Joelle Manning

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Madison, NJ **940

908-***-****

ac8jeu@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Objective:

Seeking a challenging position to utilize my finely tuned Paralegal and Coordinator skills

Profile:

I am an extremely motivated and personable business-minded professional with a strong work ethic and desire to succeed. I am competent in essentially all contemporary consumer technologies and am quick to learn new soft wares and/or hardwares. I strive to be courteous and congenial with all people with whom I come into contact. I am well accustomed to handling sensitive and confidential records; and have demonstrated due diligence with the maintenance of numerous files and accounts linked to various subject matter over lengthy periods of time. I thrive in deadline-driven environments and have always worked well in team-oriented environments.

LOCKE LORD LLP, New York, NY

Consumer Finance Litigation Paralegal

08/2018 – Present

Sole Paralegal to team of 8 Consumer Finance attorneys for all litigated matters involving mortgage litigation, real estate, commercial real estate, insurance fraud, personal injury, and corporate matters.

Case Management of all litigated matters within the Consumer Finance group.

Drafting and filing of all pleadings, memorandum of law, motion briefs and all administrative correspondence.

Calendar and court management for attorney appearances.

Maintain and prepare budgets according to litigation and client requirements.

Responsible for maintenance of monthly reporting of case statistics, timelines, budgets, and status’.

Implementation of all new client contracts and new matter intake.

FEIN SUCH KAHN & SHEPARD, Parsippany, NJ

Secured Creditors Rights Litigation Paralegal

09/2017-08/2018

●Drafting of all pleadings and pertinent legal documents for all litigated matters involving mortgage litigation, commercial real estate, insurance fraud, personal injury, and corporate matters.

●Case Manager to defensive litigation files, with a strong focus on coordinating with outside counsel to ensure matters are progressing timely.

●Responsible for drafting and implementing all new vendor and client contracts, including 1099 and Settlement and Release Agreements.

●Responsible for daily intake and monitoring of all client contracts and negotiation documentation

●Strong client communication and interaction, maintain firm’s relationship via quarterly travel and visits with clients and retained outside counsel.

●Single point of contact liaison between Creditors Rights Group and all other firm departments

●Perform case law research claims and other claims as pertaining to specific cases

●Maintain and prepare budgets according to litigation and client requirements

●Team lead to group of 7 paralegals and 8 attorneys

PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER, Salt Lake City, UT

In House Contract Litigation Case Manager for Select Portfolio Servicing

11/2014 – May 2017

●Responsible for Litigation lifecycle of all matters, from pre-intake analysis through summary judgment and/or settlement and release.

●Managed case load of 250+ with outside counsel across the United States.

●Strong client communication and interaction, maintain firm’s relationship via quarterly travel and visits with clients and retained outside counsel.

●Extensive case management of all Contested Foreclosures, Personal Injury, Medical malpractice and various other Litigation.

●Extensive knowledge of substantive and procedural aspects of civil litigation including deposition preparation and trial preparation.

●Drafted foreclosure complaints, motions, affidavits, certifications and Motions for Summary Judgment

●Demonstrated excellent writing skills and experience drafting a wide range of legal documents including pleadings, discovery, motions, memoranda of law, briefs, and correspondence

●Strong technology skills including proficiency in Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, Word, Excel, Serengeti, BKFS

●Solid discovery skills including e-discovery knowledge

●Participated in all regulatory, administrative, and company meetings to ensure the best interest of the firm

FRENKEL, LAMBERT, WEISS, WEISMAN & GORDON, West Orange, NJ

Litigation Paralegal

01/2014 - 10/2014

●Litigation Paralegal responsible for case management of all Contested Foreclosure, Vacant property, Evictions, Co-op, and Condo Lien matters

●Extensive knowledge of substantive and procedural aspects of civil litigation

●Drafted foreclosure complaints, motions, affidavits, certifications and Motions for Summary Judgment

●Demonstrated excellent writing skills and experience drafting a wide range of legal documents including pleadings, discovery, motions, memoranda of law, briefs, and correspondence

●Strong technology skills including proficiency in Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, Word, Excel, and Summation

●Solid discovery skills including e-discovery knowledge

●Drafted all briefs, motions, orders, correspondence, and court related material

●Performed research as it pertained to specific cases

●Participated in all regulatory, administrative, and company meetings to ensure the best interest of the firm

FEIN, SUCH, KAHN, & SHEPARD, Parsippany, NJ

Contested Foreclosure Specialist / Litigation Paralegal

05/2012 – 02/2014

●Served as the Paralegal to 7 attorneys representing the client initiating foreclosure

●Promoted after 6 months to NY Contested Foreclosure Department

●Drafted foreclosure complaints, motions, affidavits, certifications, and Motions for Summary Judgment

●Reviewed title searches as necessary to gather pertinent information regarding case

●Reviewed client checklists and provide revisions to complaints as requested

●Filed completed complaints with JEFIS

●Assisted foreclosure department in various administrative and legal tasks

Previous Experience Available Upon request

CERTIFICATIONS

Paralegal Certification (A.B.A Approved)—Fairleigh Dickenson University (April 2012)

COMPUTER SKILLS

●Serengeti Legal Tracker, BKFS, NEWTRAK, LENSTAR

●Westlaw, LexisNexis, eDiscovery

●Easy Soft, Federal E-Filing, Lotus Notes

●Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint

●Peregrine and Unicenter call center applications

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