Lanine Valdez
Bridgeton,NJ
Summary
Experienced Paralegal with excellent client relation skills, seeking to secure a position within a corporate legal department, to contribute and improve the efficiency and performance inside the organization and serve as an important part of a team. Where working knowledge of legal terminology, general law and legal proceedings is pertained.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Paralegal
Axiom Law/Hines
07.2024 - 01.2025
- Managed and prepared legal entity details regarding the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for submission of Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports
- Reviewed structure charts to identify beneficial owners in in regard to substantial control and interest for reporting companies
- Analyzed organizational structure, regulatory, size and status of management and ownership of joint venture legal entities and communicated details with stakeholders
- Documented updates policies and processes to maintain compliance with CTA, BOI reports advising information to be included and where and how to submit report filings
- Submitted legal entity report filings using obtained company applicant FinCEN identification for document processing and BOIR confirmation
- Review and filed formation and dissolution documents with registered agent and updated the team of legal entity status
Paralegal
Axiom Law/NRG Energy, Inc.
03.2024 - 07.2024
- Managed, prepared, and finalized the dissolution of 128 legal entities along with tracking the filing status of each entity
- Reviewed corporate contracts and other agreements to determine which stakeholder to contact for final signoff for liquidation and/or dissolution
- Prepared dissolution forms and followed up with the registered agent regarding finalizing relevant corporate documentation for resolution
- Monitored legal entity status update and reviewed structure charts for analysis and provided guidance related to organizational governance to ensure accurate management of legal entity registrations and filing qualifications in applicable jurisdictions
- Assisted with preparing and routing corporate resolution and other related documents for review and signature
- Communicated with the Corporate Secretary, Assistant Corporate Secretary, and senior leadership team with attendance ats board and committee meetings for preparation by reviewing operational legal entity guidance and material books using the company portal
Paralegal
Axiom Law/Google
03.2023 - 03.2024
- Prepared reports, correspondence, and memoranda in support of product counsel as needed
- Managed, tracked, and organized privacy related matters related to legal advertising
- Reviewed and summarized requests from internal teams for legal approval and signoff
- Researched specific legal and factual details to help with internal and external communications related to legal matters, along with assistance to other projects as assigned
- Proofread documents, review contracts, and ensure compliance with the company's legal policies, procedures, and internal controls
- Communicated with internal regarding legal pleadings and responses to consumer requests
- Provided basic and intermediate legal opinions to product counsel for contract provisions and data tracking related to privacy and legal compliance
- Reviewed data and ads legal internal policies in connection with proposed technology initiatives that require approval of marketing presentations
- The ability to understand manual filing procedures, knowledge of patent databases associated with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Assisted attorneys with patent filing updating docketing system including all prosecution deadlines and dates for all patents, annuities, and trademarks
- Retrieved docket reports for attorneys and performed legal support for discovery, research and other patent related assigned duties
- Managed the annual legal privacy shield process and policies, document review, accuracy, and confirmation
- Draft revised and tracked privacy data protection provisions and related corporate compliance agreements
Paralegal
Phyton Talent Advisors/PIMCO
06.2021 - 03.2023
- Supported the corporate governance and legal entity management team in all governance matters
- Compiled, managed, and controlled corporate documents related to officers and directors, parent ownership structures, tax identification mergers, acquisitions, and legal entity names
- Managed legal operations and ensured the automation of workflow was in collaboration with centralized information
- Organized legal entity corporate compliance data and activities, including legal entity formation, liquidation, and dissolution
- Pro-actively planned and coordinated with cross-functional teams to effectively support the corporate structure
- Maintained legal entity records, including minute books, and managed outside regional counsel on legal entity matters
- Submitted LEI registrations in accordance with legal entity identification verification
- Coordinated with internal teams for data maintenance and would assist with corporate restructuring activities
