CAREER SUMMARY:

• Flexible, motivated, organized paralegal with almost 4 years of immigration and 4 years of experience with contracts. Seeking to use my years of legal experience at a company or law firm.
• Experience with employment - based visas such as H1-B, L-1, PERM and Adjustment of Status (AOS) from start to finish
• Experience with F-1, and O-1 visas
• Experience responding to RFE’s and PERM Audit Response
• Strong in drafting, negotiations, modifications, review pertaining to contracts
• Experience in drafting Contracts, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Consulting Agreement, Power of Attorney, Sales Agreement and various other agreements as per the need of the company
• Experience in Execution, Filing, and Follow-up of contracts as directed
• Conducting legal research under Attorney guidance
• Experience using Lexis-Nexis, INSZoom & Airtable
• Proficient with computer software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook, Google docs, and Internet), Sharepoint and Adobe Acrobat
• Experience working with the cross functional team
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Prior experience of working in the fast-paced environment
• Well organized, able to multi-task and follow deadlines
• Motivated self-starter and a team player with good communication skills
• Detail Oriented, Articulate, hardworking, with a strong sense of integrity and responsibility
• Excellent ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships with others

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Immigration Paralegal

Responsibilities:

• Managing end to end visa process for EB-1, F-1, H-4, PERM, I-485, L-1, O-1, P-3 etc.
• Managing H-1B program including new hire, amendment, extension and transfer
• Responding to RFE's and PERM Audit
• Managing U.S. permanent resident/green card processing activities from start to end
• Experience with TN & E-3 visas
• Advising client on maintaining immigration files such as Public Access Files and Personnel Files
• Advising client on consular processing for H-1B, L-1, P-3 visas
• Ensuring that the client’s immigration program is in compliance with the respecting government agencies
• Reviewing Master Service Agreements, Consulting Agreements, Statement of Work and Purchase Order
• Point of contact for the clients on all the managed cases

Confidential, Newark CA

Paralegal

Responsibilities:

• Managing end to end visa process for EB-1, F-1, H-1B, H-4, PERM, I-485, L-1, O-1, etc.
• Responding to RFE's and PERM Audit
• Managing U.S. permanent resident/green card processing activities such as job descriptions, filing PWD, postings and advertisements, drafting and filing PERM with DOL; educating managers and employees about the processes as appropriate
• Procedural knowledge of TN & E-3 visas
• Establishing the procedure to supervise the PERM program and the system for clients to track the status of pending cases with the firm
• Advising client on maintaining immigration files such as Public Access Files and Personnel Files
• Reviewing Master Service Agreements, Consulting Agreements, Statement of Work and Purchase Order for the immigration purpose
• Point of contact for the clients on all the managed cases

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

Contract Paralegal-Part time

Responsibilities:

• Negotiation, Drafting and reviewing Master Agreement, Consulting Agreement, Non-Disclosure Agreement
• Editing, Execution, Filing, and Follow-up of contracts as directed
• Drafting Legal correspondence
• Co-coordination with the Attorney
• Administrative work such as filing, Calendaring, data entry, mails, copying and transmittal.

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Preparing and submitting employment-based (H1-B, AOS, P and O) and Family Immigration (both non-immigrant and immigrant visa cases) and Naturalization petitions to USCIS
• Managing case intake, Updating case files & legal database, Conduct phone intake
• Review forms and petition letters that will be submitted to USCIS
• Assist Attorneys
• Legal research, Preparing client's file, physical file and on INSZoom as well
• Co-ordination with the clients
• Administrative work such as filing, scheduling meetings, Calendaring, data entry, mails, copying and transmittal.

Confidential

Assistant Legal Manager

Responsibilities:

• Drafting content agreements, artist agreements, license agreements for films, advertising agreements, non-disclosure agreements, sales agreements, purchase agreements, service agreements, confidentiality agreement
• Review of international agreements such as TV format license agreements, branding agreements, agency agreements
• Scrutinized agreements prepared by the third parties and suggested changes to the draft
• Ensuring extension and renewal of contracts with the television production house
• Drafting rules and regulations for various contests that are aired by INX
• Advised concerned department of the company on legal repercussion of agreements
• Participated in negotiations with various production houses, vendors and artist on legal clauses

Confidential

Executive Legal

Responsibilities:

• Drafting and vetting various agreements required in the television Industry (similar to ones mentioned above)
• Drafting distribution agreements, joint venture agreements, co-production agreements and affidavits, deed of indemnity and surrender agreements for distribution of films.
• Extension and Renewal of contracts with the artist, technical crew, creative directors, and production team
• Handled regular corporate legal work for Confidential . and its subsidiary companies namely Balaji Motion Pictures Ltd., Balaji Telebrands Ltd. and Balaji FZE
• Involved in their business expansion project and their venture into property business and
• for that purpose, helped to incorporate two new companies for their property business in Mumbai and Pune, India.
• Acted as a Power of Attorney Holder and represented company before High Court, City Civil Court and Small Causes Court in various legal matters
• Handled legal compliances and court matters of branch offices located at Bangalore and Chennai, India
• Briefed Solicitors and Counsels on various matters
• Liaison with various government authorities to obtain licenses required for smooth conduct of Business as well as shooting of television programs

Confidential

Associate

Responsibilities:

• Through this firm represented client's in Mumbai High Court, City Civil Court, Small Causes Court and various competent authorities such as Maharashtra Housing Area and Development Authority, Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Debt Recovery Tribunal, India
• Briefed Solicitors and Counsels on various legal matters pertaining to real estate
• Drafted Title Certificate, Mortgage Deed, Sale Deed and various other documents needed in Real Estate business.

Confidential

Assistant, Indirect Taxation Department

Responsibilities:

• Issuance of C (Interstate company liability) Forms
• Co-ordination with clients with respect to Indirect Taxation issues
• Vetting of documents such as Bonds, Guarantee
• Co-ordination with the various departments of the company throughout the country on several issues related to indirect taxation
• Prepared replies to Show Cause Notices, Inquiry letter and also helped with other administrative Work
• Co-ordination and follow-up with the company lawyers and counsels.
• Prior to the above, worked as an assistant to the General Manager, Corporate Legal Dept., from March ‘03 to June ’03. During this period, I was responsible for the following tasks:
• Assisted Legal Manager in various legal matters
• Prepared replied to the notices, co-ordination with various departments of the company throughout the country on various legal issues
• Co-ordination and follow-up with lawyers
• Updating legal database.