Paralegal

Senior Paralegal with solid academic background and significant experience in coordinating and managing due diligence process in multiple lending transactions, mergers and acquisitions, offerings, monitoring deadlines, status of deliveries and Closing schedule; thus, enabling attorneys to focus and negotiate efficiently and successfully on client behalf.

 Strong analytical, critical reasoning skills

 Strong writing and verbal skills

 Quick to anticipate needs of internal clients to better serve external clients

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OmniAmerican Bank, Fort Worth, TX ▪ June 2008 – August 2009

Legal Liaison and Corporate Secretary. In lieu of in-house counsel, responded to legal requirements of senior executive management, all business and operating units, outside auditors, outside counsel; management of outside counsel and related billing, ensuring consistent focus for business units and increased efficiency for the organization; corresponded with Board of Directors and Board Committees through secured network, as well as senior executive management; attended all monthly and special Board and Committee meetings, preparation and distribution of draft minutes, Board resolutions; worked closely with outside IPO counsel regarding Compensation Committee and CD&A portion of offering.

Patton Boggs LLP, Dallas, TX ▪ January 2008 – June 2008

Senior Paralegal. Corporate Finance and Business. Assisted attorneys in due diligence in domestic and international finance transactions involving institutional investors, private equity funds; UCC lien work, review and summaries; managed closing checklists, closing preparations, preparation and distribution of closing binders to all parties.

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, Dallas, TX ▪ March 2006 – January 2008

Finance Paralegal. Energy, Finance, Infrastructure, Real Estate. Assisted attorneys in due diligence in syndicated lending transactions, leveraged, subordinate and hedge financing involving energy/power, commercial real estate, securities transactions involving private and institutional investors; drafting and running closing checklists, closing certificates, officer’s certificates, schedules of collateral, all phases of UCC lien work, closing binders; similar Paralegal assistance to Corporate and Real Estate Sections: corporate and partnership formations, multi-state jurisdictions, amendments, statutory, regulatory filings, maintained corporate minute books; state securities filings and amendments; due diligence in mergers & acquisitions; contract and commercial lease review.

Small Business Administration-Office of Disaster Assistance (Temporary ▪ January 2006 – March 2006)

Paralegal Specialist. Loan Closer in Legal Department, utilizing DCMS electronic processing module closing home loans to disaster victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

BNSF Railway Company (Contract assignment through Paralegals Plus, Inc. ▪ May 2005 – August 2005)

Contract Corporate Paralegal. Assisted in-house attorneys drafting corporate documents, correspondence, board and committee meeting minutes, resolutions, maintained intranet updates; preparation, filing Section 16 Forms, maintained due diligence materials and prepared same for distribution to outside counsel.

Taylor Olson Adkins Sralla & Elam LLP, Fort Worth, TX ▪ December 1995 – February 2005

Paralegal. Public Law & General Transactional. Drafted agreements, contracts, leases; extensive review, analysis of multiple forms of contracts/agreements, provider agreements, commercial real estate leases, transaction documents relative to political subdivisions and municipalities; contract management; corporate, non-profit and partnership formations, statutory, regulatory filings; maintain corporate minute books, partnership records; legislative research; assisted in insurance defense involving political subdivisions including discovery, deposition summaries, locating expert witnesses, document review, drafting discovery, motions, orders, Shepardize cases, trial preparation.

Jackson Walker LLP, Dallas, TX ▪ December 1990 – December 1995

Corporate-Securities Paralegal. Assisted attorneys in due diligence and closing preparations involving asset purchases, mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, private placements; drafting consents, resolutions, closing certificates; managed closing checklists, closing preparations, closing binders; UCC lien work; corporate and partnership formations, amendments, statutory, regulatory filings, maintained corporate minute books, stock ledgers, partnership records.

EDUCATION

B.A., University of North Texas, Denton, Texas (History/Speech)

M.A., University of North Texas, Denton, Texas (History/English)

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