S CALDWELL

SUMMARY

Over five years of year-round mostly full-time legal experience.

SKILLS

Factual investigation; wage and hour; drafting; problem-solving; LexisNexis; Relativity; WestLaw; corporate; legal analysis and reasoning; practice under supervision for years; large discovery; liaison for courts/agencies, clients including professionals, and local counsel; workers’ compensation; court appearances; deposition preparation/abstracting; audits; counseling; marketing; case reviews; title searches; negotiation; repair escrows; new construction warranties & inspections orders; corporate legal issues / compliance; prioritizing / meeting deadlines; litigation and alternative dispute resolution procedures; organization and management of legal work; interpreting closing documents; recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas; Microsoft Office…

EXPERIENCE

2011 Robert Half Legal Charlotte, NC

Contract Attorney

Evaluate federal request in anti-trust matter and manage responses accordingly

2011 Tower Legal Charlotte, NC

Contract Attorney

Assess real estate and financial information for large cases and ensure attorney compliance

2011 Strategic Legal Solutions Atlanta, GA

Attorney

First through third level reviews and quality control regarding discovery through privilege and subject analysis

2009-present Fair Housing Clinic Chicago, IL

Research Assistant

Conduct test site visit investigations, initiate court cases, and train employees on testing civil rights analysis

Analyze complaints – interviews through judgment, verdict, appeal, or settlement

2010-2011 Old Republic Chicago, IL

Operations Specialist, Legal Department

Resolved complaints, reconciled waivers, strategized regarding lawsuits and conducted collection reviews

2008–2009 Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing Chicago, IL

Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Intern

Managed cases in all aspects from inception until end – interviews through judgment, verdict, or settlement (including 2nd-chair in trials) - Regularly represented tenants in eviction and building court with license to practice under supervision

2008 Illinois Attorney General , Health Care Bureau Chicago, IL

Legal Intern

Informed attorneys of changes in law and viability of causes of actions and legislative and pleading drafts

2008 Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Chicago, IL

Law Clerk

Interviewed witnesses and prepared them for felony preliminary hearings and examined witnesses in the hearings with a license to practice under supervision

Alleviated staffing by conducting hearings and researching and primed cases for indictment

2005-2008 Jackson Lewis LLP Chicago, IL

Law Clerk / Sr. Paralegal

Full-time and year-round – met goals with administrators, executives, and project managers in matters of incorporation, litigation, agency charges, pre-litigation, labor and employment relations including investigating employee misconduct and union activity and drafting contracts / policies, trade secret suits, and marketing

Reduced support system costs by carrying out own secretarial duties and assuming duties of two law clerks, one extern, and other staff while maintaining profitable billing goals.

Provided value for clients through court/agency document preparation and using expertise in filing court/agency submissions; facilitated preparation of partner-level submissions; ensured compliance with local rules, regulations, and other details; trained in SOX compliance

Participated in human resource professional educational series by preparing and presenting legal updates

Coordinated service of process, skip tracing, and research issues with vendors, investigators, and police

Communicated with firm offices in different geographic areas regarding region-specific requirements

Tracked continued legal education requirements on office-wide basis

1999–2005 Unity Mortgage Corp. Atlanta, GA

Insuring Technician - Underwriting

Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President of Operations - Position requires cooperative work with clients in investigative and escrow matters, attorney offices, and compliance, closing, marketing, and accounting

Assumed three previous employees’ responsibilities beginning in the first three months of employment, eliminating contracting costs in the process

Facilitated Financial Freedom’s acquisition of reverse mortgage business

Addressed the company on numerous occasions with government updates

Managed / developed consumer brand

1998–1999 Achieve Staffing Atlanta, GA

Administrative Assistant

Developed skills in organization, multicultural interpersonal relations, and quality control

Single-handedly disbursed division communication worldwide

1997 Randstad Staffing Services Atlanta, GA

Administrative Assistant

Various assignments including an extended one at Interstate Johnson Lane in new accounts / buy-sell wires for funds including those with a custodian

EDUCATION

2005-2010 The John Marshall Law School J.D., 2010

Moot Court

2002–2004 Georgia State University B.B.A., Finance 2004

Golden Key Honor Society

LICENSES

2010 Illinois Supreme Court Bar

2010 Illinois Life and Accident / Health Insurance Producing

RELEVANT VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

2002-2004 Hands on Atlanta Atlanta, GA

Project Coordinator

Rehabilitated properties /Taught English as a second language

Coordinated projects with businesses, volunteers, vendors

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