Corporate Paralegal

• Feb 2020 - Present

Senior Corporate Paralegal, Stock Plan Administrator

• Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

- Administer the company’s equity incentive plan, information and records. Process new hire and annual grants, terminations, and vests by working with transfer agent and internal stakeholders. - Draft public company minutes and corporate resolutions. - Preparation of, and assistance with, SEC filings including proxy and Section 16. - Contribute to preparation of board meeting agendas and materials in the Diligent portal. - Oversee corporate entity governance, including preparing and filing documents required for formation, ongoing compliance, and foreign qualification of legal entities. - Support commercial contract process by assisting with the drafting and review of master service agreements, managing and reporting on workflow throughout negotiation process, and coordinating execution. - Deemed Insider / blackout period management. - Maintain legal department records and contract database. - Work with other members of the legal team as well as other company functional departments on special projects and initiatives including developing and maintaining department resources and playbooks. - Identify and implement improvements to current legal department and cross-functional operations and workflows. - Provide assistance with in-progress merger and acquisition legal efforts including data room management and coordinating with various groups for due diligence. Show less

Contract Lead, Corporate Paralegal

• Nov 2015 - Sep 2019

- Reporting structure: one direct report, reports to Managing Counsel. - Primary point of contact for contract needs and matters across all business departments. - Administer all aspects of the contract lifecycle from initiation through post-execution and termination while working with in-house counsel, internal, and external stakeholders. - Draft variety of contracts using appropriate templates including master and standard service, collaboration, consulting, confidentiality, vendor, amendment, and termination agreements. Review and redline of non-SomaLogic contract forms under attorney supervision. - Evaluation of contract terms, including intellectual property and licensing, for inclusion on material contract disclosure list for potential investors. - Regular reporting and follow-up with contract stakeholders to distribute relevant information and facilitate amendments or terminations as necessary. - Responsible for establishing current-state SalesForce process to track and maintain contract terms and conditions in addition to repository for historical contracts. - Primary point of contract for new contract management system implementation. Responsible for RFP process, managing milestones, creating work flows, and coordinating needs across stakeholders. - Quarterly compliance certifications related to debt agreement obligations. - Executive committee appointments to represent Legal and contracting needs: Business Systems Infrastructure Project Team, Operating Systems/Clinical Data Management Project Team, Decision-Making Framework Project Team, Facilities Master Planning Committee, and Green Environment Committee. Show less

Paralegal, Assistant Corporate Secretary

• Jan 2013 - Nov 2015

-Reports to Senior Vice President / Corporate Secretary / Head Counsel -Assistant Corporate Secretary of 27 subsidiary companies -Member of the Broomfield Community Contribution Advisory Committee -Corporate Records Management for parent and 31 subsidiary companies -Draft Board and Shareholder minutes and consents. -Prepare forms for entity formations, name reservations, and amendments. -Support for merger and acquisition documents and processes. -Filing and maintenance of corporate records books. -AVS / OSM updates. -General support for all Board meetings. -General Diligent Boardbooks portal maintenance. -Update and maintain corporate entity jurisdiction filings. -Manage NACD / Agenda subscriptions. -Maintain corporate subsidiary management system -Responsible for transfer of all historical hard copy corporate records to electronic system and maintenance thereafter. -Update for changes to structure, Directors/Officers, corporate information, etc. -Run / update / create reports for mine sites, tax, treasury, etc. -Support for SEC filings including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Form 4’s etc. -Manage updates to proxy statement -Review documents and laws to assist attorneys with projects as needed. -Compile Director and Officer Questionnaires -Coordination of “Deemed Insiders” list updates and blackout period notifications Show less

Contracts Administrator, Paralegal

• Sep 2011 - Jan 2013

- Reports directly to President. - Monitor all ongoing projects and support project managers and other operations staff for proper administration of the projects’ commercial and legal aspects. - Oversight of 2011 corporate merger / name change in regards to licensing and registration requirements, Department of Revenue requirements, and contract assignments. - Complete all letter of credit and bonding requirements for all contracts (including international projects); record all letters of credit and bonds issued by GPC in SAP. - Continuously update and maintain state requirements for right to work and other general corporate reporting requirements. - Maintain records of state contractor license requirements and renewals ensuring full compliance. - Maintenance of document control system. - Research all bid bonding requirements to support Sales activity. - Manage and oversee the issuance of all Pre-Lien notices, stop notices and ensure that activities to perfect filed liens occurs. - Maintain and control corporation records including, Minutes, Resolutions, Articles of Association, and Change in Company Name. - Prepare and file Secretary of State annual reports. Show less

Legal Services Administrator

• Dec 2008 - Sep 2011

- Process renewals of all Secretary of State licenses, Engineering, Contractor, and Architecture licenses, Annual Reporting requirements and misc. mandatory licenses (total of 247 licenses and registrations) for MWH Americas, MWH Constructors, MWH Global and subsidiary companies for all US states. Also responsible for research of statutes and regulations for any requirements for additional licenses as needed. - Point of contact for all domestic Certificates of Authority. Gather required data, verification of proper signature authorities, draft, and coordinate signatures. - Review of Subcontracts. - Review of Non-Disclosure and Teaming Agreements. Additional responsibilities have included review and modification of MWH’s standard NDA Agreement, overhauling format to include macros and protection formatting, and maintenance on MWH’s intranet site. - Coordination of MWH vendor’s bankruptcy documents and proceedings. - Monitor and track all deadlines for approximately 65 patents and trademarks, both domestically and internationally. Coordinate gathering and delivery of all information to outside counsel for required filings. - Drafting and delivery of litigation Retainer Agreements for outside counsel. - Process company-wide requests for D&B reports. - Litigation and legal department expense tracking. - Involved in multiple workplace volunteer committees. Lead team member of the Spring Volunteer Committee Haitian Earthquake Fundraiser. 2010 and 2011 Holiday Party Planning Committees. Show less

1031 Exchange Manager

• 2004 - Oct 2008

- Managed and coordinated all aspects of the 1031 Exchange process for over $315,000,000 worth of real estate annually. - Created and implemented multiple organizational processes directly reducing document preparation time, improved business filing system functionality, and accessibility to records. - Direct interaction with clients, realtors, title companies, lenders and attorneys on a daily basis. - Coordinated all office scheduling and calendaring of closings and deadlines. - Settlement statement and document preparation. - Title commitment review. - Preparation of legal binders. - New hire training. - Additional responsibilities included writing and typing correspondence, assistance with entity formation and management of office databases. Show less