Linda Milburn

Experience

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  Orange Communications plc

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Legal Secretary

  Typing of reports and general correspondence; arranged internal and external meetings and conference calls; maintained office supplies; created expense requisitions, payment of invoices and other financially related matters; updated legal manuals.

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  HFC Bank Ltd

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2005

  PA to Head of Legal

  Typing of reports and general correspondence; worldwide travel arrangements to include flights, hotels, transport, visas; arranged internal and external meetings and conference calls; hospitality for external visitors; arranged docs to be signed, sealed and notarized by authorized signatories; comprehensive use of Lotus Organiser for diary management and email screening; designated business recovery co-ordinator; responsible for doc storage and archiving.

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  ZincOx Resources plc

  Apr 2006 - Apr 2010

  PA to MD

  Scheduled meetings and conference calls including global video conferencing; filing, preparing and maintaining legal dept files both hard and soft copies; kept current and accurate hard and soft file records of templates, non-standard agreements and other legal documentation; typing, faxing, scanning, copying, emailing and generally assisted the Legal Team (General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel and Senior Lawyer) in prep of legal work; maintained confidentiality agreements and contracts in Access; proof read docs; booked legal education sessions; assisted Financial Director in preparation of company accounts; assisted with annual returns, filings, updated shareholder register and issuance of share certificates; booked travel, arranged visas etc; responsible for doc storage and archiving; arranged corporate hospitality events. Show less

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  Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP

  Aug 2010 - May 2012

  Legal PA

  Working for 1 partner, 1 local partner and 3 associates in a new (2010) start up office in Abu Dhabi.

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  Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

  Jul 2012 - Nov 2012

  Office Co-ordinator

  In this newly opened office in Abu Dhabi, I managed office operations including implementing new systems and sourcing suppliers; set up credit facilities with hotels, couriers, stationers, transportation and travel agents; worldwide travel arrangements included visa applications, hotels, cars etc; maintained time entries using Aderant; created expense requisitions, payment of invoices and other financially related matters; Filesite, a document management system along with ChangePro for document comparisons; managed and updated Company's intranet for Abu Dhabi office; maintained stationery supplies, ordering and proofing business cards; recruitment and subsequent management of the Receptionist/Secretary and Office Driver; maintained personnel files, annual leave/sickness records; completed onboarding procedures for new members of legal team. Show less

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  New York University Abu Dhabi

  Oct 2013 - Apr 2014

  Legal Assistant

  Working for General Counsel, I performed legal administrative duties including heavy scheduling of appointments and meetings; created and updated spreadsheets for monitoring approval and payment of invoices; reviewed expenses and invoices for accuracy and investigated discrepancies; composed routine letters and correspondence; proof read documents for accuracy; produced presentations, letters and documents using a variety of MS software packages; arranged overseas legal candidates to meet with GC for interview; completed onboarding procedures for new members of legal staff. Show less