Risa Avery
South Easton,MA
Summary
Knowledgeable professional with expertise in managing legal documentation and coordinating attorney schedules. Demonstrated success in supporting legal teams by drafting correspondence and maintaining case files. Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion and efficiently manage multiple tasks.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Administrative Assistant
Andrus Wagstaff
09.2018 - 06.2020
- Responsible for the day to day running of a small but extraordinarily busy law firm. Duties include answering phones, ordering supplies and maintaining office equipment. Position required the timely filing of legal Complaints, diary maintenance, calendar scheduling, travel arrangements. Ability to successfully interact with attorneys, coworkers and clients.
Legal Secretary
Goodwin Procter
12.1999 - 07.2003
- Secretarial and administrative support to very busy real estate managing partner. Required the ability to work quickly, accurately and independently. Manage all calendar scheduling. Arrange all business trip transportation, hotels and rentals. Enter and prepare all time slips for billing. Required the ability to work well with other secretaries and attorneys.
Legal Secretary
Morrison, Mahoney and Miller
11.1997 - 12.1999
- Report to partner attorney specializing in insurance fraud. Position required accurate knowledge of the litigation legal system deadlines. Strict confidentiality ability to work independently and multi-task. Ability to compose various legal documents and correspondence. High visibility position interacting with other attorneys, court personnel and clients.
Paralegal
Thornton, Early and Naumes
07.1996 - 11.1997
- Paralegal support to partner responsible for work related injuries. Track and issue settlement checks. Extensive client relations.
Legal Secretary
Thornton, Early and Naumes
06.1995 - 07.1996
- Provide secretarial and administrative support to asbestos litigation attorneys. Directly responsible for the timely filing of Complaints and service of summonses. Extensive client contact.
Legal Secretary
Long, Racicot and Bourgeois
02.1992 - 06.1995
- Provide secretarial and administrative support to two very busy litigation attorneys in in-house insurance law firm. Direct contact with clients. Responsible for completion of legal documents, creation of correspondence, calendar maintenance and timely filing of court documents.
Legal Secretary
Weisman and Toland PA
06.1990 - 02.1992
- Provide secretarial support to two very busy litigation attorneys. Responsibilities include answering and properly directing incoming calls, maintaining daily calendar and schedule items, preparing and editing numerous legal documents. Also responsible for ordering all office supplies, maintaining all office equipment and preparing and filing all federal and state tax returns.
State of Connecticut Bail Commission
12.1989 - 05.1990
- Internship conducted at the Connecticut Superior Court. Responsible for processing and interviewing detainees prior to arraignment before a judge. Recommend appropriately set bail to judge during arraignment Maintain a high degree of discretion, professionalism and confidentiality
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice and Political Science
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT05-1990
Skills
- Office administration
- File management
- Calendar management
- Proofreading
- Professional Communication
Timeline
Legal Administrative Assistant
Andrus Wagstaff
09.2018 - 06.2020
Legal Secretary
Goodwin Procter
12.1999 - 07.2003
Legal Secretary
Morrison, Mahoney and Miller
11.1997 - 12.1999
Paralegal
Thornton, Early and Naumes
07.1996 - 11.1997
Legal Secretary
Thornton, Early and Naumes
06.1995 - 07.1996
Legal Secretary
Long, Racicot and Bourgeois
02.1992 - 06.1995
Legal Secretary
Weisman and Toland PA
06.1990 - 02.1992
State of Connecticut Bail Commission
12.1989 - 05.1990
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice and Political Science
University of Hartford
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