Deborah R. Linder
Waterford, CT ***** 860-***-****
www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-linder ***************@*****.***
Legal Administrator – Financial and Research Management
Interact Effectively with Leadership, Colleagues, Clients, & Team to Deliver High-quality Results
Perform legal research, financial management, and administrative consulting encompassing corporate contracts, engineering, insurance, tax, estates, and real estate. Leverage broad-based experience and carefully-honed skills to reduce turnaround time and create tools and resources to support processes and effectively negotiate with vendors. Apply outstanding writing skills to produce high-quality articles and briefs.
Core Skills & Qualifications
Summarize Law Statutes – Executive Orders
Real Estate Closing Processes / Title Searches
Write Reports / Information Booklets
Research online / Data Bases
Task Delegation / Negotiations
Project File Management
Interviewing
Contract Preparation
Staff Auditing
Microsoft Office / Outlook / Westlaw
Process Legal Forms / Collections
Tax Preparation / Probate Estate Planning
Financial Management / Statistical Analysis / Budgeting
Regulatory Compliance / Marking ITC export documents / Record Meeting Minutes
PP Presentations / Training Program Information Cards / Brochures
Create Policies
Highlights / Project Work Experience
PRATT AND WHITNEY, East Hartford, CT 2016 – 2017
Data Security Specialist, Paralegal
Served as marking specialist for export documents using ITAR or EAR regulations for company technical data and forecast reports in compliance of International Trade Control (ITC); Created sample ITC marking guides to all supervisors; Created legal information booklets on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), government property rights, technical data, and data security; Handled POC NDAs; Contributed as member of Policy Deployment Initiative Committee on Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Prepared CUI marking policy and PowerPoint presentations and training materials. Interviewed employees to assist with data security concerns in work flow processes.
Decreased department turn-around time in delivering data and forecast reports to customers by providing export-controlled ITAR EAR markings as a Jurisdiction Classifier JCL2.
Reduced supervisor turn-around time to provide customer with working ITC markings by creating sample ITC marking booklets to supervisors to assist in marking technical data and forecast reports.
Decreased violations of regulatory compliance through creation of 5-Year Data Security Vision Plan and presentation to manager and supervisors.
Created Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) marking policy and comprehensive information booklet, assisting employees in understanding CUI markings.
Reduced work flow stoppage by creating legal information booklets on government property rights and non-disclosure agreements.
GENERAL DYNAMICS, ELECTRIC BOAT, New London, CT 2015 – 2016
Administrative Aide
Provided executive support for Engineering Department with administration of all contracts for various corporate programs; Maintained accurate and organized files; Handled reporting and program contract compliance to engineers; Transcribed and packaged classified information; Researched legal issues.
Created training plan for new Administrative Aide to department, supporting culture of internal promotion.
Reported weekly status reports on statistical management output, providing suggestions to increase efficiency and serving as liaison to supervisors for executive.
KELLY LAW REGISTRY, Hartford, CT 2012 – 2015
Temporary Contracts Administrator 2013 – 2015
Operated as Point of Contact (POC) as subcontractor to government contractor for various corporate military programs and repair and sustainment of military engines; Developed and negotiated proposals, contract terms, and amendments; Developed strategies in efficient contract logistics solutions; Attended weekly program meetings; Ensured proper management and compliance of Sarbanes-Oxley reports; Assisted with attorney investigations into program contract compliance; Managed consulting agreements performed legal research.
Boosted department efficiency with subcontractors by creating 5-year General Terms and Conditions Agreement to use in military engines contract. This was important for maximizing turn-around time of contract execution.
Improved contract formation times and negotiated drafting contracts, resolving contract disputes and settling past-due claims.
Temporary foreclosure paralegal Hartford County 2012 – 2013
Prepared foreclosure pleadings, recorded financial information into databases for banks and mortgage companies, generated data reports, and audited compliance regulations and contracts for corporate legal banking departments.
THE BARTINIK LAW FIRM, P.C., Groton, CT 2011 – 2012
Legal Administrator
Assisted in daily functions of Senior Attorney; Drafted legal correspondence such as complaints, legal briefs, legal research, corporate and court filings, dictation, transcribing medical reports, preparing estate inventories and probate documentation; Attended probate hearings; Worked closely with clients and counsel.
Achieved client satisfaction in settling probate estate with probate court by representing client at hearing on behalf of Senior Partner.
Created Memorandum of Law on fraudulent misrepresentation of realtor and various contract disputes through legal research and writing.
Additional Experience / Accomplishments
STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, New London, CT
Temporary Legal Clerk, Civil Clerk’s Office
Temporary Legal Assistant Clerk, Criminal Clerk’s Office
CHARTER OAK INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SERVICES, CO., New Haven, CT (Agency for MassMutual Life Ins.)
Insurance Agent (Stay at Home Mom) NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Windsor, CT
Contract Specialist, NOANK BAPTIST GROUP HOMES, Noank, CT
SELF-EMPLOYED, Independent Life and Health, Waterford, CT
Research Analyst, CT DAS, BISDP - Improved CT IT telecommunications financial management 100% by serving on Connecticut Governor’s Blue-Ribbon Telecommunications Task Force.
Education & Affiliations
Juris Doctor (JD), Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, CT - Speak German and French
Master of Science (MS), Business and Public Administration, University of Hartford, W.H., CT
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Foreign Language and Business Administration, University of Rhode Island (URI), Kingston, RI Study Abroad, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany and URI
Past Alumni Board, University of Hartford
Writer with Author House publisher and Who’s Who Poetry
Member, Southeastern Connecticut Women’s Network
Member, Phi Alpha Delta
Past PTO Fundraising Committee Chairperson, Solomon Schechter Academy
Board of Directors (Corresponding and past Recording Secretary) Temple Emanuel
Past PTO recording secretary, Clark Lane Middle School
Past volunteer, Lions Club and supporter of United Nations Leo Lions Youth Club