SHARON M. GORDON
Legal Administrative Assistant
Rochelle Park,NJ
Summary
Diligent Secretary with talent for fostering effective professional relationships with clients, staff and business associates. Supportive and focused team player with proactive approach to administration and strong attention to detail. Skilled at providing friendly service to coworkers and customers.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Secretarial Assistant 2/ Office Supervisor
Office of the Public Defender
Hackensack, NJ
05.2017 - Current
- Confidential Secretary to the Deputy Public Defender, and First Assistant Deputy Public Defender.
- Knowledge of legal terminology, standard legal forms, and law office procedures.
- Oversee clerical staff of 8.
- Complete administrative tasks for attorneys.
- Proofread legal documents, such as briefs and motions.
- Schedule Video Conferences.
- Maintain the administrative staff's telework days and ensure that daily tasks are being completed when working from home.
- Review and verify vendor vouchers for payment.
- Manage office supply inventory and maintain office equipment.
- Reviews and approves benefit time requests.
- Develops effective work methods to enhance better workflow.
- Gathers statistical information and prepares spreadsheet.
- Maintains confidential personal correspondence, records, and files.
Legal Secretary
Office of the Public Defender
Hackensack, NJ
09.2014 - 05.2017
- Maintain dockets and searches for related information.
- Prepare standard legal forms, proofread legal briefs, motions, orders, as well as pleadings and citations.
- Maintains confidential personal correspondence and other records and files.
- Knowledge of legal terminology, standard legal forms, and law office procedures.
Education
Diploma -
Immaculate Conception High School
Lodi, NJ01.1991
Skills
- Workday prioritization
- Attention to detail
- Assertiveness
- Effective communicator
- Calendar Management
- Database Management
- Supply Ordering
- Payroll Administration
- Office Administration
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Filing experience
- Microsoft outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- eCATS timing keeping system
- Promis Gavel
- NJ ECourts system
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Secretarial Assistant 2/ Office Supervisor
Office of the Public Defender
05.2017 - Current
Legal Secretary
Office of the Public Defender
09.2014 - 05.2017
Diploma -
Immaculate Conception High School
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