YOLANDA RISCH (661) 728-7300 | Legal Assistance | Client Relations | Travel Arrangements | Legal Research | Exe cutive Support

| Scheduling Calendar Management | Client Billing | Date Time Entry | Transcription | Interna l/External Correspondence - QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Trustworthy administrative professional and legal assistant with many years of e xperience and a proven history of assessing needs and providing support that exc eeds attorney and client expectations. Detail-oriented and places a premium on q uality, organization, and efficiency. Maintains the utmost personal integrity an d employer/client confidentiality. Excels at implementing creative solutions and process improvements to solve problems and boost productivity. Proven ability t o manage competing responsibilities simultaneously in high-pressure environments . * Experience in a variety of areas including trusts and estates, matrimonial, l itigation, international business, tax, real estate, mergers/acquisitions, IPO, city planning, environmental law, corporate, international, & life sciences * Friendly team player who enjoys working in a team-oriented atmosphere to meet attorney and client needs * Excellent communication (both oral and written) and interpersonal skills to e asily establish rapport with others * Computer savvy and skilled in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel; and in utilizin g FileSurf software - PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Legal Administrative Assistant, Ballard Spahr LLP, Los Angeles, CA 10/07 - 11/10 Provided comprehensive legal support to a managing partner specializing in real estate resort and hotel representation, a partner specializing in distressed rea l estate initiative and business finance, and an associate specializing in resor t and hotel representation. Managed attorney schedules/calendars to coordinate w orkflow and ensure all deadlines were met. Interacted directly with clients and ensured all clients received personalized service. * Honored with an award for work on a pro bono project assisting in will prepara tion for first duty responders Legal Assistant, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Palo Alto, CA 2/98 - 10/07 Provided legal assistance to corporate and life sciences associates. Authored in ternal/external correspondence as well as numerous legal documents. Created minu te books and prepared stock certificates and SEC documents. Assembled transactio n books for initial public offerings and mergers & acquisitions. Collaborated in closings. Legal Secretary, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, New York, NY Assistant to Chairman of the Trusts and Estates Dept. (Managing Partner) 1994 1998 Matrimonial Associate and Litigation Associate 1993 Frequently collaborated with clients via phone. Screened new business calls from potential clients. Provided leadership and motivation to a secretarial assistan t. Scheduled meetings and coordinated travel logistics. Created summaries of leg al articles. Authored internal/external correspondence and memos. Processed clie nt billing and audited business accounts for reimbursements. Created filing syst ems to organize and maintain confidential files.

Also served as the Legal Secretary to the Senior International Business/Tax Part ner at Perkins Coie in Seattle, WA. - EDUCATION Courses in Liberal Arts and Public Relations - Skagit Valley College and Ocean C ounty Community College - SELECT COMMUNITY/VOLUNTEER SERVICE Currently volunteer with the Rotary club; previously held leadership positions a t the Club and District levels. Also currently volunteer with the Sunnyvale Comm unity Services emergency assistance agency. Previously volunteered as the chair of the Sunnyvale Planning Commission and as the president of the Sunnyvale Schoo l District Education Foundation Board of Directors. Received a letter of commend ation from President George W. Bush for being nominated for the Presidential Vol unteer in Action Award. Graduated from the Leadership Sunnyvale program (receive d "Alumnus of the Year" award). Honored with Sunnyvale's "Outstanding Community Volunteer" award.