Tara Lee Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

-Execute end-to-end sales processes, including lead generation, prospecting, qualifying, pitching, negotiating, & closing for a business & social networking platform for legal professionals covering Western US territory.-Skilled at leveraging CRM tools to track, analyze, & manage customer interactions, pipeline, & sales activities.-Deliver in-person & virtual product presentations & demos tailored to each client’s business goals.-Educate & support clients on product functionalities, often serving as a product expert for the sales team.-Organize & manage company participation in law tradeshows annually, including booth setup, promotional materials, & on-site logistics.-Act as a liaison between clients & technical teams, ensuring alignment on product functionalities & client experience.-Negotiate contract terms & close sales deals in alignment with both client needs & company revenue goals.-Analyze data & sales metrics to identify trends, optimize account strategies, & set growth targets.

Austin, Texas, United States

- Plan & execute acquisition program to recruit plaintiff attorney members in 21 West US states including traveling to state trial lawyer associations (TLAs) & events including exhibiting as a business partner and/or sponsor, organizing membership drives, social events, working with key local members to identify prospects, collaborating w/ TLAs on membership & donor upgrades, and following up with prospects.- Oversee & implement all Voter Protection Action Committee (VPAC) projects & meetings. Work with coalition partners & national/ state parties to coordinate attorney volunteers as poll monitors, call center volunteers, poll workers, & other volunteer efforts to help protect the vote. Plan & execute voter protection webinars featuring keynote speakers including former AG Eric Holder, Senator Sherrod Brown, & Marc Elias.- Plan & execute a retention program to retain members in the West US including working closely w/ AAJ headquarters to increase AAJ’s overall retention rate.- Support State TLAs & other Plaintiff Bars w/ membership recruitment, helping to grow membership in their organizations, & finding synergies between their membership & AAJ’s where possible.- Support other AAJ initiatives & departments by assisting with education programs, Student Advocacy Trial Competition (STAC), Section & Litigation Groups, & fundraising for AAJ Political Action Committee (PAC), major donor programs, & more.

Austin, Texas Area

-Manage the daily operations of the organization including all financial, fundraising, & administrative functions.-Responsible for all fundraising initiatives & campaigns including retention, regaining, and acquiring new donors, plan & execute all fundraising events including annual Champions of Justice award ceremonies, film screenings, & receptions. -Develop & coordinate the annual budget, development plan, communications calendar, targeted email campaigns, & legislative advocacy communications & actions.-Collaborate with coalition partners including advocacy organizations & associations on various consumer, public safety, & civil justice issues.-Liaison for activists, connect public with their lawmakers, coordinate & assist with activists to testify at the Texas Capitol on consumer protection legislation.

Austin, Texas Area

-Oversee daily operations of firm to ensure a positive and productive environment for lawyers, staff and clients.-Responsible for daily HR functions including recruiting, hiring, payroll, benefits administration, staff logistics, identifying problems with performance and developing solutions.-Directly supervise the firm's legal support team of 30+ staff.-Perform bookkeeping for all financial transactions, reconcile & balance all accounts.-Maintain company financial & marketing reports, monthly budget operations, billing & collections, accounts receivables, and vendor relations.-Manage closing of client cases to ensure financial accuracy of all settlement disbursements.

Austin, Texas Area

-Directed a high quality early child education program at the premier pivate preschool of 250+ students aged infant through school age. -Maintained highest standards while maximizing profitability and managing budgets & accounts receivables.-Recruiting, hiring, training, & supervision of 40+ staff; scheduling; & effective team building .-Developed creative & successful marketing initiatives to increase & maintain enrollment .-Achieved accreditation through the National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Providers (NAC)

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

-Assist in payroll, hiring, scheduling, & center fiscal operations -Responsible for 100+ children daily & supervision of staff

-Work one-on-one to assist Sociology professors with department tasks -Assist in research collection, data analysis, & special publications-Assist in undergraduate course instruction, lecture development, and evaluate student progress

18 Hours Towards Master'S Degree, Sociology And Family Studies, General, 3.9

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology, Mass Media, Marketing, 3.7

Activities and Societies: WMTS Student Run Radio Station DJ, Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), MTSU Sociology Club