Donlita Cloud

Arlington, TX, ***** 817-***-****

adq9cg@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/donlita-cloud-3b95a9a/ Dedicated, versatile and Paralegal/Legal Professional seasoned in Litigation, Management and Corporate legal affairs pursuing a challenging opportunity to positively affect the culture and activity of an organization, company, or firm by utilizing excellent organization, team building and relationship skills. Provides excellent customer service by conducting business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customer/client and increase the goodwill and profit of the company. Thrives in a challenging environment. Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Computer proficiency in Windows-based software and Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint. Also, Adobe Acrobat PDF, timekeeping, document management systems/databases/software, and attorney billing systems. Demonstrated ability to learn any department specific software.

• Trial experience including preparation of exhibits, indexes, summaries, and notebooks; witness preparation and management, knowledge of subpoena preparation and handling, aid attorney in courtroom and working with court assistants and trial presentation vendors.

• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills to relay information clearly and effectively to individuals at all levels within and outside the organization in an understandable, professional, and ethical manner to serve clients and co-workers.

• Ability to collaborate and work easily with others, plan and manage time, to organize and prioritize assignments, and meet critical deadlines in high pressure environment with flexibility to multi-task and change direction quickly.

• Takes initiative to work independently with minimal direction, or within a team environment.

• Understand and maintain Privacy Laws, confidentiality, and exercises sound judgment with respect to sensitive, confidential information including attorney-client relationship, HIPAA, NPI, and Ethics rules.

• Extensive E-filing (ESI) system to file and/or serve pleadings, discovery, and records with courts with service on opposing counsel.

• Familiar with various of areas of law including Labor & Employment, Transactional, Real Estate, Probate/Guardianship, Family and Criminal.

EXPERIENCE

Paralegal/Legal Assistant May 2021 - present

Robert Half and other agencies- Contract & Freelance Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

• Provide legal and administrative support services to law firms, corporations, or companies including in-house counsel.

• Manage, organize, and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing systems.

• Contract management logging and updating status of contracts, download from DocuSign and save electronic copies and request needed information.

• Manage contracts through the approval and signature process, ensure all executed documents are properly filed. Assist in archiving and record retention and document expiration/renewal dates and termination of contracts.

• Log and upload contractor licenses and executed contracts to SharePoint.

• Commercial subrogation caseload for major insurance company, open files in case ProLaw, run conflicts check, set deadlines, and generate correspondence and reports. DCloud Page 2

• Other areas of law include commercial litigation, subrogation, real estate, probate.

• Experience working remotely.

Paralegal Jun 2019 - Apr 2021

Methodist Health System, Dallas, TX

• Contract management, researching, logging contracts, locate or establish new files, print, and gather information and documents for attorney, scanning into system, updating log and enter information into legal database.

• Support in-house counsel and assist with legal review of contracts, organize, maintain, and electronically track all contracts and related documents; maintain fully executed agreement in database and update renewal dates.

• Review legal invoices and submit to CLO for approval and forward to accounting, log payments and forward to counsel.

• Communicate with outside counsel to respond to legal claims, subpoenas, and EEOC filings, and coordinate with other departments for collection and preservation of information between counsel and business units.

• Assist the team in matter management, including managing data preservation, collection, review and production procedures and coordinate with outside counsel, as necessary.

• Review physician contracts to approve pay request and reimbursement, forward to accounting. Streamlined this process electronically to reduce processing time.

• Support Risk Manager overseeing of insurance, claims and litigation matters, prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports for insurance renewals in all lines of business, and respond to insurance carrier requests.

• Maintain Fleet annual automobile insurance renewals, current list of approved drivers and monitor annual review of driving records.

• Monitor shared email accounts, voice mailboxes, and assist monitoring hotline regarding corporate compliance and privacy and data security compliance matters. Paralegal, Legal Assistant Jun 2016 - Jun 2019

Contract, Freelance, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

• Provide support services to law firms on an as needed basis and assist in preparation of drafts of legal documentation including pleadings and agreements, documenting, and updating computer and paper files for pending claims and lawsuits. Assist with document production and records requests.

