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Willingboro, Nj, Us

New York, New York, Us

- Manages documentation of multi-state product availability, and regulatory compliance working with cross-functional teams.-Development of state product form filing submissions via SERFF industry filing system.-Research and analyze state regulation related to product mandates and extraterritorial form filing requirements.-Work closely with Product Management, Compliance and Legal partners to understand and negotiate state specific product specifications during state review process.-Manage multiple state product filing projects, working with business area partners.-Ensure reporting accuracy related to product forms and state filing data.-Document state variations of existing policy language.-Respond to state insurance department inquires related to market conduct, and form approval data.-Engage with multiple matrix partners to proactively identify needs and prioritize deliverables.

- Current Lead/SME for the Voluntary Critical Illness product.- Former Lead /SME for Voluntary Products-Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity.- Drafted policy forms for each Voluntary Product for the 2018 Voluntary Product filing and drafted for the 2020 Critical Illness product filing.- Collaborated with Product, Law, Compliance, Actuary, Implementation, Claims, Onboarding regarding product development, plan levels, rate impacts, etc.- Managed and trained 7 temporary employees to file 153 submissions for the 2018 Voluntary project. Implemented the filing process for the 2020 Critical Illness product, trained in-house filers and act as a project manager for our outside vendor.- Assisted temporary staff with objection responses for the 2018 filing. - Assist outside vendors by reviewing forms and responding objections for the 2020 Critical Illness project.- Create state variation charts and databases, which are used for status updates, for creation and issuance of policy forms, for pricing and for quoting purposes.- For additional department filings I collaborate with the Project Manager, Product, Law and Compliance, as needed, on requirements and issues. - Current Regulatory Alerts business responder, collaborating with in-house filers, Legal and Compliance to determine if form revisions are required. - Create Internal Process Memo’s to alert drafters of regulatory revisions, effective dates and provide revisions to update policy forms.- Create processes and submission instruction updates in response to objections received.- Business Unit owner for Non-Standard Request Database and former Client Filing Coordinator. - Former Advertisement Coordinator- - Assigned material to file- Worked with Compliance, Law and Marketing on Advertising Material - Worked with Law and Compliance on 50 State surveys to determine state filing requirements.- Maintained priority project list for internal partners.- Legal Research

Newark, New Jersey, Us

- Prepare a wide variety of contractual documents related to the products and services Group Insurance offers. These documents include: new policy, certificate and amendment forms needed to develop and maintain our portfolio; special coverage provisions for particular cases; and changes needed to ensure legislative compliance. - Independently identify and resolve standard, non-standard, and complex contract and filing issues- Collaborate with senior Contract members on a variety of regulatory needs and work to submit successful filing submissions. - Work in group-setting, including project work both within Contracts and with business partners in Law, Compliance, Product, Actuary, and Risk. - Prepare for review multiple documents and forms to be submitted to the state insurance departments for approval.- Review Regulatory alerts that may impact Group Insurance Contracts and make necessary recommendations- Advertisement Coordinator- Working closely with Compliance, Law and Marketing on the Advertising Material that is submitted to required states in connection with our products. Produce and work with the Law and Compliance department on 50 State surveys to determine filing requirements for each state and if we are in Compliance with the current statues. Collaborate with these departments on complicated objections that are received, review material that is submitted by Marketing and assign to our filers. Participate in creating procedures for all departments involved to make the process easier from start to finish.- Maintain project list for stakeholder monthly meetings to determine what projects are in que and what are the priorities.- Client Filing Coordinator- Set up meetings to go over specific request made by clients to change language in existing forms. - Back up for Critical Illness product- Rate Filings

Newark, Nj, Us

-Corporate Governance- Manage entity dissolutions project for sold properties from 2000-2008- Have reviewed and drafted Confidentiality Agreements- Research entity structures, correlate transactions to related entities- Legal Research- Assist the tax department filings such as information reports and questionnaires- Assist inside counsel with fund formation and maintaining fund documents- Assist in fund restructuring- Assist in corporate mergers- Oversee the Litigation process - Handle all Mexico and Brazil funds- Worked with the various departments on the development and implementation of Documentum- Records Coordinator for the PREI legal department- Work with outside counsel and compliance with REOC/VCOC analysis- Have been trained on populating PF Form- Assist with obtaining signatures for legal documents - Work Flow Coordinator for the legal department- Worked as the lead on a debt project that included tracking and documenting all default notices on loans, requesting financial covenants from outside counsel on over 450 loans,- Have participated in training new personnel- Initially managed a major project that involved reviewing loan digest and entering corrections made by outside counsel into the excel database in connection with the second phase of the ongoing debt project and then continued to assist in the process with other paralegals.- Was a member of a trouble shooting team that reviewed vendors for a debt database system and helped to provide material for the database. .- Formerly a member of the sustainability committee and participated in educating the company and partners on sustainability.- Member of the Children’s Issues Committee- Member of the 2009 paralegal conference committee - Organized the 2011 PREI Attorney Training Session

- Assistant to former General Counsel, currently assistant to the Director of Legal, VP of Leasing, and two brokers at a commercial real estate company. Duties are handling tenants that are delinquent in payment of rent, which includes drafting default notices, demand letters, collection letters and payment agreements. I handle the Landlord/Tenancy cases for possession of the space, which include filing the Summons and Complaint in Special Civil Part, preparing Stipulation of Settlements, requesting warrant of removals, coordinating lock outs and filing default judgment documents. Communicating with outside counsel and tenants on a daily basis.- Pursue collections for former tenants, which included working with outside collection agencies, filing law suits in the Special Civil Part or Law Division, filing motions, filing final judgment documents, sending Statement for Docketing and perform asset searches.- Prepared Leases and Amendments as needed, dictaphone translation, legal billing, preparing and distributing collection reports, filing annual reports for all entities, forming and dissolving entities, which includes, filing Certificate of Formation, registering for FEIN number, Corporate number and taxes and assisting in closings as needed maintaining corporate books, which includes preparing resolutions, maintaining membership charts and updating each entity book as needed.2005-2006 Legal Assistant/Administrative Assistant Denholtz Associates-Rahway, NJ- Assist former General Counsel and other Legal and Leasing staff with administrative duties such as preparing general correspondence, sending packages and answering phones.- Assist paralegal with the Landlord/Tenant process such as preparing Summons and Complaints, and drafting basic default notices.- Ordering supplies

Paralegal Management Certificate, Paralegal

Master'S Degree, Administrative Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Paralegal Studies

Associate'S Degree, Paralegal Studies

Criminal Justice/Sociology