Experience

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  Newman Williams

  • Stroudsburg, PA

  • Paralegal; Bankruptcy Paralegal

    • Jul 2008 - Dec 2018
    • Stroudsburg, PA

    Bankruptcy Paralegal specializing in post-petition Chapter 13 matters, including Claims; Claims Review; Amended Plans; Plan Confirmation and Management•Overall responsibility of all firm client files, including coordination of file closing and destruction policies•Overall responsibility for management of extremely busy department.•Preparation of bankruptcy petitions and schedules.•Preparation of a variety of motions and orders.•Correspondence, conferences and telephone conferences with clients, clerks of court, creditors, opposing counsel.• Preparation of mass mailings to clients and their creditors.•Calendaring deadlines, including follow-up to ensure timely completion of necessary tasks.

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  Rubin Bailin et al

  • New York, New York

  • Paralegal

    • Jan 1996 - Jun 2007
    • New York, New York

    • Negotiation and drafting of agreements on behalf of major record company and individual clients, including recording agreements, label deal agreements, producer agreements• Training newly hired attorneys in drafting of agreements on behalf of major record company clients• Preparing summaries of various legal documents• Design and maintain system for manually tracking option exercise dates and for exercising options at clients' direction• Maintenance of client files, including executed agreement files. Design and maintain both manual and computer based system to locate active and retired files• Supervision of clerical personnel• Preparation of litigation documents• All billing, including tracking all attorney and other billable time and disbursements, preparation of all bills, maintaining accounts receivable records and follow-up bills, maintaining accounts payable records• Direct client contact

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  Mayer, Katz, Baker, Leibowitz & Roberts, P.C.

  • New York, New York

  • Paralegal

    • Mar 1978 - Dec 1995
    • New York, New York

    • Negotiation and drafting of agreements on behalf of major record company and individual clients, including recording agreements, label deal agreements, producer agreements• Training newly hired attorneys in drafting of agreements on behalf of major record company clients• Preparing summaries of various legal documents• Design and maintain system for manually tracking option exercise dates and for exercising options at clients' direction• Maintenance of client files, including executed agreement files. Design and maintain both manual and computer based system to locate active and retired files• Supervision of clerical personnel• Preparation of litigation documents• Direct client contact