LINDA L.

REYNOLDS
204 Primrose Lane, Lebanon,TN 37087
Email: (preferred)
Home Phone: 615.547.4548
Qualifications
Over twenty years administrative experience, in positions of increasing responsi
bility, supportingsenior executivesin the legal and higher education fields.Addi
tionally, I founded a special events company, in operation for over seven years,
for which I developed new clients, organized major events and installations, hi
red and trained personnel, designed and built props and brought projects in unde
r budget. I believe my extensive experience, as detailed below, has prepared me
for a challenging position where I can fully utilize my organizational, administ
rative and people skills.
Work History
02/07-present- Faculty Assistant/Recruitment Coordinator at Vanderbilt Law Schoo
l-Nashville, TN
Faculty assistant supporting up to five senior, tenured,law faculty as well as p
rogram directors, special programs and budgetary activities.Responsibilities inc
lude: all aspects of project management, managing budgets, planning conferences
and workshops; conducting legal research, web research; manuscript editing (cred
it on at least one book), drafting and preparation of correspondence; expense pr
ocessing; complex international, multi-city travel planning; administrative serv
ices of detailed and confidential nature, web-based design of marketing material
s; student liaison duties; assignment to special projects, including, but not li
mited to: coordinator for lateral promotion committee; recruitment coordinator f
or entry level appointments committee; coordinator for the ad hoc legal writing
appointments committee; designing posters for law school events; faculty suite d
irectory and map, interviewing catering companies/sample menus. Expert level pro
ficiency in all Microsoft applications, working knowledgeof Adobe Illustrator an
d Photoshop.
01/04-01/07-Legal Assistant to the Vice President-Driggers, Schultz & Herbst, P.
C., Troy, Michigan
Legal assistant for heavy volume litigation practice, primarily in employment la
w, contracts and complex commercial matters; duties included drafting correspond
ence and pleadings, client contact, managing a litigation calendar, trial prepar
ation, including summarizing deposition transcripts and editing Court of Appeals
briefs, scheduling travel and supervising support staff on large projects.Reloc
ated to the Nashville, TN area when my husband was transferred.
2002-2003-Legal Assistant-Linda Weston, Personnnel * Law, Troy, Michigan
While closing down my event company (due to the aftermath of 9/11) and our famil
y business (dueto divorce), I held a variety of long-term temporary litigation a
ssignments throughout metropolitan Detroit.
1991-2002-Office Manager-Richard C. Littlefield, P.C.-Southfield, Michigan (conc
urrently with running event services company, described below)
Office manager and legal assistant for our family business, a high-volume litiga
tion practice, with emphasis on employment law, personal injury, bankruptcy and
civil matters. Duties included, client contact and intake interviews, drafting c
orrespondence and pleadings, maintaining computer systems, record keeping, prepa
ration of tax documents, etc. During this time, I also started my own business.
1995-2002-Creative Director-Littlefield & Stirnemann, Ltd.-Royal Oak, Michigan
Founder and director of an event planning and decorating company.Duties included
, marketing and promotion (with 6% booking rate from direct marketing), pricing
proposals and meeting with clients, schedule and hiring staff of up to 20 person
s, planning logistics of multiple installations daily, billing and collections,
webmaster/designer of our website, littlefieldspecialevents.com. Due to the econ
omic conditions in Michigan, as well as the disaster on 9/11, our company was cl
osed.
1991-2002-Office Manager-Richard C. Littlefield, P.C.-Southfield, Michigan
Office manager and legal assistant for our family business, a high-volume litiga
tion practice, with emphasis on employment law, personal injury, bankruptcy and
civil matters. Duties included, client contact and intake interviews, drafting c
orrespondence and pleadings, maintaining computer systems, record keeping, prepa
ration of tax documents, etc.
1984-1987-Legal Secretary-Pepper, Hamilton &Scheetz, Detroit, Michigan
Drafting and editing correspondence, pleadings, maintaining filing systems, fili
ng court documents, trial preparation, client liaison, travel.
Education
Western Michigan University1979-1980
Wayne State University, 1980-1982
Various classes at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan; Center for Creative
Studies, Detroit, Michigan
Affiliations
Nashville Adult Literacy Council - Volunteer Tutor; NALA (National Association o
f Legal Assistants), NALS (National Association of Legal Secretaries), Past Pres
ident ofRoyal Oak Arts Council; Nashville Gourmet Cooking Club;
Interests
Family, reading, travel, history, metalwork and jewelry design, boating, equestr
ian events, music, entertaining, cooking, decorating.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST