Jessica Malenfant
South Windsor
Summary
Dynamic and detail-oriented paralegal with extensive experience in legal research, document preparation, and case management. Proven ability to support attorneys in high-pressure environments while ensuring compliance with legal standards and deadlines. Committed to leveraging strong organizational skills and a thorough understanding of legal procedures to contribute effectively to a legal team. Eager to bring expertise in case analysis and client communication to a challenging new role.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Real Estate Paralegal
Smith Law Group, LLC
09.2023 - Current
- Review title searches and property records to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
- Prepared legal documents, including purchase and sale agreements, leases, closing statements, and other closing documents for real estate transactions.
- Coordinated communication between clients, attorneys, and mortgage lenders throughout transaction processes.
- Reviewed contracts for accuracy, identifying discrepancies and facilitating timely resolutions with all parties involved.
- Commercial Real Estate transactions.
- Estate planning work, preparations, and signings.
- Probate work, preparations, and filing with courts.
- Signing sale documents with clients.
- Answer high volumes of phone calls.
Real Estate Paralegal
Tavano, McCuin & Bonanno, LLC
06.2016 - 09.2023
- Conducted a title search review of property records to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
- Prepared legal documents, including but not limited to purchase and sale agreements, leases, sale closing documents, and closing statements for all real estate transactions.
- Assisted attorneys in the due diligence process by gathering necessary documentation and conducting research on properties.
- Organized and maintained files related to ongoing real estate cases, ensuring easy access to critical information.
- Prepared closing files for attorney and client review.
- Answered multiple phone lines, assisting clients, lenders, and other attorneys' offices with transactions.
- Scheduled closings with all parties for closing transactions.
Vermont Foreclosure Paralegal
Bendett and McHugh
08.2012 - 05.2016
- Plaintiff foreclosure actions for the state of Vermont.
- Large portfolio in the probate, judgment, and sale stages.
- Maintaining files, updating the client systems with the status of the pending actions, and following through with all duties to complete the processes with the various courts.
- Large volumes of telephone contact with clients, borrowers, and other professionals.
- Manage the court hearing calendar.
- Drafting motions, affidavits, notices, and petitions.
- Filing documents with the Vermont courts.
- Preparing mailings.
- Accurately enter client data into the company-based data entry system, along with client systems.
Real Estate Owned (REO) Paralegal
Bendett and McHugh
05.2008 - 08.2012
- Large volumes of telephone contact with clients, borrowers, and other professionals.
- Scheduling closings with other attorneys' offices and our office.
- Drafting and preparing all closing documents.
- Accurately enter client data into the company-based data entry system.
- Timely and accurately updating client websites.
Education
High School - General
Manchester High School
Manchester, CT06-2004
Timeline
Real Estate Paralegal
Smith Law Group, LLC
09.2023 - Current
Real Estate Paralegal
Tavano, McCuin & Bonanno, LLC
06.2016 - 09.2023
Vermont Foreclosure Paralegal
Bendett and McHugh
08.2012 - 05.2016
Real Estate Owned (REO) Paralegal
Bendett and McHugh
05.2008 - 08.2012
High School - General
Manchester High School