Senior Real Estate Paralegal Resume
Posted on: 2012-07-02
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MARYANNE PICCO -GUNNING
Memorial Highway, Apt. B
New Rochelle, New York
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Winston Strawn LLP, New York, NY June - present
Senior Real Estate Paralegal
- Handle all aspects of complex commercial and residential real estate transactions—title and survey review, closing due diligence and facilitation in the closing, as well as post closing follow-up.
- Daily interaction with customers, lenders, title companies, appraisers, and attorneys.
- Superior organizational and communication skills. Detail orientated and able to multitask.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, New York, NY June - June
Real Estate Paralegal/Administrator
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Handle all aspects of complex commercial and residential real estate transactions—title and survey review, closing due diligence and facilitation in the closing, as well as post closing follow-up
- Daily interaction with customers, lenders, title companies, appraisers, and attorneys.
- Superior organizational and communication skills. Detail orientated and able to multitask.
Rinaldi, Finkelstein & Franklin, LLC Greenwich, CT March – June
RFF is a captive law firm for Starwood Capital Group, a real estate private equity firm based in Greenwich, CT, involved with legal aspects of the firm's business, including acquisitions, financing, asset management.
Real Estate/Corporate Paralegal
Prepared initial drafts of documents, including but not limited to resolutions, consents, limited liability company agreements, corporate agreements, visio structure charts.
Maintained Asset files and performed customary paralegal corporate and real estate paralegal duties.
Assisted in transaction closings by coordinating distributions and obtaining signatures.
Pryor Cashman LLP – New York, NY June to January
Real Estate Paralegal
- Responsible for cooperative and condominium development (conversions and new construction).
- Purchase, sale, and refinancing of residential units.
- Prepared real estate forms, leases, and all related documents, memoranda, and correspondence.
- Managed the accounting of escrow funds, updated the daily status reports and the bonding of escrow funds.
- Interacted daily with customers, lenders, title companies, appraisers, and attorneys.
- Served as liaison between developer, counsel, lender, and customer.
Cooley Godward, LLP – New York, NY May to April
Real Estate Paralegal
- Responsible for commercial properties.
- Reviewed tenant estoppel certificates, SNDA’s, leases, titles, surveys, legal descriptions, planning and zoning reports, organizational documents, and other due diligence materials.
- Responsible for all residential closings, cooperatives, condominiums, and single residences.
- Attended closings. Prepared closing statements and adjustments, check requests, and all transfer documents. Input of ACRIS and finalization of closing binders.
- Reviewed title/survey and drafted objection memos.
- Assisted attorneys representing various commercial lenders in senior mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, and lines of credit. Financing transactions involving commercial, residential, and mixed use properties as well as new construction.
- Reviewed loan documents, organizational document and related due diligence items.
- Prepared and filed UCC financing statements.
- Drafted, edited, blacklined, assembled, duplicated, scanned, and distributed final loan documents.
- Ordered surveys and planning and zoning reports. Dealt with municipalities regarding permits and zoning requirements.
- Responsible for all post-closing, including custodial distribution and preparation of closing binders.
Spectrum Communities, LLC – Valhalla, NY September to May
Real Estate Paralegal
- Responsible for all closings for new sales for the development company.
- Completed transactions among nine separate communities in .
- Employee of the year .
- Responsible for all written and verbal communications between the developer and the customer in connection with the closing process.
- Handled the processing of purchase agreements and all other amendments relating to sales.
- Managed the accounting of escrow funds, updating the daily status reports and the bonding of escrow funds.
- Daily interaction with customers, lenders, title companies, appraisers, and attorneys.
Pappalardo & Tombini – Scarsdale, NY June to September
Real Estate Paralegal
- Acted as liaison between clients and lending institutions throughout the closing process.
- satisfied all closing requirements as directed by the funding sources.
- Scheduled, coordinated, and participated in various types of real estate closings and transactions.
Rothschild, Himmelfarb, Sher, Pearl & Giacomo, LLP – White Plains, NY
October to June
Real Estate Paralegal
- Drafted and administered documents, including contracts, title reports, escrow instructions, deeds, descriptions of property, and closing statements.
- Obtained information relating to borrowers’ financial status and mortgage payoffs.
- Maintained accurate calendar for closings.
- Conducted title searches and updated and prepared lien clearances.
- Performed post-closing work, including finalizing closing statements.
- Reviewed case files, documents, offering plans, and amendments.
- Prepared and handled UCC filings.
- Updated corporate stock books.
- satisfied any outstanding closing requirements.
- Scheduled, coordinated, and participated in various types of real estate closings and transactions.
- Acted as a liaison with clients and banks throughout the closing process.
EDUCATION
- Iona College – New Rochelle, NY – Bachelor of Arts
- Mercy College – White Plains, NY – ABA Approved Paralegal Certificate
- Westchester County Board of Realtors – Real Estate Licensing
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
- New York State/New York County Notary
- Licensed New York Real Estate Salesperson