JILL S. PHILMLEE 225 SANDHOLM STREET GENEVA, IL 60134
630/232-‐1815 (Home) & 630/697-‐3470 (Cell)
jill@philmlee.com
April 2010
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December 2013
ST RESIDENTIAL LLC, Chicago, IL
Vice President, File Documentation
• ST Residential, LLC, along with its affiliates, own and manage the former $4.5B Corus Bank, NA,
construction and loan portfolio, consisting of 101 real estate assets in a partnership with the Federal
Deposit Insurance Company.
• Managed the applications for Fannie Mae PERS Approvals, Federal Housing Authority Condo Project
Approvals and Veteran’s Administration Condominium Approvals.
• Established, manage and maintained the company’s asset file electronic data record system, while
meeting industry and the FDIC standards.
• Assembled and lead a team in building the asset file electronic data system.
• Worked in consort with VP of End User Financing in securing preferred lenders.
• Tracked lender financing trends.
November 2009
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December 2009
ZURICH NORTH AMERICA - CORPORATE LAW DEPT., Schaumburg, IL
Paralegal Consultant (Temporary Position via Spherion, a/k/a The Mergis Group, Chicago, IL)
• Assisted Corporate Governance Attorney.
• Completed filings with various states’ department of insurance, secretaries of state and other
government agencies.
• Researched corporate legal issues.
• Prepared corporate and public communications.
August 2007
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April 2008
LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL, INC., (n/k/a FirstGroup America, Inc.) Naperville, IL
Corporate Paralegal – Consultant (Temporary Position via Interview Consultants, Inc. - Chicago, IL)
• Paralegal for the entire corporate legal department.
• Negotiated, drafted, and audited various types of corporate contracts and agreements.
• Maintained corporate documents and records of the company’s subsidiaries in U.S. and Canadian.
• Conducted legal research.
• Trademarks renewals.
• Government filings.
• Processed subpoena requests.
• Negotiated solutions to legal and business issues with very little attorney supervision.
• Liaison between the legal department, other departments and branch offices.
June 2005
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May 2010
May 2006
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March 2007
July 1999
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May 2006
SCADRON FAMILY TRUST AND THE ESTATES OF MARVIN & LORETTA SCADRON
Trustee and Executor
• Preformed the duties and responsibilities of the family trust and estates’ financial and legal matters
necessary to terminate and close.
LAW OFFICE OF JAMES F. COOKE, LTD., St. Charles, IL
Real Estate Paralegal
• Managed and processed residential and commercial real estate transactions.
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC (f/k/a Rooks Pitts), Lisle, IL
Corporate Paralegal
• Managed corporate and secured transactions, and commercial real estate matters as related to the
business transaction.
• Negotiated and drafted various contracts and agreements and other documents related to the
transaction.
• Conducted and reviewed all due diligence.
• Handle clients’ corporate maintenance and corporate records.
• Incorporated and organized business entities throughout the United States and in other countries.
• Prepared and organized documents for various corporate filings in other countries.
• Assisted with the preparation of internal and external presentations.
• Prepared interoffice memorandums regarding recent changes in corporate and real estate law.
• Worked independently and closely with other attorneys and paralegals within and outside the firm,
clients, government officials, and other parties in order to successfully complete mergers &
accusations, corporate transactions and all other assigned tasks.
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JILL S. PHILMLEE 225 SANDHOLM STREET GENEVA, IL 60134
630/232-‐1815 (Home) & 630/697-‐3470 (Cell)
jill@philmlee.com
July 1997
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July 1999
SCHWARTZ & FREEMAN (n/k/a/ Michael Best & Friedrich), Chicago, IL
Corporate Paralegal
• Managed corporate maintenance and corporate transactions.
• Organized various business entities in several states.
• Drafted trade/service mark applications; and project management.
• Under the supervision of the lead attorney, solely handled a multi-million dollar corporate transaction,
from beginning to end.
• Worked closely with the opposing counsel, in all matters that pertained to the transaction, which
included drafting of certain side agreements, employment contracts, and other agreements and
documents, to successfully close the transaction.
March 1996
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February 1997
McDONALD’S CORPORATION, Oak Brook, IL
Real Estate Paralegal (Independent Contractor)
• Commercial real estate transaction for new and existing McDonald’s restaurants
• Franchise Agreement renewals.
EDUCATION
December 1993 ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL
EVELYN T. STONE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE - Paralegal Program.
General Paralegal Certificate with Honors
December 1979 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT EDWARDSVILLE, Edwardsville, IL
Bachelor of Science - School of Social Sciences with Honors
Major: Social Work Minor: Psychology
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