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Lynda West, owner of Office
Assistance 4 U, has more than 21 years' experience in the legal and administrative
fields.
Lynda is highly regarded by her peers as being very reliable,
proficient, honest and dedicated.
Lynda's
vision of providing high-quality legal and administrative
services to anyone in need, coupled with an unheard-of turnaround time,
gave rise to the founding of OA4U.
Lynda's
hobbies include running and traveling. She is a highly energetic
fundraiser for The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society's Team In Training® organization and
plays an important role as a star mentor and captain for the participating
marathoners.
Legal
Experience
· Legal
billing,
accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections
· Compose,
draft, edit and proofread correspondence
· Edit
and proofread pleadings and discovery
· Office
management
· Trial
preparation
· Tape
and digital transcription (type 100 wpm)
· Table
of contents, table of authorities
· Case
cite checking
· Maintain
calendar of court appearances, client meetings, conferences,
depositions, court filing cutoff dates
· Multi-district
litigation, construction defect litigation,
securities litigation, intellectual property
litigation, business litigation, employment litigation
· Maintain
highly confidential settlement fund spreadsheets
· Superior,
district and appellate court rules
· Mentor
new legal secretaries
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Administrative
Experience
·
Direct
liaison with CEOs, presidents, vice-presidents and general counsel
of several large corporations
· Set
up employee benefits
· Implement
secretarial and billing procedures resulting in greater office
efficiency and cost effectiveness
saving companies thousands of dollars
· Conduct
secretarial meetings in order to streamline office processes
· Tape
and digital transcription (type 100 wpm)
· Billing,
accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections
· Compose,
draft, edit and proofread correspondence
Computer
Experience
· Computer
repair
· Installation
and maintenance of wireless network in home or office
· Installation,
configuration and repair of computer hardware
· Installation
and configuration of computer software
· E-mail
setup and configuration
· Virus
eradication
· On-site
backup
· Help
desk via Log Me In computer technology
· Microsoft
Word training
· Internet
research
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Volunteer Work
· The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (2003-2008)—Fundraising Chair,
Mentor, Captain
· Valhalla
Instrumental Music and
Colorguard Parents—Fundraising Chair (2003); Treasurer (2002);
Recording Secretary (2001); Historian (2000)
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Computer Programs
· Word
· Excel
· Outlook
· Internet
· PowerPoint
· QuickBooks
Pro
· Carpe
Diem
· GroupWise
· Time
Matters
· Time
Slips
· Access
· Full
Authority
· Westlaw
· Lexis
Nexis
· Legal
Solutions Plus
· Pacer
· ProLaw
· PC
Docs
· Adobe
Acrobat
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