My name is LaVell and I am interested in any position/role you might have available. I recently graduated from UNLV. My skills, as you'll see from my updated resume below, lie solely in administrative/management positions. I am open to anything, though...ANYTHING. And while I'm taking a risk posting my resume here--because it could easily just be copied by someone else--I am willing to take the chance because I need some income...LIKE NOW. I need money immediately.
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Key Skills
Software and Tools:
LM (I) | SharePoint | LawBase | iManage | Microsoft Office Suite | DocuSign | QuickBooks | CRM Technology
Specializations:
Transactional Contracts | Commissioned Notary Public (MO) | Development/Fundraising
Professional Experience
In graduate school full-time August 2023-May 2026 (UNLV)
ArchCity Defenders, Inc. (St. Louis, MO) January 2017-March 2018
Executive Assistant to CEO
• Maintained the calendars of the CEO, Director of Advocacy, and Director of Operations
• Organized busy travel schedules for CEO et al. (including flight plans, hotel accommodations, taxi/ridesharing services)
• Answered all communications via phone, email, and USPS for CEO, Director of Advocacy, and Director of Operations
• Assisted with legal briefings, court filings/documents, and financial records
• Created presentations, letters of recommendation, filings, financial databases, and maintenance of all donors and supporters with
Microsoft Office
• Monitored a database of queries, reports, financial accounts, monies given and received with eTapestry software
• Recruited new volunteers and interns for the law firm
• Maintained financial records/bookkeeping and expenditures for CEO
• Spearheaded fundraising events and galas
Friedberg Jewish Community Center (Oceanside, NY) March 2016-May 2018
Office Manager
• Assisted eight directors with action plan tracking, confidential documentation management for all members of the staff
• Administrated office activities including planning meetings, running daily office plans/activities, advising staff, organizing
offices for efficiency, preparing for audits, etc.
• Implemented business processes and drafted policies for the following areas: System Quick Reference Card, New Employee
Handbook, Updated Scheduling Charts, Child Labor Law Manuals, Cross-referenced Spreadsheets for erroneous
documentation, Databases for medical clearances, Databases for parental consent (including taxation information, legal
documentation, and HIPAA forms)
• Coordinated travel calendars, transportation for ten business trips, which included three international symposiums annually,
ensuring all events were successfully executed
• Maintained reports for employee productivity by the following: (maintained updated absentee documents, generated copies of
employee disciplinary documents, maintained confidential files and other sensitive information such as FBI screenings, created
new binders with employee attendance files, proofread and approved various reports, employee conflict resolutions
• Performed monthly reconciliations and tracked expense reports to assure proper usage of spending; documented details which
led to cost efficiency practices
• Created monthly PowerPoint presentations pertaining to company expansion, leadership, and community awareness for lectures
and meetings utilized across the entire center
Other Work Experience
Advantmed (Las Vegas, NV) March 2022-August 2023 (contract)
Medical Records Technician
• Retrieved medical records electronically with ERT software
• Collected, organized, and compiled medical records with hardware technology
• Submitted all records electronically
• Visited hospitals, doctor’s offices, and clinics for records
• Convened with various medical staff to ensure all records were correct
• Corrected electronic information for patients’ files
State of MO-National Project (remote) January 2021-December 2021 (contract)
Contract Claims Analyst
• Analyzed client files with virtual desktop and Uinteract
• Drafted responses and emails regarding client and employer information
• Communicated with employers and claimants via Cisco Jabber regarding cases
• Created Word documents for Pandemic Unemployment Assistant (PUA) claims
• Conducted interviews of PUA claimants
• Managed database queries and sensitive information via Excel
• Addressed disputed claims with both employer and claimants
• Researched data to complete cases filed
Bayer Crop Science (remote) January 2020-July 2020 (contract)
Contract Legal Analyst
• Aided attorneys with case loads
• Assisted farmers and Bayer representatives with land lease completions
• Drafted land leases for attorneys using templates
• Analyzed and modified transactional contracts
• Compared and contrasted land leases with SharePoint technology
• Completed land leases with Word; synthesized complex mail merges with Excel
• Communicated with farmers and field representatives via phone and email
• Finalized projects with DocuSign including all signatures
• Proofread and finalized all items for archive
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (St. Louis, MO) July 2018-June 2019 (contract)
Contract Paralegal
• Assisted all attorneys with their caseloads regarding multiple class action lawsuits
• Worked on transactional contracts with senior trial attorney
• Modified and edited legal documents using Track Changes/Redlining
• Conducted all phone interviews with potential claimants across the country in multiple states re class action suits
• Managed multiple Excel sheets with updated notes re claimant interviews and claimant contact information
• Compared, analyzed, and contrasted myriad lists re various Excel sheets pertaining to lawsuits
• Scheduled secondary and tertiary interviews with all attorneys for major lawsuits
• Edited briefs and motions with Word; proofread and added or extracted information for court filings; created new Excel sheets to maintain legal information; created PowerPoint presentations
• Corresponded with different agencies within the EEOC (eg, Legal and Enforcement; Legal and Mediation)
• Created captions, certificates of agreement, and signature blocks for attorneys
• Conducted thorough research for all cases; researched various answers for attorneys and all clients
Education
Manhattan School of Music, Master of Music
University of Missouri, St. Louis, Bachelor of Music, Magna cum laude
National Honors Society, Phi Kappa Phi