20 B Benson Circle
Fayetteville, TN 37334 / Cell: (931)675-8887

HEATHER IVEY

Objective / To obtain a full-time positionin an administrative and office relative field that will allow me to further utilize my knowledge and skills through applying the methods, principals and ethical practices I have achieved throughout my career.
Experience / 2003-2004 HATCHER, JOHNSON, MEANEY Chattanooga, TN
& GOTHARD, PLLC
LEGAL SECRETARY
  • Preparing legal pleadings and correspondences
  • Responsible for scheduling appointments and depositions.
  • Multi-line telephone systems
  • Office filing
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2004-2007 ALEXANDER W. GOTHARD, Chattanooga, TN
Attorney at Law
LEGAL SECRETARY/ OFFICE MANAGER/ PARALEGAL
  • Preparing legal pleadings and correspondences
  • Provided full secretarial support for several attorneys
  • Applying appropriate methodologies, I have gained, to advise staff
members on the rules and regulations of a legal office setting.
  • Maintain scheduling calendars which include, but not limited to court
dockets, depositions, mediations as well as client appointments.
  • Legal research using Lexis Nexis and the in-house law library
  • Maintain and invoice hourly based clients
  • Preparing and filing court documents
  • Meeting with clients as well as using ethical practices and strategies to solve complex problems that may arise
  • Multi-line phone systems
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2007-2012 COPELAND, WHITTENBURG Chattanooga, TN
MEEKS & GOTHARD
LEGAL SECRETARY/PARALEGAL
  • Preparing legal pleadings and correspondences
  • Provided full secretarial support for several attorneys
  • Applying appropriate methodologies, I have gained, to advise staff
members on the rules and regulations of a legal office setting.
  • Maintain scheduling calendars which include, but not limited to court
dockets, depositions, mediations as well as client appointments.
  • Legal research using Lexis Nexis and the in-house law library
  • Maintain and invoice hourly based clients
  • Preparing and filing court documents
  • Meeting with clients as well as using ethical practices and strategies to solve complex problems that may arise
  • Multi-line phone systems
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2012-2014 GOTHARD & BROWN Chattanooga, TN
Attorney at Law
LEGAL SECRETARY/PARALEGAL/OFFICE MANAGER
  • Preparing legal pleadings and correspondences
  • Provided full secretarial support for several attorneys
  • Applying appropriate methodologies, I have gained, to advise staff
members on the rules and regulations of a legal office setting.
  • Maintain scheduling calendars which include, but not limited to court
dockets, depositions, mediations as well as client appointments.
  • Legal research using Lexis Nexis and the in-house law library
  • Maintain and invoice hourly based clients
  • Preparing and filing court documents
  • Multi-line phone systems
  • Meeting with clients as well as using ethical practices and strategies to solve complex problems that may arise
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2015-PresentHolt’s Siding Replacement Huntsville, AL
Windows, LLC
SECRETARY/OFFICE MANAGER
  • Setting customer appointments for estimates
  • Maintaining scheduling Calendars for Installers
  • Ordering material through Accu Quote software
  • Customer Invoicing
  • Payroll using QuickBooks
  • Preparing and filing court documents
  • Multi-line phone systems

Education / 1990-1994 Huntland High School Huntland, TN
Diploma.
2001-2003 Northwestern Technical College Rock Spring, GA
Certificate and Diploma in Business Office Technology with a
LegalSpecialization
GPA: 3.8 wpm: 100
Interests/Accomplishments / National Vocational Technical Honor Society
Northwestern Technical College Award of Leadership
Experience in Workers’ Compensation Law, Domestic Law, Personal
Injury law, Breach of Contract law, General Law Practice and Trial Prep
Proficient in Abacus, Case Management
Proficient in Accu Quote Software
Proficient in Quick Books
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suites
References / Janette (Jan) McKin Askins Hazel Green, AL 931-652-4642
Alexander W. Gothard, Esq. Chattanooga, TN 423-653-5093
Mike Holt Flintville, TN 931-993-0216
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