Valerie Burril
Contract Administrator
Phone: 747-***-****
Summary
Professional Contracts Paralegal with 12+ years’ experience in multi-tasking, implementing/revising contracts, including mutual non-disclosure, confidentiality and consultant agreements, amendments and work orders related to contracts, Legal document filing using GCD, Coupa software and Contract PodAi. Strong communication, and team player. Experience with the negotiation of legal contracts, work orders, SAP and license agreements.
Provides support to the Legal Department preparing contracts, reviewing and implementing to internal departments. Assist in tracking contracts and work orders using spreadsheets while analyzing and organizing information.
Strong skills in helping forge a positive work environment and culture.
Review contracts thoroughly to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Skilled in Word, Microsoft Office, Excel, Windows, Invoicing, Outlook, SharePoint, Vision, PowerPoint, Relativity, Getting Contracts Done, Coupa and Contract PodAi.
Experience
Senior Analyst, Legal Contracts Temp-Carlsbad July 2024 to January 2025
LHH-Anaergia Services LLC
Provide support to Contracts Counsel.
Assist in contract review for entering into ContractPodAi.
BOIR filings, renew and maintain company licensing, state registrations and contractor license renewals.
Contract Specialist II Jan 2021 to May 2024
Neighborhood Healthcare, Escondido, CA
Provides contract support to the procurement and contract department.
Collaborates with departments to develop contracts with high dollar and complex multi-year contracts.
Works with consultants, vendors, and stakeholders, resolves escalated issues, assist in the maintenance and accuracy of contracts data base.
Assist with contract terminations, renewals, and assignments. Manage vendor contracts.
Review property leases, AIA agreements, construction work orders, prime and subprime contract review, insurance policies and renewals. Track contract lifecycle process and prepare summaries.
Assisting R&D contract owners with resolution of invoice disputes.
Collaborate with accounting/finance to ensure timely processing of payments through internal financial systems.
Research and respond to payment status request from suppliers/vendors and internal partners.
Generating and distributing new PO request and amending existing POs.
Reconciling and closing out POs for Contracts, (e.g., confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, clinical trial agreements, vendor services agreements, and master agreements, task change orders, and amendments).
Consultant/Contracts Coordinator Feb 2019 to Nov 2020
HMC Architects, Ontario, CA
Administered Letters of agreement to consultants, modified and negotiated agreements.
Prepared and administered master services agreements and amendments.
Assisted Senior Risk Manager with owner/client agreements, assessing risk and writing provisions. Assisted prepared and reviewed red-line process. Contract document review and comparisons.
Contracts Paralegal Jan 2018 to Feb 2019
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA
Under the supervision of a Sr. Paralegal, prepared contracts partnering with international healthcare providers and local hospitals, valued from $5,000 to over $500,000 for long-term service agreements, master non-disclosure agreements and work orders for In-House Legal Department.
Review, proof, and redline all documents to be given to Sr. Paralegals and In House for negotiations.
Prepared mail merge spreadsheet in Excel for major mailing of letters by abstracting notification information from US and Foreign contracts.
Sr. In-House Paralegal / Office Administrator Aug 2017 to Dec 2017
Artificial Brilliance, Inc. Murrieta CA
Developed and implemented digital filing systems.
Drafted legal correspondences and formal documents for VP of Operations.
Supervised and coordinated HR matters.
Administered new hire documents.
Set up 401K and Health Care benefits for company.
Submitted payroll to Paychex.
Filed and maintained quarterly and annual tax documents.
Maintained bookkeeping and accounting software. Maintained corporate books, registries and filing of business names.
Filing of Corporation in the state of California, Nevada and Washington, prepared Statement of Interest and Statement of Information.
Contract Temporary Assignments Due to Travel from 2013 to 2017
Various Assignments New York / California / Portland
Contract Specialist July 2016 – January 2017
Granite Services Inc.
Reviewed and analyzed pertinent contract information and comply with amendments when received pertaining to invoicing.
Abstracted milestone payments from foreign and US contracts.
Created letter of credit.
Prepared and sent invoicing related to contracts.
Receptionist July 2016 – January 2017
Investment Firm, Irvine CA
Assisted clients and conference room preparation.
Assisted HR Manager and financial advisors.
Responsible for ordering supplies and mailing documents.
Residence Relations May 2015 – May 2016
Irvine Company, Irvine CA
Lease review and coordinated new tenant showings, handled lease amendments.
Paralegal July 2014 – September 2014
NW Legal Staffing/Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Portland OR
Reviewed, analyzed, and summarized production documents for major case using Relativity.
Contract Administrator Jan 2009 – Apr 2013
Cox Business – Building Access Department, San Diego, CA
Drafted, prepared, administered, negotiated license agreements with commercial property owners.
Negotiated with property owners and managers regarding confidentiality clause, ownership, and exclusive vs. non-exclusive, payment, indemnification, certificate of insurance terms, provisions, and scope of work.
Prepared spreadsheets for management. Located property owners and commercial buildings.
Successfully met annual goals of contracts received by executing an average of thirty contracts a month.
Participated in the planning and coordination of the project activities to ensure that planned objectives and deliverables are achieved.
Conducted analysis and reports results to management. Applied concepts and needs from each business unit.
Education
University of Southern California, Irvine, California – 2021
Contract Management Certification
University of San Diego, San Diego, California - 2008 Paralegal Certificate ABA approved program.
Courses – Corporations, Administrative Law, Contracts, Litigation, Legal Research, Legal Writing.
Saddleback Community College, Orange County – 2015 – 2017
Business Management Studies
Portland Community College, Portland Oregon 2013-2015
Management and Legal Studies