career objective                              

results-driven legal executive assistant eager to contribute superior administrative, information management, and communication skills toward supporting the employer in optimizing productivity

profile                                                

ø  offer numerous years of legal administrative experience, with expertise in supporting c-level executives and legal counsel at multi-billion-dollar companies and top-tier law practices, as well as in managing heavy civil and criminal case load for a federal judge

ø  extensive background in litigation with trial prep experience; assist with discovery, evaluate materials for subject matter applicability, and drive information management efforts

ø  produce error-free transcriptions and documentation, manage high volumes of data, conduct in-depth research, and generate reports for senior management

ø  handle board election process, maintain executive and board policies, and prepare and distribute monthly minutes of board and other special meetings

ø  assist with budget planning and administration, oversee vendor relations, and manage customer contracts

ø  apply strong understanding of business needs towards coordinating daily schedules, meetings and teleconferences, agendas, travel arrangements, and internal and external corporate events

ø  proactive team player equally effective in independent and collaborative settings; strong experience supervising legal assistants, administrative assistants, and other support staff

ø  dynamic communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills

ø  demonstrated ability to consistently meet deadlines while maintaining high quality of work

 

~ technical proficiencies ~

microsoft office (word, excel, powerpoint) ~ wordperfect ~ imanage ~ carpe diem ~ timeslips ~ westlaw

typing & composition: 100 wpm            ~          shorthand dictation:  120 wpm

professional experience                

netspend corporation, austin, tx                                                                                                            2008 c present

legal executive assistant to general counsel & sr. compliance officer

 

tdecu (texas dow employees credit union), lake jackson, tx                                                                  2006 c 2008

executive assistant to ceo

 

us federal judge keith ellison, houston, tx                                                                                                2004 c 2006

judicial assistant & civil case coordinator

 

vinson & elkins, houston, tx                                                                                                                      1999 c 2003

legal secretary

 

barnes & thornburg, elkhart, in                                                                                                                    1996 c 1999

legal office manager

 

gulf coast legal foundation, angleton, tx                                                                                                  1991 c 1996

administrative legal assistant

 

~ prior background information available ~

education                                           

brazosport community college, lake jackson, tx                                                                                                  1994

business studies

 

austin court reporting institute, austin, tx                                                                                                              1991

court reporting certification

 

austin community college, austin, tx                                                                                                                     1988

business studies