Lori Nishimura
Montebello,CA
Summary
Organized legal team member versed in legal practices and procedures relevant to corporate law. Skilled at keeping documentation and records updated, cases organized and calendars accurate. Enthusiastic and project-oriented Paralegal offering 20+ years of experience in litigation, real estate and corporate law within an in-house environment. Strong understanding of legal language and principles, research methods and court pleadings and processes. Demonstrated attention to detail and adherence to confidentiality and ethical requirements.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Litigation Paralegal
Aderans America Holdings. Inc. “Bosley)
01.2016 - Current
- Support the General Counsel and the litigation attorney in the corporate in-house law department
- Responsible for Physician and Physician Assistant license and renewals in all State(s)
- Ensure that all Delegation / Supervisory Agreements are in place for the Physician Assistant
- Audited all Physician and Physician Assistant licenses [i.e., DEA, Controlling Substance, Dispensing Registration, etc.); audit all Leases held by Bosley and its subsidiaries; maintain all business licenses; support Litigation attorney in all aspects of litigation, work closely and follow up with outside counsel on a daily basis; calendaring; liaison between HR and outside counsel.
Corporate Paralegal
The Financial Systems Corporation (Dissolved)
04.2014 - 06.2015
- Hired to support the General Counsel, CFO and COO in the credit card processing business
- Organized and maintain the corporate books for all their business entities from formation to dissolution
- Organize and maintain the litigation files
- Legal research and writing
- Respond to Attorney General, attorney and BBB inquiries
- Analyze and audit various database reports
- Due diligence
- Calendaring
- Maintain the company transaction loans and agreement
- Maintain vendor files.
Paralegal
Law Offices of Kevin J. Keenan
03.2012 - 01.2014
- Supported sole practitioner with his corporate, healthcare, transactional law office practice
- Maintained and serviced the customers on his personal on-line “Legal Zoom” type business.
Senior Administrative Assistant 4
Edison International
09.2009 - 07.2010
- Hired as a high level Administrative Assistant to support a special project for Southern California Edison
- Customer service and attention to detail was a must.
Paralegal
Private Equity Management Group Inc. (PEMGROUP) (Dissolved)
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Support General Counsel / Compliance Officer in the areas of the legal, corporate and corporate finance within an investment finance company
- Processed private offering documentation through closing, post-closing and maintenance
- Processed real estate and private equity loan documents through closing, post-closing and maintenance
- Prepared closing binders
- Created entities (CA, NV, DE, BVI and Grand Cayman)
- Organized and maintained Minute Books (incorporation documents, resolutions, Registers, etc
- For 60+ entities)
- Created and maintained detailed and renewal entity spreadsheets for entities
- Prepared, filed and maintained CFL applications (3 entities)
- Created and maintained conflict database on Excel
- Worked with outside counsel monitoring SEC filings
- Heavy calendaring.
Paralegal/Executive Assistant
Platinum Motors LLC (Dissolved)
11.2005 - 12.2006
- Support Owner of Lamborghini Orange County in his real estate finance transactions
- Control and maintain due diligence documents
- Coordinate and monitor engineer reports (ALTA survey, soil and structural reports, etc.) Organize and maintain all files in Executive Office
- Prepare loan documents for execution
- Notarize loan documents.
Paralegal
Croudace & Dietrich
10.2004 - 11.2005
- Supported Partner and an Associate in the practice of real estate finance and transaction; also supported Associate litigator in all aspects of real estate litigation
- Coordinated opening and closing of escrow; drafted Purchase & Sale Agreements; prepared datelines; controlled and maintained due diligence documents; coordinated and monitored engineer reports (ALTA survey, soil and structural reports, etc.); prepared loan documents; coordinated proper execution of documents; notarized loan documents with client; drafted escrow instructions, analyzed and created outline of loan documents and prepared closing binders
- Prepared and file Secretary of State documents to create limited liability companies and limited partnerships
- Drafted Operating Agreements
- Created and maintained Secretary of State/entity binders
- Prepared and filed documents for fictitious businesses
- Conducted research on Westlaw, State Contractors Board and Secretary of State websites
- Maintained and distributed firm calendar
- Interfaced heavily with clients, opposing counsel and clients, title and escrow companies, surveyors and engineers.
Paralegal/HR Generalist
Education Lending Group, Inc. (Dissolved)
06.2003 - 06.2004
- Supported the Executive Vice President/General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Human Resources
- Handled all aspects of corporate securities law
- Maintained and indexed due diligence documents
- Processed all administrative areas of human resources
- Responsible for planning company events and executive offsite conferences
- Maintained files for both departments
- Processed exercise of employee and non-employee stock/warrant options.