• Assist with merger & acquisition and preparation of privilege log.

• Coordinate and assist with transactions and filings including registration and entity formation, obtaining EIN, filing d/b/a’s and prepare documents, amendments, resolutions. Litigation Paralegal May 2015 - Jun 2016

Blaies & Hightower, Fort Worth, TX

• Prepare litigation cases from onset through post trial including research, investigation, and analysis.

• Manage personal injury cases by maintaining contact with clients, coordinate and schedule meetings, draft legal pleadings to move cases toward resolution through discovery, document production, depositions, mediation, trial, and/or settlement.

• Draft pleadings, correspondence, various, state agency record requests and subpoenas of employment and medical records.

• Manage case files by ensuring properly and securely maintained, collect, and organize records and documents needed for litigation, ensure summaries have been prepared/updated,

• Conduct investigations, research background of cases, locate witnesses and conduct interviews, obtain, and verify facts, provide information, and clarify issues or prepare affidavits or other formal statements, collect medical records and documents. DCloud Page 3

• Coordinate with expert witnesses, forward documents for review, follow up with reports and controverting affidavits, assemble exhibits and file with court/serve on opposing counsel. Corporate Paralegal Nov 2014 - Mar 2015

North Texas Specialty Physicians, Fort Worth, TX

• Assist Chief Legal Counsel with contract administration and maintenance for healthcare providers and vendors, including create new contracts, amendments, letters of agreement and other types of agreements and redline comparisons of draft to monitor revisions.

• Review and organize legal documents related to claims and lawsuits, assist in drafting of documents, revisions, comparing and redlining.

• Conduct research and resolve routine legal issues and coordinate the distribution of contracts and amendments.

• Strong grasp of using forms to draft contract, amendments, notices, and other documents.

• Corporate governance, maintain corporate records including minutes, patent, and trademarks.

• Adhere to policy regarding compliance with protected information and privacy law (HIPAA).

• Gather and maintain physical documents and facts upload to database and index for easy retrieval.

• Provide managerial support for in-house counsel maintaining log of tasks/assignments, updating calendar.

Paralegal, Legal Assistant Jul 2014 - Oct 2014

Contract, Freelance, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

• Provide contract legal support services to law firms on an as needed basis, as well as general administrative assistance, such as compose letters and routine correspondence and legal documents.

• Maintain calendars, coordinate scheduling between attorneys, court personnel, court reports, mediators and clients, other clerical, and administrative duties, including answering telephones, and forwarding messages. Willingness to take on additional duties and responsibilities. Operations Team Manager May 2011 - Jun 2014

Bank of America, Fort Worth, TX

• Contribute and successfully liaise between various lines of business and departments to create, develop, or improve procedures, evaluate, and eliminate obstacles within the system through individual and collaborative efforts with various departments.

• Manage organization’s foreclosure property portfolio, instruct team members, and advise leadership on matters related to status and resolution status.

• Successfully lead, train, and manage a team of mortgage specialists in foreclosure litigation with focus on complying with regulations, quality standards and productivity to meet performance goals and reduced backlog of contested foreclosure cases.

• Present settlement options and effective negotiating to bring cases to a timely resolution and minimize company risk and investor losses. Maintain settlement authority of $25,000 while consistently maintaining expenses within financial guidelines to resolve cases.

• Collaborate with team members and various business units to ensure regulatory compliance with federal and state requirements and company policies and investor standards. Coordinate logistics for team meetings, training, and activities.

• Communicate with Advice & Counsel for employment matters.

• Training and manage compliance with privacy information policies and escalate any suspected breaches.

EDUCATION - Associate of Arts (A.A.) - Management Aug 1998 - Dec 2000 Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX

Texas Real Estate License - inactive

Contact this candidate