***** **** **** ***** . ******, CT ********
Phone 203-***-**** . E-mail **************@*****.***
Peggy Gerbier
PROFESSIONAL experience
Discount Power, Inc. Shelton, CT
Corporate Paralegal
4/12-3/13
Handled the Applications for Licenses to various states to
provide Retail Electricity
Filing and Registering Business Entities in various states
Assisted with preparing and reviewing NDA's and Confidentiality
Agreements
Served as liaison between legal department and various state
licensing officials
Executed extensive legal research utilizing internal and external
sources; compiled; preparing and verified
research results
Prepared legal documents and correspondence from draft and
dictations
Created and maintained Corporate Books
Handled and Maintained scheduled filings and maintained ISO
Filing
Prepared Terms of Service for various energy contracts
Filed prices and Disclosure Statements with PURA
Maintained General Compliance Activities
Various Temporary Agency Assignments
2008/2011
Positions:
Administrative Assistant - Various Office Tasks
Corporate Paralegal - Commercial Real Estate Closings, Corporate
Housekeeping, Gaming and Liquor License Applications,
Receptionist
Hahn and Hessen, LLP New York, NY (Temporary Assignment)
12/07-7/08
Corporate Paralegal
Handled Corporate Closings, along with the review of mergers and
acquisitions
Organized Foreign and Domestic Formations. Qualifications and
maintained database
Researched accounts that comply with the US Patriot Act for
domestic and foreign clients
Drafted and Filed UCC-1's and UCC-3's
Handled Corporate Governance with the Organization of the
Corporate Books
Handled Liquor License Applications
Handled Audit Letters
Assisted with Due Diligence at Closings
Filed Foreign and Domestic Trademark and Patent Applications
Wiggin and Dana LLP New Haven, CT (Temporary Assignment)
02/07 - 7/07
Real Estate Paralegal
Handled Commercial Real Estate Closings, along with the review of
Property Surveys and
Utility Easements, Consents and UCC filings
Drafted Title Policies
Handled Survey and Zoning Matters
Handled Corporate Governance with the Organization of the
Corporate Books
Handled Liquor License Applications
Assisted with SEC Filings
Silver Point Capital Greenwich, CT (Temporary
Assignment) 10/06 - 12/06 Corporate Paralegal
Handled Gaming License Application
Assisted with Corporate Formations with Corporate Books
Formed Organizational Charts and Account Spreadsheets
Rinaldi, Finkelstein & Franklin, L.L.C. (Starwood Capital)
Greenwich, CT 1/03 - 9/05
Senior Real Estate Paralegal
Delegated assignments during Commercial and Residential Property
Acquisition Closings to training paralegals
Handled Corporate Formations, including Annual Minutes, Annual
Reports, Agreement and By-Laws
Handled Gaming and Liquor License Applications
Assisted with Audit Letters and Due Diligence at Closings
Arranged for Foreign Qualifications, Withdrawals and Dissolutions
Assisted with gathering information for SEC filings (Blue Sky)
Conducted Internet Research (Due Diligence and Privacy Act)
Researched accounts that comply with The US Patriot Act, for
domestic and foreign clients
Assisted with Foreign and Domestic Trademark Applications
Drafted and Updated Contracts
Maintained complex database for all entities formed
Analyzed Title and Survey for various properties
Assisted with various filings with tax and UCC statements
Maintained annual reports for all entities in various states
The Thomson Corporation Stamford, CT
7/01 - 5/02
Legal Secretary
Provided Administrative support for Litigation/Intellectual
Property attorney
Assisted with SEC filings
Assisted with preparations of mergers and acquisitions
Assisted with obtaining 10Q Quarterly reports and 10K Annual
reports
Conducted legal research using various sources
Updated Leases for corporate property
Arranged Attorney Billing Hours and Expense reports
Maintained complex database of legal files
Coordinated travel arrangements
BlackRock Financial Management New York, NY
8/99-6/01
Executive Assistant
Provided Administrative support for High Risk Management Group
Provided research support for project coordination
Managed and updated database for complex files
Provided administrative support for financial mailings and
correspondence
Prepared monthly expense reports and spreadsheets
Coordinated travel arrangements, itineraries and group calendars
Managed event plannings and meetings
Education
Gotham Writers Workshop New York, NY
2005
Completed Screen-Writing Program
University of Connecticut Stamford, CT
2005
Paralegal Studies
skills
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access, WordPerfect, Visio
and Outlook