Manager Quality Assurance

LEIGHTON K. BOURNE

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Rosedale, NY 11422

516-***-**** ***************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

**** – 2011 The Ferraro Law Firm, L.L.C. Paramus, NJ

Bankruptcy Paralegal/Contracts Manager

• Performed general intake functions before retainer agreements were signed with the firm.

• Prepared petitions and electronically file petitions.

• Prepared trustee 341 meeting documents, and heavy interaction with trustee and staff members.

• Maintained and managed clients’ case files from inception through to discharge.

• Monitored daily court’s case dockets and makes determination on action required.

• Drafted and prepared documents, converted documents to PDF format, and filed documents electronically.

• Researched and kept abreast of new and updated changes in the law and the firm’s legal resources.

• Checked for governing compliance and conform contract agreements accordingly.

• Negotiated, prepared, reviewed and executed contract agreements with vendors and clients.

2007 – 2009 American Lawyer Media-Incisive Media New York, NY

Editor

• Managed and supervised a staff of thirty reporters and four junior editors.

• Edited weekly and monthly journals, and verdict search publications.

• Revised and edited reporters’ submitted case reports for publication.

• Assisted upper management in increasing new business opportunities.

• Conducted quality assurance and quality control of the various subsidiaries of the company.

• Reviewed data collection processes and managed the cumulative data flow.

• Provided training, mentoring and continuing learning to junior colleagues regarding reporting and increasing cost benefit analysis.

2002– 2007 The Bourne Group, L.L.C. New York, NY

In-House Paralegal/Contract Manager

• Negotiated, drafted, executed contracts, included prime and subcontract arrangements.

• Administered contracts/subcontracts for government programs, including insurance negotiations and risk management agreements.

• Managed finance and implemented accounting purchase orders.

• Bar coded and scanned documents.

• Requested and issued quotes for purchase orders.

• Managed intellectual property contracting projects and undertook procurement projects.

• Managed opportunities to reduce total costs in the supplier process and developed increased profit.

1999–2002 Edelman, Combs and Latturner, L.L.P. Chicago, IL

Paralegal Manager/Bankruptcy Chapter 11 Specialist

• Prepared bankruptcy petitions for chapter 7, 11 & 13 for court filing.

• Case managed mergers and acquisition files and documents.

• Prepared officer's and secretary's certificates; organized closings and coordinate closing matters.

• Interviewed clients and prepared fact synopsizes of their prospective immigration status.

• Monitored and managed calendaring system for the paralegal department.

• Monitored electronic invoicing and billing; interviewed clients and witnesses.

• Drafted complaints, motions and other pleadings, prepared briefs.

• Prepared trial and discovery documents for class actions.

1994–1999 United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D.N.Y. New York, NY

Case Manager/Chapter 13 Specialist

• Managed caseload progression from inception to final disposition.

• Maintained docket log for appeal cases.

• Attended chapter 13 trustee meetings.

• Consulted and made recommendations to judge’s chambers regarding chapter 13 cases progression thru the court system.

• Arranged mediator sessions for debtors and creditors.

• Conducted electronic case filing daily training sessions.

EDUCATION

1997–1999 John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY

• Master of Arts, Forensics; Graduated cum laude

1995–1997 John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY

• Bachelors of Arts, Criminal Justice; Graduated cum laude

1992–1994 Berkeley College New York, NY

• Associates Degree -Paralegal Studies (ABA Approved Certificate)

• Minor: Computer Science; Graduated magna cum laude.

LANGUAGE(S)

English - Native

Spanish - Moderate

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, Windows COBIT, PABX, Harvard Graphics 3.0, Access 2, Raiser’s Edge, FileMaker Pro, Project, Pacer, ProLaw, Lexis, Westlaw, Concordance, Time Matters, Basel II, BestCase, PACER, ECF, Lexis Nexis Bankruptcy Software, Summation, CMR, Needles, TrialWorks, and Lake 5 Media.

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