Joseph L. Hughes

617-***-****

adg0py@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephlhughesparalegal Computer Database & Software Experience: Salesforce, Westlaw, JSTOR, USPTO, PACER, LexisNexis, QuickBooks, Timeslips, Google suite, Microsoft Office suite. EDUCATION

Middlesex Community College, Lowell, MA

Paralegal Studies – ABA Approved Certificate, Phi Theta Kappa, summa cum laude May 2017 Relevant Courses: Legal Research & Writing I, Legal Research & Writing II, Litigation, Business Law, Real Estate Law, Wills Trusts & Estates

University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA

B.A. Political Science, cum laude August 2015

College of Public and Community Service University of Massachusetts, Boston, Boston, MA Frank J. Manning Certificate in Gerontology, cum laude May 2011 PARALEGAL INTERNSHIP

Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA Corporations Division Intern January 2017 – May 2017

• Typing of all Legal Certificates (long forms, short forms, foreign, mergers, etc.). Quality Control for issuing various certificates of fact for the Division.

• Writing orders from the public. Assisting corporation managers, attorneys, and paralegals regarding their requests. WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Paralegal Services, Boston, MA & New York, NY Paralegal/Notary Public September 2019 – Present

• Nonprofit incorporations. Registration of business certificates & business licenses. Corporate governance.

• Cap table management. Filing forms 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K. Credit repair. Legal research & writing.

• Landlord tenant law. Business development.

Impact Trial Consulting LLC, New York, NY

Trial Specialist April 2019 – September 2019

• Specialist focused on production of evidence for large-scale "bet-the-company" litigation.

• Receiving and organizing case files from clients such as Mastercard and ExxonMobil. Converting video files with TMPEG and TimeCoder. Producing and designating video deposition testimony in lieu of live testimony.

• Operating Trial Director. Synchronizing digital video transcripts with Synchron. Creating .cms and .ccs files with Clip Creator. E-discovery. Researching case information with PACER. Axelia Partners, Cambridge, MA

Paralegal/Notary Public August 2017 – April 2019

• Assistant to Vice President of firm. Legal support for client officers, account and payroll managers.

• Formed and managed legal business entities for European startups and established corporations.

• Preformed incorporations, dissolutions, withdrawals, reinstatements, mergers, conversions, and name changes.

• Registered and managed employer tax accounts, business & sales tax licenses/permits. Cap table management.

• Filing and payment of employer unemployment and withholding quarterly and annual taxes. EIN registrations.

• Filing of Annual Reports and Franchise Tax. State and federal agency liaison. Point person for registered agent.

• Drafting of minutes and charter documents, Preparation of employment contracts, NDAs, offer letters and separation agreements. Research of employment & labor laws. Filed 147c and SS-4 forms.