Legal Administrative Assistant
McDonald’s Corporation
07.2001 - 05.2003
- Supported the in-house General Counsel and Senior Counsel of the West Division (which supported six regions)
- Responsible for the conversion process, to another direct access energy supplier, of over 700 restaurants (prior Enron customers)
- Daily contact with franchisees, all levels of corporate management, regional staff and vendors
- Implemented and maintained numerous Excel spreadsheets, litigation, franchisee and vendor files
- Maintained the Law Department calendar
- Drafted and finalized correspondence and memorandum
- Scheduled travel and maintained itineraries
- Prepared and processed expenses reports, outside counsel and vendor invoices
- Processed incoming mail.
Litigation Secretary
Verner Liipfert Bernhard McPherson & Hand
03.1999 - 07.2000
- Prepared and processed federal and state pleadings throughout all initial stages including discovery, motions, trial and/or arbitration preparation
- Handled calendaring and case management
- Prepared memorandum, correspondence and outlines
- Prepared monthly expense reports
- Scheduled meetings and depositions for clients and witnesses
- Made travel arrangements
- Processed incoming mail.
Litigation Secretary
Torkildson Katz Fonseca Jaffe Moore & Hetherington
07.1998 - 03.1999
- Prepared and processed federal and state pleadings from throughout all stages including, discovery, motions, trial preparation, and/or arbitration
- Prepared responses to complaints/grievances to various government and state agencies
- Handled calendaring and case management
- Prepared memorandum, correspondence and outlines
- Prepared monthly expense reports
- Scheduled meetings and depositions for clients and witnesses
- Made travel arrangements
- Answered and logged all incoming telephone calls
- Processed incoming mail.
Administrative Assistant/(Lead) Litigation Secretary
Pacific Enterprises
09.1989 - 01.1998
- Prepared and processed federal and state pleadings from initial filing stage, including discovery, motions, trial and/or arbitration preparation
- Maintained calendaring and case management
- Prepared memorandum, correspondence and outlines
- Prepared monthly expense reports
- Scheduled meetings and depositions for clients and witnesses
- Made travel arrangements
- Processed incoming mail.
Corporate Paralegal
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Temporary)
08.2015
- Supported the Corporate section of the firm for a three week temporary position.
Administrative Assistant to Office Manager
Pacific Enterprises
- Finalized quarterly variance reports for various departments within the Law Department
- Drafted and maintained all staff evaluations
- Organized department offsite conferences
- Set up new employee workstations
- Prepared monthly expense reports
- Processed incoming mail.
Education
ABA-Approved Legal Assistant Certificate (Litigation) -
California State University of Los Angeles
General Education -
Cerritos Community College
Skills
- Microsoft Word/Office (2000) and XP
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- WordPerfect
- Abacus
- Filing System Organization
- Database Searching
- Data Confidentiality
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Corporate Law
- Lexis Nexis
- Practical Law
- Salesforce
- Sharepoint
- Time Matters
- AIA contract forms
- Various HR internet research and company databases
- Document Management
- Legal Research
- Case Summaries
- Effective Multitasking
- Case File Management
- Attention to Detail
- Document Editing
- Data Archiving
Timeline
Litigation Paralegal
Aderans America Holdings. Inc. “Bosley)
01.2016 - Current
Corporate Paralegal
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Temporary)
08.2015
Corporate Paralegal
The Financial Systems Corporation (Dissolved)
04.2014 - 06.2015
Paralegal
Law Offices of Kevin J. Keenan
03.2012 - 01.2014
Senior Administrative Assistant 4
Edison International
09.2009 - 07.2010
Paralegal
Private Equity Management Group Inc. (PEMGROUP) (Dissolved)
01.2007 - 01.2009
Paralegal/Executive Assistant
Platinum Motors LLC (Dissolved)
11.2005 - 12.2006
Paralegal
Croudace & Dietrich
10.2004 - 11.2005
Paralegal/HR Generalist
Education Lending Group, Inc. (Dissolved)
06.2003 - 06.2004
Legal Administrative Assistant
McDonald’s Corporation
07.2001 - 05.2003
Litigation Secretary
Verner Liipfert Bernhard McPherson & Hand
03.1999 - 07.2000
Litigation Secretary
Torkildson Katz Fonseca Jaffe Moore & Hetherington
07.1998 - 03.1999
Administrative Assistant/(Lead) Litigation Secretary
Pacific Enterprises
09.1989 - 01.1998
Administrative Assistant to Office Manager
Pacific Enterprises
ABA-Approved Legal Assistant Certificate (Litigation) -
California State University of Los Angeles
General Education -
Cerritos Community College
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