Professional Experience

Regulatory and Litigation Paralegal

Jefferies LLC, New York City, NY/Chicago, IL (August 2008-current)

▪ Provided litigation support to in-house attorneys and liaised with outside counsel defending and

prosecuting lawsuits and managing the production of all discovery requests

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747 N. Noble Street Apt 2R, Chicago IL 60642 ! 734.417.5897 ! kkooyers@gmail.com

Kaitlyn Kooyers

▪ Performed mathematical analyses in support of our defense in various litigation matters, such as

profit/loss reports, yield comparisons and damages calculations

▪ Responded to inquiries and investigations from self regulatory organizations and other governing

entities involving all areas of the firm’s business including sales practice issues, insider trading,

market regulation rules and trade reporting

▪ Executed internal investigations relating to issues such as fraud, theft, human resources disputes

and regulatory violations

▪ Created and maintained the SharePoint database for the regulatory/litigation/employment

department

P !roject Accountant

Bayrock Group, LLC, New York City, NY (June 2007 – August 2008)

▪ Collected, inputted, distributed and paid all invoices for the monthly draw request from the

lender for development projects, including Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium New York

▪ Maintained the firm’s policies and procedures website and tracked policy revisions

▪ Updated the firm’s e-mail and trade review hierarchy daily

▪ Managed document production in response to civil third party subpoenas and criminal subpoenas

▪ Tracked trading contract flow process from inception through execution and archiving in the

corporate electronic database

▪ Responded to electronic blue sheets requests and follow-up inquiries, investment banking

chronologies, and routine account identification requests

▪ Maintained and updated Sales and Marketing budget for Trump SoHo

▪ Completed master budget reconciliations for various projects

▪ Assisted in monthly financial reporting to lenders

▪ Researched new real estate development and investment opportunities

▪ Created executive summaries and presentations on properties, including market reports and

financial analyses on comparable projects

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Computer Skills

▪ Oversaw Request For Proposal process for consultants in various stages of hotel development

▪ Managed Senior Vice President’s calendar, travel arrangements and correspondence

▪ Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Explorer, and SharePoint; Mac OS X; Lotus Notes;

Safari; Mozilla Firefox; Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop; Bloomberg Vault; Peachtree Accounting

Software; TyMetrix 360°

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▪ Typing: 80+ words per minute

Education and Professional Affiliations

Kaplan University (2010)

Pathway to Paralegal Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Courses in civil litigation, legal research, legal writing and analysis, and legal ethics

GPA 4.0/4.0

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nandoah University, Winchester, VA (2005)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography; Minor in Mathematics

GPA 4.0/4.0

Alpha Lambda Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Chi, Sigma Rho Delta