- Draft and review documents related to entities including formation documents, board and meeting minutes, and other compliance documentation
- Managed outside regional counsel on legal entity matters and SEC filings
- Coordinated and managed team projects and presented to stakeholders, to effectively collaborate on various deals and related projects
- Updated and managed legal entity data, including maintenance of database of subsidiaries along with other corporate records
- Assisted with internal and external requests related to organizational structuring, director information and legal entity formation documents
Paralegal
Meyner & Landis LLP
10.2020 - 06.2021
- Assisted with negotiating client's employee union contracts, prepared, and summarized litigation documents as it relates to pleadings and discovery regarding employment claims and disputes
- Draft and summarized non-disclosure employment agreements, employment equipment contracts and employment contract correspondence for review and signature
- Worked with HR manager regarding labor law disputes, tracking workers compensation claims and layoffs
- Monitored and managed various requests for employment records, while conducting legal research of local employment law developments in reference to an organization’s policy and practices
- Analyzed data and answered all electronic inboxes for inquiries about new employment law matters
- Review, analyze and organize documents in pending litigation and transactional matters related to conducting EEOC charges and responses
- Performed administrative duties, calendars hearings and deadlines, organizes case files
- Provided support in the litigation and debt recovery process, opened new files, processes invoices
- Conducted investigation, legal research, and initial case assessment
- Draft and prepares pleadings and discovery documents, such as legal briefs, summons and complaints, answers, interrogatories and stipulations, and files them with the court
- Coordinates and gathers relevant information from a variety of sources for trial preparation, including creating and organizing trial exhibits and visual aid
- Prepares discovery requests and responses, conducts legal research using Westlaw
- Created and organized files by ensuring all legal documents, index, and labels accordingly
- Accurately and expeditiously transcribed various legal documents for attorneys
- Assisted attorneys in communicating with clients and preparing correspondence
- Input attorneys daily time for client billing purposes
- Compile, proofread and edit drafts of contracts, licenses policies and other legal documents
Legal Assistant
McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC
03.2019 - 10.2020
- Performed legal research and analyzed client documentation, prepared subpoenas for trial, draft and edit order to show cause, notice of appearance and stipulations
- Review, draft, and prepare criminal subpoenas, pleadings, discovery, and reports along with redacting confidential information to prepare for deposition, trial, and court filings
- Efficiently conducted research and gathered evidence related to financial crime history including fraud, money laundering and bribery
- Worked with local law enforcement to further investigate facts, and crime history to prepare for trial
- Reviewed and analyzed financial records, transaction data and identified any discrepancies
- Prepared legal contracts, bankruptcy, and tax forms for attorneys
- Obtained case information from the court, draft and filed petitions, proof of claim and files briefs
- Reviewed and finalized correspondence format memoranda, reviewed, and sorted incoming mail
- Scheduled meetings and depositions made travel arrangements, maintained structure of comprehensive files and case index
- Proofread legal documents, organized emails, submitted expense reimbursements, e-filed pleadings, and discovery documents, maintained structure of file indexes and case law
- Served as the administrative point of contact, processed invoices
- Manage patent databases associated with the US Patent and Trademark Office
- Assisted attorneys with patent filing updating docketing system including all prosecution deadlines and dates for all patents, annuities, and trademarks
- Completion of patent forms created documents and maintained files from intake to patent issuance
- Retrieved docket reports for attorneys and performed legal support for discovery, research, and other patent related assigned duties
- Prepared and finalized client engagement letters, submitted new client-matter information into database
- Maintained attorney calendar, organized maintenance, and control of client files
- Organized mailings, maintains attorney billing records
Legal Secretary
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd
02.2011 - 03.2019
- Conciliation of pre-trial memoranda, performed discovery, draft and finalized deposition and pretrial reports, preparation of legal pleadings and discovery documents, including verified answers, notice to admit, motions, interrogatories, order to show cause, RJI forms, stipulations, general releases and subpoenas, proofread reply briefs, contracts, correspondence and court orders, organized, entered and calculated attorneys billing each month prepared and processed expenses for reimbursement
