Britt Campbell
Legal Secretary with Municipal Government & Solicitor's Office Experience
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Detail-oriented Legal Secretary with experience supporting attorneys in land use, real estate, wills, trusts, and estate administration. Skilled in title searches, reviewing deeds, public records, and estate planning documents, managing trust and probate files, and coordinating with attorneys, clients, title companies, lenders, and government agencies. Experienced in document management, CRM and legal case management systems, workflow coordination, and delivering exceptional client service.
Proficient in Microsoft Office with strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, recognized for maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, regulatory compliance, and efficiency in fast-paced legal and real estate environments.
Experience
Legal Secretary at Law Office of Brian J. Callaghan (2024-01 – Present)
- Prepared and filed Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment applications, including variances, subdivisions, site plans, Certificate of Land Use, redevelopment plans, zoning permits and supporting legal documentation.
- Prepared and drafted Revocable license agreements, and supporting legal documentation.
- Conducted title searches and reviewed deeds, mortgages easements, judgments, liens, surveys, tax certifications, and public land records to identify title issues and support residential and commercial real estate transactions.
- Drafted and assembled estate planning documents, including Wills, Revocable Living Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Advance Healthcare Directives, revocable license agreements, deeds, and probate-related filings.
- Coordinated with clients, title companies, municipalities, county recording offices, architects, engineers, land surveyors, contractors, lenders, and government agencies to obtain approvals, resolve title and zoning issues, and ensure timely project completion.
- Managed legal matters from initial intake through closing or final disposition, maintaining case files, tracking deadlines, preparing legal correspondence, scheduling hearings, and ensuring compliance with court, municipal, and recording requirements.
- Delivered exceptional client service by managing high-volume communications, preparing closing and recording documents, maintaining legal case management systems, and supporting attorneys in land use, real estate, wills, trusts, estate administration, and probate matters.
Administrative Assistant|Legal Secretary - Solicitor's Office at City of Atlantic City Government (2021-01 – 2023-12)
- Provided administrative and legal support to municipal counsel through document preparation, correspondence management, legal filing, scheduling, and confidential records administration.
- Prepared ordinances, resolutions, contracts, legal notices, memoranda, and official municipal documents while ensuring accuracy and compliance with government procedures.
- Managed attorney calendars, hearings, meetings, deadlines, and communications with municipal officials, departments, and outside professionals.
- Conducted legal research and maintained case files, property records, public records requests, and regulatory documentation.
- Improved office efficiency through digital file organization, workflow automation, and technology-driven administrative processes.
Board Secretary|Governance & Operations Coordinator - Department of Planning & Development at City of Atlantic City Government (2018-08 – 2020-12)
- Within the first 90 days, managed time-sensitive coordination across multiple public bodies, including meeting logistics, stakeholder communication, documentation tracking, consultant follow-up, and public-facing support for land use, preservation, environmental, and community development matters.
- Supported program and governance operations by coordinating meeting logistics, tracking deliverables, improving administrative workflows, and helping reengage inactive boards to strengthen public participation, service delivery, and community impact.
- Helped move community-facing initiatives from planning to implementation by coordinating commission workflows, public materials, stakeholder communication, resident engagement, and follow-up on program deliverables.
- Spearheaded a municipal process improvement initiative by designing a GovPilot workflow for Certified List Requests, enhancing workflow automation, improving operational efficiency, and recommending website integration and expedited processing.
Board Secretary|Administrative Assistant at DEKBON Community Development Corp. (2016-09 – 2018-07)
- Planned and facilitated community workshops, leadership meetings, consultant reviews, and partner communications to support program delivery, resident engagement, and alignment with DEKBON's mission, funding requirements, and community impact goals.
- Supported program logistics, scheduling, documentation, grant materials, draw schedule coordination, and stakeholder updates to ensure housing initiatives progressed on time within funding guidelines, and with clear communication with leadership and partners.
- Supported program and governance operations by coordinating meeting logistics, tracking deliverables, improving administrative workflows, and helping reengage inactive boards to strengthen public participation, service delivery, and community impact.
- Helped move community-facing initiatives from planning to implementation by coordinating commission workflows, public materials, stakeholder communication, resident engagement, and follow-up on program deliverables.
Education
Certificate in Paralegal Studies – University of Pennsylvania (2021-06 – 2021-12)
A.A.S. in Computer Science – Community College of Philadelphia (2011-09 – 2013-06)

