Edith Funk

** ** *** **. ****** Hills, NY *****

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646-***-**** acd672@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS

• Certified Notary Public

• Outstanding communication, interpersonal skills, writing skills and Fluent in Spanish

• Excellent management and organizational skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and NetSuite Business Solutions

EMPLOYMENT

Legal Assistant / Real Estate Paralegal

Starrett Corporation, New York, NY 9/1999 - 3/2013

• Assisted the General Counsel and other senior staff with due diligence associated with commercial and

residential leases, property refinancing through HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, condominium conversions, mergers

and acquisitions and the purchase and leasing of Walmart stores.

• Responsible for obtaining and reviewing updated title reports, comparative market studies, surveys, and other

legal documents necessary for closings.

• Attended closings with the General Counsel, reviewed and notarized documents.

• Communicated with outside counsel, and worked closely with the Financial Analyst, Developer, and Property

Managers on all matters relating to the development, purchase and management of all commercial and residential

properties.

• Maintained extensive contact with clients, HUD Borrowers, Lenders Counsel, Title Representatives, Surveyors

and acted as the key person in solving discrepancies in loan documents, title, survey, or company filed documents to

ensure a successful closing.

• Responsible for creating and maintaining closing binders, corporate minute books, keeping an up-to-date

electronic and paper filing of closing documents, over 5000 files consisting of all corporate documentation.

• Responsible for ordering formation documents, Good Standing Certificates, and obtaining EIN numbers for the

formation of new partnership entities.

• Prepared state filings, biennial statements, UCC filings, and Section 8 renewals.

• Handled monthly invoices, monthly attorney expense reports, and a quarterly billing report for partnerships

associated with the ownership of commercial and residential properties.

Project Manager/Office Manager

Bathgate Industrial Park, Local Development Corporation, Bronx, NY 9/1991 – 9/1999

• Initiated and developed the Waste Prevention Technical Assistance Program by writing a proposal to the NYC

Environmental Protection Agency and receiving a grant to develop a recycling program for the tenants of BLDC Industrial

Park and Commercial Strip.

• Responsible for marketing the industrial park by organizing all marketing functions, writing and distributing a

monthly newsletter, hosting street fairs, health fairs, working with local brokers, landlords and business owners.

• Hosted tours of the industrial park to foreign investors from China and Japan.

• Organized seminars for the tenants by inviting political figures and business leaders to help educate business

owners on tax incentives and city, state, and federal grants available to them.

• Managed all contract funding received from the Economic Development Corporation and the Department of

Business Services by submitting a monthly voucher detailing all expenses, as well as handling fundraising and payroll

accounts.

EDUCATION

Bronx Community College 9/1997-6/1999

Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies

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