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Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
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Brenda S. Cortright

Paralegal
Dover,OH

Summary

Summary Statement Proven track record on producing correct and efficient work. Continuously strive to improve existing procedures to duties performed. Hard-working, diligent and self-starter.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Owner/Operator

Cortright Legal Services, LLC
05.2005 - Current
  • Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
  • Adhered to regulatory and policy changes and made necessary adjustments to maintain overall success.
  • Cultivated forward-thinking, inclusive and performance-driven company culture to lead industry innovations.
  • Managed large budgets, collaborating with other departments to eliminate redundancies.

Small Business Owner

Legal Services, LLC
  • Performed contractual legal services to both attorneys and private individuals
  • Built a customer base with advertising and marketing efforts such as utilizing the Charleston County Bar Website and their quarterly newsletter
  • Maintained income from customers for tax purposes utilizing Quiken
  • Served approximately 100 (one hundred) customers per year
  • Corporate Paralegal
  • Participated in corporate financial transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, filings with SEC and state agencies
  • Prepare employee contracts
  • Participated in shareholder agreements, stock-option plans and employee benefit plans
  • Prepared and filed annual minutes
  • Maintained corporation's minutes record resolutions
  • Prepared forms to secure loans for the corporation
  • Monitored and reviewed government regulations to ensure that the corporation was aware of any new regulations and was operating within the law
  • Performed Loss Prevention and Intellectual Property strategies and procedures
  • Performed Human Resource functions including, but not limited to, screening candidates, interviewing, maintaining employee records, keeping abreast of new legislation regarding employer/employee relations, preparing attorneys for workers compensation litigation
  • Contracts
  • Negotiated all contractual agreements including, but not limited to, DaD, National VA, military hospitals, subcontracts, State and Federal contracts, HMO, PPO, Managed Care, Insurance contracts
  • Utilized FAR and DFAR on a daily basis for all DaD contracts and procedures
  • Prepared and submitted all bids
  • Maintained database of contracts to track special stipulations, expiration date, pricing and field sales representative responsible for account
  • Prepared reports for management as required utilizing database and/or Deltek software
  • Liaised directly between corporation and government personnel
  • Input all pricing into the IBM AS400 mainframe
  • Analyzed Profit and Loss Statements for billing accuracy and collection efforts
  • Administered over 500 contracts per year
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  • Sales and Marketing
  • Created process to sell hospital equipment to patients in their private homes
  • Sales totaled over $1,000,000.00 per year
  • Handled and aided in producing sales brochures and promotional hand-outs to customers
  • Conducted corporate visitation
  • Coordinated all sales/trade shows
  • Trained sales representatives on legal aspects of contractual agreements
  • Attended consultative sales training and product training on an on-going basis
  • Coordinated new product launches to ensure sales representatives had knowledge needed to place the product
  • Published Managed Care Newsletter
  • Assisted with sales forecasting and customer feedback
  • Analyzed need for new and/or changes to brochures and hand-outs to ensure customers were both educated and to give an incentive to use products.

Education

Dover High School

Certified Paralegal American Bar Association, BAR Certified Paralegal -

American Institute for Paralegal Studies

Skills

  • Inventory Optimization
  • Quality Management Systems
  • Merchandising
  • Results Orientation
  • Operations Management
  • Tradeshow Events
  • Finance and Accounting Operations
  • Effective Communicator and Public Speaker
  • Customer Relations
  • Lender Funding
  • Vendor Negotiations
  • Financial Planning
  • Business Planning
  • Program Creation and Implementation
  • People and Culture
  • Staff Management
  • Business Development
  • Marketing and Advertising
  • Consulting
  • Strategize Plans
  • Approachable and Outgoing
  • Profit and Loss
  • Capital Expenditure Planning
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Innovative and Visionary
  • Interior architecture
  • Budget Development
  • Supplier Relations
  • Labor Relations
  • Departmental Coordination
  • Design Coordination
  • Operational Efficiency and Safety
  • Risk and Mitigation Analysis
  • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
  • Executive Leadership
  • Develop Business Structures
  • Hiring and Staffing
  • Build Revenue Streams
  • Corporate Strategy and Development
  • Staff Training
  • Leadership and People Development
  • Lean Methodology
  • Analytical and Critical Thinker
  • Commercial Maintenance
  • Human Resource Management
  • Sales Growth
  • Manage Programs
  • Contract Management
  • Defining Company Vision
  • Investor Relations
  • Reducing Costs
  • Marketing
  • Project Oversight
  • Account Oversight
  • Talent Development
  • Expectation Management
  • Project Estimating
  • Management Team Leadership
  • Training and Development
  • Payroll Preparation
  • Change and Growth Management
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Cash Flow Optimization
  • Sales Leadership
  • Business Launch
  • Employee Motivation and Performance
  • Adaptable and Flexible
  • Mission and Vision
  • Articulate Communication
  • Balanced Work Ethic
  • Staff Hiring
  • Quality Control Planning
  • Bidding Process
  • Project Management
  • Key Partnership Cultivation
  • Contract Negotiation Expertise
  • Profit and Loss Analysis
  • Negotiation
  • Strategic Project Planning
  • Financial Management
  • Business Administration
  • Product Branding
  • Industry Expertise
  • Client Service
  • Team Oversight

Accomplishments

I own my company and perform all duties as such. Payroll, taxes, contract legal and other office services.

Before opening my own business I worked for Hill-Rom Co, Inc. The country's leading DME manufacturer and distributor. I served as a Corporate Paralegal. I also sold over $1,000,000 to home care patients, oversaw marketing and trade shows. In charge of intellectual property, trade marks and copy writes. Contract Operations Manager as well.

Affiliations

  • International Association of Administrative Professionals
  • Professional (CLE) paralegal
  • American Marketing Association
  • Project Management Institute
  • Society of Human Resource Management

Certification

  • Certified Job Title, Company Name - Timeframe
  • Area of certification Training - Timeframe
  • Area of certification, Company Name - Timeframe

Timeline

Owner/Operator

Cortright Legal Services, LLC
05.2005 - Current

Small Business Owner

Legal Services, LLC

Dover High School

Certified Paralegal American Bar Association, BAR Certified Paralegal -

American Institute for Paralegal Studies
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