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Resume:
M.K. Wood
Sr. Paralegal / Asset Operations Management
Bridge City, TX 77611
***********@*****.***
Attached hereto please find my resume for consideration for the available position. I would be a diligent addition to your team! I'm energetic, pride myself on excellence and integrity. My 28+ years of legal, Executive Administration and accounting work strongly in many areas for your company. Additionally, I also have 10 years of property and commercial asset management which is also a bonus for your firm and/or clients. It's all about client/customer satisfaction while meeting all goals. Strongly diverse in administration and legal matters including but not limited to data entry, contract law, trusts & wills, probate, personal injury, environmental, DTPA, Labor Board, EEOC, Worker's Comp, Med-Mal, all banking, creditor's rep in bankruptcy, corporate law, real estate law are other areas of expertise along with personal injury. E-filing, research, ordering and summarizing medical records and creating document management and indexing. Additionally, Landlord/ Tenant law which would broaden areas of the company's mission. I am certified as CAM, Multi-Family, Apartment Manager and have taken all Real Estate courses. I'm just waiting on an exam date. Though I have no plans as a Realtor. The courses strengthen my real estate knowledge. Diverse skills in senior management, AP/AC, administrative rolls, customer service, daily and monthly financials, payroll, employee onboarding, PO's, taxes, leasing specialist, superb commercial and property management, proficient document management, dependability, strategic, detailed and a self-starter. Motivated for the very best client experience, diligent in office management and lease/contract issues . There by further more assisting in the profits, success, client satisfaction and achievement of the overall mission. Advanced knowledge of construction process, permits, inspections, bidding process & research to find upcoming projects, strict deadlines and accuracy of specs: Architectural/Mechanical and Environmental when needed. I have over seen 100's of construction projects over the years. The time gap of in office work was due to full time in home care of my elderly Mother until her rent passing. During this time frame I would work part time on cases via remote a previous employer Mr. Kebodeaux. Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Sr. Paralegal / Asset Operations Manager
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers-Beaumont, TX March 2010 to September 2020
• all IBBI properties sold
DAILY LEGAL AREA:
Responsible for all operational, on-boarding, financial and legal aspects of the local union members. Refinery specific ISTC training scheduling, safety training certification, OSHA member requirements, draft & edit work site contracts with specific national chemical refineries, calendared all deadlines, draft pleadings, motions, successful and diligent document specialist for all sites/projects for each chemical refinery, calendar meetings, set up all parties for depositions and discovery & court deadlines, trial pleadings & notebooks, answered all discovery documents as to prepare for litigation should no settlement is met. Drafted all real estate documents as needed. Result driven confidence in all matters. Soared in performance and profitability. Achieved revenue enhancement, capital improvements by 80%, information reporting, and compliance with all applicable laws and company policies. HR, Payroll, Accounts Payable & Receivables, vendor cost negotiations, all banking & tax matters. Achieved and promoted a 100% commitment to providing the best possible and profitable experience for the Union. Software:
Trialworks, ProDoc, Word, QuickBooks, Adobe, Nuance, Outlook,Excel, PowerPoint, MS Access, etc. REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT:
Solely Managed (3) Communities with 620 units. These along with an 81,487 sq. ft commercial office complex with 200+ offices and 22 commercial buildings & retail fronts. Supervised:
• Fast paced oriented and team
• Enthusiastic oriented personnel.
• Responsible for the operating performance of all property's profitability, vendor cost decrease, ability to re specs, CAD, architectural, engineering and mechanical, successful in obtaining permits and construction issues through final city/fire inspections.
• Full knowledge of LIHTC for specific properties.
• VERY strict vetting new tenants or buyers by personally calling to confirm employment, legitimate lease history, banking history, criminal & credit background of all potential tenants and occupants.
• Ensure timely collection of rents while remaining aware of accruing late fees and exercising legal collection efforts. Enforces evictions for non-payment of rent. Including all E-Filing, court appearances.
