Estate Manager Paralegal

Kathleen Currie

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Real Estate Paralegal

Employment Experience:

Hill Wallack LLP, Princeton, NJ (October 2022 – Present)

Paralegal

Provide support to Senior Partner in charge of NJ & NY SBA 504 Loans.

Prepare initial draft of loan documents pursuant to terms of Authorization.

Submit all documents for recording and follow up for final recorded documents and loan Policy.

Prepare Closing Binders.

PARAMOUNT REALTY SERVICES, Lakewood, NJ (August, 2021 – March, 2022)

Paralegal

Worked with Accounting Department interpreting Leases and input Leases into Yardi system.

Prepare Rent Rolls and Month End reports.

Worked with Legal Department preparing corporate documents for closings.

Reviewed title binders and prepare letters with title objections.

Bed, Bath & Beyond, Union, NJ (July 2008 – July, 2021)

Paralegal in Legal Department

Prepared draft of documents including Leases for new properties, Amendments and lease renewal letters. Reviewed title commitment, exceptions and work to clear outstanding items previously to Lease execution.

Prepared contracts from initial draft, revision through execution and input into Site Seer/MRI/TANGO; include memo regarding outstanding issues, if any.

Worked with Lease Admin Dept. with updates to tenant ledgers and records.

Prepared initial abstract of Lease and input into MRI/Tango.

Interpreted terms of Lease and oversee issuance of delinquency notices.

Worked with Finance Department regarding utility bills and CAM issues.

Supported Vice President and Real Estate Counsel on as needed basis regarding real estate issues and corporate matters.

Misc. administrative work and research on an as-needed basis.

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Hess Corporation, Woodbridge, NJ (April 2005 - December 2007)

Supervisor, Contracts & Administration in Corporate Department

Drafted and negotiated letters of intent, Lease and Purchase Agreements and finalized documents for execution for Hess Express gas stations.

Prepared corporate governance documents regarding corporate entities and franchises. Worked with franchise department on new sites.

Conducted negotiations for Lease renewals with property owners and Landlords.

Reviewed terms of Leases and interpret terms and prepare memorandums to internal departments.

Reviewed notices for condemnations/takings with governing authorities and prepare necessary internal memos.

Held an extremely important position encompassing responsibility for title review and negotiation of the documents. My superior signed off on the documents that the real estate manager and I would approve.

PSEG Services Corporation, Newark, NJ (November 2002 - April 2005)

Senior Conveyancer in Corporate Properties Department

Drafted all documents for purchase and sales, including corporate documents necessary for closings and contracts for the third largest property owner in the State of New Jersey.

Handled all corporate governance documents and worked closely with Corporate Secretary on Written Consents and Resolutions; input information in SAP.

Managed Lease and License Agreements and collections for the Utility Department.

Reviewed Phase I/II reports and met with EH&S project managers.

Received Special Achievement Award with an accompanying bonus in October, 2004 for closing of $22 million transactions, which the company termed “a quagmire of unknown environmental and operation liabilities.”

Education and Professional Development:

Kean University, Union, NJ (110 credits towards Bachelors)

Institute of Paralegal Studies, Linden, NJ (Graduated High Honors)

Chair of Middlesex Borough Economic Development Committee, four years

Member of Middlesex Borough Visioning for Economic Growth, two years

Notary Public State of New Jersey, 2013 – 2023

Software systems: Site Seer, MRI, TANGO and Microsoft, including Access; DocuSign; IManager, Mimcast and Worldox.

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