Michelle Cole
Parrish,FL
Summary
Detail-oriented professional with excellent communication, interpersonal and creative thinking skills. Aiming to leverage my abilities to successfully fill the vacancy at your company. Frequently praised as hardworking by my peers, I can be relied upon to help your company achieve its goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Title Closer
Vanquish Land Title, LLC, National Title Company
08.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with lenders, agents, and legal professionals to resolve transactional and title issues.
- Verified closing financial disclosure amounts against settlement and escrow agent figures to accurately reflect borrowers' bottom-line costs.
- Served as a reliable point of contact for both internal teams and external partners throughout deal closures ensuring efficient information flow.
- Delivered positive customer experiences and successful deal closures through open, constructive communications.
- Multiple States
Real Estate Paralegal
CMK Law
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Opened new files, ordered title, reviewed commitment and surveys, pulled tax bills, ordered HOA estoppels, scheduling, balancing with lenders, post closing, recording and funding
- Organized contracts and closing documents for rentals and purchases.
- Ensured proper recording of property transfers at local government offices, maintaining accuracy and compliance with local regulations.
- Assisted clients in understanding complex legal documents by providing clear explanations and answering questions promptly.
- Managed escrow accounts accurately and securely, ensuring proper distribution of funds upon closing.
- Conducted thorough title searches and examinations, mitigating potential risks and discrepancies.
- Created detailed closing checklists to ensure accuracy and completeness of required documentation prior to finalizing transactions.
- Collaborated with clients, attorneys, and lenders to address issues promptly and maintain positive working relationships.
- Prepared legal documents such as deeds, mortgages, and leases to facilitate smooth real estate transactions.
- Coordinated seamless communication between all parties involved in the transaction process through proactive outreach efforts.
- Communicated pertinent information to clients via phone, email, and mail.
- Contacted clients to schedule appointments and discuss progress of cases.
- System: Qualia
Residential Closing Paralegal
Hankin and Pack
03.2023 - 02.2024
- Prepare PreCD/HUDs for lenders, review title work, title updates, prepare closing packages, scheduling
- Review closing packages for accuracy, send documents for funding approval with lenders, prepare subordinations and deeds
- Review judgments Balance CD for lenders and generate closing packages, schedule closings and assist with issues during signing process
- Post closing: reviews executed closing documents for accuracy
- Prepared deeds and deeds of trust for E-recording
- Locate funds from buyers and lender and order final policies
- Compliance: review files for uncashed checks and rectify payments and update accounting
- System: Qualia
Legal Practice Assistant
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
12.2022 - 03.2023
- Prepare transcriptions for finalized USDA closings
- Draft initial closing checklists for USDA loans
- Revise documents via redline
- Maintain attorney calendars
- Schedule attorneys meetings and events
- Save documents to Filesite for iManage
- Open electronic files in iManage
- Make corrections to attorneys time for billing in expert time
- Review wet-signed documents for accuracy and sending to lender
- System: Imanage/Filesite
Residential Refinance Closing Paralegal
The Shoaf Law Firm P.A
05.2019 - 11.2022
- Office: maintained office calendar, helped with setting up and training new employees
- Closing: review title work, title updates, scheduling
- Communicated and coordinated with lenders, realtors, attorneys and borrowers to complete successful closings.
- Prepared closing statements and other documents necessary for closing real estate transactions.
- Review closing packages for accuracy, send documents for funding approval with lenders, prepare subordinations and deeds
- Review judgments and work on clearing from title
- Assist with issues during signing process, manage notary calendar for closings
- Post closing: reviews executed closing documents for accuracy
- Prepared deeds and deeds of trust for E-recording
- Locate funds from buyers and lenders
- System: Softpro Select
Legal Assistant
Lundell Law Firm
11.2017 - 03.2018
- Draft complaints and default divorce packets for family law cases, prepare discovery packets, confer with clients, maintain files using Clio database, maintain hard files, court runs for filing, accounts payable, accounts receivable and apply payments to account, manage calendar, manage attorney billable hours and my own billable hours, and phones
- System: Clio
Creditor Rights' Paralegal
Smith Debnam Law
06.2015 - 09.2017
- Prepare complaints, memorandums
- MSJ and DJs for Virginia, NC and SC creditors rights files
- Review files for judgments and renewal of judgments, review contacts for appropriate statutes, scheduling, calendaring for multiple attorneys
Education
A.A. degree - Paralegal Studies
MTI College
Sacramento, CA04.2013
Skills
- Legal Document Formatting & Preparation
- Pleadings
- Typing- 72 wpm
- Legal Research
- High Standard of Ethics
- Strong Organizational skills
- Excellent computer skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe Acrobat
- Softpro
- Lexis Nexis
- Westlaw
- CLIO
- Administrative Experience
- Calendar Management
- Case Management
- Document Management
- Legal Drafting
- Microsoft Outlook
- Proofreading
- Writing Skills
- Paychex
- Qualia
- IManage/Filesite
- Payroll
- Customer service
- Analysis skills
- Conflict management
- Research
- Records management
- Supervising experience
- Calendar management
- Documentation review
- Legal administrative experience
- File management
Additional Information
Prior to my legal training, I was a restaurant manager where I managed a crew of 20 people, completed inventory, worked sales of new foods, trained new hires, handled scheduling, deposits and other managerial duties. I also worked as a payroll specialist for 2 years.
Personal Information
Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Title Closer
Vanquish Land Title, LLC, National Title Company
08.2024 - Current
Real Estate Paralegal
CMK Law
06.2024 - 08.2024
Residential Closing Paralegal
Hankin and Pack
03.2023 - 02.2024
Legal Practice Assistant
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
12.2022 - 03.2023
Residential Refinance Closing Paralegal
The Shoaf Law Firm P.A
05.2019 - 11.2022
Legal Assistant
Lundell Law Firm
11.2017 - 03.2018
Creditor Rights' Paralegal
Smith Debnam Law
06.2015 - 09.2017
A.A. degree - Paralegal Studies
MTI College
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