Project Manager Real Estate

JOSEF D. JOHNSON

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PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTANT

Professional Certified Paralegal with over ten years of successful experience functioning in the legal arena with expertise in Litigation, Labor & Employment Law, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Administrative Law, Medical Malpractice, and Real Estate Law. Appreciate solving legal problems with quality managerial teams and through exercising leadership skills. In addition, possess advanced organizational, analytical and effective communication skills, verbal as well as written.

EDUCATION/RELEVANT TRAINING

Professional School of Real Estate Atlanta, GA

2007, Real Estate Certificate

Northeastern Illinois University,Chicago, IL

2005, Masters of Arts, Inner City Studies

2004, Bachelors of Arts, Pre-Law (GPA 4.0)

Kaplan College, Chicago, IL

1996, Certified Paralegal, (ABA Approved)

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of Georgia Law Westlaw, LexisNexis, LoisLaw

Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, Outlook Summation, Landtech, Concordance

70 wpm, Adobe Suite, Macromedia Suite

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aug. 2007 to Present

FAMILY TIES PROJECT, INC.

Project Manager, Atlanta, GA

• Manage, organize and maintain administrative files to consistently keep organization technologically up to date.

• Successfully secured grant funding, sponsoring arrangements and negotiations that assisted in financial maturation of company.

• Recruit, mentor, and counsel at risk youth and assist in vocational development, as well as education.

• Assist in the initiation of new programs, company growth, future development, meeting project goals and outcomes.

• Responsible for supervising staff members, training, recruiting - assuring quality performance meets company’s professional standards.

Mar. 2006 to Jul. 2007 FISHER & PHILLIPS, LLP Paralegal, Atlanta, GA

Labor and Employment Firm representing management in all practice areas in litigation matters.

• Reorganized large scale litigation files, engaged in complex litigation, case administration, office detail, including, communicated with opposing counseling concerning document production and requests.

• Large document production for plaintiff's and defendant's, bates stamping, redacting, redlining, updating database, utilized Lexis and Westlaw database.

• Edited extensive legal briefs, cite checked briefs and other relevant cases, shephardizing, including legal research.

• Produced audit response letters, subpoenas, notices, service of processes, exhibits, and other legal related documents.

• Produced trial notebooks, assisted attorneys in trial preparation, exhibits, organized litigation file and notified all parties involved.

• Assisted in arbitration hearings, produced necessary documentation for hearings and assisted attorneys prepare for hearings.

Jun. 2001 to Dec. 2005,IIT-VISTA

Project Manager/Paralegal, Chicago, IL

Litigation, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Real Estate Law

• Managed, hired, and trained over one hundred staff members, regular upkeep of professionalism, employee reviews, and designed employee training curriculum.

• Conducted comprehensive client assessments, large scale case management, initial client contact, interviews, provided legal correspondence, follow-up and regular data input.

• Interviewed witnesses, obtained statements, affidavits, reviewed documents, gathered evidence, organized and indexed documentary evidence.

• Researched substantive law of the case and developed documentation, drafted pleadings, motions, coordinated service of process, reviewed pleadings from opposing parties, and prepared orders.

• Led legal projects and served as a liaison between Law Departments and client organizations, as well as outside counsel; managed legal staff and trained, and disciplined over one hundred staff members.

• Participated in negotiations with opposing parties, and assisted supervising attorneys in the successful disposition of legal disputes, drafted discovery, interrogatories, requests, and trial preparation

Jul. 1998 to Jun. 2001, Emmett Marshall III & Associates

Paralegal, Chicago, IL

Litigation, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Real Estate Law

• Managed litigation projects from start to finish in the following areas: Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Labor and Employment Law.

• Prepared briefs, assisted in preparation of depositions, drafted interrogatories, requests, motions, subpoenas, complaints, and other related legal documents.

• Assisted in client preparation for complying with discovery requests, and reviewing discovery.

• Assisted attorneys in trial preparation for Class Action lawsuits and private controversies.

• Produced legal documentation for pre-closing, closings, and documents for real estate developments, subdivisions, and commercial properties.

• Drafted legal documents, deeds, affidavits, bill of sale, estoppels, mortgages, prorating statements, contracts, and title insurance.

Other Training and Awards

Loyola University, Chicago, IL

Mediation and Dispute Resolution Certificate - 2000

Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL

Sum cum laude - 2004

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