Traci Waters
Warren,United States
Summary
My aspiration is to demonstrate and utilize my vast senior legal secretary/assistant skillsets and experience to showcase my extensive knowledge, proven proficiencies while administratively assisting partners/directors/shareholders, retired State and Federal judges, associate attorneys and supporting staff with professionalism, eye for detail, and display extensive knowledge of various softwares and databases as a team player with camaraderie and efficiency.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Litigation Legal Secretary/Assistant
GIBBONS P.C.
09.2004 - Current
- Provide secretarial support to four (4) Directors/Partners in the areas of Business & Commercial Litigation (Construction, Pharmaceuticals/Medical Devices, Products Liability, Labor & Employment, American Arbitration Association proceeds, State Mediation matters, and provide additional administrative assistance to two (2) retired New Jersey judges.
- Provide legal assistance in preparing pleadings, discovery, correspondence, entering attorney billing timesheets, general conflict searches, organize/maintain case filing, administrative review of client monthly billing, generate audit letters, schedule appointments/travel reservations & generate travel itineraries for attorneys, organize & facilitate court filings with state and federal courts in New Jersey and New York.
- Construct, research financial data and budget projections as well as implement those projections (monthly and quarterly) for accruals to pharmaceutical company clientele (international and domestic) via Legal Tracker and Serengeti databases.
- Construct and generate AIA Construction Agreements utilizing licensed AIA $10+ Million Construction Contracts for healthcare facilities in New Jersey.
- Arrange attorney attendance at legal seminars and varied conferences as well as ensured attorneys receive CLE credits for New Jersey and New York.
- Relocated to Northern New Jersey as a stay-at-home parent (2002-2004).
Legal Secretary
BERGER & MONTAGUE, PC
06.1998 - 10.2002
- Provided secretarial support to Senior Partner in the Securities Litigation Department of a Complex Litigation legal practice.
- Provided assistance to attorneys in preparing pleadings, discovery and court filings with the state and federal courts of Eastern Pennsylvania, entering attorney timesheets, organize/maintain case filing, scheduling and maintain attorney calendars, attorney registration seminars, create travel itineraries and organize travel agendas.
- Possess working knowledge of procedures of court filing, service of legal documentation with varied state and federal courts in Philadelphia, PA | New Jersey | New York.
Contract Legal Secretary
POWERS EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT AGENCY
03.1997 - 06.1998
Legal Secretary
LEONARD, TILLERY & SCIOLLA
05.1995 - 03.1997
- Provided secretarial support for two (2) partners in the bankruptcy, real estate, general litigation (defense) in a plaintiff's litigation law firm.
- Working knowledge of current procedures of filing and service of legal documents with various courts (state and federal) in Pennsylvania counties and New Jersey.
Legal Secretary
WHITE & WILLIAMS
06.1993 - 05.1995
- Provided secretarial support to an associate attorney in the products liability department (casualty insurance defense department) in a defense complex litigation law firm.
- Working knowledge of current procedures of filing and service of legal documents with various state and federal courts in Pennsylvania counties and New Jersey.
Contract Corporate Administrative Assistant/Legal Secretary
POWERS EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT AGENCY
09.1987 - 06.1993
- Provided Administrative Assistant support to Vice Presidents and Executive Vice Presidents in the International Trade & Credit Department at CoreStates Bank, Administrative/Sales Assistant support at Kidder Peabody-GE Capital Brokerage, Legal Secretary/Administrative Assistant support in the Legal Affairs Department of the U.S. Postmaster General Office (Philadelphia Branch), Legal Secretary assistance at various Philadelphia-based law firms (small, medium and large), Administrative Assistant support in numerous departments healthcare facilities such as: Albert Einstein Hospital (Orthopedic Surgery Department), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Nursing Administration) and Temple University Hospital.
Education
Bachelor of Science - English Literature
THOMAS EDISON STATE UNIVERSITY
Trenton, NJ05-2027
Skills
- Proficient in utilizing various software packages: Microsoft Office Suite 365, Microsoft Office Suite 2016, Google LIVE Documents, Microsoft Outlook/Microsoft Exchange (2016), iManage DeskSite 9, CMS, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Easy Bates-Stamping, Bates 2000 (Bates-Stamping Documents), Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Document Comparison (CompareRite, DeltaView), eFax, RightFax, extensive experience with utilizing AIA Construction Contract Database (Licensed Database), Intapp Conflict Search Database, Aderant Expert Time, Aderant Expert Billing, knowledge of medical and legal terminology, Big Hand Dictaphone Transcription Software, SpeechLive Transcription Software, experience utilizing DocuSign, Nuance Power PDF Advance (to edit documents, create electronical signature stamps, and utilize various aspects of formatting pdf documents), Foxit PDF, Google Live Documents, ECF Filing (New Jersey, New York, Colorado) and PACER Typing speed 75-80 words per minute Experienced working remotely for two and a half (25) years with proven efficiency, demonstrated time management capability, proven ability to be detail-oriented, proficiently focused and proven ability to work effectively and with minimal dependency without supervision Extensive experience with communicating and troubleshooting matters with domestic and international clientele in various industries such as pharmaceutical, banking, and varied corporations
Accomplishments
- Utilize Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Software to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets relating to quarterly billing budgets and quarterly billing accruals.
- Achieved favorable results through effectively helping with monthly attorney(s) administrative client invoicing and submission of same via emailing domestic and international clientele.
- Achieved advanced experience with newly-created and transitioned Construction Agreement templates from AIA Construction Templates to newly-created software Catina Construction Agreement template while migrating former and previous Construction Agreement templates.
- Achieved additional advance experience by completing and transitioning to newly-created software (Catina) by utilizing Construction Agreement templates with accuracy and with efficiency.
- Creation of tables to monitor and to manage mediation/arbitration cases onboarding and settlements of mediation/arbitration cases.
Certification
Notary Public – State of New Jersey (Current)
TEFL Certification: Credential ID No. 00169632 (12/20)
(Bridge Education Group)
TEFL Certificate to Teach English as a Second Language
Notary Public for the State of New Jersey (Current/Active)
TEFL Certification (12/2020)/Credential ID No. 00169632 (Bridge Education Group)
Timeline
Litigation Legal Secretary/Assistant
GIBBONS P.C.
09.2004 - Current
Legal Secretary
BERGER & MONTAGUE, PC
06.1998 - 10.2002
Contract Legal Secretary
POWERS EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT AGENCY
03.1997 - 06.1998
Legal Secretary
LEONARD, TILLERY & SCIOLLA
05.1995 - 03.1997
Legal Secretary
WHITE & WILLIAMS
06.1993 - 05.1995
Contract Corporate Administrative Assistant/Legal Secretary
POWERS EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT AGENCY
09.1987 - 06.1993
Bachelor of Science - English Literature
THOMAS EDISON STATE UNIVERSITY