Carlos Irizarry
Legal Operations | Ph.D Candidate
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About
As a highly skilled candidate with a wide range of academic experience, I have a wealth of knowledge and expertise to bring to any legal department. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated the ability to provide sound legal advice, and guidance to companies, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations while protecting the interests of the organization, with a deep understanding of legal concepts, extensive research, and writing skills. I am adept at crafting complex legal documents and presenting them professionally.
I also can work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives. Overall, I am a valuable asset to any legal team, bringing a unique combination of legal, academic, and professional expertise.
Experience
New Jersey Attorney General Office, Policy Trenton, NJ
Senior Legal Specialist
March 2023 - Current
- Participate in the policy dialogue on legal aspects of implementing social protection programs
- Work with government officials to gather and analyze laws and regulations related to the implementation of the law
- Participate in implementing new legal case management systems, which includes configuring automated workflows for legal document automation and processes
- Utilize Power Automate to automate workflows
- Collaborate with vendor management and stakeholders on litigation and cases
- Participate in meetings with senior government officials and project implementation units
- Prepared PowerPoint presentations, and made presentations as required
- Support the Corporate Legal Services department as its head contract specialist.
Manager of Legal Operations
02/2016 - 11/2022
- Managed Legal Operations, Financials, and Risk Analysis
- Managed a legal team of 25 as lead supervisor
- Provided oversight and direction to a legal team as head supervisor
- Oversaw and led legal software implementations
- Drafted and reviewed legal documents and provided oversight to streamline operations;
- Assessed current and future process improvement and technology landscape for internal and external e-billing and matter management legal software such as Lexus Nexus, West
- Law, and Council Link- similar to HighQ
- Maintained and supported data-driven systems
- Extensively created governance, compliance, and licensing reports using Lexus Nexus
- Reviewed and analyzed LLC agreements and SEC transactions
- Provided vendor management with 300 vendors
- Constructed legal research, and presented legal advice.
Education
Liberty University Ph.D. in Law and Public Policy / Contracts Certificate (CPCM)
Pennsylvania State University School of Law J.D/M.P.S
- Fulfilled ABA-approved BAR requirements
- Honors Society graduate
- Simultaneously acquired a Master in International Law
- Dean's List/Honors student, Member of the Accounting and Finance Society
- Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- Member of Habitat for Humanity
