Legal Secretary

Posted on: 2006-01-04

Shawna L. McBurnette 5849 Montrose Street Philadelphia, PA 19143 Home (267) 531-9675 Cell (267)230-9155 Education___________________________________________________________ Community College of Philadelphia - Associates Degree in Applied Science 1992-1995 Career Experience_______________________________________________________ NERENBERG & MAIZEL, P.C.(1/2005 to present) Position: Legal Secretary for Plaintiff’s Firm also handling Workers’ Compensation, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury GEOFFREY B. GOMPERS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (9/2003 to 1/2005) Position: Legal Secretary for Plaintiff’s Firm also handling Check Cashing Industry Collections, Employment Discrimination, Corporate Kits MURPHY AND O’CONNOR, LLP (4/1998 to 8/2003) Position: Legal Secretary Responsibilities: Working side by side with Associates, and Managing Partner, Michael P. O’Connor in an Insurance Defense Firm. Handling Medical Malpractice, Real Estate, Wrongful Death, Employment Discrimination and Latex Cases. A Heavy volume of dictation transcribing and Records Request. My responsibilities included scheduling depositions and court reporters, record reviews, along with extensive typing and filing of all pleadings and complaints in all counties on both State and Federal levels. HOLL & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (3/1997 to 3/1998) Position: Legal Secretary (Auto Insurance Defense) KOLANSKY & STRAUSS (10/1995 to 3/1997) Position: Scheduling Secretary Providing legal services to the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 and the Philadelphia Housing Authority ranging from Family Law to Criminal Law. Heavy daily scheduling of Police Board of Inquiries and Internal Affairs for Partners and Associates. Computer Skills: Knowledgeable and experienced in Word Perfect Office 11, 12, MSWord, WPWin 7.0, Corel 9, Work Perfect 9, Phoneslips, Timeslips, Word Perfect 2000, Sidekick for windows, MS Word Exchange, Microsoft Outlook and Quattro Pro 7, etc. References Robert P. Maizel, Esquire (215 569-9100 Jeffrey Nerenberg, Esquire (215) 569-9100 Michael P. O’Connor, Esquire (215) 564-0400 Alan Zibelman, Esquire (215) 668-8282 Janet Harper (215) 567-6600 Michelle Starks (215) 429-6260 Missy Lane (215) 564-0400