- Maintenance of dockets, attorney's calendars, and travel schedules performed extensive client contact, managed diaries, scheduled and organized client meetings
- Made travel arrangements for attorneys, and maintained client files, prepared legal documents and court filings related to asbestos Workers' Compensation cases from beginning of case through trial
- Retrieval of medical and other records pertaining to case, development of responsive discovery documents, use of e-file for filing pleadings, through the courts electronic system, assisted attorneys with memorandum, legal files, and trial preparation
- Transcribed dictation, generated Court forms, performed legal research using software to investigate case status, provided timely and accurate processing of all work requests, organized litigation database with hard copies for filing systematically
Paralegal
Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer LLP
12.2003 - 12.2010
- Generated legal reports using excel worksheets, performance of discovery and pleadings
- Prepared legal documentation, reviewed privileged documents that may be pertinent to trial
- Heavy dictation transcription monitored and coordinated settlement contracts and general releases
- Reviewed corporate documentation and record books for corporate financing, intake of client information and verified parties in proceedings
- Obtained claim information and medical authorizations from client, and ascertained issues in dispute under direction of attorney, determined claim status, and assisted in filing claims with Division of Workers Compensation, assist attorneys in evaluation of employer and/or insurance carrier liability
- Preparation of clients IME appointment, prepared authorizations for release of information and Interrogatories, draft pleadings and discovery documents including, Summons & Complaint, Memoranda of Law, Bill of Particulars and Motions, researched legal questions/issues and draft Notices of Deposition
- Scheduled pre-hearing and settlement conference and notified all parties
- Investigated automobile tags, performed insurance and title searches through the state's Motor Vehicle Department, regarding personal injury matters, scheduled and confirmed court reporter(s) and interpreter preparation of subpoenas, and summarized deposition transcripts
Education
Criminal Justice Studies -
Purdue University Global
Lafayette, IN09.2021
Criminal Justice Studies - undefined
Borough Manhattan College
New York, NY08.2011
Paralegal Studies - undefined
New York Paralegal School
New York, NY09.2003
Skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent research skills
- Written skills
- Investigative skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Teamwork
- Independent work
- Task management
- Excellent judgment
- Decision-making abilities
- Confidentiality
- Ethical standards
- Ability to work under pressure
- Adherence to budgets
- Advanced knowledge of MS Word
- MS Excel
- Outlook
- MS Access
- PowerPoint
- PDF Advanced
- Aderant Expert Image
- Expert Billing
- Workshare Compare
- Lotus Notes
- Adobe Acrobat
- Word Perfect
- Orion
- Elite
- Big Hand
- NetDocuments
- Needles
- Mimecast
- LexisNexis
- Westlaw
- Amicus Attorney
- Adobe Photoshop
- ADP Payroll
- Cisco
- Citrix
- Rainmaker
- Faxfinder
- LanFax
- PdfDocs
- EDOCS DM
- LanTalk NET
- OneNote
- CompareDOCS
- Data Entry
- HTML
- Java
- IManage
- Walz
- Hummingbird
- Worldox
- Chrome River
- Zoom
- Skype for Business
- WebEx
- MS Teams
- Tabs 3 Billing
- Docsmit
- Pro-Law
- Pacer
- LegalPro
- HCue CT Advantage
- Expert Time
- Dropbox
- Expert Browser
- Dictaphone
- Abacus
- Google Suite
- Typing 85 wpm
- Legal Research and Writing
- Notary Public
- Proofreading
- Concordance
- GEMS
- Sharepoint
- PaperWork
- GMEI
- Box
Accomplishments
- Selected to lead a team to analyze documents for high profile congressional investigation, resulting in a commendation for dealing tactfully with confidential information.
- Promoted to Senior Paralegal after [Number] years of employment.
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
Certification
- Notary Public – State Government or designated state authority.
- Qualified Paralegal Studies Certificate - American Bar Association Approved Programs.
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Italian
Professional Working
Timeline
Paralegal
Axiom Law/Hines
07.2024 - 01.2025
Paralegal
Axiom Law/NRG Energy, Inc.
03.2024 - 07.2024
Paralegal
Axiom Law/Google
03.2023 - 03.2024
Paralegal
Phyton Talent Advisors/PIMCO
06.2021 - 03.2023
Paralegal
Meyner & Landis LLP
10.2020 - 06.2021
Legal Assistant
McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC
03.2019 - 10.2020
Legal Secretary
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd
02.2011 - 03.2019
Paralegal
Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer LLP
12.2003 - 12.2010
Criminal Justice Studies - undefined
Borough Manhattan College
Paralegal Studies - undefined
New York Paralegal School
Criminal Justice Studies -
Purdue University Global
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