• Prepare and calendar renewal of leases, calendar Notice to Vacate D/L, send Notice of Late Fees, Notice of Violations and rate increases when needed.
• Monthly inspections for persons not listed on the lease. Exercised sound judgement while dealing directly with acquisitions and all property expenditures.
• Supervise make ready condition of vacant units in accordance with make ready inspections' policy.
• Decrease vendor costs by 40%
• Ensures vendors/maintenance perform their scope of work after receiving vendor COI's in keeping with company policy standards, TAA rules, verify all renter insurance policies and COI's of vendors
• Advertising and marketing properties by social media, post on all rental sites, drive higher percentage of traffic. Stay abreast of market rates. Demonstrate strong sales programs to drive traffic to our community.
• Responsible for the oversight of the physical condition of the properties. Supervise daily maintenance and preventative maintenance, GC of all build outs, scope changes, safety standards & permits on commercial properties.
• Manages tenant relations, ensuring issues are responded to quickly and appropriately.
• Informed tenants of lease contract, rental payment procedures, late fees, violations and other policies of the property, as outlined in the leases and law of the lease agreement. Oversee asset expenditures, post payments, receipts, deposits, financial reports, document maintenance and monitor expenses. Prepares or reviews all invoices for accuracy prior to submission. Monitors budget and reports on variances for the approved operations of all assets, contracts and accounting. Software: Blue Moon, AppFolio, Yardi, Resman, QuickBooks, all MS software, etc. Sr. Paralegal to Managing Partner/Founder
Law Office of Keith Kebodeaux & Associates 409-***-****-Beaumont, TX January 2003 to March 2013
Solely worked cases from intake to trial with little or no supervision with excellent trial verdict results. Mr. Kebodeaux is Board Certified in multiple area of law. He is the "go to" Appellate Certified Attorney in multiple states. He formerly represented Phillip Morris in the historic Tobacco case. Calendared, maintained, met all filing deadlines, efficiently produced drafts from original petition, discovery, motions to compel up to jury charge.
Areas of law: personal injury, probate, oil & gas, medical malpractice, some family, real estate and all corporate related matters. Handled heavy dictation, document coding, ordered & tracked all medical records/ expenses, cataloged discovery and medical records with a document index for each case and detailed filing. All general office procedures with document management, case management software, E-file, MS
Word/PowerPoint/Access/Excel, ProDocs, Adobe, Outlook, Trialworks, Abacus, QuickBooks. Paralegal/Office Administrator
Ted L. Walker & Associates 409-***-****-Jasper, TX October 1998 to January 2003
Lead Paralegal to Managing Partner Ted L. Walker for both Jasper & Houston locations: supervised and coordinated three legal assistants, file clerk and receptionist. Solely worked cases from intake to trial with little or no supervision with excellent trial verdict results. Calendared, maintained and met all filing deadlines, produced legal pleadings from original petition to jury charge. Responsible for all phases of discovery which included answering discovery from opposing parties, draft pleadings in all phases of litigation. Areas of law daily: real estate, corporate, probate, family, personal injury, medical malpractice, Creditor representation in bankruptcy, family, real estate, all corporate related matter litigation, all banking legal issues and collections for Sterling Bank (now owned by Comerica) and all First National Banks of Jasper, Kirbyville and Newton, Texas. Handled heavy dictation, document management coding, ordered & tracked all medical records & expenses from the Custodian of Records, summarized discovery and medical records and prepared document indexing for each case, all general office procedures with document management in MS Access I created. Solely responsible for the coordination of environmental litigation development of an entire town's polluted property, wells, water & air, extensive research of environmental toxin related chemical issues to connection of cancer clusters related to a paper mill, property investigation documentation, in home personal detailed interview of clients, researching factual history of work exposure, home chemical exposure, childhood exposure and medical issues, water and soil sampling of residential homes, chain of custody requirements for samples; chemical corporate defendant asset exploration, coordination of town meetings, supervision of all client related events, discovery documents maintained in MS Access database I designed for litigation support, legal research, all probate matters and general office tasks. Office administrative duties for the Jasper office: Supervised multiple employees, accounts payable and receivable, maintaining and production of yearly budget, computer software maintenance, task coordination for staff hiring evaluations marketing, human resource issues; maintained office records in MS Access, Word, Outlook,
ProDocs, WordPerfect and Quick Books
Legal Assistant / Document Specialist
Texas Tobacco Litigation-Port Arthur, TX
September 1995 to October 1998
Original tobacco attorneys include Forbes 5 top grossing attorneys Walter Umphrey & Wayne Reaud. Others include Glen Morgan, John Eddie Williams, Joe Rice, Dicky Scruggs along with many State AG's across the country.
