STEPHANIE E. PAUL
7115 Rocky Ridge Lane, Richmond, Texas 77469 (832) 549-9239

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

•	A highly detail-oriented and organized Legal/Executive Assistant with over 10
years experience providing thorough and skillful support to lawyers and
executives.
•	Reliable and focused, able to prioritize and complete multiple tasks and
follow through to achieve project goals.
•	An Independent and self-motivated professional with excellent working
experience in several major industries.
•	Able to grow positive relationships with clients and colleagues at all
organizational levels.
•	Event Coordinator
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

STEPHENSON SNOKHOUS & FOURNIER, HOUSTON, TX 
Legal Assistant – 2007 – Present
Daily assist Transactional attorneys in the areas of business and commercial
transactions including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, contracts,
business formation, commercial real estate transactions, tax planning and estate
planning.  Administrative support duties which includes faxing, coping, Secretary
of State filings for certificate of formations, etc., typing, proofreading, data
entry, answering and screening incoming telephone calls, mail duties, organizing
files and greeting clients with a professional demeanor.
HUGHES, WAITERS & ASKANASE, HOUSTON, TX Bankruptcy Legal Secretary 2005 - 2007
Coordinated monthly Bankruptcy section breakfast meetings. Daily assisted
several Bankruptcy attorneys in
preparing and processing various types of bankruptcy correspondence which
included opening and maintaining new
bankruptcy client files, preparing petition and schedules for each case using
Bankruptcy Pro and Trustee Solutions.
Prepared pleadings, motions, orders, etc, for electronic filing with the U.S.
Bankruptcy Courts, client researching.
Administrative support duties which included, faxing, copying, expense reports,
preparing and typing office
correspondence, proofreading for accuracy, answered and screened incoming
telephone calls, responded to and
directed inquiries and telephone to appropriate parties; received, opened and
routed mail; organized and
maintained records, weekly files, conference calls & time entry using Omega
Legal System.

HUDSON COOK, LLP, LINTHICUM, MD
Legal Administrative Professional 2000-2005
Daily assisted several partners and associates in preparing and processing
various types of correspondence, retail installment sales contracts, faxes, and
reports of a routine nature and making copies, e.g., expense reports, vacation
schedules, etc.; prepared and typed office correspondence from routine source
materials and proofread for accuracy, which included edits for punctuation,
grammar and spelling; answered and screened incoming telephone calls, which
included directing calls to the proper attorney for response; prepared reports
and records of a moderately complex or confidential nature; drafted, edited and
routed correspondence for review, which was moderately complex in nature;
assisted in the review, verification, and editing of work produced by other
staff; responded to and 
directed inquiries and telephone calls to appropriate parties; received, opened
and routed mail; organized and maintained records, weekly calendars, files
(electronic and paper) and correspondence (including special project files); and
prepared and scheduled office activities such as travel arrangements, internal
and external business meetings, conference calls and client or third party
appointments.  Coordinated the annual Christmas party.
FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST COMPANY, ROCKVILLE, MD Legal Assistant
(Commercial Real Estate) 1999-2000
Assisted the Vice President of Legal Leasing. Scheduled weekly meetings,
interviews, conference calls and maintained commercial real estate files; updated
the weekly legal leasing department status report; generated monthly expense
reports; typed letters, memorandums; data entry, maintained weekly calendars; and
processed monthly invoices for the legal leasing department, which included legal
bills, check requests and retainer letters for outside legal counsel. Produced
commercial real estate leases, which included, redlining lease documents, legal
document abstracting, production of addendum's & exhibits for legal documents.

RIGGS BANK, NA, WASHINGTON, DC
Trust Marketing Assistant/Administrative Secretary 1997-1999
Marketing Assistant Support to the Client Services, Trust & Retirement
Departments; composed/drafted various graphic charts and any information
pertinent to the Trust Department; maintained Trust Department filing system and
all marketing material; answered telephones, screened and routed callers; updated
press releases and quarterly financial releases; composed and drafted routine
letters; edited documentation of a technical nature relevant to the Department's
function; maintained records in the Department's database system on an ongoing
basis; managed the credit card receipts for the Department; maintained the filing
system for all paper flow generated by the Department; answered telephones,
screened and routed callers, and provided routine information to clients; greeted
and assisted customers with various inquiries; and handled operational tasks.

BJ SERVICES COMPANY, USA, NEW ORLEANS, LA
Executive Assistant 1993-1997
Typed letters, memorandums and all correspondence for the sales support group,
engineers and technicians; prepared weekly and monthly reports such as lab
reports, monthly sales reports and sales forecast reports; maintained office
filling system.  Was responsible for all incoming and outgoing mail; answered all
incoming calls; maintained and ordered office supplies; assisted in travel
arrangements; prepared mileage reports; professionally greeted current and
potential clients.  Coordinated all events for the Southeast district of the
company.

EXCEPTIONAL TEMPORARIES, INC., NEW ORLEANS, LA
Recruiter 1991-1993
Served as immediate supervisor to ail temporary employees registered with the
agency; responsible for payroll services on a weekly basis; verified payroll
checks for correct information;, responsible for all invoices and purchase
orders; filled ail job orders with current and potential customers; interviewed
all applicants; administered and graded ail required tests; assisted General
Manager and Vice President of the company; typed letters/memoranda; prepared
weekly invoices for customers; scheduled appointments for potential temporary
employees; examined temporary employee timecards on a weekly basis; handled bank
deposits; answered all incoming phone calls.

EDUCATION
DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, New Orleans, LA, Early Childhood Education
(1983-1986)
DILLARD UNIVERSITY, New Orleans, LA, Business Administration (1986-1989)

Computer skills include: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office/Excel/PowerPoint,
Windows 95, Microsoft Office 2000,Microsoft XP Professional, and Typing at 60
wpm, Adobe PageMaker 6.0, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Outlook, Deltaview, Juris
Timesheets for Windows, Docs Open, Microsoft Office Access 2003, Imanage & Omega
Legal System.