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Overview
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Carol Benish

Melfort,SK

Summary

Enthusiastic Administrative Assistant with expertise in anticipating professional needs and proactively identifying and resolving problems.

Overview

46
46
years of professional experience

Work History

Administrative Assistant

North East School Division No. 200
11.2017 - Current

Legal Assistant

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
01.2006 - 06.2016

Administrative assistant to two lawyers in the restructuring & insolvency department of the litigation group. Duties include diarization and file management, maintain electronic precedents, travel arrangements, preparing and editing correspondence and documents, responding to email messages, manage accounts receivable and rendering client accounts, dictation transcription, preparing business development reports, open and close files, maintaining client contacts, special projects, collecting and analyzing information, organizing client conferences and meetings and managing calendar.

Legal Assistant

Litwiniuk & Company
04.2003 - 11.2005

Assistant to one lawyer in motor vehicle accident, personal injury and wrongful dismissal litigation.

Legal Assistant

Merchant Law Group
01.2002 - 03.2003

Assistant to one lawyer in motor vehicle accident and personal injury litigation.

Paralegal

Stephens & Holman
10.2001 - 12.2002

Legal Assistant

Field Atkinson Perraton
07.2001 - 09.2001

Assistant to one lawyer in the litigation of labour and employment cases.

Legal Assistant

Litwiniuk & Company
09.1997 - 06.2001

Assistant to one litigation lawyer in motor vehicle, personal injury and wrongful dismissal claims.

Secretary/Typist

Leonard Hirst & Miller Adjusters (1977) Ltd.
04.1994 - 08.1997

Sales Secretary

Enerflex Systems Ltd.
11.1990 - 03.1994

Sales Secretary, Sr. Computer Operator, Accounts R

Nowsco Well Service Ltd.
08.1980 - 08.1990

Accounts Receivable Clerk

Marathon Realty/Calgary Tower
08.1979 - 07.1980

Clerk Typist

Toby Industries Ltd.
09.1977 - 06.1979

Education

High School Diploma -

Renfrew Collegiate Insitute
Renfrew, ON
06.1977

Skills

  • 10-Key Proficiency
  • Excel Spreadsheets
  • Business Writing
  • Administrative Support
  • Typing Proficiency
  • Business Correspondence
  • Microsoft Office
  • Proofreading
  • Advanced MS Office Suite Knowledge

Timeline

Administrative Assistant

North East School Division No. 200
11.2017 - Current

Legal Assistant

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
01.2006 - 06.2016

Legal Assistant

Litwiniuk & Company
04.2003 - 11.2005

Legal Assistant

Merchant Law Group
01.2002 - 03.2003

Paralegal

Stephens & Holman
10.2001 - 12.2002

Legal Assistant

Field Atkinson Perraton
07.2001 - 09.2001

Legal Assistant

Litwiniuk & Company
09.1997 - 06.2001

Secretary/Typist

Leonard Hirst & Miller Adjusters (1977) Ltd.
04.1994 - 08.1997

Sales Secretary

Enerflex Systems Ltd.
11.1990 - 03.1994

Sales Secretary, Sr. Computer Operator, Accounts R

Nowsco Well Service Ltd.
08.1980 - 08.1990

Accounts Receivable Clerk

Marathon Realty/Calgary Tower
08.1979 - 07.1980

Clerk Typist

Toby Industries Ltd.
09.1977 - 06.1979

High School Diploma -

Renfrew Collegiate Insitute
Carol Benish