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4/2006 - Present

Industry: Legal Services

Finance Paralegal

Assist attorneys with drafting of documents, coordinate execution and distribution of documents, manage closings, order and review due diligence including charter documents, lien and IP searches, prepare and file UCC Financing Statements and IP Security Agreements, prepare and distribute closing books.

8/2005 - 3/2006

Industry: Banking

Real Estate Closing Coordinator

• Prepared commercial real estate loan documents• Performed and reviewed due diligence• Ordered real estate reports including surveys, appraisals, title commitments, real estate tract searches, and environmental reports• Reviewed surveys and title commitments, cleared the exceptions, prepared the escrow instructions and coordinated closings with title company• Reviewed final document packages at funding• Prepared and reviewed Uniform Commercial Code filings• Gathered and resolved open items for funding• Consulted with in-house legal department on complex transactions and document negotiations

3/2005 - 8/2005

Industry: Banking

Loan Documentation Specialist

• Analyzed documentation to extract critical information• Prepared commercial real estate, complex consumer, Small Business Administration, construction and renewal loan documentation• Performed and reviewed due diligence• Communicated with customer service representatives and relationship managers in branches to gather necessary due diligence items with the goal of completing the loan package before loan closing• Created and implemented new processes for efficiency within the team

3/2003 - 3/2005

Industry: Banking

Commercial Loan Closer

• Coordinated the entire closing process for all loans funded in the Business Banking Department, including administration, documentation, reporting, monitoring and the resolution of exceptions originating during the closing process • Managed documentation requests for the whole department including renewals, modifications and allonges; supervised Loan Administrators in preparation of the documents and reviewed the documents to insure their accuracy• Ordered real estate titles and worked with the title company to resolve exceptions for the closing• Determined and collected documents, due diligence and information needed for closing; interpreted them to ascertain compliance with loan requirements• Prepared all loan documents and complex loan modifications• Followed the procedures to make construction draws• Coordinated the closing date and conduct commercial loan closings

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8/2005 - 5/2007

Certification

American Bar Association-approved post-baccalaureate programConcentration: Corporate/Commercial Transactions Courses: Legal Research & Writing, Advanced Business Organizations, Contracts & Commercial Transactions, Secured Transactions & Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property: Patents & Trade Secrets, International Property: Trademarks & Copyrights, Law Office Computer ApplicationsGPA: 3.918

1/1998 - 5/1999

Master's Degree

Masters of Business Administration in Finance Courses: Financial Accounting, Statistical Thinking for Managers, Information Technology for Decision Making, Financial Statement Analysis,GPA: 3.38

10/1992 - 10/1997

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

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