Giselle Keating

• Highest: GS-0905-11 (Temporary Appointment)
• Hours worked per week: over 40
• Assured the legal sufficiency of all actions and instruments in the processing, closing and disbursement of all disaster loans.
• Review compliance with all legal requirements: eligibility, capacity, authority, validity of the proposed pledge of collateral, clarity and certainty of the language of the conditions and terms, adequacy of contractual relationship to satisfy the authorization of leases, trust, and other instruments, legal sufficiency of collateral descriptions.
• Advise on matters related to obtaining and documenting facts, reviewing terms and conditions, property ownership, establishing interests and rights of various parties and/or the application of various laws and local practices to secure liens in real, personal and intangible property.
• Research on full range of federal statutes, regulations and procedures that affect lending.
• Portfolio management.

• Hours worked per week on average less than 20
• Mostly practice on Notary Law.
• Experience on Civil Law (Contracts and Condominiums).
• Represent clients in criminal litigation in state courts.

• GS-1109-09
• Deployed on November 2022-January 2023
• Deployed on June 21 to present
• Hours worked per week: over 40
• Provide orientation regarding the legal requirements established by the agency for loan approval.
• Responded to customer inquiries regarding Disaster Loans from the Small Business Administration.
• Assist survivors to complete their SBA Disaster Loans application by asking regarding their assets, values, liabilities and debt.

Hours worked per week: less than 20

• Negotiated real estate contracts to navigate transactions between buyers and sellers.
• Compared properties possessing similar features to determine competitive market prices.
• Resolved complex issues during transactions, ensuring client satisfaction and maintaining integrity of deal.
• Monitored contract execution to verify complete fulfillment of terms.

GS-0986-05

• Hours worked per week: less than 20.
• Researched and prepared legal documents as requested by Assistant Chief Counsel.
• Attended immigration court hearings to assist Attorneys during proceedings.