MARY L. MCMANUS

RALEIGH, NC

704-***-**** • acd7gt@r.postjobfree.com

S UMMARY & KEY STRENG THS

Professional with extensive experience collaborating with senior partners and associate attorneys to perform complex and

comprehensive legal and administrative tasks in order to provide their clients with creative and efficient solutions. I am a

relocating spouse seeking to work in a thriving professional environment where I can contribute my professional skills

and expertise and continue to grow professionally.

Microsoft Office Programs 2007, 2010 Hummingbird, File Site, Client Profiles & Juris

Flow Charting 6, PowerPoint 2007 Adobe, PDF Converter Enterprise, DocsCorp Programs

Workshare, InterActive Litera Programs (ChangePro, ChangPro for Excel)

LexisNexis, Westlaw, Westlaw Case Notebook Adult CPR/AED Certified (Expires 1/28/2015)

PACER, CM/ECF

P ROFESSIONAL EXPERIE NCE

Legal Professional Assistant

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP

Columbia, SC

2013 – December, 2013

Provided legal support to two litigation defense attorneys, one corporate and individual tax defense attorney and

one commercial real estate attorney.

Litigation Support: assisted in the production, organization, indexing and coordination of various pleadings and

discovery documents, pre-trial motions and court orders; docketing; federal and state court filings including

electronic case filings; PACER case searches; Bates-stamping; redaction; organized and added case documents to

Westlaw Case Notebook; produced trial and exhibit notebooks; was a liaison among internal and external counsel

and agencies as well as for the client.

Real Estate Support: filed corporate documents with various secretary of state offices; UCC filings in preparation

for real estate closings; assisted in preparing and organizing documents for HUD TPA submission; handled the

logistics of the new client intake and engagement process.

Tax Support: organized and added case documents to Westlaw Case Notebook; assisted in the organization and

indexing of case pleadings files, handled the logistics of the new client intake and engagement process.

Legal Assistant to Corporate & Security Practice

Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge, & Rice, LLP

Greensboro, NC

2011 - 2013

Provided legal and administrative support to Womble Carlyle’s Greensboro office corporate and securities

practice attorneys.

Secretary to the Office Managing Partner.

Prepared and edited legal documents including correspondence, organizational documents (e.g., articles, bylaws,

operating agreements, consents and resolutions), stock purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements,

indemnification agreements, mutual disclosure agreements, subscription agreements, etc.

Assisted in various transactions with U.S. and foreign clients including, the affiliation by a formed joint venture

for multimillion dollar hospital and care facilities; the initial phase of foreign client acqui sition of U.S. company;

the expansion of U.S. and foreign companies in offshore operations; working with foreign counsel to form foreign

entities.

Performed statute and regulation research on legal issues – proficient in legal research tools (Westlaw, LexisNexis,

state and federal statutes, secondary sources).

Prepared and file various entity filing documents with state and county offices, U.S. Embassy and foreign

consulates (e.g., annual reports, articles, amendments, memorandum of lease, deed of trust, au thentications,

apostille, etc.).

Assisted in preparation for presentations of continuing legal education and various programs.

Assisted the Section Chair for the American Bar Association Section of International Law with Section and

Committee events.

Coordinated domestic and foreign business travel arrangements.

Paralegal/Personal Secretary to Managing Partner & Marketing Assistant

Wishart, Norris, Henninger & Pittman, P.A.

Charlotte, NC

2007 – 2011

Worked directly with the Managing Partner to prepare, revise and edit legal documents, managed database of

client related documents, managed all aspects of the billing process (i.e., document billable hours, review and edit

invoices), coordinated client meetings and arrange business travel.

Provided support for and assisted with the firm’s administrative and strategic planning process.

Assisted Managing Partner with a variety of personal needs; banking and budgeting, appointments and arrange

personal travel.

Coordinated the annual firm retreats and committee meetings.

Marketing Assistant

Created PowerPoint presentations for speaking engagements, roundtables, forums, etc.

Created marketing materials (pamphlets, brochures and mailings).

Coordination and oversight of logistics for large scale promotional events and programs.

Created and generated reports for bi-weekly marketing meetings, specifically, managing and reporting on

marketing budgets.

Coordinated and participated in client, staff and referral source meetings, seminars, luncheons, and business

networking events.

Maintained database referral source/client list for marketing e-mails/newsletters and holiday card distribution.

Assisted in the development and launch of new firm website in 2010.

Edited updates of the firm’s website as well as maintained the firm and attorney biographies, in print and on the

web, for Martindale-Hubbell© law digest.

Provided marketing materials for new and prospective clients; assisted in development of the firm’s Client

Relations Management Program (CRM).

Back-up Receptionist/Office Floater, Wishart, Norris Henninger & Pittman, P.A., Charlotte, NC, 2007 –2008

Student Intern, McKelvey, Simms, and Davis, Buffalo, NY, 2006

Program Coordinator, Daemen College/Liberty Partnerships, Amherst, NY, 2005 - 2006

Debt Collection Counselor, Lenahan Law Office Amherst, NY, 2003 - 2006

Assistant Financial Aid Coordinator, Breath of Life Educational Center, Buffalo, NY, 1999 - 2003

L EADERSHIP EXPERIENC E

Board Member, (10/2012-Present), The Brook Women’s Hope Center, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC

Board Member, Secretary, (2006 – Present), Breath of Life Ministries, Inc., Buffalo, NY

E DUCATION

A.A. Degree – Paralegal Studies

Erie Community College, 2006

B.A. Degree – History

Canisius College, 2004

Summer Study Abroad – French Studies

Université Catholic de Lille, (Lille, France), 2001

E XCELLENT REFERENCES A TTACHED

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