Valarie Pasternak

Senior Corporate Paralegal – Corporate Real Estate Paralegal – Corporate Administrator State of Illinois Notary Public, State of Indiana Notary Public Illinois Real Estate Broker

Munster, Indiana

708-***-****

adu1gy@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Corporate – Tax Paralegal

ArcelorMittal USA – Schererville, IN August 2021 – Present Maintenance of all corporate entity filings and corporate records. Service company liaison and relations. Litigation Hold management via Open Text. Billing process approvals. Vendor invoice management and relations for all North American business units. Compliance reporting including Dow Jones vendor research and maintenance, process Initiator. Biennial international entity compliance quota reporting of US entities. SharePoint legal department use and maintenance. Vendor/Procurement management liaison between vendors, and finance/credit/procurement departments. Maintenance of incoming SOP and follow up. Review of current corporate policies and tax related filing management. Preparation and review of Non-Disclosure Agreements. Corporate sale/transition assistance. M & A document preparation, including proof and complete all legal edits and circulate for signatures (physical and digital). Formation/filing of registration, qualification, amendment, dissolution, documents for corporate entities. Filing of all annual reports including monthly update of current state and federal procedures. Constant review of current entity related updates on all government levels. Preparation of consents/resolutions for officer and shareholder maintenance. Corporate books – transition to digital copy, including historical data/document maintenance. Data room management. Legal liaison between corporate North American office and multiple locations, domestic and international. Works closely with finance, tax and insurance in-house departments. In- House Corporate Law Department Senior Paralegal. Direct report to General Counsel – North America and Compliance - Lead Counsel. Legal Tracker, North American Lead Administrator. Preparation of new matters and assist, review and follow up with all firm and company invoicing issues. Host of weekly and bi-weekly compliance update and information gathering information meetings, so all legal department team members and other departments are current on work projects and status of project requests (theirs and mine). Valarie Pasternak, Legal Servicing - Owner - Freelance Title /Notary/ Corporate/ Legal Work Valarie Pasternak – Self Employment May 2021-September 2021 Assist with local business projects including work with Notary Signing Agent services. Assist with Title Examination and Title Clearance projects. Perform Corporate and Real Estate closing, doc preparation and annual filings/business organizations with personal clients. Title Clearance Analyst – Paralegal / (100% Remote) AMROCK, LLC – ROCKET MORTGAGE FOC – Detroit, MI May 2020- June 2021

• Real Estate Title Clearance of multiple curatives, including Trusts, Divorce, Bankruptcy, Vesting’s, Judgements/Liens. Subordination Matters.

• Direct servicing with lender clients, exam department, borrower, trainers, banks, County and State department associates and borrowers. Extensive research in a very intense setting. Corporate Tax Paralegal

JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION - Chicago, IL. April 2018 to February 2020

• Legal maintenance of 150+ foreign and domestic entities for the corporate office of international manufacturing firm. Manage compliance of all Corporation, LLC and Partnership entities.

• Legal document preparation, data room management, incorporation and certification preparation and filing. Maintenance of annual reports, filing and invoicing. Preparation and filing of corporate documents including resolutions, board of director changes, shareholder matters and stock certificates.

• Management of Intercompany Agreement Department.

• Heavy international company maintenance as liaison between corporate management layers. Internal tax assistance including file organization. Facilitate communication between Directors, Officers, Vendors.

• Contract support of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, formations, dissolutions, closings, DBA's and obtain EINs. Assist is all Due Diligence matters. Non-Disclosure preparation. Corporate project manager. Preparation of consent/resolutions start to finish.

• Coordinating due diligence of corporate and M&A matters. Closing checklist creation and maintenance.

• Apostille and notary management.

• Department billing/invoicing management.

• Complete maintenance of organization of Domestic and International compliance and filing requirements.

• Travel as necessary.

Paralegal - Freelance Legal Work

VALARIE PASTERNAK LEGAL SERVICING COMPANY - Dyer, IN October 2006 to May 2019 for local Small Businesses of Indiana and Illinois.

• Legal Representation Sales - Maintenance of Corporate Legal Filings, Client file maintenance

• Corporate and Real Estate assistance including Closing & Title Clearance (Residential and Commercial), Survey review.

Communicate with clients Real Estate Agents/Firms. Assist in Real Estate Contract Negotiations. Review and prepare Legal Documents.

UCC and lien filing assistance. Garnishment review. Courthouse filing liaison for client filings.

• Assist companies with temporary and in-house contract projects. (Priority projects from June 2015- August 2017 listed below).

