Life Insurance Manager

Kajal Mukherjee

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Tuckahoe, New York 10707

Cell: 914-***-****

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position commensurate with my writing skills, research orientation, organizational abilities and

21 years of in house professional services and project management experience, to contribute to your

company’s growth and profitability.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Trident Tax & Resources, Yonkers New York

Manager, January 2013 – Present (Long term temporary position at)

Business Entity Formation/Organization: Responsible for the entire process from checking name availability to

obtaining tax identification numbers; preparing corporate organizational documents (By laws to Shareholders

Agreements, Operational/Management Agreements, etc.); prepare and maintain corporate resolutions, keep track

of various corporate filings, including qualification of foreign entities and record maintenance.

Attending to filing requirements for UCC matters, Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property and Real Estate issues.

Maintain Tax calendar for firm’s clients, and ensure timely submissions of their revenue liabilities.

Corporate Governance and Housekeeping: maintain records for all of the firm’s legal and revenue related

activities and ensuring the submission thereof; responsible for supervising personnel to whom such matters are

delegated.

Maintain scrupulous Immigration related records for all client employees, from visa status to I 9s, ensure that

fresh or renewal applications/petitions are filed appropriately, taxes are remitted and clients are in compliance

with all corporate, immigration and revenue regulations while in the United States.

Perform and Supervise Due Diligence Audit projects and assist with Financial/Tax Audit projects on behalf of

TTR – the firm specializes in such audits for clients and third parties seeking to divest, merge or acquire

businesses in the US, Eastern Europe, Asian and some Latin American countries

Tips, Tax & Law Offices, New York, New York

Executive Manager (Corp, Immig & Revenue Matters), July 2000 –December 2012

(Tips was split in 2 and acquired by 1 US and 1 Israeli entity; Trident Tax & Resources is the US half of the

equation):

Immigration Law Responsibilities:

Maintained all documents for immigrant and nonimmigrant visa matters for clients; this included personnel for

seasonal joint venture businesses with employees numbering 200 to 300 nonimmigrant employees annually, as

well as foreign consultants and workers, here for long term projects;

Prepared all long term NIV applications (especially E, H, L and J visas);

Prepared EB 5 applications for a number of clients involved in setting up institutions serving Math, Engineering

and Science Curricula in the Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC area;

Prepared, calendared and maintained all Perm applications;

Responsible for the preparation of naturalization applications for all manner of employment based resident

categories and their dependents;

Interacted with ICE and CBP Agents, all USCIS and DOL applicable officers, the IRS, various state and local

revenue authorities, mall managers, apartment managers, and social security administration;

Shouldered primary responsibility for compliance issues, I 9s, W series forms, TINS and SSNS for all clients

and client personnel;

Prepare and file all applications and petitions, maintain calendars, track and ensure timely submissions of all

necessary and requested documents;

Prepare memos with instructions for clients and client’s employees, and fulfill all housekeeping chores required

for rigorous compliance with laws ;

Interact with clients’ international attorneys and accountants, maintain updated notes on US Tax Treaty

countries, Non Treaty countries and differences in the laws, where applicable.

Corporate Law Responsibilities:

Business Entity Formation/Organization: Responsible for the entire process from checking name availability to

obtaining tax identification numbers; preparing corporate organizational documents (By laws to Shareholders

Agreements, Operational/Management Agreements, etc.); responsible for the preparation of all Foreign (alien)

subsidiary/joint venture documents and agreements, as well as preparing documents for US entities opening

branches abroad, specifically India, Israel, Bulgaria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Brazil, the United

Kingdom and Germany; handled lease negotiations and terms with various mall managements, residential

administrations and warehouses; prepare and maintain corporate resolutions, keep track of various corporate

filings, including qualification of foreign entities and record maintenance. Performed compliance audits prior to

the sale of businesses or acquisition thereof, and frequently prepared audit reports for clients looking to borrow

capital, real estate, expand, etc.

Assist attorneys to prepare integral corporate documents/materials.

Work with lawyers to prepare all documents required to form corporations (both business and not for profit

corporations), partnerships and limited liability companies in any state.

Assist lawyers in the preparation of documentation for amendments, withdrawals, mergers and dissolutions

of corporations, partnerships and/or limited liability companies.

Assist lawyers with the completion of stock certificates.

Complete franchise tax forms for lawyer review.

Create and maintain corporate minute books.

Work directly with attorneys and clients during closings and corporate transactions. Provide

lawyers with assistance in the preparation for and closing of various corporate transactions, including mergers

and acquisitions and initial public offerings.

Prepare audit letters for distribution to auditors and clients. Gather litigation and billing information

to prepare draft responses to auditors' requests for information.

Assist with SEC Filings. Work directly with lawyers to prepare SEC filings with regard to securities

offerings and respond to the requirements of the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934 filings.

Prepare/conduct UCC Filings/Searches. Assist lawyers in the preparation and filing of UCC filings

and handle UCC filing search requests in all states.

Work with Internal Revenue Service. Assist with the completion and filing of SS 4 Forms with the Internal

Revenue Service for the purpose of obtaining Employee Identification Numbers (EINs) for corporations,

partnerships and/or limited liability companies.

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Tax Matters & Litigation Support:

Attended to filing requirements for UCC matters, Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property and Real Estate issues;

assisted with the preparation of forms 1040, 1099, 1065, 1120, etc. for clients and their employees, interacted

with various revenue authorities federal, state, local and occasionally, international as well; responded to client

and clients’ employees’ questions with regard to tax reciprocity issues, liabilities based on the presence or

absence of US international Tax Treaties, as also the terms of such treaties as pertaining to individuals and

corporations. Maintained calendars for all such activities and issue memos when dates become due, rules were

amended.

