Attracta Abulu

Experience

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  Thomson Reuters

  Feb 2000 - now

  •As a senior editor I review, enhance and classify high volume of all cases brought in federal courts to United States Code Annotated.•As subject matter expert, I analyze litigation alleging violations of the Constitution, Intellectual property, the tax Code, federal contracts, environmental law, education law, arbitration, federal civil rights actions and other legal topics.•Partner with teams to determine needs of customers and implement superior legal products to exceed customer expectations.•Institute best practices among team members to contribute to long-term plans for organization business processes.•Partner with cross-functional teams to conduct thorough discovery and due diligence on existing processes.•Implement brand and demand strategies to meet revenue targets for business services and products.•Identify inefficiencies in existing processes, investigated solutions, and tracked performance following implementation of improvements.•Collaborate with team to define business requirements for organizational processes, achieve productivity standards and adhere to accuracy standards.•Identify opportunities to deliver added value to existing products.•Partner with teams to determine needs of customers and implement superior legal products to exceed customer expectations.•Institute best practices among team members to contribute to long-term plans for organization business processes.•Partner with cross-functional teams to conduct thorough discovery and due diligence on existing processes.•Implement brand and demand strategies to meet revenue targets for business services and products.•Identified inefficiencies in existing processes, investigated solutions, and track performance following implementation of improvements.•Collaborate with team to define business requirements for organizational processes, achieve productivity standards and adhere to accuracy standards.•Designed and manage departmental wide and team intranet websites. Show less • Culture Champion (2015 – 2020) - Promoted Thomson Reuters culture and values by advocating trainings and activities for teams across the company.• Member of Taskforce, Black Employee Network (2012 – present)-participated in increasing membership and visibility by curating events that galvanized our members. Planned volunteer activities such as the annual school supply driven and plan employee professional and personal development programs. •Communication and public speaking trainer, for Black Employee Network student mentorship program•Member and public speaking and communication trainer and coach for presenters during the Early Careers Network (2015 – 2018) popular annual Ignite event, a public speaking forum attracting over 150 people. • Coached employees presenting at Grace Hopper Women in Technology Conference as part of Toastmasters employee resource team• Communication and public speaking trainer for marketing interns, employee and management Mentoring Circles•Specialist, Diversity and Inclusion (2013 – 2018) - Served on panels and focus groups instrumental in formulating Thomson Reuters’ diversity and inclusion framework. Business Resource Group leader panels; led to revamp of Human Resources employee engagement process, management diversity, accountability training and establishment of the first and only management training program for black employees. Show less •Fielded several hundred monthly client contacts, assisted clients with in-depth legal research and analysis and training on Westlaw databases.•Thrived in high paced environment that constantly required attention to detail and simultaneous problem-solving skills.•Trained clients and sales representatives on proper research techniques to reduce research costs and streamline workflow.•Marketing and sales analyst for suite of over 25 legal solutions and Thomson Reuters products.•Optimized internal and external client relationships to secure related products and drive growth in sales channel.•Extensive project management experience partnering with local and global customer frontline teams to resolve day-to-day issues. Show less

  • New Employee Onboarding Facilitator

    Jan 2017 - now

  • User Experience Projects

    Feb 2012 - now

  • Senior Attorney Editor

    Jan 2004 - now

  • Privacy Counsel (On secondment)

    Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advocate

    Feb 2015 - Jan 2021

  • Reference Staff Attorney

    Feb 2000 - Dec 2004