• Freelance Project - Title Examiner

FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE CO April 2017 to August 2017 Title Exam Updates, Reviews including Title Commitment Creation.

• Freelance Project - Title Examiner

McCALLA RAYMER PIERCE, LLC - Chicago, IL

July 2016 to March 2017

• Title Examination for Foreclosure front end later date preparation • Illinois/ County tax research, document order and retrieval. Review of parcel and survey issues prior to closing.

• Freelance Project - Commercial Escrow Assistant

FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY - Chicago, IL November 2015 to June 2016

• Closing file management including: Buyer, Seller, Lender, Attorney Packages and Shipment Preparation. Escrow Deposits of Earnest Money Deposits, including client management of receipts, PSA, Strict Joint Orders. Terminations, Trust Investments, Outside Bank Investments, Incoming Wire Maintenance. Earnest Money Check Maintenance, Full and Partial Escrow Withdraws.

• Freelance Project - Contract Title Examiner

REALTY DATA COMPANY - Naperville, IL June 2015 to November 2015 Incoming file order management including, multiple state tax issues, title updates, order processing, address and legal research.

Corporate Paralegal

HOLLAND & KNIGHT, LLP - Chicago, IL February 2002 to September 2006

• Prepare affidavits, legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system, via data room and paper documents.

• Prepare legal documents, including deeds, real estate closing statements and checklists.

• Meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of case or filings.

• Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents. Extremely detail-oriented and proficient in execution of all work production.

• Investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.

• Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas. Annual and monthly, local, state, and federal file maintenance for clients’ businesses. Preparation and management of State, Federal and Securities related documents and filings. Assist with Equity, and Venture Capital projects.

• Maintain clients’ entities and continue timely compliance. Assist with all Due Diligence of Legal Matters. Non- Disclosure and Merger assistance. Corporate project management. Heavy legal assistance with Real Estate and Litigation Departments, including research, filings, case preparation, case management, timely deadline management, data input management of subpoenas, communication between National Real Estate managers, vendors, contractors, clients. Document review, title/survey/zoning research, amendment review and document execution. Assist with overflow to support to Paralegal Team, including administrative projects. Senior Paralegal

BROKERS TITLE INSURANCE CO./ZAMPARO & GOLDSTEIN P.C. March 1998 to February 2002

• Preparation of Deeds, Sellers Packages and Legal Filing Documents to support closing files for all residential and commercial real estate closing matters.

• Meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of files, including construction draw payouts and property research of commercial real estate matters. Liaison between upper management and Contractors.

• Title clearance of all file matters to prepare for closing.

• Obtain all tax, municipal, county, federal requirements for closing.

• Travel to different states to meet with new vendor accounts for management of commercial compliance matters.

Coordinate all Due Diligence including timely filings, contract review, proofreading, signatures,

• Management of department by direction of Attorney/Owner. EDUCATION

Paralegal Certification in Prelaw Studies

MAC CORMAC COLLEGE – Chicago, IL

June 1996

Business Studies

SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE - South Holland, IL

Business Management Studies

INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST - Gary, IN

State of Illinois Insurance pre-licensing life, health, property, casualty education via approved provider. State of Illinois Real Estate Brokers pre-licensing exam education via approved provider. NNA National Agency Certification Class

CERTIFICATES

• Paralegal Certificate

• ABA Paralegal Certification

1996 NNA

• National Notary Signing

Agent

• Multiple CT Corporation

and other Service company

Certificates of MCLE

Courses.

LICENSES

State of Illinois Real Estate Broker

SKILLS

• Customer/Client Service. Compliance, Leadership and Department Advisory.

• Corporate Filings

• Timed/Maintenance, including strong time management/prioritizing skills.

• Strong Organizational Skills with Details.

• Multiple project production, simultaneously.

• Excels in Fast Paced Work Environment.

• Independent work competency.

• Client File Maintenance and Positive Relationships.

• Administrative & Business Operations

• Computer Literacy:

• Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Adobe, SharePoint, Smart-Sheet, Pacer Legal Research., CarpeDiem, FAST, FedEx Shipping, Simplifile, Case max, Co-Star, Complete Closing/Ramquest, Titlepoint, H Cue- CT Corporation entity maintenance software. DataTree, Pacer, Blue Sky, Lexis Nexis, TEAMS, ATLAS and AMP. DocuSign. PerfectLaw. ATGO.com. Westlaw. Insighter. Dow Jones North America – Process Initiator. World Check – North America – Process Initiator. OpenText. Legal Tracker (North American Administrator/Director). Adobe Sign. SharePoint Management. Corporate, Real Estate, Title- wave (Residential/Commercial).

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