Legal Secretary

Posted on: 2006-03-09

SHERRYL L. HUISMAN 303 Candlelight Drive Sauk Village, IL 60411 (708) 758-0389 E-mail address: [email protected] OBJECTIVE: To utilize my capabilities and expand my knowledge and experience. EXPERIENCE: 5/2005 – Present MAISEL & ASSOCIATES/ST PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. CHICAGO, IL LEGAL SECRETARY DUTIES: Secretary to 1 attorney. Strictly Insurance Defense. (some Indiana Litigation) Type all documents, including but not limited to notices, routine motions, orders, complaints, third-party complaints, counterclaims, subpoenas, etc., extensive Dictaphone, letters to claims, clients and co-counsel. Other duties as assigned. 1/2004 – 5/2005 HUBERT & FOWLER, CHICAGO, IL LEGAL SECRETARY DUTIES: Secretary to 3 attorneys. Civil Litigation, DCFS cases, Criminal, Personal Injury, Real Estate, some class action. Typing of complaints, notice of filings, notice of motions, certificate of service, and various other documents for filing in Federal and State court. Draft letters to clients and co-counsel. Answer phones. Other duties as assigned. 11/2001 – 1/2004 BEELER, SCHAD, & DIAMOND, PC, CHICAGO, IL LEGAL SECRETARY DUTIES: Secretary to 2 attorneys. Mainly class action, but also real estate, FDIC claims. Setting up pleading binders, typing of briefs, real estate documents, and letters, some personal injury litigation, extensive Dictaphone use, entering attorney’s time in time program, setting up files, data entry, also responsible for troubleshooting of office equipment, such as postage machine, copiers, etc. and calling for service when needed. Substitute Office Manager when needed. Other duties as assigned. 6/2000 – 11/2001 PRESTIGE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, FLOSSMOOR, IL SECRETARY/ASSISTANT TO GENERAL MANAGER DUTIES: Secretary/Receptionist: Front desk, answer phones, test applicants, grade tests, update forms, update testing computers, type letters for all counselors and sales people, schedule appointments, troubleshoot on copier, fax machine, etc., order supplies. Assistant to General Manager: Screen all calls for General Manager. Type letters and memos, keep track of attendance and vacations for all staff employees, assign clients and applicants to counselors on a rotation basis, re-do applicants resumes when necessary, travel to other offices to help when they are short on staff, setup agenda for managers meeting, go over minutes from managers meetings, keep track of equipment contracts, call for service on copiers, faxes, etc., help to keep offices running smoothly. Other duties as assigned. 1997 - 2000 COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE (Relocation Dept.) Lansing, IL, and Merrillville, IN RELOCATION ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT & REFERRAL PROCESSOR DUTIES: Administrative Assistant: Answer phones. Coordinate referrals, distinguishing what kind of referral is being placed and pass on to Listing Counselor or Home Finding Counselor. Keeping track of 500 agents in our Indiana and Illinois Referral Companies. Making sure their licenses are kept current and accurate. Enter data in to Referral Pro (a computer program strictly for Relocation) for each counselor, (3 of them). Sharpshooter for equipment, such as computers, printers, fax, copier, etc. Order supplies. Personal Assistant to Director of Corporate Inventory. Referral Processor: Process all closings that include a referral. ( 1999 that was a total of 590.) Physically figure all commissions and referral fees. Mail referral checks to clients. Other duties as assigned. COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE (Corporate Office) Lansing, IL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT & TRAINING COORDINATOR DUTIES: Administrative Assistant: Share duties of answering phones. Process all new Sales Associates by entering them in to company roster, order their business cards, name badges, etc. In charge of processing Real Estate licenses for our Indiana Offices (8). Coding company bills such as charge accounts and telephone bills. Training Coordinator: Keep track of all new students for Pre-license school. Process payment, Send out invoices and various other letters. Print certificates of completion for students. Set up company seminars, handle all reservations and payment. SKILLS: Type 65 wpm, Windows 95, 98, XP, and Millennium, Corel Word Perfect 8.0 and 12, MSWord 97, 2000, and 2002, Data Entry, Microsoft Works, Dictaphone, Timesheets, Timeslips, Spats, Practice Manager, Deposition Abstracting, Outlook, Excel, and somewhat familiar with PowerPoint, although minimal, and Referral Pro, AP/AR, Payroll, light bookkeeping, 60 line switchboard, Troubleshooter for computers, copiers and faxes. REFERENCES FURNISHED UPON REQUEST