Lillie Marie Garcia

743 S. LaGrange Road

LaGrange, IL 60525

(312) 255-7650

lilybellmg@gmail.com

 

Objective:              Experienced, goal-oriented paralegal who is dedicated and a detail-oriented individual with a wide variety of skills and enthusiasm to benefit a company’s goals and objectives.  Works extremely well within groups of any size or alone utilizing skills obtained. Seeking association with company in which my expertise and experiences can be utilized to the fullest potential to further enhance a company’s objectives. 

 

Qualifications:               Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Westlaw and Lexus Nexus

                            Type 65 word per minute

Customer Service Experience

                            Supervisory Experience             

                            Research Experience

Experience:

4/12-present              Accretive Health, Inc.                                                                                                         Chicago, IL

                            Paralegal to the Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

·                      Legal review all Contracts and save in Accretive’s Virtual Data Room.

·                      Prepare Correspondence to clients and Memos to all company employees.

·                      Manager all legal invoices.

·                      Manage all Minutes for all Board meeting, Audit meeting, Compensation meetings and Nominating & Governance meetings.

·                      With direction from a supervising attorney, draft, review contracts in Integrify.

·                      Assist the Director of Compliance with general management support re litigation files.

·                      Manager and administrate all processes for H1B visas employees.

·                      Prepare all travel  and expense reports for SVP.

 

 

08/07-07-10 and

06/11-03/12              The Law Office of Sheldon Engel                                                                                             Chicago, IL

              Paralegal of Family Law Practice

·                      Prepare and manage all Litigation files.

·                      Respond, prepare, and follow up with Subpoena compliance review for discovery. (ei. Bank Accounts, Pensions, Trust Accounts and payroll).

·                      Prepare Notice of Motions, Notice of Filings, Complaints, Motions, Petitions,

Subpoenas, legal memoranda and correspondence.

·                      File all documents in the Daley Center or mail to proper Municipal locations.

·                      Deliver courtesy copies by hand delivery to the judges’ chambers when necessary.

·                      Prepare Memos for all cases as for new updates and all correspondence to clients and opposing counsel.

·                      Create all new files and prepare all billing invoices.

·                      Attend hearings and change status dates when need in court.

·                      Attend depositions.

 

 

07/10- 03/11              New Trier Partners, (NTP) / Bridgeview Bank Mortgage Company                            Lincolnwood, IL

                            Paralegal/ Executive Assistant

·                      Respond, prepare, and follow up with Subpoena compliance review for discovery. (ei. Executed contracts and all past correspondence sent to clients ).

 

 

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·                      Performed Case management duties for Litigation files such as preparation of filing, maintaining dockets, organizing discovery, updating databases, preparing closing and acquisitions books.

·                      Discussed settlement proposals with opposing counsel upon the direction of NTP attorney.

·                      Drafted and prepared marketing booklets for potential investors.

·                      Managed 8-10 individuals, which consists of legal and financial analyst interns and operational employees.

·                      Prepared employment agreements with exhibits for all NTP employees and interns and Bridgeview Bank Mortgage Company, LLC (BBMC) employees, a second company part owned by employer.

·                      Drafted and modified legal documents and correspondence such as but not limited to non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, receivership agreements and purchasing agreements.

·                      Created new entities and maintain over 40 entity books, which consist of documents such as a certificate of formation, prepare the annual reports, annual minutes, and operational agreements.

·                      Prepared commercial real estate documentation for municipal compliance.

 

 

09/07-02/08         Law Office of Raul Serrato                                                                                            Chicago, IL

                            Paralegal

·                      Managed all Real Estate files for Residential sales and purchases.

·                      Liaison between lender and clients for residential short sales closings.

·                      Prepared correspondence and pleadings.

·                      Typed, formatted, proofread, edited letters and prepared legal documentation.              

·                      Docketed dates on the calendar for each new file such as court dates, acceptance dates, contract dates, closing dates, inspection dates and attorney approval dates.

·                      Prepared closing documents for purchases, sales, ordered titles, surveys, water certificates, mortgage commitments, and scheduled and confirmed closings with other paralegals, title companies, and mortgage lenders.

 

 

08/05-08/07               08/05-04/10              Levenfeld & Associates Ltd.                                                                                                 Chicago, IL             

                                          Paralegal

·                      Managed and monitored Litigation files for Civil, Worker’s Compensation and Contractual cases.

·                      Formed and qualified new and existing Corporations, LLCs, and LPs.

·                      Drafted and amended corporate resolutions.

·                      Assisted attorneys with due diligence reviews.

·                      Prepared Annual Reports for Corporation and LLC clients.

·                      Prepared Estate planning documents, which include Trusts, Wills, Healthcare Directives, Property Directives, Deeds and executed with clients in Illinois and Indiana.

·                      Opened files in Probate, recorded Wills, issued Summons and prepared for Sheriff delivery at the Daley Center and prepared Quit Claim Deeds into clients’ Trusts.

·                      Prepared all filings and e-filings includes Notice of Motions, Notice of Filings, Complaints, Motions, Petitions, Organize Discovery for Litigation, Bate stamp and prepared to send to opposing counsel.

·                      Responsible for typing, formatting, proofreading, editing letters and legal documents.              

·                      Docketed dates on the calendar for each new file such as court dates, acceptance dates, contract dates, closing dates, inspection dates and attorney approval dates.

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·                      Assisted with Real Estate closing documents for purchases, sales, ordered titles, surveys, water certificates, mortgage commitments, and scheduled and confirmed closings with other paralegals, title companies, and mortgage lenders.

 

Education:

Present                                          Keller Graduate School of Management                                                                    Chicago, IL

                                          Master of Business Administration                                         

2009                                          DeVry University                                                                                          Chicago, IL

                                          Bachelor of Science in Technical Management w/emphasis in Human Resources

2007                                          Northwestern Business College                                                                        Bridgeview, IL

Associate in Applied Science Degree in Paralegal Studies                        

                            ABA certified program

 

References:               Available Upon Request