sample resume for LEGAL SECRETARY (Civil Law)

LEGAL SECRETARY (Civil Law)

Rajan Sharma
956/6, Ghandi  Nagar,
Delhi – 110011
(+91-11) 456 789

OBJECTIVE

To acquire a Legal Secretarial position, preferably but not limited to Civil Litigation or Criminal Law, where my experience and commitment to excellence will be fully applied. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

·         15 years experience as a legal assistant/secretary in civil litigation.

·         10 years part time experience in general practice.

·         Computer literate: IBM - WordPerfect 5.1 and Multimate.

·         Notary Public.

·         Supervisory skills, delegate and distribute workload evenly among secretarial staff.

HIGHLIGHTS OF LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Legal Secretary

1989-Present LAW OFFICES OF LANGSTON & GREY, Lexington, KY
Responsibilities include organizing pre-deposition conferences with doctors, attorneys, involved parties; handling, canceling, re-scheduling; setting up motions for court hearings; trial papers and schedules; researching files for necessary documentation, proofreading; notarizing legal documents.

Legal Secretary

1979-1987 THEODORE F. LOGAN, Danville, KY
Part-time evening duties involved court and client scheduling, typing legal documents, drafting wills, letters, complaints in general practice law office.

Secretary

1975-1978 CUMBERLAND INSURANCE, Lexington, KY
General secretarial tasks; typing correspondence and reports, filing, phones.

EDUCATION

CENTRE COLLEGE, Danville, KY Paralegal Studies, 1988-1989
Also participated in Communications Skills Workshop for Paralegals.

DANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Danville, KY.
Relevant training and course work in legal issues and computers.

PERSONAL

Baseball, cooking, travel.