Denise Hauptman
Patchogue,NY
Summary
Driven Paralegal successful at thriving in high stress, high-pressure environments and situations involving constant change and time-sensitive urgency. Motivated and eager to continually improve and extend my personal skills and knowledge.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
Bee Ready Fishbein Hatter & Donovan LLP
08.2019 - 05.2023
- Provide proficient, high-level legal administrative support to 3 attorneys within my department.
- Managed closing and funding calendars to maintain smooth flow of firm operations.
- Provide a broad range of document preparation and client support for multiple lending institutions as well as buy/sell transactions.
- Maintained and updated organized client contact information to keep in touch with clients and provide updates on files.
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.
- Extensive communication with clients, lenders, title companies, seller and purchaser counsel and to keep all parties informed on loan status and closing updates.
- Receive, screen and transfer multi-lined phone calls providing detailed messages for all staff.
Legal Assistant/Team Lead
McCabe Weisberg & Conway PC
10.2013 - 08.2019
- Supervised 5 co-workers in the Title Claims Department distributing and managing daily team workload to reach production targets in reviewing title and providing resolution of issues.
- Maintained and distributed detailed spreadsheets to 5 managing attorneys within the foreclosure firm for discussion on weekly conference call.
- Updated client systems for multiple lenders.
- Trained co-workers for a number of lender client systems.
- Built strong relationships with customers through positive attitude and attentive response.
- Initiated timely response to emails, voicemails, and written correspondence.
Administrative Legal Assistant
Markowitz & Rabbach LLP
07.2008 - 06.2013
- Provided administrative support to 4 attorneys.
- Prepared and drafted correspondence and legal forms to maintain smooth communications.
- Drafted, edited and witnessed Last Will and Testaments, Living Wills and Trusts,
- Managed and maintained all client files.
- Organized documents to manage paper and electronic filing systems of clients.
- Completed electronic filings, initiated billing statements, and managed firm administrative matters.
- Maintained court calendar with relevant dates and deadlines on all files.
- Prepared for court hearings by organizing documents and preparing exhibits.
- Coordinated with court personnel and attorneys to determine scheduling of hearings and filing documents.
- Communicated professionally with clients and colleagues verbally and in writing.
- Diligently edited legal correspondence for grammar and spelling.
- Created and printed legal documents for attorneys to review.
- Prepared and processed invoices for attorney billing.
- Handled real estate files from initial contact to closing.
Education
High School Diploma -
Patchogue-Medford High School
Medford, NY06.1989
Skills
- Proofreading
- Online Databases
- Troubleshooting Complex Problems
- Client Correspondence
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Confidentiality Understanding
- Office Administration
- Manage Schedules
- Exhibit Organization
- Settlement Statements
- Exhibit Preparation
- Corporate Law
- File and Records Management
- Team Oriented
- Document Drafting
- UCC Filings
- Lender Represented Document Preparation
- Residential/Commercial Real Estate Document Preparation
- Client Support
Timeline
Paralegal
Bee Ready Fishbein Hatter & Donovan LLP
08.2019 - 05.2023
Legal Assistant/Team Lead
McCabe Weisberg & Conway PC
10.2013 - 08.2019
Administrative Legal Assistant
Markowitz & Rabbach LLP
07.2008 - 06.2013
High School Diploma -
Patchogue-Medford High School
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