Corporate Paralegal
Meridian & Blake LLP · Chicago, IL
Jan, 2021 · Present
Manage end-to-end diligence workstreams for mid-market M&A transactions ($15M–$220M), including data-room indexing, request lists, and exception schedules for 20+ closed deals.
Draft and redline NDAs, vendor agreements, board consents, and simple commercial amendments under attorney supervision; cut average first-turn review cycle from 5 days to 2.
Maintain corporate minute books and entity records for 40+ portfolio and client entities across Delaware, Illinois, and California; coordinate annual reports and registered-agent filings.
Build closing binders and post-closing checklists; train 3 junior paralegals on Relativity workflows and deal-room hygiene.
Partner with associates on disclosure schedules and bring-down diligence; flagged material contract-change issues that informed purchase-price adjustments on two transactions.
Litigation Paralegal
Rothwell Legal Group · Chicago, IL
Jun, 2018 · Dec, 2020
Supported commercial litigation dockets (breach of contract, employment, and trade-secret matters) for a 12-attorney practice group.
Prepared pleadings, discovery responses, and exhibit binders; coordinated e-filing in Illinois state and Northern District of Illinois federal courts.
Managed document collections and privilege logs in Relativity; reduced review-set noise by building targeted search protocols with case teams.
Calendar critical deadlines and deposition logistics; maintained zero missed-filing incidents across a 70+ matter caseload.
Legal Administrative Assistant
Cook County Circuit Court (Temporary Assignment) · Chicago, IL
Aug, 2017 · May, 2018
Supported chambers and clerk operations with docket entry, file preparation, and courtroom logistics for high-volume civil calendars.
Digitized paper filings and organized case files for attorney and judicial access under tight same-day turnaround.