Paula J. Klein

**** ********* *****

Erie, PA ***06

Phone: 412-***-****

E-mail: ad4ace@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Detail-oriented, reliable, and multifaceted professional, well-versed in providing effective solutions to complex situations, managing and accomplishing increasing levels of responsibilities, and multitasking in a fast-paced environment. Highly communicative individual with proven ability to prepare and present various legal documents to diverse audiences.

EDUCATION

Associate of Applied Science in Business in Paralegal 2009 - 2011

Academy of Court Reporting and Technology

Pittsburgh, PA

EXPERIENCE

Contract Administrator

Federated Hermes, Inc. June 2021 to June 2022

Warrendale, PA

Preservation and maintenance of Federated Hermes, Inc. Master Client Contract Database

Entering data and reporting new client contracts in the Federated’s master database applying the procedures and guidelines of the CLM Matrix System and the policies of the FDIC and FINRA

Tracking and reporting of contracts to all departments that are terminating or need to be amended or addended utilizing Sharepoint and/or Excel.

Maintenance of excel report that catalogues all Federated’s client contracts that are stored off-site according to federal retention policies and guidelines.

Support the department on all projects from inception to completion.

Paralegal

Solvaire Technologies, contracted to Babst Calland, Attorneys at Law February 2018 to March 2020

Pittsburgh, PA

Examine and analyze materials provided by abstractors to verify legal ownership of the surface and subsurface of a piece of land.

Prior and current Oil and Gas Leases, Assignments, Amendments/Modifications, and Notices of Declarations of Pooling, and depth severances.

Unreleased Mortgages or Assignments of Rents that may encumber the surface or subsurface of the subject parcel.

Coal Deeds and Leases; and

Rights-of-Way

Determine ownership of surface and subsurface.

Provide my analysis and determinations to Attorney using the firm database for final review and sign-off.

Paralegal

Lawrence D. Brudy and Associates, Inc. September 2011 to February 2018

Wexford, PA

Examine and analyze materials provided by abstractors to verify legal ownership of the surface and subsurface of a piece of land.

Assumed full responsibility in developing Certificate of Title for large oil and gas companies to determine ownership of the surface, as well as the oil and gas underlying the subject parcel leased by the oil and gas company for review by Attorney through utilization of Net Deed Plotter, Landex, courthouse records and GIS maps.

Leverage adeptness in reading, understanding and analyzing leases, amendments/modifications, assignments, declarations of pooling, and depth severances.

Displayed expertise in reading deeds, identifying exceptions and reservation of oil and gas interests, and following chain of title for surface and oil and gas leases back to Warrant; and

Exhibit excellent skills in using Excel to provide status reports and updates to management and to provide detailed reports of ownership of oil and gas interests.

SKILLS

Windows 2000 Personal Workstation for Purchasing, Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point, and Outlook, FDIC and FINRA websites, Sharepoint, Courthouse Records, PA Counties GIS maps, and well searches using PA DEP and WV DEP websites.