I am responsible for negotiating technology service agreements, servicing agreements, and loan purchase agreements with new partners, and amending contracts for existing partners. I also act as product counsel advising our engineering and business teams on consumer financial regulations and data regulations pertinent to our business, including, but not limited to, FCRA, ECOA, Reg Z, FDCPA, and state licensing.

Lead product counsel function for the Blend Title Insurance product from inception through launch. Advised on consumer financial regulations for the core Blend product for mortgage and consumer lending originations.

Member of the executive leadership team providing legal and regulatory guidance to the business relating to product development and operations. Leading our legal and compliance team responsible for internal and external audit, licensing, supporting our operations team, and providing support for our growth and partnerships team.

• Provided guidance and support to business partners, leadership executives, and Board of Directors on collections law and regulatory compliance regulations as applied to our proprietary digital collections platform• Modernized and launched a compliance management program to align with state and federal regulations. Key programs include state licensing, third-party oversight, litigation management, and contract management• Managed fundraising efforts, including expanding Series A, closing $6M in convertible debt, and Series B financing round for $22m raised from large banks and VC’s• Recruited, trained, and led a legal operations team consisting of paralegals, compliance auditors, and analysts

• Spearheaded an internet and email marketing compliance platform and acted as SME for laws and regulations regarding merchant cash advance and factoring• Authored company documents, including data security and privacy policies, terms and conditions, contracts, and employee handbooks• Drove corporate formation of new entities and maintained corporate formalities and annual filings

• Advised management on laws and regulations for advertising payday and installment loans and subprime products• Completed risk assessments and designed a compliance platform• Liaised with subsidiaries and startups including P2P lending, business factoring, and smartphone applications• Managed acquisition from start to finish, key responsibilities included leading contract negotiations, coordination of outside counsel, drafting sales schedules and development of sale structure to suit founders’ unique requirements

Managed e-discovery review of financial documents and frequently lead small teams running quality control and second level review.

Litigation support attorney reviewing documents in preparation for large scale litigation.

I build the LexisNexis brand name throughout the school by holding skill building events, weekly office hours, and spearheading promotions on campus.

Registered representative tasked with establishing a client base of individuals investing in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and life insurance to reach their investment and retirement goals.

Specialist in customer sales of computer peripherals and wireless networking equipment.