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Hana Arin

San Diego,CA

Summary

Legal & Compliance Project Specialist in the Legal Department of a global law firm. Experienced in managing sanctions and compliance projects, creating processes and best practices, and leading in creation and curation of helpful resources.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal & Compliance Project Specialist

Kobre & Kim LLP
01.2023 - Current
  • Prepare and manage all Office of Foreign Assets Control and Foreign Agents Registration Act reporting
  • Perform searches and manage Refinitiv World-Check's ongoing monitoring platform, as well as manage account and overall spend on this tool
  • Analyze and report relevant World-Check updates to the General Counsel's office
  • Create new due diligence protocols and processes to track deadlines and approvals
  • Act as project manager on all matters where sanctions are relevant; provide assistance to General Counsel's office and firm attorneys with sanctions-related research and assistance
  • Test and assist in implementation of new due diligence search platforms
  • Set up and launch new AI based contract drafting software
  • Facilitate communications with outside counsel and index advice
  • Maintain Legal Department intranet page
  • Develop internal database of department-specific resources; catalogue department templates and precedent documents
  • Draft contracts to engage global clients
  • Collaborate with and act as a team leader to team members to complete complex tasks with hard deadlines around the globe
  • Provide training to new analysts

Senior Legal Department Analyst

Kobre & Kim LLP
01.2020 - 01.2023
  • Draft, review and negotiate a variety of contracts to engage and assist in the representation of global clients (client contracts, vendor contracts, NDAs, outside counsel/billing guidelines)
  • Develop and maintain the firm’s contract templates and contract best practices
  • Modify existing processes and assist in the implementation of new processes including the firm’s contract life-cycle process
  • Research, interpret and provide department-wide updates on all matters that involve sanctions components and sanctions compliance obligations
  • Conduct due diligence on entities and persons using a variety of databases to determine risk and to prepare CDD documentation
  • Run conflict checks to determine risk of engaging in potential new matters
  • Prepare letters and reports to the Office of Foreign Assets Control to comply with reporting requirements
  • Work with various departments to coordinate Foreign Agents Registration Act supplemental statements, amendments, and registrant filings
  • Organize and draft quarterly reports of lobbying activity to file under the Lobbying Disclosure Act
  • Produce firm-wide screening notices and notices to government agencies in connection with attorney conflict records
  • Prepare and transmit litigation hold notices to relevant teams
  • Provide Legal Department training to new analysts
  • Collaborate with and act as a team leader to international team members to complete complex tasks with hard deadlines around the globe

Risk Management Analyst

Kobre & Kim LLP
08.2018 - 12.2019
  • Research and gather information on prospective clients and related parties
  • Run conflict checks through a variety of databases and analyze results to determine risk of engaging in potential new matters
  • Conduct due diligence on entities and persons using a variety of databases
  • Take contracts from start to finish to engage global clients
  • Create and manage attorney screens/walls in Intapp Walls
  • Draft firm-wide screening notices and notices to government agencies in connection with attorney conflict records
  • Prepare litigation hold notices
  • Assist in filing various documents under FARA
  • Collaborate with international team members to complete complex tasks with hard deadlines around the globe

Paralegal

Gordon & Silber PC
07.2017 - 07.2018
  • Correspond directly with health care providers, clients and opposing counsel
  • Process and respond to all legal requests
  • Maintain billable hour requirements monthly
  • Analyze and organize highly sensitive medical and employment history from health providers and insurance companies
  • Review and analyze deposition transcripts
  • Prepare and draft discovery documents including notices and judgments
  • Assist with trial preparation, including organizing and preparing trial exhibits
  • Manage invoices and check requests

Education

Bachelor of Science - Law And Public Policy, Psychology

School of Public And Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
05.2017

Skills

  • Experience with the following: Microsoft Office Suite, Lexis Nexis, Nexis Diligence, Bloomberg Law, Westlaw, Outlook, 3E, Intapp, World-Check Refinitiv, Slack, Zoom, Adobe, QlikView, Docusign, Dow Jones Risk Center, Accuity, Accurint
  • Extremely well-organized
  • Detail oriented
  • Superb communication skills

Timeline

Legal & Compliance Project Specialist

Kobre & Kim LLP
01.2023 - Current

Senior Legal Department Analyst

Kobre & Kim LLP
01.2020 - 01.2023

Risk Management Analyst

Kobre & Kim LLP
08.2018 - 12.2019

Paralegal

Gordon & Silber PC
07.2017 - 07.2018

Bachelor of Science - Law And Public Policy, Psychology

School of Public And Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Hana Arin