Leslie Campins
Homer Glen,IL
Summary
Driven and resourceful Real Estate Paralegal with 20+ years of experience supporting work of high-achieving administrators and law partners. Track record supporting professional needs with well-organized precision. Sophisticated and graceful in managing high-volume workloads in rapidly changing environments. Bringing solid expertise in coordinating documents, reports and records, handling correspondence and managing deliveries. Skilled in oral and written communication, team leadership and relationship-building.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Real Estate Paralegal
Hawbecker & Garver
04.2021 - Current
- Inputting, tracking, organizing and executing all real estate tasks from contract signing to closing including:
- Inputting, reviewing and executing contracts;
- Preparing and executing all client correspondence;
- Obtaining transfer stamps for closings and communicating with all municipalities;
- Obtaining all HOA documents for closing;
- Ordering, updating and aiding to waive title.
- Drafting all closing documents including Power of Attorney;
- Ordering surveys;
- Effectively communicating between buyers / sellers and their attorneys and agents;
- Ordering payoffs and clearing title of old mortgages.
- Proficient in Smokeball, ActionStep, all Microsoft and Adobe software.
Closer
Flagg Creek Title
04.2022 - Current
- Maintained checklists of required documentation and open issues affecting closings.
- Collaborated with lenders, agents and legal professionals to resolve transactional and title issues.
- Prepared preliminary settlement statements and loan closing instructions for review by title companies and closing agents.
- Verified closing financial disclosure amounts against settlement and escrow agent figures to accurately reflect borrowers' bottom-line costs.
Owner
Professional Photographer
01.2012 - Current
- Shot photographs in controlled lab, field and remote environments.
- Planned and prepared for all on-location and studio shoots.
- Performed advanced computer processing of images for assignments.
- Provided excellent customer service and account regulation, strengthening client relations and boosting revenue.
- Facilitated weekly studio appointments for over 3000 shoots.
- Built business to 1000 customers in less than 1 year by implementing effective marketing and customer engagement plans.
- Determined business plan, mission statement and vision.
Building Secretary
Homer Consolidated School District 33c
11.2018 - 04.2021
- Documented attendance, grades and test scores to update permanent records.
- Maintained office supplies inventory by checking stock and ordering new supplies as needed.
- Composed internal memos and external correspondence for administration and reviewed all documentation to eliminate errors.
- Assisted coworkers and staff members with special tasks on daily basis.
- Liaised between administration and parents and maintained effective lines of communication.
- Reviewed monthly operations to assess compliance with budgets and determine necessary adjustments for future plans.
- Monitored and reported budgetary discrepancies to administration to maximize reporting efficiency and finalized spending plans.
Senior Paralegal
Rieff Schramm & Kanter, LLC
04.1999 - 03.2005
- Created highly researched and articulate legal paperwork such as pleadings, contracts and briefs.
- Coordinated trial exhibits by organizing materials, writing documentation and preparing digital materials and displays.
- Authored over 1000 legal briefs for use in real estate tax law cases.
- Reviewed appraisals, property income documents and land / building materials daily.
- Cooperated with legal teams to create performance documents for action planning.
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
- Directed and controlled various benefit programs, including 401K, medical, dental and vision packages.
- Strengthened operational efficiencies and traceability by developing organizational filing systems for confidential employee records and reports.
- Handled logistics, catering, agendas and travel arrangements for meeting and event planning for managing partners.
- Screened calls and emails and initiated actions to respond or direct messages for 5 managers.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology & History
06.1998
Skills
100 WPM typing speed
Business administration
Office management
Budgeting
Document preparation
Administrative support
Legal Research
Account Administration
Timeline
Closer - Flagg Creek Title
04.2022 - Current
Real Estate Paralegal - Hawbecker & Garver
04.2021 - Current
Building Secretary - Homer Consolidated School District 33c
11.2018 - 04.2021
Owner - Professional Photographer
01.2012 - Current
Senior Paralegal - Rieff Schramm & Kanter, LLC
04.1999 - 03.2005
Northwestern University - Bachelor of Arts, Psychology & History