Victoria L. VanDoren

· Provide paralegal support to construction litigation attorneys;

· Travel to Court for filings and document retrieval;

· Maintain and calendar attorney case deadlines;

· Generated 20+ types of pleadings such as Petitions, Answers, Motions and Memorandums;

· Prepared numerous discovery and document production responses;

· Voluminous e-discovery document review and indexing;

· Conduct legal research for 2+ partners receiving commendation from all attorneys for efficiency, accuracy, and attention to detail;

· Properly e-filed pleadings and documents with State and Federal Courts (PACER);

· Internet research and utilization.

· Provided legal support to senior partner who handles complex commercial and residential real estate closings and condominium conversions;

· Systematized an efficient filing system for condominium association documents incresing attorney efficiency by 25%;

· Generated over 100 estate and probate documents such as Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Successions;

· Performed witness duties, and notarized wills and estate documents;

· Generated condominium association formation documents;

· Responsible for establishing entity formations with the Secretary of State;

· Generated entity formation documents for limited liability companies and corporations, communicated with corporate clients to obtain relevant information for entity filings;

· Calendared shareholder and board of director meetings and prepared and sent notices to shareholders and board of directors;

· Prepared shareholder and board of director notices for meetings and transcribe meeting minutes;

· Responsible for the distribution of corporate minutes and maintaining corporate books;

· Maintained registered agent files and compliance with Secretary of State.

· Worked independently on preparing real estate documents for sales, purchases and refinances;

· Prepared documents for closing transactions and title insurance policies;

· Met strict deadlines;

· Maintained files on computerized data base of clients;

· Prepared legal documents such as deeds, mortgages, and leases to facilitate smooth real estate transactions;

· Created detailed closing checklists to ensure accuracy and completeness of required documentation prior to finalizing transactions;

· Handled post-closing matters and release tracking;

· Coordinated seamless communication between all parties involved in the transaction process through proactive outreach efforts.

· Worked independently to coordinate due diligence for a variety residential real estate transactions including: sales, purchases, refinances, short sales with an understanding of commercial real estate.

· Responsible for all transactions involved with closing documents.

· Responsible for preparing closing checklists and coordinating the closing process for all residential closings.

· Manage post-closed files, post-closing issues, release tracking, audit of files.

· Communicate with lenders, mortgage brokers real estate agents and title companies.

· Monitor mortgage commitments, mortgage contingency due dates and extensions.

· Work closely with clients to provide excellent customer service.

· Prepared documents for all transactions including HUD's, CD's, Alta-Settement Statements and Closing Statements.

· Worked independently to coordinate due diligence for a variety residential real estate transactions including: sales, purchases, refinances, short sales with an understanding of commercial real estate.;

· Implemented a time management system for processing residential sale files which increased attorney efficiency by 15%;

· Responsible for sale side, purchase side and refinance real estate closings;

· Reviewed title requirements and title research;

· Maintained continued communication with clients;

· Met with clients to obtain and/or review documents and information;

· Responsible for processing real estate closings and refinances;

· Responsible for due diligence and closing processes;

· Reviewed title requirements and title research;

· Drafted deeds and sale documents for residential/commercial real estate sales;

· Prepared Closing Disclosures and HUD settlement statements;

· Processed real estate closings from pre-closing to post-closing, and continue to post-closing processes;

· Maintained attorney’s calendar;

· Performed witness duties, and notarized wills and estate documents;

· File Maintenance - opening and closing of files and records management.

· Provided legal support to attorneys in corporate/business law, personal injury, commercial and residential real estate closings, and foreclosures;

· Implemented a system to maintain foreclosure files and deadlines;

· Responsible for timely drafting foreclosure notices and foreclosure advertisements;

· Drafted entity formation documents for corporate clients and disbursing of annual registered agent documents;

· Maintained registered agent files and compliance with State Corporation Commission;

· Performed witness duties, and notarized wills and estate documents;

· Met with clients to obtain and/or review documents and information;

· Maintained continued communication with clients;

· Responsible for processing real estate closings and refinances;

· Responsible for due diligence and closing processes;

· Reviewed title requirements and title research;

· Drafted deeds and sale documents for residential/commercial real estate sales;

· Prepared Closing Disclosures and HUD settlement statements;

· Processed real estate closings from pre-closing to post-closing status;

· Maintained attorney’s calendar;

· File Maintenance - opening and closing of files and records management.

· Provided paralegal support to litigation attorneys in corporate/business law, personal injury, criminal law, collections, federal cases, civil and family law;

· Conducted legal research and apply to facts of the case;

· Implemented a system to maintain registered agent files and compliance with State Corporation Commission;

· Performed witness duties, and notarized wills and estate documents;

· Maintained case deadlines;

· Drafted pleadings and correspondence;

· Compliance with Virginia and Federal Court procedures;

· Meet with clients to obtain and/or review documents and information;

· Responsible for preparation and submission of Federal Court vouchers;

· Responsible for the preparation of discovery responses and document production;

· Responsible for requesting and organizing of medical records for plaintiff personal injury cases

· Maintained attorney’s calendar;

· Drafted income/expense worksheets for domestic cases;

· Assisted attorneys during Federal Court trials.

· File Maintenance - opening and closing of files and records management.

· Provided legal support for two attorneys in corporate, zoning, governmental and real estate law;

· Implemented a time management system to accurately maintain corporate formations for certain clients;

· Drafting entity formation documents for corporate clients;

· Conducted research for establishing foreign corporations in foreign lands, i.e. Singapore, United Arab Emirates and more;

· Establishing foreign corporate existences for firm’s client, AvePoint Software Company;

· Complied with State Corporation Commission regulations and submitting proper forms for corporate clients;

· Complied with IRS regulations and submitting proper forms for corporate clients;

· Worked independently on case projects;

· Processed corporate/commercial real estate transactions;

· Prepared proposal Power Point presentations for Cumberland County Attorney;

· Maintained accurate records of client billing;

· Responsible for submitting expense reports in a timely manner.

· Provided legal support to insurance defense attorneys for State Farm Insurance Company regarding insurance loss and personal injury matters;

· Drafted voluminous amounts of pleadings, i.e. Answers, Discovery, Motions/Memorandums for insurance defense cases;

· Transcribed dictation and meticulously proofread pleadings and correspondence;

· Responsible for timely filing pleadings with Court;

· Responsible for coordinating deposition and court dates with attorneys’ calendars;

· Responsible for disbursing annual registered agent documents (i.e., annual reports, meeting minutes) to corporate clients;

· Maintained continued communication with clients;

· Outstanding time-management and typing skills were needed with the voluminous amounts of insurance defense cases;

· Entered time for attorneys and ensured entries are entered according to client policy;

· File Maintenance - opening and closing of files and records management.

· Provide administrative overflow support to one or more lawyers regarding criminal defense and family law within the firm.