Researched legal and medical issued for the historic tobacco cases, draft pleadings, prepared discovery as the individual plaintiff cases originally began. Designed and developed specific MS Access databases for tobacco discovery documents related projects, trouble-shooting and "back-up" records for database preservation. Master Docket Administrator for Texas Tobacco case and Louisiana oral tobacco cases. Administrator of all tobacco documents for multiple state Attorney General offices and supporting attorneys across the US. Designated as Tobacco
Almanac Administrator - maintained discovery production database, produced all reports with issues of need, maintained litigation and trial notebooks, desktop publishing, West Law legal research, Lexis research, preserved Brown and
Williamson Document Archives Phillip Morris, R.J. Reynolds and the Louisiana original Castano oral tobacco lawsuit documents, taught weekly software classes to department for Access use, ABACUS, handled heavy dictation, document coding, summarized discovery and medical records, all general office procedures.
Education
Associate's Degree in Paralegal Studies
Tarrant Community - Arlington, TX
January 1993 to August 1995
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science
Lamar University - Beaumont, TX
June 1989 to December 1992
Skills
• Legal Research
• Accounts Payable
• Document Management
• Lexis-Nexis
• Multi-line phone systems
• Customer acquisition
• Customer retention
• Customer service
• Microsoft Access
• Database Administration
• Office Management
• Human Resources
• LIHTC
• Event Planning
• E-FILING
• Public relations
• Public speaking
• Trial litigation
• QuickBooks
• Microsoft Excel
• Accounts Receivable
• Financial Report Writing
• Budgeting
• Proofreading
• Market Analysis
• Management
• Databases
• General Ledger Accounting
• Negotiation
• Recruiting
• Sage
• Leadership
• Supervising experience
• Typing
• Information management
• Records management
• Business development
• Adobe Acrobat
• Cash handling
• Balance sheet reconciliation
• Google Docs
• Yardi
• Property Management
• Microsoft Outlook
• Medical Management
• Account Reconciliation
• Filing (10+ years)
• Journal Entries
• Docket Management (10+ years)
• Real estate lease negotiations (10+ years)
• Lexis-Nexis (10+ years)
• Property leasing (10+ years)
• Property management (10+ years)
• Strategic planning (10+ years)
• Tableau (5 years)
• Mergers & acquisitions (10+ years)
• Payroll
• Tax experience
• Invoicing
• Insurance compliance all parties
• Office management
Certifications and Licenses
Certified Legal Assistant
Present
Certified Court Child Advocate
Present
Certified Asset Manager
Present
Certified Commercial Property Manager
Present
Certified Multi-Family Property Manager
Present
Medical Management Paralegal
August 2008 to Present
Certified Apartment Manager
April 2011 to Present
Assessments
Legal skills — Proficient
November 2021
Supporting legal procedures, preparing documents, doing research, and collecting client information in a legal setting
Full results: Proficient
Customer service — Proficient
March 2022
Identifying and resolving common customer issues
Full results: Proficient
Attention to detail — Proficient
June 2023
Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information
Full results: Proficient
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