Debbie Basham Email & Phone Number

Hoffman Estates, IL

Chicago, IL

• Regulatory
• Assisting Regulatory attorney in handling 18-30 Department of Insurance Complaints per month, that requires legal assistance; performing legal research on insurance statutes and managing status of responses to the DOI.
• Improved the process of DOI complaint handling by developing a process to organize the complaints in Lotus Notes as they come in through emails. Improved the tracking of the complaints by utilizing Serengeti for.
• Reviewed corporate records and summarized action taken by certain subsidiaries over the course of several years. Organized corporate files and drafted a memo of actions to be taken to bring the entities.
• Developed a higher knowledge of Serengeti matter management system and was invited to sit on the implementation team to assist in addressing more complex issues, utilizing Serengeti for Regulatory Attorneys, and in.
• Point person for Records Management project. Assisting in drafting a Records Taxonomy after obtaining feedback from attorneys and creating a logical organization or classification of all paper records in the legal.

• Senior Paralegal possessing diverse legal experience with particular expertise in Contracts, Real Estate, Litigation Support, and Legal Support.
• Independently drafted, reviewed and negotiated a high volume of beverage sales contracts, including fountain, bottle and can, and vending agreements, covering 19 states for various customer industries.
• Managed commercial real estate matters; drafted leases; handled all phases of acquisitions and dispositions including post closing matters; drafted purchase agreements, settlement statements, and closing documents.
• Led the cross functional implementation of the Counsel Link case management and e-billing system, resulting in increased efficiency in managing litigation matters, and in managing legal invoices with a $5MM annual.
• Compiled and analyzed extensive discovery in Litigation Support; coordinated prosecution with outside counsel for replevin cases and managed recovery of equipment.
• Orchestrated a high volume of subpoena responses and met deadlines through optimization of cross functional team efforts.

• Paralegal and Office Manager for a powerful family law litigator
• Independently drafted legal pleadings, communicated settlement options with opposing attorneys, and appeared before the courts.
• Organized files for trial; compiled and reviewed extensive discovery; trial attendance.

• Paralegal and Office Manager with real estate law firm
• Negotiated and drafted residential real estate contracts; prepared settlement figures and closing documents. Handled all real estate transactions from inception to closing, including post closing matters; secured.
• Reviewed title searches; drafted policies; acted as in-house closer for Attorney’s Title.

Bachelor Of Science

Anticipated completion May 2012

Education record

Legal Assistant Program