Paralegal with 15 years of experience combining management and customer service/production in the areas of both Mortgage closings and Title Insurance looking for a long term growth position.
Skills
Superb legal research skills
Understands confidentiality
Strong research skills
Advanced MS Office Suite knowledge
Technologically savvy
Education
Montreat CollegeCharlotte, NCExpected in – –Bachelors Of Business Administration: - GPA:
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NCExpected in – –Post-Baccalaureate Diploma:Paralegal Technology - GPA:
Certifications
Paralegal Certified by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Paralegal Certification
Duly Appointed Notary Public-Specializing in Residential Real Estate Closings
Work History
Centene Corporation - Paralegal Ogden, AR, 04/2011 - Current
Provide support to Corporate, Commercial Real Estate and Business Litigation Attorneys.
Responsible for the formation, acquisition and dissolution of business entities.
Maintain corporate record books, drafted consents and resolutions, and processed state filings.
Provide transactional support for corporate, M&A, and real estate financing transactions, including due diligence management and contract review.
Conduct state and county level diligence searches.
Prepare and file UCC Financing Statements at state and county levels.
Produce legal documents, including contracts and real estate closing statements.
Prepare legal property descriptions for use in transactions.
Organize contracts and closing documents for purchases.
Conduct title research.
Review and maintain due diligence documents and closing materials to include title and survey work in connection with commercial real estate acquisitions, financing, and other operational matters.
Assist litigation attorneys with research, depositions, trial preparation, discovery and document drafts for court submittal.
Feasible - Office Administrator Oakland, CA, 03/2010 - 04/2011
Manage bookkeeping and day-to-day operations for an IT managed services and outsourcing organization.
Managed all aspects of billing, A/R, A/P, general ledger postings, and payroll processing.
Prepare monthly Bank & Credit Card Reconciliation.
Prepare monthly sales and use tax payments.
Assist in creation of customer quotes.
Responsible for processing orders; Invoicing, assuring that pricing is consistent with quotation, corresponding with customers.
Verify credit worthiness of clients, execute credit and collection policy.
Take appropriate action against delinquent accounts.
Handle customer requests for service and route to appropriate tech support.
Verify time submitted by technical staff.
Carry out policies relating to all phases of Human Resource activities.
Newrez - Office Administrator/Paralegal AZ, State, 05/2006 - 01/2010
Directed day-to-day office operations in a boutique law office.
As office administrator/paralegal I oversaw all aspects of the law office.
Including but not limited to, managing of client files (opening and closing files, maintaining client databases, and attorney billing); oral and written communication with clients, opposing attorneys, and court officials; researched for clients; firm financial information, and other duties as assigned.
Managed all aspects of billing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger postings, and payroll processing.
Established new merchant services with our accounting software to receive client payments online.
Played integral part in revising the firm's accounting procedures.
Assisted in development of office manual for all business office procedures, resulting in standardized operations.
Coordinated Marketing; Public Relations; and Sponsorship at Charitable Events.
Interfaced with all vendors; approved all accounts payable invoices and firm costs.
Was responsible for all aspects of a new entity formation process, including handling state filings, obtaining EIN's, filing for business licenses, drafting bylaws, and preparing corporate books.
Became familiar with UCC financing statements; research liens in connection with corporate acquisitions and financing.
Wyndham Capital Mortgage And East Coast Mortgage Lending - Loan Officer City, STATE, 01/2005 - 05/2006
Responsible for building a customer base that resulted in securing home loans.
Managed entire loan process from obtaining loan approval to closing the loan.
Audited all financial and loan documents.
I was able to pre-underwrite borrower applications by using automated software such as D.O., D.U., and L.P.
Working with over 35 different lenders, gave me the knowledge to find the best program and pricing for the borrower.
Made sure all files were in compliance.
Communicated with all parties involved in the purchase process including the realtor, lawyers, home inspectors and the borrowers.
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