Experience

Nichols Kaster, PLLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paralegal

  • Dec 2017 - Present



University of Minnesota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Office and Administrative Specialist

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2017

  Provides a high level of administrative support to one of the largest departments at the University;handles daily administrative duties; troubleshoots and resolve issues that arise with staff, faculty, lecturers, and graduate students; schedule appointments, update content on department website, oversee and maintain departmental copy machines; responsible for ordering, tracking, and distributing desk copy orders for all instructors; assistant to the department Planning and Development Committee and the department Advisory Board; responsible for event planning, correspondence, and responding to donors; writes and edits departmental correspondence regarding office procedures and news

• Principal Office and Administrative Specialist

  • Mar 2014 - Jun 2015

  Provides a high level of administrative support to one of the largest departments at the University;handles daily administrative duties; troubleshoots and resolve issues that arise with staff, faculty, lecturers, and graduate students; schedule appointments, update content on department website, oversee and maintain departmental copy machines; responsible for ordering, tracking, and distributing desk copy orders for all instructors; assistant to the department Planning and Development Committee and the department Advisory Board; responsible for event planning, correspondence, and responding to donors; writes and edits departmental correspondence regarding office procedures and news



Oberman Thompson, LLC

• United States
• Law Practice

• Legal Assistant, Office Manager

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2014

  Served as administrative support person in busy law practiceAssisted with litigation and trial preparation, file and case management, e-filing of litigation documents, and service of processManaged calendars for law firm and four attorneysExperience working with large volume of discovery documentsWorked to identify and implement efficient office processes Responsible for monitoring and ordering all office supplies; updated and wrote copy for firm website; data entry and database/summation experienceExperience with Adobe Acrobat, Quickbooks, WordPress, Constant Contact, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerpointProvided a wide variety of office support including filing, mailing, running errands, organizing, document conversion and general office dutiesData entry and database/summation experienceDrafted legal pleadings and correspondenceProvided courteous and professional support to clientsCompleted research projects as assigned



Hamline University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Assistant Poetry Editor, Water~Stone Review

  • Jan 2012 - May 2013



Graywolf Press

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2010

  Read, evaluated, and reported on literary manuscript submissions Handled queries, email inquiries, manuscript rejections Performed other general office duties: mailing, data entry, copying, filing Read, evaluated, and reported on literary manuscript submissions Handled queries, email inquiries, manuscript rejections Performed other general office duties: mailing, data entry, copying, filing



The TeaSource

• Sales Associate

  • Jul 2008 - Jun 2010

  Provided efficient and friendly customer serviceWorked effectively as team memberGained knowledge of specialized product base as basis for customer education and outreach in store and at public eventsIndependent responsibility for store opening and closing Provided efficient and friendly customer serviceWorked effectively as team memberGained knowledge of specialized product base as basis for customer education and outreach in store and at public eventsIndependent responsibility for store opening and closing



Aurora Center

• Violence Prevention Educator

  • Sep 2006 - Sep 2007

  Delivered presentations regarding sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking to various campus organizationsStaffed table and provided public outreach on Aurora Center services at campus eventsReceived training on sexual and gender-based violence, violence prevention, and media portrayals of sexual violence Delivered presentations regarding sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking to various campus organizationsStaffed table and provided public outreach on Aurora Center services at campus eventsReceived training on sexual and gender-based violence, violence prevention, and media portrayals of sexual violence



Southwest Super Summer Program

• Instructor

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Created and implemented lesson plans for children's summer enrichment program in various subjects, including creative writing Evaluated children's learning experiences in program Created and implemented lesson plans for children's summer enrichment program in various subjects, including creative writing Evaluated children's learning experiences in program



Bijoux Bead

• Sales Associate

  • Sep 2001 - Apr 2005

  Provided customer service in specialized retail operation Organized and stocked merchandise Offered customer education Provided customer service in specialized retail operation Organized and stocked merchandise Offered customer education