Organize documents and coordinate document productions. Conduct the Bates stamping, redaction,

duplication and indexing of documents. Set up and maintain files which are organized chronologically,

numerically and/or by subject matter.

Conduct various document searches and factual research. Create and maintain internal case

databases run searches on internal and external document databases and systems, cull relevant information

from a variety of resources such as newspapers, magazines, libraries, case documents and trade associations.

Prepare witness and matter materials for case preparation. Organize interview memos, digests

and other relevant documents for attorney review and case preparation.

Prepare for and attend depositions. Under attorney supervision, gather and prepare documents

relevant to the deponent, organize exhibits, take notes and handle exhibits during the deposition and digest

transcripts to summarize highlights of a proceeding.

Motion practice. Pull relevant documents, proofread papers, organize exhibits and create document

indices in the preparation of motion filing.

Court filings. Work with attorneys and the Managing Attorney's Office in the preparation and filing

of all court documents. Create, bind and distribute both file and courtesy copies. Organize the briefs, exhibits

and appendices.

Act as liaison among various internal departments as well as with outside agencies. Oversee the

progress of documents through litigation support departments, order transcripts from reporting services and

fulfill requests from outside counsel and others.

Prepare for and attend trials. Organize exhibits, files and all other supporting documents,

coordinate trial set up and logistics, assist attorneys in the courtroom by taking notes, handling exhibits, and

marking documents referred to by counsel, assist in the preparation of witness testimony and serve as liaison

between trial attorneys and in house staff.

Corporate Housekeeping, General Paralegal Functions:

Served as liaison between the firm, its corporate executives, outside counsel, third party administrators and all

levels of corporate personnel, as well as government and business executives.

Supervised personnel in all of the above referenced departments and reported to the heads of each department,

orally and in writing.

Drafted and instituted departmental guidelines for optimum client and case management efficiency.

Bierce & Kenerson, PC, New York, New York

Executive Manager, October 1994 – July 2000

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Started as the firm’s Corporate Paralegal and quit after becoming the firm’s Executive Manager, responsible

for both, Corporate and Immigration matters handled by the firm.

Business Entity Formation/Organization: Responsible for the entire process from checking name availability

to obtaining tax identification numbers; preparing corporate organizational documents (By laws to Shareholders

Agreements, Operational/Management Agreements, etc.); prepare and maintain corporate resolutions, keep track

of various corporate filings, including qualification of foreign entities and record maintenance; responsible for

the preparation of all Foreign (alien) subsidiary/joint venture documents and agreements, as well as preparing

documents for US entities opening branches abroad.

Maintaining all documents for immigrant and nonimmigrant visa matters for clients; this included

personnel for seasonal joint venture businesses with employees numbering 200 to 300 nonimmigrant employees,

as well as foreign consultants and workers here for long term projects; all long term NIV applications

(especially E, H, L and J visas); Perm applications; naturalization applications for all manner of employment

based resident categories and their dependents; interacted with ICE and CBP Agents, all USCIS and DOL

applicable officers, the IRS, various state and local revenue authorities, mall managers, apartment managers, and

social security administration; primary responsibility for compliance issues, I 9s, TINS and SSNS, prepare and

file all applications and petitions, maintain calendar, track and ensure timely submissions, prepare memos with

instructions for clients and client’s employees; interact with clients’ international attorneys and accountants, as

well as all housekeeping chores required for rigorous compliance with laws.

Prepared the firm’s entire Immigration website, drafting web content and training staff on use.

Served as liaison between the firm, its corporate executives, outside counsel, third party administrators

and all levels of corporate personnel, as well as government and business executives.

Supervised personnel in all of the above referenced departments and reported to the heads of each

department, orally and in writing.

Drafted and instituted departmental guidelines for client and case management efficiency.

Metlife Resources, Denver, Colorado

Financial Analyst, April 1990 – September 1993

Sold Property, Casualty, Health and Life Insurance policies on behalf of Metlife Resources.

Sold 401 (K) and 403 (b) qualified mutual funds to school and hospital employees.

Territory included California, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Montana.

EDUCATION

In the process of taking the IRS’ Special Enrollment Agent

Examination, qualifying me to appear before the IRS as

a client representative

Mercy College, Long Island University, New York

Paralegal Diploma, June, 1994

Graduated with Distinctions.

University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada

Admitted to Masters Degree program in History

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Received Teaching Assistantship for 3 semesters

Switched to Bachelor’s Program in Social Psychology

Graduated in 1993 – GPA 3.2

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

M. A. (Modern History) Merit Scholarship

Graduated in 1980 – GPA 3.8

Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi

B.A. History (Honors)

Graduated in 1978 – GPA 3.5

ACHIEVEMENTS

Received Distinctions in the Paralegal program

Was a Teaching Assistant at the University of Nevada, Reno

Qualified with History Honors from the University of Delhi, India

Received Master’s Degree in Modern History from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India with an “A”

CGPA, and entered the M. Phil Program and was pursuing said course through January 1983 on a scholarship.

MEMBERSHIPS

Property, Casualty, Health and Life Insurance Agent in the States of Nevada and California.

Hold Series 6 and 63 licenses from the SEC

Notary in the State of New York

Member of the Notary Association

Member Special Enrolled Agent Association

Qualified to, and serve frequently, as an Interpreter for Bengali, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi language speaking

litigants for and on behalf of:

The New York Unified Court System

Geneva Worldwide Interpreters

SKILLS

Efficiently operate Microsoft Offices products, ImmPro, Apple OS, ATX, Quicken, Lacerte, Lexis Nexus,

Banner and Windstar HRIS software and various other legal, accounting and tax related applications

software

Fluent in Hindi, Bengali, Urdu and Punjabi languages, and some French

Excellent writing and communication abilities

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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