Records Specialist with Cohen Pollock Merlin & Small, PC
Greater Atlanta Area
Records Specialist with Cohen Pollock Merlin & Small, PC
Greater Atlanta Area
Results-oriented leader with strong organization, communication, team-building and problem-solving skills
SEEKING: PARALEGAL ● CASE DEVELOPMENT
● LEGAL ADMINISTRATION ● LEGAL ASSISTANT
College graduate with more than five years business experience, seeking career with challenging law firm. Finishing paralegal curriculum in February, 2009 with Emory University. Experienced with both case development and legal administration. Well-developed organizational and people skills in
• Office administration
• Management and Supervision
• Customer service
• Finance
• Sales and Marketing
• Operations
legal services, office administration, program development, customer care, finance, sales and marketing, operations/logistics
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Maintain all filing and record maintenance for the attorneys, legal assistants and paralegals
Responsible for the preparation, inventory and shipment of any inactive/closed files to offsite storage facility
Manage shredding and purging of all necessary files
Supervise and manage two summer interns
Coordinate and assist in Facilities Team functions
Greet clients and assist in any intake process necessary
Prepare conference rooms for meetings/depositions/appointments as needed
(Law Practice industry)
April 1999 — March 2008 (9 years)
Handled client intakes and all phone inquiries, interviewed witnesses, opened/closed case files, performed legal research, prepared legal briefs, interrogatories, documents, letters, and memoranda
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SBUX; Retail industry)
October 2004 — March 2008 (3 years 6 months)
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
May 2006 — October 2006 (6 months)
Handled telephone inquiries by potential clients, performed orientation and intake paperwork with clients, processed applications, managed individual case files, prepared reports to any third party, data entry, prepared routine correspondence, assisted in scheduling appointments for staff members
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
March 2006 — July 2006 (5 months)
Responsible for telephone intakes, processed applications and any information requests, recorded maintenance, data entry, processed information packets for certification and recertification
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2005 — May 2005 (4 months)
Responsible to notify victims of scheduled court appearances, appeared in court with victims, organized and maintained accurate documentation on client contact, secured information from police records, referred victims or witnesses to other community resources when appropriate
BS , Criminal Justice , 1997 — 2005
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Outlook Express and Access
Legal Software: Time Matters
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