1. PAUL CENTRONE
44-14 NEWTOWN ROAD, #2C
ASTORIA, NY 11103
CELL 917.783.5369 HOME 929.328.0518
PROFILE
Legal support professionalwith more than 10 years of experience; looking to join/support a law firm with a national presence.
LEGAL SECRETARY EXPERIENCE
Darger Errante Yavitz & Blau LLP, New York, NY 02/2011 – Present
Legal Secretary (started as contractorand converted to direct hire after 5 months)
 Revise, format, and proofread pleadings and correspondence; compile exhibits for pleadings; input attorney hours and
process expense reports; use mail merge for mass mailings; schedule attorney lunches/dinners and meetings; create and
update template library; create conference presentation; answerand direct calls; handle filing tasks; problem solve software
issues; welcome/orient new employees.
Weirfoulds LLP, Toronto,ON 07/2007 – 04/2008
ZSA Legal Recruitment, Toronto, ON 04/2007 - 06/2007
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP – New York, NY 10/2004 – 06/2006
Ropes & Gray LLP, New York, NY 06/1999 – 09/2004
Rogers, Joseph, O’Donnell & Quinn, San Francisco, CA 09/1997 – 11/1998
Rillo & Associates, San Francisco, CA 07/1994 – 08/1997
Cravath Swaine & Moore, New York, NY 04/1991 – 05/1993
 For all of the aforementioned firms, drafted and edited correspondence,contracts and pleadings; assisted with document
productions; managed attorney calendars; entered attorney time; finalized and submitted attorney expense reports; arranged
domestic/international travel; transcribed dictation; set up new clients/matters.
WORD PROCESSING EXPERIENCE
Deloitte & Touche, New York, NY 12/1987 – 11/1990
Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, NY 01/1987 – 11/1987
Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon, New York, NY 09/1983 – 12/1986
 Edited correspondence and tables; transcribed dictation; edited/finalized a variety of documents and pleadings.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Bloomingdale’s, New York, NY 10/2010 – 12/2010
Sales Associate
 Sold, wrapped, and shipped goods/gifts; answered phone calls and answered questions.
The Supporting Cast and Gotham Personnel, New York, NY 07/2010 – 10/2010
Banquet Waiter
 Set up, served, and reset banquet halls for private lunches/dinners.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto,ON 01/2009 – 10/2009
Technical Writer/Editor
 Wrote/edited best practices manual for personnelworking with mentally ill and alcohol/drug dependent clients.
EDUCATION
Excelsior College, Albany, NY
B.A., Liberal Studies 2003
SKILLS
Word (Styles, Table of Contents; Table of Authorities, Track Changes), Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint; ProLaw, Carpe Diem;
Rainmaker PL; Delta View; Comparite; Adobe Acrobat Pro, iManage; InMagic; Photoshop; GroupWise; Rhythymx CMS; Westlaw