MELISSA BUNGE
Troy,Michigan
Summary
Well-qualified Executive Paralegal successful at keeping department operations moving smoothly and teams operating productively. Well-versed in making routine and complex decisions with little direction to meet department, operational and firm needs. Experienced in legal support, real estate due diligence and document preparation and looking for a growth-oriented position.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Executive Paralegal
Terra Capital Industries, LLC
07.2022 - Current
- Managed 25 license members located in Michigan and New Jersey and 20 corporate entities by creating articles of organization/incorporation, EIN numbers, organization charts, operating agreements, promissory notes, personal history disclosures, cannabis license applications, entity disclosure, annual reports, meeting minutes, schedule zoom meetings, prepare meeting itinerary’s, order and review surveys, titles, environmental reports, site plans, land use application, correspond with local municipalities, counsel, landlords, vendors
- Manage real estate portfolios for Michigan and New Jersey commercial properties
- Track real estate due diligence timeframes, process payments, and draft and submit real estate option extensions, and payoff land contracts
- Complete banking application, ACH, wires, debt collection, bill pay
- Completed General Liability, Personal Liability, Building, and Workers Compensation Insurance policies with broker
- Work with Accountants on tax filings and complete tax abatement applications
- Process payroll, procure travel arrangements, meeting rooms, dinner reservation, and purchase gifts.
Senior Corporate Paralegal
Spartan Partners Services, LLC
07.2019 - 07.2022
- Trained and managed legal support staff
- Conducted real estate due diligence reviews of 20 plus properties located within Michigan (including review of title, surveys, environmental reports, zoning, lease, closing and property/ownership boundaries)
- Assisted attorneys in preparing entity formation and organizational documents, including certificates, resolutions, consents, create EIN’s, file corporate annual reports, file trade names
- Streamlined insurance portfolio, including filing application, processing renewals, filing claims, scheduling insurance audits, and addressing insurance audit findings.
Legal Assistant
Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC
01.2017 - 07.2019
- File Corporate Annual Reports
- Submit Freedom of Information Act Requests to local governmental agencies
- Conduct corporate research on LARA and other websites
- Assist with firm’s annual insurance renewals
- Client communications via phone, email, and letter
- Schedule Business Trips, registration for conferences, flights, and hotels
- Manage calendars and appointments for assigned attorneys
- Enter time for counsel, submit internal billing to accounting, and submit external invoices to clients
- Submit expense reports to accounting for processing
- Schedule internal meetings
- Secretarial duties including but not limited to Power Point presentations, dictation, file creation, document formatting, eFiling, coping, binding, bates stamping, redaction, and notarization.
Collateral Analyst
Rushmore Loan Management Services, LLC
08.2016 - 12.2016
- Performed collateral reviews and identified exceptions
- Cured collateral exceptions
- Updated Collateral Tracking Systems
- Fulfilled internal requests for collateral review and document preparation
- Performed other tasks and special projects assigned by management.
Legal and Compliance Analyst I
Hyundai Capital America
05.2014 - 08.2016
- Assisted Enterprise and Compliance Team with reporting and special projects
- Maintained and updated license reporting schedules, certificates and handbook
- Processed licensing expenses, check requests and credit card expense reports for team
- Assisted with state examinations by providing pay histories and credit files for review
- Completed trade name renewals online or by mail
- Filed annual reports with Secretary of State.
Education
Commercial Real Estate Certification -
Cornell University, ECornell
03.2022
Paralegal Certification -
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California01.2021
Associate Degree in Applied Science/ Legal Assistant Program -
Oakland Community College
Farmington Hills, Michigan12.2001
Skills
- Accredited Legal Professional
- Office Administration
- Critical Thinking
- Corporate Law
- File and Records Management
Certification
Michigan Notary Public
Timeline
Executive Paralegal
Terra Capital Industries, LLC
07.2022 - Current
Senior Corporate Paralegal
Spartan Partners Services, LLC
07.2019 - 07.2022
Legal Assistant
Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC
01.2017 - 07.2019
Collateral Analyst
Rushmore Loan Management Services, LLC
08.2016 - 12.2016
Legal and Compliance Analyst I
Hyundai Capital America
05.2014 - 08.2016
Commercial Real Estate Certification -
Cornell University, ECornell
Paralegal Certification -
University of California, Irvine
Associate Degree in Applied Science/ Legal Assistant Program -
Oakland Community College
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