Minerva Lopez Email & Phone Number

Responsible for drafting and reviewing, advising on, negotiating, and managing contracts and compliance for commercial and government contracts.Assist with negotiation of favorable terms, pricing, and conditions of contracts, as well as assist with contract execution and archiving. Lead identification of government solicitations, including proposal review and preparation. Work closely with various departments to organize a coordinated contracting approach across both product sales and patient services.Point of contact with internal stakeholders, advising on implications of terms and identifying and responding to questions and needs.Responsible for monitoring contract performance, invoicing and payments, and customer requestsOrganize and manage acquisition of government contracts through proposal development and submissionAssist sales in identifying opportunities and understanding all associated contractual requirementsEstablish and maintain relationships with contracting counterparts, including personnel from customers and government agenciesDevelop and administer government contracting policies, controls and procedures ensuring compliance with U.S. and foreign government statutes and regulations

New Brunswick, Nj, Us

Responsible for offer development, contract provisions, terms & conditions review, execution, implementation, and administration of commercial contracts in support of CSS US/Acclarent customer-facing teams. Contracts include but are not limited to pricing agreements for Hospital, IDN’s, and Government, capital equipment agreements, service agreements, evaluation agreements, rental agreements and promotional/program agreements. Assist in maintaining and developing various contracting tools in MS Excel, partner and collaborate with sales and marketing when new products and/or new programs need to be added or deleted from the tools.Draft contracts, amendments and notices according to contracting guidelines. Review and redline terms & conditions in partnership with legal and other internal partners.Coordinate contracts through their lifecycle (including, but not limited to, system setup, records retention, pricing setup, roster management, letters of commitment, renewal). Analyze sales and contract data and prepare reports as requested for customers, sales representatives, marketing and management.Meet with field sales associates, sales management, legal department and others as needed to discuss agreement requirements, terms and conditions review. Work with JJHCS Government Risk Assessment as needed with respect to contracts for federal, state and local government entities.Identify critical pre and post-execution contractual issues and raise them to the appropriate business or legal partners to mitigate, reduce, and eliminate risks for the US business; drive cross-functional team discussions to build consensus and implement the vital resolution of such issues.

Paralegal and contracts administrator with seven years of experience in employment and labor litigation overseeing a continuous caseload of 100+ cases from start to resolution; Proactively serve as the primary point of contact for our litigation team communications to ensure collaboration that spans across multiple offices throughout California. Familiar with U.S. Department of Labor, California Department of Industrial Relations, California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, EEOC, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, OSHA agencies’ investigative practices. Highly capable of conducting client and witness intake to identify potential employment issues and offer appropriate solutions based on research from statutes, decisions, legal articles and codes. Responsible for interpreting legal findings relating to laws, rulings, and regulations to clients and witnesses in a simplified manner they will understand.Collaborate with attorneys to compose, draft, redline, and finalize filings of motions, pleadings, briefs, class action and PAGA settlement agreements, subpoenas, discovery requests and responses and other necessary legal documents for attorneys to submit to court. Work closely with employer clients and other stakeholders to formulate employment agreements, policies, procedures and best practices for their businesses. Participate in internal investigations in order to develop documents that comply with state and federal employment laws. Conduct training and educate employees on discrimination topics, labor and employment compliance, and sexual harassment training. Highly proficient at maintaining time entry and billable hours for attorneys, preparing billing statements for clients and vendors, formulating financial reports, settling accounts payables and accounts receivables.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Performed clerical Indexed and cross-referenced documents and files; pulled, rotated and filed documents; sent and retrieved files from archives; boxed files from storage; conducted file searches for missing files; scanned indexes and verified court documents; purged and arranged for the destruction of documents and records.Responded to routine inquiries from the public and referred court visitors to appropriate court services and staff. As a bilingual speaker fluent in Spanish, I was expected to assist non-English speakers and translate court paperwork and provide further information on following steps. Observed criminal law oral arguments, trials, and other proceedings in Department G, under Judge Salvatore T. Sirna.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Under the supervision of attorneys, assisted self-represented litigants in preparing legal documentation concerning family law, landlord/tenant, domestic violence, restraining orders, and civil harassment cases from petition to judgment to be submitted to the court.Interview litigants one-on-one to obtain evidence relating to their cases and organize their court records in order to prepare them for hearings and trials. Participated in case review and strategy; interpret legal briefs in connection to pending family law cases for consumers. Recognized and awarded a certificate for completing an excess of 300+ volunteer hours. Selected to attend annual NLS-LA Just Neighbors event, where Los Angeles’ most influential legal, business, and community leaders to celebrate work that increases access to justice in communities across Los Angeles.

Whitinsville, Ma, Us

Answered inquiries from parents, students, tutors and district coordinators; clarified desired information regarding status of hours completed, post-testing, electronic signature submissions & deadlines. Maintained all database information & spreadsheets located on two separate national databases and Google Docs by entering information relevant to student, school and districts, documenting call logs and emailing appropriate internal staff. Effectively aided in keeping student equipment operational by following established procedures, troubleshooting, remote assistance and reporting malfunctions to IT Department. Demonstrated ability to log all incoming and outbound calls and follow up on information accurately; assured that communications between IT, Tutoring and Billing departments operated efficiently.

Finance, Real Estate And Law, Contract Management

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Paralegal Studies