Megan Barnes Email & Phone Number

Greater Seattle Area

• Collaborate with the firm’s CLE Coordinator to research and secure CLE credits for in-house attorneys
• Facilitate, curate, and execute 5 to 10 attorney-focused trainings per month ranging from practice and sub-group specific trainings to ethics trainings, and more while maintain CLE standards
• Create, maintain, and report the Attorney Development Program Tracker daily for the team
• Establish processes, trainings, and documentation to create HR related surveys such as Exit Interviews, Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives, and Focal Review Process Feedback to create a standardized process across the.
• Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams, such as Procurement, AV, etc., to optimize process decreasing turnaround time on average 5 days
• Report to multiple executive-level stakeholders on an average of 3 firm-wide surveys per month

Greater Seattle Area

• Attorney Development Assistant (contract) | Perkins Coie LLC | April 2017 – September 2019
• Created the Attorney Experience Chart by combining 4 pre-existing documents into a single database to increase accessibility and team efficiency while reducing time needed to plan for future firm-wide attorney trainings
• Coordinated administrative and logistical aspects of firmwide trainings as well as attorney development retreats
• Maintained department databases including the firm’s video training library, Panopto, CE Manager, West LegalEdcenter, and Practicing Law Institute (PLI) database
• Designed both Core XM and Employee Engagement type surveys and reports in Qualtrics
• Developed a new coding and tagging system for department programming to increase ease of reporting and tracking in databases such as CE Manager

Greater Seattle Area

• Recorded, tracked, and troubleshot documents in legal cases by E-recording documents across multiple different counties including King and Snohomish
• Facilitated communication between 3 lawyers, over 10+ clients, specialists, and vendors
• Managed rejected documents, uploaded invoices, and maintained databases for the Non-Judicial Department
• Ordered and performed title reviews to ensure possession of the proper chain of authority
• Increased process efficiency and reduced the overall turnaround time of cases by several weeks

Greater Seattle Area

• Managed case files for both Mediation and Non-Judicial cases
• Coordinated multiple case files with opposing counsels and other stakeholders in a timely manner to court standards
• Coordinated department calendar to ensure Attorney availability for legal appearances
• Drafted necessary documents for court filings
• Maintained and optimized the department calendar to improve efficiency and accessibility
• Maintained and updated multiple databases for the firm and its clients: Black Knight / LPS, CaseAware, Tempo, Vendorscape, Real Resolutions, Lenstar, NDS (National Default Services), and Equator

San Jose, California

Provided cashiering and administrative assistance to the Geek Squad responsible for technical sales and support. Consistently met or exceeded daily sales targets. Recognized as one of the top Black Tie representatives in the store for warranty up-sells. Received several awards for Outstanding Customer Service.

Ketchikan, Alaska

Maintained profitable operations in the curio/clothing market, handling cash and inventory management functions while providing the best level of customer service, reporting to Manager of Curio Department. Monitored the store operations and maintained clean and orderly checkout areas.

Ageo, Japan

Assumed full responsibility for the English as a Second Language classroom, providing exceptionally personalized attention, 6 to 7 classes per day, for approximately 175 students. Recognized as the school’s most admired foreign teacher. Overflowing classes with satisfied students.

Adapted student instruction to meet various learning styles in both large and small group settings

Provided individualized student support in organizational techniques, composition, critiques, and personal editing of both academic papers and creative writing projectsWorked effectively with many different types of students, including those with learning disabilities as well as English Language Learners

Initiated a community sponsorship program for continued supplemental publication fundingParticipated in all areas of the publication process including advertising, marketing, editing, and design

Assisted in the planning, coordination, and execution of various campus eventsWorked cooperatively as both a team member and team leader under tight deadlinesProvided timely requisitioning of audio/visual equipment, reserved venues, and resolved scheduling conflicts