Currículum de Karen Hernández
Experience
1440 Foods – New York, NY – Hybrid
February 2024 - Present
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
● Provide business and administrative support to 10+ Executives and 90+ employees, including Board Members, ensuring seamless operations and communication.
● Organize and plan logistics for all in-house and external meetings and events, enhancing department efficiency.
● Oversee sample management for our office, investors, sales, marketing and Shopify.
● Help with the designing and ordering of swag, designs for trade shows, marketing and send out all PR packages.
● Schedule all meetings and interviews, including high level positions with the utmost discretion, as well as onboard and manage logistics for new hires.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringers LLP – Remote
July 2023 - February 2024 (Contract)
Human Resources and Recruiting Coordinator
● Developed onboarding plans and scheduled meetings for new employees for ideal new hire integration.
● Acted as a liaison between management and new employees across various departments.
● Scheduled welcome meetings, lunches and interviews, ensuring a positive introduction to the firm.
● Managed offboarding process, accurately calculating leave balances for a smooth departure from the firm.
● Recruiting: Used LawCruit to help staffing for all three offices.
Sugatan – Remote
April 2022 - July 2022 (Company-wide layoffs)
Operations Administrative Assistant
● Created Standard Operating Procedures to build a foundation of all procedures within the company.
● Prepared and presented PowerPoint presentations regarding new lead decks and Standard Operating Procedures.
● Scheduled internal meetings and meetings with new and potential clients for the CEO, COO and Chief of Growth.
● Created Asana projects and the infrastructure to facilitate the onboarding of new clients, prospects, and employees.
● Identified potential problems and points of friction and worked to find solutions to maximize efficiency and revenue.
Bagolie Friedman LLC – Jersey City, NJ
November 2018 - April 2022
Executive Legal Assistant
● Managed and prioritized the CEOs and partners’ day-to-day calendars, meetings and appointments, including sending reminders and following up with clients and adversaries.
● Provided administrative assistance, such as writing and editing emails, memos with follow ups for the CEOs.
● Translated and interpreted from English <> Spanish to facilitate communication between all parties.
● Handled over 500 Workers’ Compensation cases,, including filing all petitions and motions, streamlining legal processes.
● Took 50+ calls daily, maintaining professional client interactions.
Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez Winograd LLP – Newark, NJ
September. 2016-November 2018
Executive Legal Assistant
● Initiated a new position focused on handling all serious injury cases across six offices.
● Managed complexed calendars for the CEO, a Partner and six attorneys, scheduling meetings, engagements, conferences and trials.
● Compiled and organized legal and medical reports from hospitals, courts, law firms, etc. for case preparation.
● Conducted extensive research and data to prepare motions, letters, reports, memos and emails.
● Trained eleven co-workers to adherence to company policy and procedures.
● Coordinated transportation for clients for crucial meetings and appointments
EDUCATION
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor or Arts, Spanish and Criminal Justice, 2016
COMPUTER SKILLS
● Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams
● WordPerfect, Adobe Creative Suite – Acrobat, Photoshop
● Human Resources – Workday, Justworks, LawCruit, AskHR, TriNet, Paychex
● Communications – Needles, Asana, Slack, Google Drive
● Other – HubSpot, Expensify, Shopify, Navan, WordPress, Wix