018
- Assisted with the preparation of budgets, forecasts and financial statements.
- Developed and implemented office policies and procedures.
- Supervised staff members, organized schedules and delegated tasks.
- Coordinated meetings, conferences, travel arrangements and department activities.
- Maintained filing system for records, correspondence and other documents.
- Ordered supplies and equipment to maintain adequate inventory levels.
- Provided administrative support to management team including preparing reports and presentations.
- Created spreadsheets in Excel to track data such as vacation requests, sick days .
- Answered phone calls, responded to emails, routed mail and coordinated courier services.
- Resolved customer inquiries in a timely manner while maintaining positive relationships with clients.
- Managed front desk operations including greeting visitors, answering questions or directing them to appropriate personnel.
- Tracked invoices and payments to ensure accuracy of accounts receivable and payable information.
- Performed general bookkeeping duties such as reconciling bank statements and creating journal entries.
- Provided training to new hires on office policies and procedures.
- Managed office inventory and placed new supply orders.
- Monitored payments due from clients and promptly contacted clients with past due payments.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION IN MEDICAL OFFICE PROF
NAVARRO COLLEGE
Waxahachie, TXSome College (No Degree) - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROF
Navarro College
WAXAHACHIESkills
- Schedule Maintenance
- Document filing
- Spreadsheets
- Drafting legal documents
- Word Processing
- Document drafting
- Strong presentation skills
- Document Management
- File Organization
- Appointment Setting
- Editing and proofreading
- Deadline tracking
- Legal Research
- Phone Etiquette
- Client Communication
- Administrative Support
Timeline
Legal Secretary
ELLIS COUNTY AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY
08.2021 - Current
PRE- AUTHORIZATION COORDINATOR
DR. MARCUS ROUX, MD
10.2018 - 08.2021
Manager
Dr. Shahla Pisheh, O.D
11.2000 - 10.2018
Some College (No Degree) - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION IN MEDICAL OFFICE PROF
NAVARRO COLLEGE
Some College (No Degree) - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROF
Navarro College