Jennifer H Hamm

Legal professional with a proven track record for successfully managing multiple projects across various disciplines. Accustomed to handling large numbers of concurrent business requests with multiple legal teams, coordinating litigation schedules, managing their deadlines, while keeping abreast of best practices and maintaining compliance.

Paralegal, Corporate Secretary, & Board Member - BALDWIN COUNTY LANDS ASSOCIATION - Whiting, IN

(2022-02)

• Prepared resolutions and distributed corporate minutes for annual meetings.
• Researched and negotiated real estate, oil, and gas leases.
• Filed the annual taxes for the shareholders.
• Filed FOIA documents with the TX RRC in an effort to gain accurate ownership information and production records.
• Filed litigation documents to secure TX parcel with active oil/gas wells for the family.

Legal Coordinator for National Geographic - WAVSYS Contracting Co. - Washington, DC

(2019-08 - 2020-09)

Provided litigation, business, and corporate support to senior NGP attorneys in the areas of maps, magazines, international trademark licensing, book deals, business due diligence and technology.

• Reviewed and organized action files providing up to date information to senior staff and Colleagues.
• Managed internal processes for getting legal and business invoices through accounting via Workday that required department approval similar to my budgetary experience with Congress.
• Collaborated in the preparation of first round agreements, responded to comments, input red-lines, and completed contract negotiations until contracts were closed.
• When Disney took over, the system changed to SAP. I learned the process from home using U-Tube videos and managed to extend my contract for a full year during the COVID shut-down.

Paralegal Corporate/Real Estate - RANDSTAD Employment Staffing - Baltimore, MD

(2017-09 - 2018-02)

Supporting the General Counsel for the Housing Opportunities Commission

• Provided full-time admin/transactional support to the new Assistant General Counsel.
• Prepared closing books from past transactions to assist the General Counsel with current distributions.
• Prepared closing certificates and exhibits for filings.
• Managed the preparation and filing of UCC-1s and UCC-3s protecting the loans acquired for real estate parcels.
• Drafted form documents for closings and assisted with the editing and proofing.
• Conducted research on public housing issues that came up via the Public Information Act.
• Redlined contracts and drafted management agreements for Condominium buildings.

Financial Liaison Officer/LAO - US Capitol Police - Office of Employment Counsel - Washington, DC

(2010-05 - 2016-09)

• Provided litigation support to the Employment Counsel.
• Crafted the annual OEC office budget for Congressional review and authorization.
• Managed the preparation and handling of sensitive documentation and related materials between Agencies, Divisions, and Officers.
• Cite checked documents using Westlaw for court filings.
• Interviewed and hired staff in addition to planning, ordering, and procuring staff training.
• Prepared and processed requisitions and purchase orders in Momentum for supplies and equipment.
• Digested depositions.
• Coordinated the preparation of exhibits for pleadings.
• Reviewed and responded to FOIA requests providing up-to-date information in accordance with the rules and regulations. Prepared redactions, scanned and uploaded responsive documents, created holds, drafted and distributed letters requesting relevant subject matter requests to/from Division heads. Reviewed and processed responsive documents.

Paralegal - Business Transactions - Venable LLP - Washington, DC

(2007-11 - 2010-05)

• Served as primary contact to a commercial real estate client.
• Drafted LLC entities in MD to hold all acquired properties, drafted operating agreements and qualified the newly formed entities in their local jurisdictions.
• Maintained local compliance filings for all acquired properties in the fifty states.
• Created an Excel spreadsheet for evidence of all formations and dissolutions for the client.
• Drafted corporate resolutions and shareholder minutes for company clients.
• Conducted UCC searches for partners, cleared issues and presented results.
• Responsible for reviewing monthly due diligence documents for the draft of opinion for group Partner's review and comment.
• Assisted with regulatory and compliance research via the SEC for public company clients based in New York.
• Procured EIN numbers for new companies from the IRS and prepared new stock issuances for newly formed companies post formation.
• Worked with the environmental litigation group in preparation of defense briefs by proofreading documents and helping with discovery requests.
• Responded to FOIA requests in accordance with the rules and regulations.

Team Leader/Senior Corporate Legal Assistant - Sidley LLP - Washington, DC

(1996-02 - 2006-05)

• Coordinated the distribution, management, and ultimate delivery/completion of transactional/regulatory assignments and filings requested within the same day deadlines.
• Team Lead for less experienced legal assistants to act as mentor and ensure timely assignment completion to partners under short and competing deadlines.
• Assisted public companies with required filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including filing forms 10-K, S-8, 8-K, 8-A, proxy statements, and supplementary schedules, filed under Sections 13, & 16.
• Served as liaison for NYC, Chicago, LA, London, and Hong Kong offices with SEC, HSR, and CFTC regulatory/compliance filings.
• Assisted the Banking and Corporate groups with transactions, UCC drafting and filing, data rooms, and all closings.
• Attended Congressional committee hearings and provided legislative research, and summaries to/ for international clients and Counsel on various assigned topics.
• Responded to FOIA requests from clients in relation to the SEC and comment letters received.
• Lead Case Manager for multiple litigation projects.
• Reviewed, organized, and prepared documents for productions; cite checked and blue booked briefs for court submission.

Masters Level coursework - Public Administration - Ashford University (2011-10 - 2012-10)

BA - Political Science/American History - Indiana University (1990-08 - 1990-08)