Real Estate Assistant

Samantha C. Porter c PH: 703-***-****

**** ****** ****, **********, ** 22193 n9eoav@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 571-***-****

Objective: To further develop my experience as a legal assistant/Secretary/Paralegal while horning my leadership skills with an demanding, fast-paced multi-tasking organization that can use a young professional with extensive commercial and residential real estate transactions, title agent qualified, all areas of title including search, commitments, policies (lender/owners) and endorsements, and the ability to take a deal from start to finish with little supervision.

Professional EXPERIENCE:

Ten (10) years as a Real Estate legal assistant and closer for commercial and residential real estate transactions in MD, DC, and VA. Working with short sales and foreclosures.

Analysis Abstracts of Title, assistant with clearing errors, while preparing the Title commitment,

Review of Surveys and assist with correcting any errors pertaining to boundary lines, easements, right-a-ways so that the client’s property would be ensured correctly.

liaison among attorneys, clients, lenders, law firms, title insurance companies, surveyors, etc.; ensure open lines of communication and satisfaction of deadlines through execution of dated correspondence.

Drafting of all legal documents pertaining to the transactions. Sales Contracts, addendums, leases, subordination agreements, and HUD-1 Settlement Sheets.

Assist attorneys with the HOA by-laws package.

Review of closing documents, to assure that the Note, Deed of Trust was in compliance with lender’s guidelines.

Handling the Disbursement and close of real estate transactions

Conducting settlement closings

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata, Siegel Legal Assistant 11/2008 – 08/2011

• Performs general administrative duties for all attorney’s, but not limited to, dictation, typing, filing, computer functions, record keeping, reception and telephone duties.

• Take loss information from customers and initiated all communication with insurance companies and medical records department.

• Follow up on claim handling by insurance companies, maximizing availability of carrier resources to customer and ensuring customers’ claims receive priority attention.

• Maintained and updated all clients files, including medical records, pertinent information to the case, rejection letters, and copies of lost wage checks

• Analyzes workers’ compensation losses, evaluates medical diagnoses and prognoses, reviews and ensures validity of clients’ reserves and develops opportunities to reduce reserves.

• Investigates and resolves claim payment problems.

Universal Title Real Estate Legal Assistant 2008-2008

• Analyzing Title abstract, surveys, and corresponds with the surveyor or abstract company on correcting any errors. Prepared the title commitment with all appreciate easements, right-aways, and survey exceptions.

• Draft all legal documents in regards to the transaction; Deeds, Power of Attorney, HUD -1 Settlement for residential and commercial transactions for government and conventional loans.

• Conducting the actual settlements

• Balancing of ledger and funding disbursements.

• Assisted in re-design and implementation of internal process resulting in increase in production and reduced incidents of company errors.

ICF/Road Home Government Grant Processor 2007-2008

Processing of government Grants for the Katrina and Rita Victims of LA. Maintaining a personal pipeline daily of 100 applicants. Manage all grants being reviewed post award for recovery of funds and documentation deficiencies. Overseen and coordinating all activities of the team and all entities identifying potential expenditure of ineligible funds.

Land Title, LLC Legal Assistant 2004-2007

• Analyzing Title abstract, surveys, and corresponds with the surveyor or abstract company on correcting any errors. Prepared the title commitment with all appreciate easements, right-aways, and survey exceptions.

• Draft all legal documents in regards to the transaction; Deeds, Power of Attorney, HUD -1 Settlement for residential and commercial transactions for government and conventional loans.

• Conducting the actual settlements

• Balancing of ledger and funding disbursements.

• Assisted in re-design and implementation of internal process resulting in increase in production and reduced incidents of company errors.

• Attempted to and accomplished reconciling two years of back logging for Maryland.

• Other duties including performing the protocol processing tasks i.e. commitments, policies, deeds, subordination agreements, as well as protocol post closing tasks i.e. disbursement ledgers and 1099 forms.

Shaffer, Bock & Antonoplos, Washington, DC Paralegal/Operation Manager 2000-2004

• Assist attorney with all legal aspects of condo conversions

• Opening of a new settlement company and handled the recruiting, training, and management of employees; applied my extensive knowledge of state and federal banking regulations and laws related to insolvency, negotiable instruments, and consumer loans.

• Analyzing Title abstract, surveys, and corresponds with the surveyor or abstract company on correcting any errors. Prepared the title commitment with all appreciate easements, right-aways, and survey exceptions.

• Draft all legal documents in regards to the transaction; Deeds, Power of Attorney, HUD -1 Settlement for residential and commercial transactions for government and conventional loans.

• Conducting the actual settlements

Onstaff Staffing

Federal Mortgage & Investment Corp, Clifton NJ Processor/Closer Manager 2003-2003

Washington Mutual, Mitchellville, MD Processor/Underwriter Assist. 2002-2003

Vision Mortgage, Rockville, MD Sr. Loan Closer/Processor 2001-2002

• evaluated credit risk factors and approved/disapproved housing loans and guarantees. Verify employment credit assessment, appraisal, and title report for loan closing preparation.

• Process paperwork necessary to close loans; submit customer's loan package to lender. Lending applications and calculate Good Faith Estimate and Truth in Lending statements.

• Analyzed building lots, structures, topography, financial situation of applicants and borrowers, and other factors.

• Advised and directed applicants and borrowers regarding possible actions to be taken, financial management of loans, debt servicing, and inventory property management.

Realty Title, Silver Spring, MD Sr. Title Processor 03/02- 09/02

Title Processor for residential and commercial transactions in the state of Maryland. Reviewing and Preparation of title commitments, final policies, deeds, releases, surveys, subordination agreements, P.O.A., HUD-1 forms, and sales contract addendums. Responsible for balancing of ledger and funding disbursements.

Flagstar Bank, McLean, VA Sr. Loan Closer/Funder 06/00 - 01/01

Preparation of closing documents for conventional and governmental loans nationwide. Coordination of loan activities between title companies, title attorneys and brokers nationwide. Assisted in improvement of process flow resulting in fewer occurrences of documentation errors and delayed funding.

Montgomery Home Title, Silver Spring Settlement Processor/Post Closer 12/1999-6/00

Process of title documents and HUD-1 forms. Assisted in preparation of deeds, and subordination agreements. Also responsible for funding disbursements

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Highly computer proficient; have utilized PC’s and mainframes with software including Microsoft Office, Genesis 2000, Calyx Point, Desktop Underwriting, LP, LexisNexis, Needles, Title Express, LandTech.

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