Legal Assistant

Posted on: 2006-01-10

Karen Ledford 4730 Hanstedt Trace Alpharetta, GA 30022 Home Phone 770-573-7304 Email [email protected] Summary Executive and project manager with 20 years of corporate experience. Analytical and result oriented with excellent organization, management and strategic planning skills. Experience with both Fortune 500 and small business. Entrepreneurial and creative. Professional Experience BellSouth 1977-1997 Atlanta, GA 1985-1997 Manager, Finance – BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. 1979-1985 Manager, Regulatory – BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. 1977-1979 Supervisor, Network Design – BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Project Management  Directed subordinates to project demand and revenue for existing products and services as well as for new products and services for use in deployment decisions  Utilized project management tools to coordinate activities of forecasting staffs in all states in region to meet corporate deadlines and financial requirements Database and Software  Maintained relational database utilized by forecasters in revenue and demand budgets  Developed system used to quantify revenue derived from basic rate changes for regulatory filings  Prepared presentations for executives using Word and PowerPoint  Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint; Familiar with Microsoft Project Budget Development  Coordinated development of Total Operating Revenue for corporate income statements  Directed all regional revenue and demand forecast development for all products and services  Quantified estimates of competitive losses in local and toll revenue  Produced monthly analysis and projection documentation for utilization by executive department using Excel spreadsheet applications Regulatory  Created testimony in support of regulatory filings for rate of return relief  Responded to discovery and created discovery requested of competing companies  Quantified revenue associated with rate case filings and validated quantification through checks with corporate accounting Karen Ledford, Page Two Professional Experience (continued) Regulatory  Edited and critiqued corporate and intervenor testimonies for hearings  Served as back-up witness for regulatory hearings  Developed tariffs and pricing support for new and existing products Diversified Executive Systems 2001-2002 Atlanta, GA Consultant to BellSouth  Created technical, network-related testimony in support of long distance filings with the FCC and state public service commissions, including analysis and response to opposing testimony filed by other competing companies  Responded to discovery and created discovery requested of competing companies Additional Experience Cooper and Makarenko 2005-Present Duluth, GA Legal Assistant  Prepare client bills and pay company expenses  Use Timeslips and Peachtree Accounting to assign attorney billing to appropriate clients  Reconcile accounts receivable and make deposits for daily receipts Alpharetta First United Methodist Church 2002-2005, 1998-2000 Alpharetta, GA Lead Pre-School Teacher  Served as mentor and coordinator for 3-year-old program  Planned and implemented daily activities for class  Maintained monthly calendar with lesson plans  Communicated weekly with parents Education Bachelor of Science, Statistics University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee The National Center for Paralegal Training, Atlanta, Georgia, ABA-Approved Paralegal Certificate; 4.0 GPA Associates of Arts and Sciences, Culinary Arts, Gwinnett Tech, Atlanta, Georgia; 4.0 GPA