Contract Analysts

WILLONA L. EDWARDS

**TH Street Anniston, Al *****

(Phone) 404-***-**** / (email) **************@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS:

●Project & Office Management Skills

●Certified Paralegal

●Knowledge in legal terminology, general law, and legal proceedings

●Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

EXPERIENCE:

PRIMO BRAND CORPORATION

Legal Contract Analyst – June 2019 – Present

●Extensive knowledge of legal terminology, general law, and legal proceedings.

●Proven track record in legal research, drafting legal documents and case preparation.

●Provides legal and administrative support to Vice President of Legal Counsel.

●Prepared legal documents including pleadings, petitions, memoranda, and correspondence.

●Direct/coordinate law office activity including delivery of subpoena and filings of pleadings.

●Participated in corporate transactions related to mergers and acquisitions.

●Serve as liaison between corporate executives, outside counsel, third-party administrators, and all levels of corporate personnel

●Review and prepare various operational agreements such as lease agreements, national purchasing agreements and vendor contra

●Assist outside counsel with obtaining information for business licenses, and trademark renewals and provided various documentation in connection with litigation matters

●Maintained calendar system for all contracts, licenses and permits

●Assisted Compliance Officer to draft and implement record retention, quality assurance, and information security policies and compliance audits for all companies underneath the [company name] umbrella

●Draft and negotiate legal agreements under the direction of one or more attorneys and in coordination with business contacts in the US and Canada

●Confer with clients, and other involved parties to gather and track case information

●Receive and analyze government and judicial structures, as well as arbitration concepts and negotiation techniques.

●Mitigate legal team’s workload by reviewing and evaluating legal documents, including discovery materials and contracts

●SCANMARKET upload & maintenance of documents, contracts and agreements for electronic record keeping and auditing purposes.

●Train account executives in documentation requirements.

●Ensures legal forms complied with company's Compliance Policy and Procedures Manual.

●Responsible for drafting legal documents

●Review and edit documents

●Monitoring schedules and deadlines

AT&T MOBILITY, Atlanta, GA October 2006 – May 2019

Project-Portfolio Manager

Manage initial review of network real estate contract agreements for new building ground leases, including

subleases agreements and amendments ranging from standard to complex.

●Responsible for reviewing fully executed DAS/Wireless Solution contracts, preparing required forms to submit agreements and payment requests for abstraction, processing, and disbursement.

●Works closely with DAS National MLAs/Contracts Portfolio Managers and directly with national third-party vendors’ Accounts Receivable teams to review and resolve all payment disputes arising from DAS and other related contracts.

●Collaborates and establishes new third-party partnerships while maintaining existing MLA relationships with national vendors.

●Negotiates third party contracts and manages revenue generating opportunities with other vendors.

●Supports Business Develop Manager in negotiations, actively participates in creating/locating new opportunities to enhance network capabilities by entering into new contractual relationships through the execution of third-party contracts.

●Works directly with Portfolio Payment Managers and all national vendors to review and resolve all payment-related disputes and delays.

●Portfolio Manager for InSite Wireless, ExteNet Wireless and Verizon Wireless. Creating & maintaining the accuracy of a weekly Accounting & Aging report. Hosting weekly calls updating 3rd Party vendors on payment status related to the lease agreements.

●Manage and review the interpretation of contract agreements; permitted use, lease terms, rent, access/easements indemnification and insurance.

●Manage the accurate legal abstraction of the contract terms, restrictions, and amendments into the network real estate database with strict attention to detail.

●Manage the performance of financial calculations for processing payments stipulated in contracts to include rental reductions /increases, option and one-time fees (e.g. attorney legal fees, signing bonuses and security deposits) Maintain relationship with Regional Construction / Field Managers, contractors, and various in-house staff. Expedite and ensure the resolution of all conditions required to fully abstract & commence lease agreements.

●Verifying, Reviewing and Approving Financial obligations associated with Lease Rental and Option Leases, Reconciliation, Rent Increase & Decreased Payments for recurring and lump sum disbursements.

●Managed the development and implementation of the Contracts portion of the immigration of Tririga - Real Estate Management REM tool (Lease database & payment system).

●Training and supervision of new associates in the roles of Lese Specialist and Post QA Management and use of Tririga system.

●Liaison for DAS and small cells Agreement abstractions between the field representatives and in-house abstractors.

●Notify respective markets regarding package deficiencies preventing processing to ensure deficiencies cured within guidelines.

●Implementing new procedures in relation to the Quality Assurance workflow process and new document repository systems.

●Track the progress and performance between the assigned M&A project and the third-party vendor assigned to complete the delegated tasks.

●Project Manager for the planning, execution, & closing of new acquisition projects relating to company mergers/purchases.

●Training new associates and cross training members of the Tower Asset Group on how leases are interpreted, analyzing and performing Quality Assurance review of lease abstraction and our Towers financial obligations. Including the use and functionality of Tririga and its use within Real Estate Management tool.

WEIZENECKER, MOTTERN & FISHER PC, Atlanta, GA December 2004 – September 2006

Litigation Paralegal

●Accountable for the support of 3 attorneys specializing in complex commercial & real estate litigation.

●Executed and managed all aspects of discovery and pleadings including drafting complaints motions, settlement packages, demand letters & answers

●Responded to and serving of admissions, interrogation, deposition preparation.

●Request for production of documents, assisted in written and oral preparation of attorneys for depositions,

mediation and trials, prepared deposition and trial exhibits, updated & maintained active & closed files, forwarded bi-weekly status emails to clients.

CLARK & WASHINGTON PC, Atlanta, GA June 2001 – July 2005

Bankruptcy Paralegal

●Supervised the daily office functions; managing intake interview and customer satisfaction of two (2) of the companies twelve (12) locations, assisting in the motion to dismiss department, responding and using the electric system (ECF) motions as needed

●Managed the preparation of bankruptcy petitions, answered new & old business calls, followed up on new business no shows to reschedule appointments dated and times.

●Ensuring the setting & confirmation motions to dismiss, confirmation hearings & 341 Meeting of Creditor hearings for clients on a daily basis.

EDUCATION:

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, Ga. Paralegal Certification 2001

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tallahassee, Fl. BS Communication 1998

KENNASAW STATE UNIVERSITY, Kennesaw, GA MBA, 2010

PMP CERTIFICATION, Atlanta, GA., 2013

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