Nicole Swanson
Oyster Bay,NY
Summary
Maintains professional appearance and demeanor and expertly completes assigned tasks with focus on quality. Dependable and quick-learning team player with effective communication and organization skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Intern
NCRA Required Internship
New York, NY
10.2023 - Current
- Reviewed transcriptions for accuracy in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
- Utilized stenography machinery, audio, and visual devices and specialty equipment to record legal transcripts.
- Produced written transcripts of verbal communications.
- Conducted transcription, court reporting, closed captioning, and Communications Access Realtime Reporting (CART).
- Produced transcripts for court personnel, legal professionals and general public.
Personal Assistant
Susan Zola, LCSW, CCPS, CSAT
Melville, NY
03.2021 - Current
- Efficiently managed all household operations for a high-profile family, including call handling, mail collection, and sorting.
- Developed and maintained a comprehensive daily task list, skillfully arranged meetings, and coordinated appointments with precision,
- Demonstrated exceptional problem-solving abilities while handling complex household situations, consistently exceeding performance expectations,
- Possess strong management skills and technical skills, including expertise in web design and mental health.
- Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
- Displayed absolute discretion at handling confidential information.
- Plan and supervise all personal travel arrangements.
- Completed household tasks by assisting with laundry, light housekeeping and grocery shopping.
- Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
Consultant
Gocampusing
East Norwich, NY
08.2022 - 02.2023
- Maintained and updated contact lists to ensure accurate and up-to-date information,
- Monitored clerical functions to ensure seamless operations and efficient workflows,
- Confirmed all college tours well in advance to ensure smooth and successful trips,
- Booked engaging and relevant activities for college tours to enhance the overall experience,
- Demonstrated proficiency in email etiquette to maintain professional communication with clients,
- Exhibited exceptional organizational skills to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines.
Paralegal
Carman, Callahan & Ingham, LLP
Farmingdale, NY
07.2018 - 09.2021
- Produced legal documents such as pleadings, memoranda, and correspondence to support diverse cases,
- Tracked and recorded billable hours for each case, ensuring accurate and timely invoicing.
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation, and information for discovery request.
- Communicated with clients, opposing counsel and court personnel to keep all parties informed on case updates.
- Prepared legal briefs, motions, and pleadings.
- Liaised with other paralegals and legal staff to complete common tasks on schedule.
- Summarized depositions, legal documents and other material to provide attorney with relevant material for cases.
Intern
Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages
Elmont, NY
05.2018 - 06.2018
- Perform clerical duties, take memos, maintain files, and organize documents; photocopy, fax, etc,
- Attend functions and networking events.
- Interacted with constiuents by phone, email, or in-person to provide information.
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
- Performed administrative duties and staff support tasks.
- Provided clerical support, addressing routine, and special requirements.
Education
Associate of Science - Court Reporting
Plaza College
Forest Hills, NY05.2024
Bachelor of Arts - English
Molloy University
Rockville Centre, NY12.2019
Skills
- Administrative Management
- Scheduling
- Communication Skills
- Confidentiality Understanding
- Expertise in Legal Proceedings
- Proofreading
- Legal Correspondence Preparation
- Legal Writing
Affiliations
- Lambda Episilon Chi (LEX)
- New York State Court Reporters Association (NYSCRA)
- The Association for Court Reporters and Captioners (NCRA)
- Texas Deposition Reporters Association (TEXDRA)
- The American Communication Association (ACA)
Certification
- NYS Notary Public - State of New York - Issued Feb 2023 · Expires Feb 2027 - Credential ID 01SW0001468
Timeline
Intern
NCRA Required Internship
10.2023 - Current
Consultant
Gocampusing
08.2022 - 02.2023
Personal Assistant
Susan Zola, LCSW, CCPS, CSAT
03.2021 - Current
Paralegal
Carman, Callahan & Ingham, LLP
07.2018 - 09.2021
Intern
Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages
05.2018 - 06.2018
Associate of Science - Court Reporting
Plaza College
Bachelor of Arts - English
Molloy University