Odalis Puchuela-DeJesus

Nanuet, NY *****

917-***-****

ad2kpt@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Dedicated and detail-oriented Paralegal with a proven track record in building and managing licensing programs, ensuring compliance, and fostering cross-functional collaboration. EXPERIENCE

Hopper - Remote January 2022 - October 2023

Regulatory Licensing Paralegal

● Built and managed a licensing program, balancing legal and regulatory responsibilities for enhanced product innovation

● Conducted extensive research on licensing statutes and regulations, ensuring compliance with state requirements

● Prepared and maintained all corporate documents for quarterly board meetings and facilitated policy updates

● Researched and prepared cost estimates for filing domestic foreign registration certificates application and renewals.

● Partnered cross-functionally with finance, analytics, business, and product teams to interpret, communicate and operationalize licensing and regulatory requirements

● Coordinated and conducted day-to-day management of state regulatory inquiries and examinations

● Collaborated with external advisors and third party providers to maintain all licenses, including but not limited to: applying and renewing licenses, obtaining and updating detailed company information and metrics and submitting periodic reporting to regulators

● Facilitated policy updates with Legal and Compliance colleagues to reflect state licensing requirements and support legal and regulatory requirements

● Strengthened compliance by drafting SOPs, facilitating policy updates, and leading compliance training for 500+ employees

● Developed and maintained the roadmap for compliance training throughout the company

● Led the ongoing maintenance of the company’s producer licenses

● Facilitated onboarding of third-party technology and service provider to enhance internal efficiencies

● Maintenanced of FinTech products Terms & Conditions on the company website Starr Companies - New York, NY February 2018 - December 2021 Legal Assistant, Regulatory

● Assisted with the tracking of insurance company license application and registration, renewals, and corporate amendment filings

● Initiated and processed the US insurance company regulatory filings for all 50 states through completion, including for some international countries, as needed

● Ongoing maintenance of regulatory submissions, assessment fee payments, and renewals

● Handled daily volume of request and inquiries in connection with insurance company filings, assessments and fee payments, data calls, bulletins and emergency notices

● Corresponded with state Departments of Insurance and law firms on daily basis

● Administered and oversaw biographical affidavits for insurance company officers and directors

● Researched and analyzed insurance company holding act statutes and regulations

● Performed regulatory research and surveys on various insurance related topics to record and analyze

● Supported in the coordination and execution of regulatory exams

● Maintained detailed records and facilitated smooth operations

● Provided support to the Reinsurance Counsel with the filing and tracking of affiliate reinsurance contracts and subsequent contract signatures

Grant, Herrmann, Schwartz & Klinger, LLP - New York, NY September 2014 - February 2018 Legal Assistant (August 2015 - February 2018)

● Created filing systems and kept track of all office files in an organized manner

● Prepared and organized legal correspondence

● Assisted real estate attorneys in preparing Contracts and Riders for Purchases/Sales of Condominiums/Cooperative Units

● Assisted with the review and drafting of closing statements, figures, title ordering/clearing, closing docs, and deeds

● Coordinated and scheduled closings with all relevant parties

● Acted as liaison between attorneys, clients, loan officers, closing agents, sales brokers, title insurance companies, and appraisers during the due diligence process

● Directly liaised between high net worth clients and other companies, Federal and State agencies, and accountants

● Prepared deeds and obtained payoff statements

● Translated and certified corporate and legal documents from Spanish to English and vice versa

● Drafted board minutes, annual meeting minutes and shareholder consent forms as well as bylaws for a variety of transaction types

● Provided corporate maintenance (formations, dissolutions, annual reports, franchise tax returns, etc.)

● Assisted with the completion and filing of SS-4 Forms with IRS for the purpose of obtaining and Employer Identification Number

● Maintained and updated company minute books for all entities managed by the firm EDUCATION

DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

Master of Education: School Counseling, June 2014

St. John's University, Jamaica, New York

Bachelor of Science: Human Services, May 2009

SKILLS/LANGUAGES

● Fluent in Spanish

● Computer literacy: MS Office; G-Suite; Contentful, Litmos, CSI, LexisNexis, DocuSign, Lattice, Smartsheet, Jira, Coupa, and Ironclad

● Detail-oriented, Collaborative, Multi-tasker, Due Diligence, and Compliance Monitoring

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