Tiffany Clark

Experience

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  Alarcon & Associates

  Jun 2011 - Feb 2013

  Jr. Loan Modification Processor

  • Followed-up with lenders for the status of the modification request weekly for every file in review and provided clients with the update or requested the documentation that is being requested by the Lender• Answered all client's questions and/or concerns and explained the modification process• Postponed sale dates and/or got them canceled• Handled a pipeline of 750 files divided into a 4-person team• Trained and managed my own outsourced assistant

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  The Law Office of Finkelstein & Associates

  Feb 2013 - Jul 2013

  Loan Modification Processor

  • Calculated income and DTI (Debt to Income, Income VS Expenses)• Submitted complete files to the Lender with necessary forms and updated documents. Also, understands what each lender requests.• Followed-up with lenders for the status of the submitted modification request on a weekly basis and followed up with the clients.• Postponed sale dates and/or got them canceled.• Handled a pipeline of about 130 active files.• Trained and managed a full-time assistant that assisted with following up with lenders and obtaining documents from borrowers. Show less

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  Kozeny, McCubbin & Katz LLP

  Jul 2013 - May 2016

  Team Coordinator

  • Managed a team of 5 employees for the Order of Reference, Oath, and Discontinuance stages.• Delegated tasks to all employees within the department. The work is delegated based on priority since there is a heavy workload, time management is very important. There are a lot of deadlines for various reasons; these deadlines are met by monitoring them consistently.• Monitored the department's production by running production reports and updating the employees weekly reminding them of the production goals and advising them what needs to be completed to reach the goals each month in a positive and motivational manner.• Trained new hires within the department to ensure they understood the process and the importance of all the policies and procedures.• Responded to client escalations timely and professionally.• Completed client status reports and scorecards timely to ensure the deadline for every report are met.• Ran reports for employees to follow up for items in different areas throughout the stages, sets deadlines, monitors, and followed through for completion.• Handled the mail for all stages within the department to ensure all mail is handled appropriately. Show less

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  RAS Boriskin LLC

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2020

  Paralegal Manager

  Administer of the “Deceased Party Resolution” team since March 2020 that controls surrogates actions required to proceed foreclosure actions with other avenues of accomplishing service on deceased parties. Arrange interviews with individuals seeking employment with the firm. Oversaw each team members’ production and workload by running reports and exporting them to excel and using Pivot tables and charts to show current and past production. Managed all job performance concerns accordingly by adhering to firm’s policies and procedures that resulted in increased productivity.• Monitored the “Issue Resolution Team” until March 2020 that control matters regarding firm’s highest liabilities, including Statute of Limitation (SOL) reviews, motions to vacate dismissals, resolve title issues, motions to amend, post-sale title resolution pleadings, escalate referee issues that safeguard referee from executing referee’s report, and all one-off generic motions as required.• Sanctioned timecards bi-weekly that includes approving time off as requested.• Led and encouraged a team lead for three months as part of a mentoring program. I delivered professional suggestions and advice to the team lead to assist in leading their team more efficiently.• Increased the team’s production by 80% in three months without additional employees.• Maintained effective communication with clients via client systems, email, and telephone to resolve queries and provided information that assisted in continuous business improvement.• Supervised a team of legal assistants and paralegals that drafted pleadings and referred pleadings to court for filing.• Educated new staff and assisted all members by answering to their questions and assisted them in managing their workloads.• Drafted chronologies, conducted audits, reviewed all documents provided by prior counsel, and presented files correctly. Show less

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  Bee Ready Fishbein Hatter & Donovan, LLP

  Jul 2020 - Dec 2021

  Real Estate Paralegal

  Independently maintain incoming, outgoing, and internal CEMA (Consolidation, Extension, and Modification Agreement) refinances as well as Cooperative refinances and purchases for multiple lenders. Maintain communication with lenders, borrowers, and attorneys both verbally and electronically with professionalism throughout the process. Created guides and reports to assist in managing a high volume of files efficiently. Proficient in Microsoft Office, ACRIS, Simplifile/eRecording, and Close-It.• Review Title Reports and Lien Searches for refinances and purchases to confirm Title is clear. Submit a detailed review of the Title Report or Lien Search to the bank. Collaborate with the Title companies to resolve any encumbrances.• Draft UCC-3s when necessary, through the firm’s document imaging system.• Communicate with the new lender’s attorney for the outgoing CEMA requests and draft the Assignment(s) of Mortgage with the Allonge(s) as well as Lost Note Affidavits, if necessary.• Submit incoming CEMA/Cooperative collateral requests when the firm is representing the new lender for a refinance. Maintain communication with the payoff attorneys for the Collateral/CEMA documents and review once received.• Provide early preliminary Closing Disclosures (CDs) to the lender so they can submit the CD to the borrower to consent.• Submit Subordination Agreement requests as necessary to confirm client will obtain first lien position.• Request all necessary documents from the buyer’s attorney for purchases.• Maintain between 70 and 120 files at any given time.• Create a weekly status report on Excel with the status of all the outgoing CEMAs for clients.• Created a “CEMA checklist” for the firm that is utilized to ensure all information and details are immaculately presented for each person that handles the file.• Created a guide for the firm explaining the process of updating the case management system properly to ensure reports reflect accurate data. Show less

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  Westerman Ball Ederer Miller Zucker & Sharfstein, LLP

  Jan 2022 - now

  Real Estate Paralegal

  - Maintains Residential and Commercial transactions alongside attorneys. Utilizes Worldox, Microsoft Office, PCLaw, and SurePoint LMS+ daily. - Complete ACRIS Forms for Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions (RP5217, TP-584, NYC-RPT)- Prepare Deeds - Prepare Closing Statements including calculating the final adjustments. - Prepare Closing Binders once the transaction is completed. - Assist the attorneys with any legal document they may need for a transaction such as Assignment of Membership Interest, Assignment of Leases and Rents, or Purchase and Sale Agreements. - Prepare signature pages in preparation of an upcoming closing. - Prepare Corporate Organizational Charts. - Prepare Borrower Certificates (Organizational Document Certificates).- Review Title Report to clear Title for a closing. - Attends closings as needed. - Prepare UCC3 Financing Statements and Terminations. - Create redlines and blacklines. Show less

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  Coach Realtors

  Jun 2022 - Mar 2023

  Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
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  Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Babylon

  Mar 2023 - now

  Licensed Real Estate Salesperson