CS Secretarial Services || Freelance Virtual Secretary/Assistant || London and Kent

I highly recommend Christine’s transcription services. She has worked with us over the last months transcribing interviews that are sensitive, where considerable nuance and confidentiality have been required.

Dr Kathy McKay, Research Associate, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

I have enlisted the services of Christine on numerous occasions over the last three years. She can take a brief, run with it and complete tasks without issue. She is discrete, can deal with confidential matters and is 100% trustworthy.

Mr RT (Private Client, North London)

I am very grateful to Christine for all her help. She managed to sort out my paperwork mountain and was very good at what she does.

Zang Banda, Consultant Structural Engineer

Key Skills and Achievements

Customer Service and Organisation

Researched and successfully implemented a time saving process for the way that claims were dealt with – thereby saving approximately 30% of user's time. Applied this method to the annual policy renewals for the Aviation department
Recognised and corrected an error in one group's filing system which meant a time reduction of 50% for users
Maintained and significantly improved the group stationery system reducing search time for items by 50% and coordinated recycling of stationery

Qualifications

Microsoft Office Specialist Certification (Advanced Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook)
LLC Secretarial Skills Certificate (including Distinction in Background to Business and RSA Typewriting)
GCE 'O' Levels including Mathematics and English
Computer Skills
Competent user of computer software including MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel and the accountancy package Xero. Limited knowledge but the ability to use MS Publisher and Visio and Adobe Photoshop
Past jobs have involved my use of older packages including WordPerfect/WordPerfect for Windows, WordStar 1512, Wang OIS50/8000, AmiPro, Microsoft Works, Frame, Digital VT420/VT340 and Uniplex and more recently Documentum, Filesite and Workshare. I am able to utilise my knowledge of different applications to use most office systems that I encounter.

Career History

Part-time Administrator (Maternity Cover Contract), National Association of Shopfitters, 2018-2019
Part-time Legal Secretary (Contract), DAC Beachcroft LLP, 2015-2016
Temporary Secretary, Bird in Bush Children's Centre, 2012-2013
Freelance Secretary, Christine Scally Designs & Solutions Limited, 2009 - Present
Legal Secretary/IT Trainer, Linklaters LLP, 1997 - 2009
Secretary, Price Waterhouse, 1995 - 1996 Secretary, Windsor Insurance Brokers Plc, 1994 - 1995
PA/Secretary, Temporary assignments, 1993 - 1994
Senior Secretary, Windsor Professional Indemnity Limited, 1992 - 1993
Secretary, PA Consulting Group, 1990 - 1992
WP/Audio Secretary, Clifford Tee + Gale 1987 - 1990
Secretary, The London Permanent Building Society, 1985 - 1987
Temporary Secretary, Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (SOGAT), 1985

Useful Information

First Aid Certification (December 2021)
CRB Registered (2012)
Non-smoker in excellent health
Car Owner with a clean licence

Interests

Arranging and attending quiz nights, modern jive dancing and teaching, personal archiving, reading, listening to music, power walking, socialising and drumming.