Corporate Governance Paralegal

Utilize the company’s management systems.Responsible for maintaining, updating, and organizing entity records via entity management database and managing user access to database.Assist with compiling and reviewing M&A due diligence and in the contracting process, organize and manage vendor and customer contracts.Utilizing both templates and some custom language perform contract review and light drafting of agreements and correspondence.Compile discovery documents and assist/review answers to discovery for litigation matters.Communicate and interact with claimants, outside counsel, and insurance adjustors, process and investigate new personal injury, workers compensation, automobile accidents, and property damage.Process and investigate personal injury, workers' compensation, and property damage claims using Utilize Clio’s client intake, legal client relationship management (CRM) software, and PandaDoc.Communicate and interact with claimants, outside counsel, and insurance adjusters.

Cultured a system that tracked 90+ corporate entities encompassing annual renewals/reports, meeting minutes, loan maturity dates, guaranties, extensions, and notice requirements.Within OAR Management, Inc., I was responsible for managing administrative aspects of legal entity (subsidiaries, joint ventures, and partnerships) corporate governance record keeping, including securing federal tax identification numbers, articles of incorporation and organization, dissolutions, by-laws, operating agreements, and other organizational documents in addition to meeting minutes and corporate resolutions, officer and directors lists, “doing business as” filings, annual reports, various annual requirements, and communication with state agents. I conducted detailed reviews and analysis of financials and agreements for developing annual meetings minutes. I reviewed and revised non-disclosure and engagement agreements, drafted internal loans and reviewed bank loans for terms, guarantees, collateral, and covenants. I sustained outside attorney relationships as well as coordinated with internal managers, accountants, and attorneys. I tracked litigation for preparation of weekly updates to litigation reports.• Tasked with bringing all corporate books current including 27 books that were identified as troubled and were prioritized with being brought to current.• Tasked with updating and tracking outstanding loans and loan guarantees. • Tasked with developing a system to track annual renewals in various states that were handled by our sister companies.• Tasked with developing a system to track legal matters that were handled by our sister companies.• Leveraged strong organizational abilities to accomplish assigned responsibilities in short time frames.• Developed the ability to analyze and interpret corporate financials such as profit and loss statements, balance sheets, general ledgers, transaction detail reports, and equity interests.

Corporate Law / Business Litigation.During this tenure with Law Office of Jack L Haan, P.C., I conducted comprehensive legal and factual research to identify and find laws pertaining to the relevant case, including statutes, regulations, and court opinions. I orchestrated, answered, and investigated interrogatories and requests for production. I wrote and filed pleadings, articles of incorporation and organization, acquisitions, dissolutions, modifications, annual renewals reports, and meeting minutes.● Delivered proactive support to legal professional in depositions and a trial.

Corporate, Personal Injury, Workers' CompensationI developed summaries of medical records, expenses, and depositions. I coordinated with clients, insurance companies, and opposing law firms in person and by phone. I handled attorney appointment schedule along with maintaining accurate records of information.I authored and filed articles of incorporation and organization and annual renewals/reports with a focus on 100% accuracy.

Assisted attorney with duties related to county Assistant Public Defender position.Researched legal issues and prepared legal documents for criminal/traffic defense, real estate, and zoning and local government law practice.Completed and filed Freedom of Information Act requests; researched, reviewed, and summarized discovery documents; observed and interacted with clients; drafted correspondence; drafted and filed petitions, pleadings, and motions in state court; assisted in court proceedings for initial appearances, status hearings, trials, and sentencing hearings; and was responsible for managing files and documents, calendaring and maintaining schedules, and various reports.

Assisted in-house attorneys with client intake interviews; drafting legal pleadings, letters, powers of attorney, petitions, and questionnaires; reviewed discovery documents; and researched multiple legal issues and state and federal statutes. Participated in special training sessions in Elder Law, Social Security Law, Domestic Violence Law, Bankruptcy Law, Fair Debt Collection Practices Law, Housing Law, Family Law, and Administrative Agency Hearing Practices.Researched the law as it related to the preparation of legal documents in an ongoing internship.Drafted and filed petitions, pleadings, and motions in state court; drafted questionnaires and interoffice memorandum with interpretations of statutes and case law.