Real Estate Contract Management
Resume:
HEIDI WHITE
*********@*****.***
Hendersonville, TN, 37075
EDUCATION
SOUTHEASTERN CAREER COLLEGE
Nashville, TN
American Bar Association Approved Paralegal Certificate General Paralegal Studies (Oct 2005)
Relevant Coursework
Legal Research and Writing
Business and Contract Law
Intellectual Property
Real Estate
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY
Columbus, OH
Bachelor of Arts Criminology,
Minor: Business Management (May 1998)
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Contract management
Critical Thinking
Legal Analysis
Legal Research
Litigation
Meeting planning and organizing
Lease management
Contract Compliance
Public Speaking
Retail leasing and contracts
Corporate Governance
Technical:
Salesforce, OnBase, Adobe, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, AMT Direct, Attus, Watchdog, Lucernex, DocuPhase, Concur, Sanctions Trial Software, Lease Harbor, Conga Contract Management, MRI Real Estate Software, Nasdaq BoardVantage, CSC Legal Entity Management
EXPERIENCE
CORPORATE PARALEGAL
Atmus Filtration Technologies/Cummins Filtration Inc., Nashville, TN / June 2022 - Present
Responsible for all legal entity management processes including global entities
Prepare materials for board and committee meetings; SEC Filings; Director Onboarding and other Board Governance assignments
Participated in RFP process and implementation for new vendors: eBilling, Legal Entity Management, Contract Management, and Board Portal
Assist in planning processes and policies for litigation, employment law, contracts, real estate and other areas within legal department
Train and onboard new staff
CONTRACT MANAGER/CORPORATE PARALEGAL
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc, Nashville, TN / June 2019 – December 2021
Drafted and reviewed contracts with transportation vendors
Reviewed and finalized commercial contracts
Managed contract database and process
Responsible for annual report filing
Responsible for business formation filings
Managed REIT Entity for employee shareholders
Prepared agendas and documents for board and committee meetings and annual shareholder meetings.
SEC and NASDAQ filings
Managed alcohol launch including licensing, relationships with local counsel and researching software
Prepared real estate leases and deed packets.
Assisted in acquisition of Maple Street Biscuit Companies
Corporate Paralegal
Wellpath LLC, Correct Care Solutions, LLC, Nashville, TN / Nov 2018 - Jun 2019
Reviewed and negotiated provider agreements with medical professionals for services in jails and correctional facilities.
Prepared and negotiated clinical affiliation agreements with colleges and universities to allow students to perform internships in correctional facilities.
Entered all information into Conga database for new clients, providers, and contract information.
Coordinated signatures for client contracts with state and federal institutions as well as internal vice presidents and executives.
Responsible for all corporate governance including filing annual reports and other business formation for multiple entities throughout the United States.
Filed business license renewals for entities throughout the United States.
Maintained files on internal databases
Assisted with name change, merger, and acquisition filings and transitions.
Lease Negotiator
Genesco Inc, Nashville, TN / Jul 2016 - Oct 2018
Reviewed and negotiated lease agreements with landlords for retail space.
Maintained lease process information in lease database Lucernex.
Communicated with real estate and lease accounting regarding lease issues.
LEGAL SERVICES SPECIALIST
Ingram Content Group, LaVergne, TN / Jul 2014 - Feb 2016
Set up and negotiated Non-Disclosure Agreements.
Drafted contracts and amendments between Ingram and various book publishers and distributors.
Prepared Trademark applications and filed with the USPTO.
Maintained electronic and hard copy files for all agreements.
Researched and help resolved conflicts between authors and publishers.
CONTRACTS PARALEGAL
SpecialtyCare, Inc, Nashville, TN / Sep 2012 - Jun 2014
Drafted contracts and amendments between SpecialtyCare and hospitals to provide quality clinical care to patients within a five-business day turnaround deadline.
Negotiated terms and conditions of contracts with their legal representatives.
Developed and maintained relationships with business and operations directors in the field.
Built and maintained relationships with other department representatives.
Maintained organized files and records of all documents and accounts.
Tracked progress of documents through Salesforce.
Researched local and federal statutes and regulations as they apply to specific situations.
Participated in ongoing training regarding policies and procedures internally and within healthcare.
Paralegal III
Emdeon, Inc, Nashville, TN / Aug 2011 - Aug 2012
Paralegal for two divisions of Emdeon: Revenue Cycle Management (Medifax) and Eligibility and Enrollment Services (Chamberlain Edmonds & Associates); Assisted with Pharmacy contracts as needed.
Prepared contracts and addendums for health care organizations and providers of health care based on specific deals using templates
Negotiated terms of contracts with customers and their legal representatives.
Reviewed and negotiated customer Business Associate Agreements.
Reviewed and approved electronic contracts submitted by healthcare providers.
Managed internal database of approved language and terms.
Tracked progress of all documents on internal system, as well as organize files for each contract.
Leasing Paralegal
Holladay Properties, Nashville, TN / Feb 2010 - Aug 2011
Managed Lease files for 29 Medical Office Buildings, and over two million square feet of space, in Tennessee, Arizona, and Ohio.
Prepared Lease documents based on deal sheets and agreed terms of deal.
Performed calculations for commission and rent abatement.
Tracked Certificates of Insurance for Tenants of Medical Office Buildings.
SENIOR LITIGATION PARALEGAL
King and Ballow Law Offices, Nashville, TN / Feb 2006 - Feb 2010
Lead paralegal on multiple copyright infringement, entertainment cases and breach of contract cases, including the Bridgeport Music Trials in 2006 and 2007.
Drafted Motions, Orders, and other legal documents and filed in Federal Court
Prepared and answered discovery requests.
Created litigation binders for trial, exhibits and witness depositions
Filed and Monitored Default Judgments and Writs of Execution with the District Court; and maintained accurate accounting of payments.
Set up a spreadsheet to calculate payments, interest and amount of default judgment payments which was adopted by the clerk's office
Supervised and trained temporary paralegals, paralegal assistants, and legal secretaries.
Maintained and indexed pleadings, correspondence, and discovery for multiple civil law cases.
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