Jennifer Negro

Experience

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  Baron Associates P.C.

  Jan 2000 - Mar 2003

  Paralegal

  ● Assisted managing attorney with various litigation matters for plaintiff’s personal injury firm.● Litigation management and drafting of responsive pleadings, discovery responses and motions. ● Set-up of Independent Medical Examinations and No-fault exams.● Trained new staff on various programs.

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  Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke LLP

  Mar 2003 - Jul 2004

  Legal Assistant

  ● Assisted two partners and one associate with various litigation matters. ● Prepared and revised letters, memorandums and pleadings for filing. ● Prepared and revised client invoices. ● Organized and maintained litigation documents and files.● Coordinate business meetings, dinner reservations, and travel arrangements.

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  Goodwin Procter LLP

  Jul 2004 - May 2007

  Legal Assistant

  ● Assisted three litigation associates with various pharmaceutical patent, trademark, patent prosecution and litigation matters.● Organized and maintained litigation documents and files.● Organized and prepared documents and outlines for trial.● Prepared and revised opinion letters, memorandums and various pleadings.● Pulled patents and file histories.

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  Latham & Watkins LLP

  May 2007 - May 2012

  Legal Assistant

  ● Assisted an environmental partner, two litigation associates and a senior paralegal with various case matters.● Revised, submitted and handled complex client invoices as well as handle any billing issues.● Prepared and submitted attorney expense reports. ● Maintain and schedule attorney’s calendars.● Organized and maintained litigation documents and files.● Coordinated monthly departmental meetings and business meetings.● Heavy client contact.● Mentored and trained secretaries on various programs as well as staff on new business intake program. Show less

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  Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C.

  Jun 2012 - Apr 2018

  ●Handled multiple residential real estate transactions from pre-closing to post-closing.● Assisted with due diligence and preparation of closing documents forcommercial real estate financing transactions for lender.● Reviewed title binders, surveys and preparation of closing documents whiletracking pivotal dates throughout each transaction.● Acted as a liaison between clients, realtors, lenders and title companies.● Assisted two retired Superior Court Judges with Mediations, Arbitrations andSpecial Discovery Master cases and assist partner with variouscorporate matters such as entity formations and dissolutions as well asMunicipal Court matters involving traffic violations. Show less ● Assisted two retired Superior Court Judges with Mediations, Arbitrations andSpecial Discovery Master cases as well as a partner with various litigationcase matters.● Assisted in the preparation and filing of various lemon law pleadings withvarious courts in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.● Coordinated and prepared settlement documents for lemon law matters.● Coordinated and maintained complex litigation calendars.● Answered phones. Maintained attorney and client files.● Heavy client contact. Show less

  • Paralegal

    Aug 2016 - Apr 2018

  • Legal Assistant

    Jun 2012 - Aug 2016
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  OceanFirst Bank

  Apr 2018 - Sept 2019

  Paralegal

  • Prepared closing documents for commercial lending and small business transactions.• Reviewed all entity documents to determine corporate structure and ensure entity is in compliance.• Reviewed all title commitments and complied with any requirements needed to convey clear title for commercial bank sales. • Prepared all relevant closing documents for commercial bank sales. • Reviewed and responded to subpoenas.• Review lender's title policy for accuracy.

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  Sanchez Law

  Sept 2019 - now

  Senior Paralegal/Manager