Paralegal

Hira Fatima

(***) - ***-****

adjogt@r.postjobfree.com

Work Experience

DLA Piper LLP (U.S.) – Washington D.C. (01/2017 – present)

Case Assistant - Corporate and Real Estate

Prepare organizational formation documents, including articles of incorporation or dissolution, obtaining EINs and assist with corporate transactions;

creating and distributing annual reports for state filings;

coordinate SEC and BlueSky qualifications for public and private offerings, including preparation and filing of documents (under attorney supervision); communicate with securities examiners and participation in the resolution of issues.

responsible for generating EDGAR codes, SEC and FINRA filings; monitoring expiration dates, handle docketing for multiple offerings, maintain electronic data rooms for internal use and for due diligence projects.

keep corporate documents and records organized by establishing and organizing files, documenting actions, inputting information into file database and case management software;

prepared Board minutes, agenda and packages for Board meetings; proofread registration statements, and maintained Independent directors fee charts, and assist with sales material distribution;

coordinating due diligence and other matters leading up to an acquisition or refinancing;

draft transactional documents, including purchase agreements, deeds, and commercial loan documents for attorney review;

prepare closing documents, finalize title commitment and proforma, review settlement statement including confirmation of rent and tax prorations, and otherwise assist with closings;

maintain transactional information and checklists in various online applications, including thoughtful saving of documents and version control in online document management system;

open title on properties under contract for purchase and prospective lease targets; title and survey review, correspondence with sellers, title companies and surveyors re comments and objections.

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart - Raleigh, NC (08/2016 to 11/2016)

Paralegal - Immigration

provided high level of secretarial and administrative support to attorneys;

prepared nonimmigrant petitions and applications including H-1B, I-140 and AOS under supervision of the immigration attorney;

correspondence with Foreign Nationals regarding case status and acted as a liaison between the clients and attorneys;

prepare responses to RFE, conduct research, and managed e-filing;

managed data entry including maintain the receipts and approvals received by USCIS;

administered case management including maintaining attorney's calendar, monitoring deadlines, updating and reporting cases by running monthly reports, and updating all electronic copy and physical filing; and

prepare and mailed visa packages to visa beneficiary and USCIS.

Bell Carrington & Price - Greenville, SC (01/2016 to 04/2016)

Internship – Real Estate

opened new case file on Clio, SoftPro and made physical files;

worked on commercial and residential pre and post closings, prepared paperwork for banks;

learned how to order title search and worked with outside title abstractors, loan officer and mortgage officer;

drafted and reviewed leases, deeds, trust, promissory notes, loan agreements, offers to purchase and other types of agreements;

prepared title commitment and checked all the documents needed by the bank for closing; and

performed other office administrative task and various

Allen C. Ladd, P.C. - Greenville, SC (10/2015 to 01/2016)

Internship - Immigration

worked on Immigration visas involving EB-1, EB-2 and National Interest Wavier (NIW) filing;

conducted research and prepared drafts and outlines for filing RFE responses;

organized supporting documents needed for filing an application with USCIS;

correspondence with the Visa Beneficiary; and

worked on active cases by keeping them updated with all the electronic documents and as well as paper filing.

Law Office of Davida Mathis - Greenville, SC (03/2015 to 06/2015)

Internship – Family law

conducted initial interviews with clients to obtain information and gather facts;

responsible for preparing complaint, motions, and summons; filing documents with clerk of court;

assisted attorney with completing forms related to the case and handling court payments;

drafted momentary and concluding decree for the attorney;

worked on the interrogatories, drafted answers and assisted clients in gathering documents to discovery requests;

attended hearings to take notes and assist attorney during the trial; and

maintained and organized all case files.

ACE Insurance Ltd – Karachi, Pakistan (07/2012 to 09/2012)

Legal Assistant/Compliance Officer – Legal

liaison between Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (S.E.C.P), State Bank of Pakistan and ACE Insurance Limited;

ensured internal compliance requirements were followed;

gave legal opinion to various departments, conducted internal training for Anti-Money Laundering & Anti-Bribery Corruption;

assisted senior attorneys with drafting contracts, applications and course for money laundering;

updated all previous cases and followed up with external lawyers, researched statutes, decisions, legal articles and codes, analyzed company balance sheets for auditing purposes; and

filed all court documents on behalf of the attorneys, acted as first point of contact for company related issues.

Shell Pakistan Limited - Karachi, Pakistan (03/2011 to 06/2012)

Legal Assistant/Paralegal – Corporate

assisted senior attorneys with drafting contracts, preparing and drafting courses for Anti-Bribery Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering;

managed compliance trainings for different departments; acted as first point of contact for legal issues;

prepared Board minutes, agenda and packages for Board meetings and Annual Stock Meeting;

updated pending cases and followed up with off counsels, developed a working relationship with courts and off counsels;

researched statutes, case law and government regulations;

Managed records of pending and current cases with extreme confidentiality and discretion.

Education

LLM - UNC School of Law – 2018.

Paralegal - Greenville Technical College – 2016.

LLB - University of London – 2010.

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