JENNIFER ELLIS
Mckinney,TX
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Law Clerk
Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP
Richardson, TX
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Assisted BAL legal teams on a DOL audit for a Fortune 500 client
- Assisted BAL legal teams in preparing corporate immigration applications
- Duties included drafting and editing Audit Pack drafts for DOL audit on corporate client and drafting I-140 applications
- Duties required the compilation of legal documents; including recruitment documentation, settlement paperwork, and PERM applications
- Learned to utilize BAL’s proprietary COBALT interface to track cases, communicate with clients, generate invoices, and draft various documentation.
- Created and prepared legal drafts by organizing and assembling information for legal documents and forms.
Graduate Student Assistant
UNT Dallas College Of Law
Dallas, TX
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Assisted with student examinations
- Provided technical support for professor during class meetings
- Completed range of simultaneous job tasks to support professor's academic, research and operational needs
- Assisted in facilitating student discussion.
- Communicated effectively with faculty and staff and accepted critiques and suggestions for areas of improvement.
Student Attorney - Internship/Clinic
UNT Dallas College of Law, Community Lawyering Center
Dallas, TX
05.2021 - 12.2021
- Worked with a supervising attorney to aid low income clients with various legal matters, including divorce proceedings, landlord/tenant disputes, and collections
- Communicated with clients, under attorney supervision, to advise on complex legal issues and resolve conflicts
- Developed case strategies in collaboration with clients and supervising attorney, ensuring priorities were met
- Drafted legal documents weekly, including petitions, memos, motions, and client correspondence
- Dedicated 15+ hours per week to researching case law and local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
- Completed research, compiled data, and assisted in timely reporting.
- Researched statutes, decisions, legal articles, and codes.
- Revised and finalized letters, briefs, and memos.
EC NCI Coordinator & CSS Analyst
Mckesson Corp
Irving, TX
04.2018 - 10.2021
- Provides support and recommendation to GPO Partners, sales team, Project
- Managers, and Account Managers regarding customer and contract eligibility
- And steps required for resolution with contract pricing issues
- Assisted Supervisors, Managers, and other teams with various projects
- Collected, aggregated, verified, and monitored trend data
- Adhered to department service level and quality standards as supported through quality control process and various departmental metrics
- SME on Extended Care issues and procedures as it pertained to GPO and
- Contract eligibility.
QC Analyst - Team Lead
Frisco, TX
01.2018 - 04.2018
- Trained new team members by relaying information on company procedures and requirements
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training and mentoring individuals with lagging skills
- Streamlined reporting through creation of pivot tables and utilization of Access and Excel functions
- Oversaw internal quality control to maintain accuracy and address any concerns with employee performance
- Applied problem-solving skills and efficient research methods to resolve complex tasks Fulfilled Managerial role in absence of immediate superior.
Claims Analyst III
National Field Network
Addison, TX
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Monitored and analyzed processing of claims; verified and validated information on submitted claims - paid, curtailed, or rejected as dictated by guidelines
- Performed tasks related to processing expense reimbursement claims and resolved issues
- Processed business functions in pre/post foreclosure areas including invoice processing, payment approvals and research, servicer and non-servicer or vendor activity
- Recommend action to resolve identified issues
- Communicated issues to manager regarding claims resolution when discrepancies are identified with no process for resolution
- Consistently recognized for exceeding production goals by 30% with minimal, if any, error
- Assisted management with development of processes and procedures and was assigned special projects.
Education
J.D. -
UNT Dallas - College of Law
Dallas, Texas05.2022
Master of Arts - International Conflict Analysis
University of Kent
Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom06.2015
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies
BYU-Idaho
Rexburg, Idaho12.2013
Skills
- Legal Writing
- Electronic Case Filing
- Negotiation and Mediation
- Time Management
- Microsoft Office
- Cobalt
- Clio
- Case Management
- Legal Analysis
- Case Research
Certification
- Licensed Attorney - Sworn in to New Mexico Bar on April 12, 2023. Can provide copy of Certificate of Admission
Timeline
Law Clerk
Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP
08.2022 - 01.2023
Graduate Student Assistant
UNT Dallas College Of Law
01.2022 - 05.2022
Student Attorney - Internship/Clinic
UNT Dallas College of Law, Community Lawyering Center
05.2021 - 12.2021
EC NCI Coordinator & CSS Analyst
Mckesson Corp
04.2018 - 10.2021
QC Analyst - Team Lead
01.2018 - 04.2018
Claims Analyst III
National Field Network
01.2016 - 01.2018
J.D. -
UNT Dallas - College of Law
Master of Arts - International Conflict Analysis
University of Kent
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies
BYU-Idaho