James A. Looney II
·216-407-4389 · jal121160613@gmail.com·
EXPERIENCE
Baker
& McKenzie, LLP, Chicago,
Illinois
April, 2012-Present
Legal
Project Assistant
§ Work directly with principal through associate level
attorneys of a global leading firm with an emphasis on Corporate &
Securities, Real Estate, Project Finance & Development and Energy &
Renewables;
§ Broad range of multifaceted responsibilities include
preparing & drafting audit responses, drafting of resolutions,
maintenance of minute books, records and general corporate governance;
indexing of title documents and related underlying documents, UCC & IRS
research and filing; management of firm and client data rooms; preparation of
closing document such as opinions, officer and secretary certificates and
related exhibits; editing of transactional related documents; organization
and maintenance of attorney, client and third party documents;
§ Drafting of various business development materials across
multiple areas of law and sub practice groups; client specific research in
conjunction with regional capability statements; drafting of press releases,
news highlights and client alerts on an ad-hoc basis; editorial
responsibility for submission to various internal and external publications
regarding relevant deals and client oriented information; and
§ Responsibility for client care relations and related
correspondence; logistical responsibility domestic and international firm and
client engagements; management of accounts payable and receivable; team
oriented work approach with various firm departments relating to domestic and
regional initiatives.
Law Offices of Susan M. Gray,
Rocky River,
Ohio
January, 2011-January, 2012
Legal
Assistant
§ Worked directly with the attorney on multiple aspects of
bankruptcy, litigation, tort, real estate, and probate matters;
§ Coordinated day-to-day management and administration of a
legal practice such as composition of case relevant motions and briefs,
significant amounts of research in support of on going litigation, public
records and court searches, court calendar management, client consultation,
deposition scheduling, and composition of majority of office correspondence;
§ Liaison between attorneys, clients, health care providers,
insurance carriers, opposing counsels, third party vendors and government
agencies to ensure open lines of communication and observance of
time-sensitive deadlines; and
§ Responsible for creation of business development materials
for community outreach and public relations campaign.
Knowledge College Inc.,
Cleveland, Ohio
August, 2008 – October, 2010
Program
Manager
§
Program Manager for Cleveland’s largest supplemental educational
service, a federally funded tutoring program in Cleveland’s Municipal School
District (CMSD);
§
Responsible for development and implementation of business services
for program;
§
Planned and administered logistical operations for 130+
students grades K-8 and 15 tutors such as attendance, curriculum
supplementation, individual monthly progress reports and compilation of
invoices for submission to CMSD; and
§ Communicational Liaison between parents, teachers, tutors,
students and company owners
§ Drafted majority of business development and public
relations materials for tutoring sight. Exceeded quality standards as set by
State of Ohio through an average 30% increase in student scores between pre-
and post-tutoring assessments.
§ Cleveland State University; Cleveland, Ohio
§ Bachelor of Arts in
History
§ Minors: Philosophy, English
§ Multiple Time Dean’s List
Recipient
Additional
Skills/Training:
§ MS Office proficient - Word,
PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook;
§ Several years experience
prioritizing and multitask in hectic corporate setting under hard deadlines;
§ Excellent interpersonal
communication and teaming skills; and
§ Tangible organizational and motivational
skills.