Edwina Lyon
Cincinnati,OH
Summary
Skilled Real Estate Paralegal proficient in property research and records acquisition. History of producing exceptional legal support work on real estate and other transactions. Organized and diligent professional with a keen eye for detail and a systematic nature who prepares documents, gathers information and transmits files.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Real Estate Paralegal
A Searp Management
06.2023 - 11.2023
- Draft, review and proofread various pleadings and legal documents.
- Detail review of title commitments.
- Consistent case monitoring, detailing and updating to the attorney and client.
- Maintain multiple calendars and critical case deadlines.
- Research property records.
- Ensured compliance with court rules and procedures by accurately preparing and submitting legal filings within established timeframes.
Commercial Real Estate Paralegal
Frost Brown Todd LLC
10.2021 - 04.2023
- Review and summarize real estate contracts, zoning reports and other related documents.
- Support all aspects of real estate transactions, including review of surveys, plats, title commitments and deed restrictions.
- Draft license and marketing agreements.
- Draft mortgage and lien releases.
- Collaborated with brokers, lenders, and title companies to facilitate smooth transactions and ensure accuracy of all documentation.
- Streamlined communication between clients and legal staff by managing client inquiries promptly and professionally.
Paralegal
Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.
08.2019 - 10.2021
- Request ALTA Survey quotes for commercial real estate projects.
- Draft proposals for client review and acceptance.
- Retrieve and review title exams for survey projects.
- Review ALTA Surveys for accuracy and request any updates or changes
- Liaison between client, clients legal counsel and surveyor.
- Coordinate with zoning on numerous projects.
Paralegal
Reisenfeld and Associates
09.2017 - 05.2019
- Draft various pleadings including but not limited to complaints, answers and responses.
- Detail review of title commitments.
- Maintain multiple calendars and critical case deadlines.
- Obtain witnesses for hearings.
- Research, respond and serve discovery.
- Streamlined communication between clients and legal staff by managing client inquiries promptly and professionally.
- Electronically file with court systems.
- Enhanced case efficiency by organizing and maintaining legal documents, files, and correspondence.
Legal Operations Analyst
GE (Contractor)
03.2017 - 09.2017
- Manage day to day operational needs of the corporate business line relating to their outside counsel matter administration and billing.
- Receive requests and interact with business legal, operations and sourcing teams to ensure timely recordings of outside counsel matters, tracking of billing for outside and counsel spend.
- Helpdesk ticket resolution.
- Administration of Purchase Orders and Invoices.
- Supplier and individual set-up.
Paralegal
Blank Rome, LLP
09.2011 - 03.2017
- Litigation Paralegal and case management support for various practice groups.
- Enhanced case efficiency by organizing and maintaining legal documents, files, and correspondence.
- Improved document organization by implementing a comprehensive file management system for easy access to essential case materials.
- Reduced attorney workload by drafting routine legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and affidavits.
- Ensured compliance with court rules and procedures by accurately preparing and submitting legal filings within established timeframes.
- Consistent case detailing and updating.
- Research property records.
- Manage calendars, hearings, conference calls, etc.
- Assist in trial and hearing preparation.
- Review and analyze discovery.
- Utilize Matter Management System to monitor client budgets.
- Input and track time in billing system.
- E-filing in various courts.
Paralegal
Lerner, Sampson and Rothfuss
05.2000 - 03.2011
- Member of a paralegal team focused on collections and foreclosures.
- Served as liaison between attorneys, clients, master commissioners and local counsel.
- Ensure open lines of communication and satisfaction of deadlines through the execution of dated correspondence.
- Draft various pleadings.
- Research, review and summarize the status of foreclosure proceedings.
- Maintain calendars of critical deadlines.
- Interface with various case counsel regarding status, scheduling and other procedural matters
- Docket various pleadings.
- Ensured compliance with court rules and procedures by accurately preparing and submitting legal filings within established timeframes.
- Worked as a loan specialist in Accutitle, a division of the company, processing loans in preparation for closing.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Paralegal Studies
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY05.1996
Skills
- Records Management
- Attorney Support
- Proofreading
- Research and Data Collection
- Document Preparation
- Client Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Contract Review
- Legal Analysis
- Court Filing
- Closing Support
- Title Policies Understanding
- Foreclosure Process Expertise
Technical Experience
- Proficient in State and Federal electronic filing
- Windows
- Word
- Adobe
- Excel
- Desksite
- Workflow
- T360
- Oracle
- Carpe Diem
- CaseAware
- Lexis
- NetDocs
- Aderant billing system
- Google docs system
- General online research
Timeline
Real Estate Paralegal
A Searp Management
06.2023 - 11.2023
Commercial Real Estate Paralegal
Frost Brown Todd LLC
10.2021 - 04.2023
Paralegal
Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.
08.2019 - 10.2021
Paralegal
Reisenfeld and Associates
09.2017 - 05.2019
Legal Operations Analyst
GE (Contractor)
03.2017 - 09.2017
Paralegal
Blank Rome, LLP
09.2011 - 03.2017
Paralegal
Lerner, Sampson and Rothfuss
05.2000 - 03.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Paralegal Studies
Morehead State University
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