SEEMA GARG MURTHY

**** ********* ******, ***** ******, OH USA (Mailing address)

614-***-**** or 240-***-**** (leave message)

Email: sygf84@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Seek a compatible position after taking two plus year break to reside in India for family reasons. Will relocate in 3 weeks after an offer.

CAREER SUMMARY: Overall 20 plus years of Paralegal experience specializing in commercial law and litigation.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

06/00 to 11/2009 Marriott International, Inc. Law Department,

10400 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, MD 21704 USA

About Employer: Marriott International Inc. manages and franchises over 3000 hotels worldwide under different brand names.

Managing Paralegal:

• Managed legal, operational matters for a large portfolio of full-service hotels located in UK, Middle-East, and Asia including India.

• Drafted various legal documents such as: management agreements, franchise agreements, amendments, power of attorney, assignments, letter agreement, leases, non-disturbance agreement; retainer and consulting agreement.

• Drafted a wide variety of agreements including vendor, concession, service, telecom, technology, group sales, inter-company, procurement, and shared services; assist hotel executives in negotiating the business and legal terms of agreements to mitigate risk.

• Reviewed and analyzed contracts to answer client inquiries and assist them in handling issues with hotel owners, vendors, guests, and third-parties.

• Interfaced with hotel executives, regional executives, and local counsel to handle various legal/operational matters. Provide basic legal training to hotel executives.

• Contract Management: Maintained and supervised all activities relating to Law Manager Database that tracks pertinent information relating to thousands of contracts; develop and improve instruction manual; train attorneys, paralegals, and secretaries; coordinate and process database inquiries received from various divisions in the Company.

• Assisted attorneys in developing various legal tools such as: “ Tips to the Field ”, “Best Practices ”, and “ Form Agreements ” for the Hotel executives and in-house use.

Special Assignments Handled:

• Year 2004 - Conducted a survey, research and analysis of Record keeping procedures and made recommendations for improvements.

• Year 2006 - Developed Best Practice Manual relating to recordation and distribution of Lodging Transaction documents to various disciplines in the Company.

• Year 2008 - Managed a massive project relating to transfer of over thousand contracts from one entity to another; supervised and directed a team of paralegals and attorneys; Project involved preparation of assignment agreement and related documents for 450 hotels. Completed the project well under the alloted budget and within tight-time frame.

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Awards Given by Marriott Law Department For Outstanding Performance:

December 2002 - Stock Option Award; June 2003 - Partners in Excellence Award

May 2004 - Nomination for Excellence Award ; Sept. 2004- Recognition Stock Award

Oct. 2005 - Recognition Stock Award; May 2006 - Partners in Excellence Award;

Oct. 2007 – Recognition Stock Award; May 2008 - Partners in Excellence Award

Annual Performance Rating At Marriott Each Year: Among top 10 to 15%

05/94 to 06/00: Baach Robinson & Lewis

1 Thomas Circle, Washington, DC 20005

Case Manager:

• Managed and supervised all paralegal activities for a massive, multi-national banking fraud litigation.

• Provided assistance to several attorneys in handling all aspects of litigation; helped prepare briefs by cite-checking, blue booking and proof-reading; filed briefs and motions in supreme, federal and state courts in various jurisdictions; reviewed documents for evidentiary material; conducted research on background of individuals and corporations using on-line computer services; obtained documents from courts in various jurisdictions; obtained information from government agencies and officials; wrote memoranda ; managed extensive discovery; assisted clients upon visit.

• Supervised maintenance of large file-rooms containing thousands of files; kept inventory of thousands of boxes of documents at off-site storage.

• Maintained database in Access; assisted in processing of hundreds of casualty claims.

• Recruited, trained and supervised entry-level paralegals and file clerks.

10/93 to 01/94: Baer, Marks & Upham

805 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022

Litigation Paralegal: Provided assistance to attorneys in litigation, matrimonial, and real estate, and bankruptcy matters. Handled document production; indexed documents; prepared and assembled exhibits for motions; prepared bankruptcy fee applications; filed documents with the courts; digested depositions and conducted legal research.

06/92 to 11/92: Winick and Rich, P.C.

919 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022

Litigation Paralegal : Worked on motions, prepared answers and affidavits, subpoena duces tecum, notices of deposition and default judgement papers; enforced money judgement by preparing information subpoena and restraining notice, income and property execution, notice to garnishee, conducted on-site investigation.

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01/91 to 05/92: Law offices of Qazi Moid

50 West 34 th Street, #19A4, New York, NY 10001

Immigration Paralegal: Handled all matters relating to different types of visas.

11/87 to 05/90: Thomson McKinnon Securities, Inc.

Financial Square, New York, NY 10005

Paralegal: Coordinated with various departments, outside counsel, NASD, NYSE and other regulatory agencies to handle cases; Prepared employment contracts & SEC filings.

1986-1987 New York University, School of Business

Secretary to Chairman: Provided assistance with all activities related to Chairman’s office.

EDUCATION:

2010 to Present Pursuing L.L.B (part time) KSLU University, Bangalore, India

2007 Master Certification in Commercial Contract Management

Master Certification in Government Contract Management

Villanova University, PA USA (Grade A)

1990 Paralegal Certificate (With distinction, ABA approved program)

Long Island University, New York. USA

1981 M.A. in Sociology, Indore University, Indore, (M.P.), India.

1979 B.A. in Economics, Indore University, Indore, (M.P.), India.

SKILLS: Microsoft Word, Access, Excel; Lexis & Westlaw; Internet, iManage, RIMS, Law Manager,Typing 50 wpm.

ATTRIBUTES: Detail oriented, Self-starter, Highly motivated, and Cost-conscious.

OTHER: U.S. Citizen; Bilingual - fluent in Hindi.

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