Director of Legal / Senior Paralegal at RetailNext, Inc.

• Apr 2016 - Present

Senior Corporate Paralegal

• Apr 2013 - Apr 2016

• Review, draft, negotiate and finalize contracts for e-commerce and online shopping business, including MSAs, NDAs, licensing, merchant, vendor, publisher, software, marketing, and other service agreements • Administer contracts through all phases from introduction, to point of contact facilitation with all involved, to indexing records into database. • Work extensively with in-house and external legal counsel and employees at all levels in all departments, to facilitate contracts and other legal matters. • Development, drafting, and updating of company contract templates, including NDA’s, merchant, agency and publisher contracts, settlement agreements, and termination letters. • Built from the ground and oversee robust contract document management system including access and permissions. • Support Sales Division with company contract policy training sessions and reviewing and negotiating various business contracts with top retailers. • Assist Marketing Team by reviewing promotional materials with an overall focus on legal topics including trademark usage guidelines and privacy. • Manage company Intellectual Property portfolio, including filing trademark applications via the USPTO, corresponding with outside counsel, conducting internal audits for compliance and cost-effectiveness, and enforcing protection of company trademarks with takedown notices. • Handle, resolve, and record all intellectual property infringement notices. • Update and maintain current privacy policies per compliance with TRUSTe program for three US websites. • Handle all litigation administration including collaboration with outside counsel, subpoena and deposition obligations, calendaring, research and provision of discovery materials, and employee testimonies. • Manage global government compliance, including preparing board materials, drafting resolutions, and annual filings. • Managed cloud-based Data Room, due diligence, and disclosure schedule for acquisition transaction.

Paralegal (Contract)

• Feb 2012 - Sep 2012

Battery, Assault & Theft Team: • Provided support for sixteen Deputy District Attorneys on BAT team. • Processed requests for discovery, including police case materials and reports, crime lab analysis reports, booking photos, etc., from a multitude of county agencies. • Retrieved police case materials for discovery purposes using SJPD’s Digital Crime Scene and SCPD’s VeriPic databases. • Scanned and bate-stamped case documents for internal DA database using Document Manager Software and scanner. Family Violence Unit: • Provided the sole paralegal support for five Deputy District Attorney’s in Family Violence Unit. • Attended court with Deputy District Attorneys to coordinate the appearances of subpoenaed victims and witnesses. • Communicated and counseled victims of family violence on the legal process and their options. • Provided large amounts of discovery materials to Public Defender’s Office and private attorneys. Juvenile Crimes Unit • Provided support for nine Deputy District Attorneys in Juvenile Crimes Ward. • Processed requests for discovery from a multitude of county agencies. • Organized the provision of discovery materials including 911/Dispatch, photos, and recorded statements to the Public Defender’s Office and private law firms. • Carefully combed all discovery documents for the purpose of redacting private information. • Composed legal correspondence and documents for court including Orders to Produce and Declarations in Support of Order. • Organized case files for easy access of information.

Office Manager

• Apr 2008 - Oct 2011

• Negotiated and composed client contracts and notices for legal publishing, ensuring compliance with California civil and commercial codes. • Conducted research on a variety of topics, including compliance with state and county business provisions, eclectic objects for auctioning, and marketing strategies. • Collaborated with clients from start to finish on all projects, to include responding to all inquiries, providing information and correspondence, contracts, availability, accountings, invoices, and reports. • Organized and maintained client database, updated forms and documents for internal use. • Performed business bookkeeping using Quickbooks, including tax document preparation. • Composed and analyzed financial reports to prioritize expenditures and sales techniques. • Managed and coordinated all scheduling, including daily auction calendar, executive’s appointments and travel arrangement, and employee work schedules.