Michael Mckenney
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Corporate professional with extensive literary agency and legal experience under a billable model, looking to pivot into talent representation.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal (Corporate Business Law)
Goodwin Procter LLP
07.2022 - Current
- Act as liaison between attorney deal teams, clients, and vendors.
- Assist a team of 30 primary attorneys and 5 partners with corporate matters consisting of financial modeling, filing procedures, legal drafting, and federal compliance research.
- Audit pre-IPO financial models composed of venture funding allocations, equity distributions, and stock rounds.
- Accrue a minimum of 1,400 client billable hours annually at a rate of $375/hr.
Project Assistant (Corporate Business Law)
Latham & Watkins LLP
01.2021 - 07.2022
- Assisted a team of 15 primary attorneys and 3 partners with legal research and financial modeling.
- Maintained complex filing systems and organized client data rooms.
- Registered clients with various state tax departments, employee benefits programs, and state agencies.
Assistant to Film Producer (Books)
The Story Merchant Companies
05.2020 - 12.2020
- Provided literary coverage for novels selected by the development team.
- Rolled calls and monitored email correspondence with authors and third parties.
- Assessed literary treatments and pitch decks to determine market potential and appropriate media adaptations.
Assistant to Film & Literary Agent (Books)
Ken Sherman & Associates Literary Agency
01.2020 - 06.2020
- Provided coverage for screenplays and literature submitted by independent agent's existing clientele base.
- Rolled calls and monitored email correspondence with authors and third parties.
- Assembled creative pitch decks for short form non-fiction projects, including an analysis of potential media formats.
- Attended client play readings and screenings held by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature/Letters
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA05.2020
Skills
- Redlines
- Rolling Calls
- Payment and Invoice Processing
- Diligence and Corporate Research
- Scheduling and Calendar Maintenance
- Literary Coverage
- Client Confidentiality
- Document Review
- Financial Auditing
Timeline
Paralegal (Corporate Business Law)
Goodwin Procter LLP
07.2022 - Current
Project Assistant (Corporate Business Law)
Latham & Watkins LLP
01.2021 - 07.2022
Assistant to Film Producer (Books)
The Story Merchant Companies
05.2020 - 12.2020
Assistant to Film & Literary Agent (Books)
Ken Sherman & Associates Literary Agency
01.2020 - 06.2020
Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature/Letters
Loyola Marymount University
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