Corporate/Tax Paralegal at Patton Boggs LLP
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Corporate/Tax Paralegal at Patton Boggs LLP
Washington D.C. Metro Area
(Partnership; Law Practice industry)
August 2006 — August 2009 (3 years 1 month)
- Managed $10 billion international portfolio of direct real estate, private equity investments and hedge funds
- Acted as liaison between client and third party vendors: asset managers, auditors, private equity firms, hedge funds
- Designed online knowledge database of client's corporate/transactional information; improved attorney productivity and reduced wasteful billing
- Coached and trained over 20 attorneys, paralegals, and additional support staff in client's corporate structure, investments, transaction procedures
- Negotiated terms of $60 million Letter of Credit necessary to close complex real estate transaction
- Researched tax treatment and organizational structures of partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations relating to clients' investments in direct real estate, private equity, hedge funds
(Educational Institution; Research industry)
June 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 1 month)
- Researched Palestinian economy under supervision of resident professor
- Produced research paper "Reinventing the Wheel? A Proposal for Israeli-Palestinian Resolution in the 1970's and the Oslo Accords of 1994"
(Legal Services industry)
June 2003 — June 2005 (2 years 1 month)
- Supported clients of full service electronic security company holding over 70% of DC market
- Conducted on-site visitation, product presentations/demonstrations, facility tours, and conferences.
- Facilitated design, sales, installation, and enhancement of equipment in building and tenant properties
- Nurtured numerous client relationships with monthly services valued up to $100,000
- Served as resource of choice for international real estate development firms
- Designed and oversaw installation and maintenance of new biometric security systems valued at over $25,000
(Legal Services industry)
September 2002 — December 2002 (4 months)
Managed office for property management company specializing in Class A commercial real estate
Assisted with supervision of six employees and contracted vendors
(Legal Services industry)
January 2002 — September 2002 (9 months)
Researched and correlated logistical data and other documents used in international litigation cases for Bates White
MBA , 2009 — 2011 (expected)
NA , Public Policy Program , 2001 — 2001
1999 — 2001
Diploma , 1994 — 1998