Maria Papikian

Experience

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  LIU Post

  Jan 2013 - May 2014

  Associate Project Manager
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  KLG Karasik Law Group

  Mar 2014 - Sept 2014

  Legal Assistant

  • Kept cases organized by establishing and organizing files; monitoring calendars; meeting deadlines; documenting actions. • Helped develop cases by maintaining contact with people involved in the case; scheduling depositions; preparing and forwarding summonses and subpoenas; drafting complaints; preparing and filing discovery requests; preparing responses to opposing counsel; generating status reports.• Kept clients informed by maintaining contact; communicating case progress.• Supported case preparation by preparing case summaries and materials for mediation conferences; preparing pleadings; monitoring and obtaining discovery responses; organizing materials for team case review.• Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications.• Accomplished organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Show less

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  Evident Title Agency, Inc

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2016

  Title Agent

  Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties'​ legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities, and outlining actions needed to clear titles.Obtain maps or drawings delineating properties from company title plants, county surveyors, or assessors' offices.Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems.Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.Enter into record-keeping systems appropriate data needed to create new title records or update existing ones.Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.Direct activities of workers who search records and examine titles, assigning, scheduling, and evaluating work, and providing technical guidance as necessary.Summarize pertinent legal or insurance details, or sections of statutes or case law from reference books so that they can be used in examinations, or as proofs or ready reference.Retrieve and examine real estate closing files for accuracy and to ensure that information included is recorded and executed according to regulations.Assess fees related to registration of property-related documents.Prepare and issue title commitments and title insurance policies based on information compiled from title searches.Prepare real estate closing statements, using knowledge and expertise in real estate procedures. Show less

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  Mega Title LLC

  Dec 2016 - Jul 2021

  Title Officer

  Clearance and post closing Departments

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  Leader Learning Center

  Apr 2023 - now

  Founder and CEO of Leader Learning Center