Victoria L. Thomas
Livonia
Summary
Senior Legal Operations and Contracts Professional with extensive experience enhancing operational efficiency and collaboration within corporate legal departments. Proven ability to manage intricate contract lifecycles, streamline workflows, and ensure compliance while maintaining meticulous legal documentation, resulting in significant improvements across various sectors.
Overview
1
1
Certification
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Contracts Coordinator
OHM Advisors
Livonia
04.2026 - Current
- Coordinated engineering and consulting agreements for Risk Management and Legal functions from initiation through execution, ensuring compliance and alignment with organizational standards.
- Review contract documents for completeness and coordinate revisions with project managers and internal stakeholders.
- Support contract execution while ensuring timely processing and accuracy throughout the contract lifecycle.
- Collaborated with project managers and business stakeholders to streamline contract administration processes, promoting clarity and efficiency.
- Prepare, format, and maintain legal and contractual documents requiring exceptional attention to detail.
- Maintained organized contract documentation and version control, enhancing accessibility and accuracy of contract records.
Contracts Paralegal
Trinity Health
Livonia
03.2025 - 04.2026
- Managed physician agreement workflows utilizing the Icertis Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform.
- Coordinated contract intake, routing, approvals, execution, and document management to streamline contract lifecycle processes.
- Partnered with attorneys, physicians, procurement, and business stakeholders throughout the contract lifecycle.
- Maintained contract records to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and support accurate reporting.
- Assisted with workflow improvements to increase efficiency and consistency within contract administration.
- Verified contract documentation for completeness and accuracy, facilitating timely routing for review and execution.
Senior Paralegal
Rimini Street, Inc.
08.2019 - 03.2025
- Drafted, reviewed, and coordinated commercial agreements including Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, Consulting Agreements, NDAs, Technology Services Agreements, Work Authorizations, and Amendments.
- Coordinated contract review and approval processes with internal business partners and stakeholders to streamline workflows and ensure timely execution.
- Analyzed contract language for alignment with procurement policies, enhancing clarity and reducing potential disputes.
- Performed legal compliance review of advertising and marketing materials.
- Managed the company's global trademark and domain portfolio.
- Prepared and filed U.S. and international trademark applications and maintenance filings.
- Conducted trademark clearance analysis, audits, and infringement investigations.
- Collaborated with attorneys and business leaders to meet aggressive project deadlines.
Senior IP Paralegal / Manager of Brand Protection
Carhartt, Inc.
10.2018 - 08.2019
- Oversaw Carhartt's trademark and domain portfolio, ensuring alignment with brand protection strategy.
- Facilitated collaboration with outside counsel on domestic and international trademark prosecution to strengthen brand ownership.
- Conducted trademark research, clearance, and enforcement activities.
- Led counterfeit investigations and cease-and-desist enforcement.
- Partnered with Marketing, IT, Product Development, Sales, Security, and Sourcing teams.
- Researched and resolved trademark preservation issues.
- Coordinated cross-functional legal support for brand protection initiatives, enhancing effectiveness of enforcement efforts.
Trademark Analyst
Clarivate Analytics
05.2013 - 10.2018
- Negotiated trademark fee schedules with more than 100 domestic and international trademark firms.
- Executed Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and evaluated selection of trademark agents worldwide, enhancing global partnerships.
- Managed Agent Partnership Program, overseeing service level agreements, operational standards, and fostering strong vendor relationships.
- Facilitated communication among attorneys, outside counsel, and international trademark agents.
- Operationalized agent onboarding, acquisitions, and terminations into standardized business processes.
- Developed quality control procedures and service standards, streamlining operations and ensuring compliance.
- Conducted legal research involving trademark laws across more than 300 jurisdictions.
- Created documentation supporting consistent legal operations and knowledge management.
- Formerly Thomson Reuters
IP / Corporate Paralegal
Comerica Bank
08.2001 - 05.2013
- Oversaw trademark and domain portfolio, ensuring protection and compliance.
- Prepared and filed U.S. and international trademark applications and maintenance filings.
- Performed trademark research and clearance analysis to mitigate infringement risks.
- Drafted cease-and-desist correspondence involving trademark infringement.
- Assisted attorneys with trademark prosecution and brand protection, facilitating strategic legal initiatives.
- Conducted legal compliance review of advertising and promotional materials.
- Reviewed promotions and sweepstakes for legal compliance.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Paralegal Studies
Madonna University
Livonia, MISkills
- Contract Administration
- Contract management
- Contract coordination
- Legal Stakeholder Management
- Procurement Coordination
- Vendor Management
- Document Management
- Legal Operations
- Regulatory Compliance
- Process Improvement
- Legal Research
- Contract Efficiency
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- SharePoint
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Attorney Support
- Knowledge Management
Certification
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Timeline
Contracts Coordinator
OHM Advisors
04.2026 - Current
Contracts Paralegal
Trinity Health
03.2025 - 04.2026
Senior Paralegal
Rimini Street, Inc.
08.2019 - 03.2025
Senior IP Paralegal / Manager of Brand Protection
Carhartt, Inc.
10.2018 - 08.2019
Trademark Analyst
Clarivate Analytics
05.2013 - 10.2018
IP / Corporate Paralegal
Comerica Bank
08.2001 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Paralegal Studies
Madonna University