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Mariame Savane

Philadelphia,PA

Summary

Legal professional seeking position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Paralegal

American Water Works Company
08.2023 - Current
  • Provide support to Labor & Employment, Compliance & Ethics, Commercial Contracts, Data Privacy and Immigration (counsel) attorneys within corporate legal:

- Labor & Employment support by assisting attorneys with litigation preparation through the discovery (e-discovery) process, liaison between attorneys and outside counsel, attending case related meetings. Drafting engagement letters, litigation holds, subpoena responses and severance agreements. Maintaining legal documents, files, and correspondence up to date for easy access to essential case materials in department tracker. Settlement and invoice payments, others tasks as requested

- Compliance & Ethics investigation support, monthly L&E and Ethics dashboard report, companywide p-card reconciliation for ethics violations, drafting violation letters.

- Contract management including reviewing and approving contracts in Icertis ICM. Assisting user as Icertis SME by monitor Contract inbox.

- Supporting data privacy counsel by monitoring department inbox and creating survey forms.

- Liaison between business and outside immigration counsel. Legal signatory for visa petitions.


Legal Support Coordinator

American Water Works Company
08.2020 - 09.2023


  • Provide support to Labor, Employment & Commercial Contract team and other attorneys as needed.
  • Provide support with Labor and Employment matters. Assisting outside counsel with obtaining necessary information, drafting litigation hold letters, liaison between business and outside immigration counsel, drafting severance agreements and responding to subpoenas.
  • Support Contract Management function by assisting corporate contract review requests, assisting contract Managers with review and processing some procurement contracts. Run reports in Coupa and Sharepoint. Supporting all projects related to Contract Management.

HR Coordinator - Customer, Strategy & Technology

American Water Works Company
05.2018 - 08.2020
  • Severance packages administration

- Severance statements, letters and calculations.

- Preparation of all forms (OWBPA, severance request forms, Data Sheet, outplacement forms) to be sent to legal with request to issue agreement.

- Follow up with former employees to confirm all benefits are received.

  • Severance packages administration

- Severance statements, letters and calculations. Preparation of all forms (OWBPA, severance request forms, Data Sheet, outplacement forms) to be sent to legal with request to issue agreement. Follow up with former employees to confirm all benefits are received.

  • Immigration Administration

Document collection from sponsored employees. Liaison with Legal/Lawyers. Upload of all documents on secured shared site. Assist with any immigration related projects. Posting LCA Notices (related to Alien workers applications for permanent status). Provide guidance to the business concerning OPT, H-1B and PERM cases. Immigration Cost Management. Job Posting for PERM recruiting. Creating jobs and requisitions in my EC (employee Center). Posting positions for PERM recruiting. Resume Review and selection and Interview candidates (if needed). Complete comparison spreadsheet for Immigration Review.

  • Other Duties

- Onboarding liaison between HR, IT and the business. HR transactions in SAP/SuccessFactors/ADP (terminations, job changes, Ad hoc reports, Submission of Employee change requests processed through Core HR, Workforce optimization, position management and Reorganizations forms.

- Candidate screening for IT/Technical positions (Immigration Administration). Unemployment claims management (Equifax system). Assistance with Employee relations cases, I-9 processing/completion, NEO/Welcome Email. Assistance with HR related questions from employees

- Processing One Time Payment requests and Sign on Bonus payments. Document collection from sponsored employees. Liaison with Legal/Lawyers. Upload of all documents on secured shared site, Posting LCA Notices (related to Alien workers applications for permanent status). Provide guidance to the business concerning OPT, H-1B and PERM cases, Immigration Cost Management.

Education

MBA - Human Resources Management

KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Atlanta, GA

Certificate - Legal Studies

Peirce College
Philadelphia, PA
05.2023

Skills

  • Proficient in MS Office
  • Records Management
  • Document filing
  • Litigation Support
  • Database Research
  • Contract Review
  • Notary Public
  • Legal Research
  • Document drafting
  • Client Communication
  • Document Preparation
  • Case Management

Timeline

Paralegal

American Water Works Company
08.2023 - Current

Legal Support Coordinator

American Water Works Company
08.2020 - 09.2023

HR Coordinator - Customer, Strategy & Technology

American Water Works Company
05.2018 - 08.2020

MBA - Human Resources Management

KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Certificate - Legal Studies

Peirce College
Mariame Savane