Jennifer Taylor

Experience

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  ES2 Services & Solutions

  Dec 2009 - Jan 2013

  Project Manager and Assistant Lifestyle Director

  • Assisted General Counsel and outside law firms with all legal matters. • Responsible for contract administration and integration across all sectors of ES2’s departments. • Assistant to the Regional Operations Director and CEO in regard to business development, scheduling meetings, conference calls, and interview scheduling and notetaking.• Managed all day-to-day operations for the office and staff.• Conducted research and initiated contact with potential business partners.• Planned, organized, and executed signature social events, charity events, and fundraisers that generated growth opportunities for ES2’s business development initiatives.• Developed and maintained relationships with vendors favorable pricing on goods and services in contracts, which generated substantial savings to ES2’s budget.• Lead education and training seminars for new employees as well as current employees on new policies and procedures.• Assisted in the recruitment and hiring process of new employees in coordination with the Human Resources Department.• Assisted with training staff at multiple ES2 locations.• Assist in preparing payroll and new hire paperwork. Show less

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  Red Bull

  Aug 2010 - Oct 2012

  Wings Marketing Team Member
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  Palmer Law Firm, P.A.

  Jan 2013 - Mar 2020

  Lead Paralegal

  • Responsible for all contract administration (drafting, review, and organization) and managed legal and business risks in internal and external contracts, inter-departmental communications, and management of the lifecycle process of the Palmer Law Firm’s contracts.• Drafted and negotiated releases, asset/equity purchase agreements, letters of intent, technology and licensing under attorney supervision.• Maintained attorneys’ schedules by coordinating conferences, depositions, mediations, trials, etc.• Liaison between expert witnesses, clients, and attorneys.• Maintained cases in pre-suit and in litigation.• Handled cases in settlement and distributed funds related to settled cases.• Organized and prepared files for trial; attended and assisted during trials.• Drafted legal documentation and prepared correspondences.• Assisted in the recruitment and hiring process of new employees.• Maintained organization of contracts, case files, and office documents. Show less

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  WilsonHCG

  Mar 2020 - Jan 2024

  Corporate Paralegal

  • Responsible for assisting attorneys with the global contract management and the entire life cycle process of contracts, negotiations and drafting for each business line on every continent (vendor agreements, supply agreements, master services agreements, SAAS agreements, intellectual property agreements, and licensing agreements).• Assist with document organization and protocols to help close mergers and acquisitions in the United States, Asian Markets, and Europe (including but not limited to facilitating the notarization of documents and process of apostilling).• Assist with entity management and the annual filings management for twenty-five+ entities/subsidiaries world-wide.• Develop strategic project initiatives internal contract management program.• Manage the annual global insurance renewal for all entities and work with the vendor and cross-departmentally to gather required data.• Facilitate the signing and organization of Client and Vendor contracts.• Primary contact for running and managing reports in e-signature system to provide updated reports to stakeholders about upcoming expiring contracts and managing renewals.• Maintain attorney’s schedules.• Uphold all legal records, invoices, and filings to mitigate any contractual or legal risk.• Assist in company-wide training across all regions, including conducting research to create compliance trainings and host trainings live and/or pre-recorded to the company.• Audit and maintain the company intellectual property portfolio - Trademark Registration and management, including registering necessary trademarks through the USPTO and quarterly search for trademark infringement.• Organize and manage Legal team files in shared drive as well as contract management system.• Administer and maintain all project related materials.• Facilitate day-to-day operations of requests to the Legal Department.• Handle a variety of Human Resource Department tasks while maintaining strict confidentiality. Show less

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  Afiniti

  Nov 2023 - now

  Legal Operations Manager