Real Estate Assistant
Resume:
JACLYN NICOLE THOMAS
Little Rock, Arkansas 72207 Attorney
*********@*****.***
Experienced corporate regulatory and real estate attorney with both a local
distribution natural gas company and a Fortune 500 company. Additional
three years legal experience at firms with strong business and litigation
reputations. Ideally suited for a corporate legal environment in
regulatory, real estate or litigation departments.
Professional Experience
ARKANSAS OKLAHOMA GAS CORPORATION, Fort Smith, AR 2008 -
present
Natural gas local distribution company with 200 employees and serving
60,000 customers.
Counsel
Performs regulatory and day-to-day legal tasks involving all aspects of the
corporate legal environment.
. Works with President of the company to ensure regulatory
compliance with both Arkansas and Oklahoma utility commissions.
. Collaborates with various departments within the company to
properly represent company position in regulatory dockets.
. Review business contracts for all company departments to reduce
company's risk and promote AOG's interests.
. Executed conveyances and assignments of real property to third
party corporations and individual property owners.
. Supervises and coordinates with multiple outside counsel firms
on both regulatory and litigation matters.
ALLTEL CORPORATION, Little Rock, AR
2007 - 2008
Fortune 500 Telecommunications Corporation with 16,000 employees and 13.4
million customers.
Counsel I - Real Property Division
Responsible for ensuring legal compliance of commercial, office, and
property management leases while promoting Alltel's business interests.
. Executed project to analyze over 2,500 site leases, saving
Alltel over $3 million in outsourcing fees.
. Identified errors in both lease interpretations and company
records preventing improper payments of more than $30,000.
. Advised Property Management and Commercial Real Estate
Departments as to legal rights and responsibilities under
specific lease provisions enabling informed business decisions.
. Revised and negotiated over 50 commercial leases, amendments,
and extensions.
Clerking Experience:
ROBINSON, BIGGS, INGRAM, SOLOP & FARIS, Little Rock, AR
2007
Full-service law firm with 20 attorneys servicing the Greater Mid-South
Area.
Drafted and filed motions; prepared documents for production; analyzed
depositions; and created trial folders for multiple civil claims.
. Worked with single attorney and small support staff preparing
legal research and performing office functions enabling me to
experience all aspects of firm operations.
. Analyzed depositions to identify inconsistencies before trial.
. Drafted and filed motions for small corporate cases and claims.
FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK, Little Rock, AR
2006
Arkansas' largest law firm with 92 attorneys serving business, non-profit,
governmental and individual clients.
Conducted research and drafted memoranda for partners and associates of
firm focusing on corporate disputes.
. Compiled state-by-state analysis of emerging business
legislation enabling me to understand current issues impacting
large Arkansas corporations.
GILL, ELROD, RAGON, OWEN & SHERMAN, Little Rock, AR
2006
General practice law firm with 17 attorneys that emphasizes commercial
litigation and all aspects of general business law.
Conducted legal research and advised supervising attorney to specific
issues impacting international non-profit corporations.
. Provided research on various real estate topics to multiple
attorneys.
HUCKABY, MUNSON, ROWLETT, & MOORE, Little Rock, AR
2005
Civil Litigation law firm with 19 attorneys focusing primarily on insurance
defense claims.
Researched legal issues, drafted memoranda and transactional documents.
. Attended court proceedings and assisted with trial preparations
(Exhibits, trial notebooks, and Rules of Evidence analysis).
Legal Experience:
HONORABLE WILLIAM WILSON, FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT FOR EASTERN ARKANSAS,
Little Rock, AR
2005
Extern
Responsible for assisting His Honor, both in Court and outside it.
. Prepared drafts of published and unpublished legal opinions.
. Prepared bench memoranda.
. Performed legal research and analysis on a variety of criminal
and civil cases.
. Observed and assisted His Honor in courtroom proceedings and pre-
trial conferences.
. Directly assisted His Honor during a class certification
hearing.
LAW OFFICES OF BLAKE HENDRIX, Little Rock, AR
2004
Solo practioner concentrating primarily on criminal defense.
Legal Assistant
Investigated cases, interviewed clients and witnesses, conducted legal
research, drafted motions and participated in all phases of criminal trial
preparation.
. Provided research and analysis for national presentation of DNA
collection for criminal trials.
CATLETT & STODOLA, PLC, Little Rock, AR
2004
Business litigation law firm with 5 attorneys with emphasis on
government/regulatory practice.
Legal Assistant
Met with clients and opposing attorneys to review issues arising from
management of the Little Rock National Airport.
Education
Juris Doctor, William H. Bowen School of Law, Little Rock, AR (2007)
With Honors; Bowen Scholar
UALR Law Review, Assistant Research Editor
B.A. Political Science, Hendrix College, Conway, AR (2004)
Summa Cum Laude; Political Science Distinction; W.C. Buthman Political
Science Award; Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society
Study Abroad, Oxford University, Oxford, England (2002-2003)
Ruth B. Alcorn & Georgia Ziegler Reppel International Scholarship Recipient
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