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ESTERE JOSEPH

Hampton,GA

Summary

Driven Legal Assistant with 2+ years of experience in Family Law. Highly skilled at multitasking and prioritizing tasks to complete projects on time and determine appropriate courses of action. Skilled in Microsoft Office with a strong ability to juggle multiple tasks at one time. Excellent at scheduling, making sure the office runs smoothly, and offering a friendly smile to clients/guests. Team-player, though I also thrive working independently.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal Assistant

Atlanta Family Law Group, LLC
05.2021 - 11.2022
  • My main responsibilities, interacts with clients and building relationships with them by phone, email and in person, providing more and better communication with clients
  • Strengthening the relationship between the client and the firm, schedules client calls and meetings, assuring that the attorneys’ calendars are accurately maintained and organized in a logical and efficient manner, interacts with the courts and administrative agencies regarding hearings, motions and other appearances, Becoming the courts’ primary point of contact with the firm for all administrative and scheduling issues
  • Keeps attorneys calendars and sends reminders
  • Assuring that the attorneys’ calendars are accurately maintained and organized
  • Assuring that the attorneys’ workdays are organized in a logical and efficient manner
  • Retrieves and delivers assigned attorneys’ voicemails and assures that copies are included in the firms, client files (paper, electronic or both), Manages the attorney’s mail, Retrieves, date stamps and opens mail for assigned attorneys, Prepares, and sends legal correspondence as directed by attorneys
  • Puts documents keyboarded initially by attorneys into final form, ready to be delivered to courts, clients, and co-counsel and opposing counsel
  • Drafts non-legal correspondence
  • Communication with the firm’s bankers, suppliers, landlords and others
  • Organizes the attorneys’ files
  • Assures that the attorney has all of the relevant materials ready when the attorney has meetings or leaves the office for court or outside meetings
  • Sets up and manages new client and firm files
  • Make copies/scans documents
  • Assist with Policies and Procedures.

Chief Home Officer

08.2017 - 01.2021
  • Performed housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes and dishes and running errands
  • Maintain records and coordinate other household management activities.

Front Office Administrative Assistant

Behavioral Healthcare Inc
08.2017 - 06.2018
  • My main responsibilities, Gate keeper first point of contact to all members, executives and clients, coordinated with executive and board members for monthly meetings, coordination of conference room set up/clean up
  • Carried out duties related to general office, admin, reception responsibilities for ensuring continuous positive work progression
  • To summarize my period with this company, following are some of my achievements:
  • Delivered exceptional customer service and maintained 100% client satisfaction rate
  • Recognized periodically for going above and beyond.

Director of First Impression-Receptionist

Tyco Integrated Security/Johnson Control Inc
01.2014 - 09.2016
  • As a back coverage to the front desk main responsibilities, answers incoming calls, Directing incoming calls as appropriate, Screening calls when appropriate, Greets visitors and makes them feel welcome, Creating a positive and professional first impression on behalf of the firm, Making visitors comfortable, offering beverages, typical receptionist’s administrative tasks, Receive mail, deliveries and packages, Direct all mail and deliveries to the proper person, Stamp the date received on all incoming mail, Maintaining logs of incoming and outgoing mail, Preparing outgoing mail, Keeps the office orderly, Makes copies, Offers back up support to other staff members, Looks for ways to make others productive, Creates an atmosphere of welcome, calm and support, Opens and closes the office each day, Manages the conference room scheduling,
  • Ensures that the conference rooms are tidy and fully stocked at all times, File documents in appropriate client files and sub-files, Organize documents in files and sub-files and maintain them in an orderly fashion, Update indexes of documents in each file and sub-file, Return client files to their proper location when requested, Assist other staff as requested, Maintain calendars of attorneys and other staff members, Open and close client files

Escrow Assistant

LPS/ LSI Title Agency
09.2012 - 08.2013
  • Review and analyzed loan documents
  • Assured that document meet guidelines while using a proprietary system
  • Utilized basic office equipment’s to secure loan documents

Emergency Dispatch Operator

Formerly ADT Security Service, Inc
04.2011 - 10.2011
  • Responsible for dispatching local Police, Fire, and EMS to local businesses in the event of a Burglary, Fire, and Emergency
  • Also, provide technical support to customer with technical issues with alarm system.

Secretary/General Office Clerk/Junior Paralegal

Children's Legal Services
06.2006 - 09.2010
  • Responsible for Filing/Faxing/Copying/Incoming and Outgoing mail
  • Archived files into the retention database
  • Handled switchboard of up to 6-10 lines
  • Successfully entered sensitive information into computer database
  • Assisted Leading Paralegal’s with case load.

Education

BA - Legal Studies

Florida Metropolitan University
2005

Skills

  • COMPUTER SKILLS
  • MS Windows Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Adobe Pro

Timeline

Legal Assistant

Atlanta Family Law Group, LLC
05.2021 - 11.2022

Chief Home Officer

08.2017 - 01.2021

Front Office Administrative Assistant

Behavioral Healthcare Inc
08.2017 - 06.2018

Director of First Impression-Receptionist

Tyco Integrated Security/Johnson Control Inc
01.2014 - 09.2016

Escrow Assistant

LPS/ LSI Title Agency
09.2012 - 08.2013

Emergency Dispatch Operator

Formerly ADT Security Service, Inc
04.2011 - 10.2011

Secretary/General Office Clerk/Junior Paralegal

Children's Legal Services
06.2006 - 09.2010

BA - Legal Studies

Florida Metropolitan University

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