Jackie Meadows 
Cell Phone: 678-458-4156 
E-Mail Address: [Send email using form at bottom] 



SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS 

5 years of Commercial Real Estate Paralegal/ Escrow Officer with a combination
of 19 years Residential Real Estate closer. Proven ability to work in a team
environment as well as independently in all aspects of Commercial / Residential
Real Estate / Administrative duties. Diligent worker, able to effectively
multi-task. Outstanding communication and computer skills. Strong work ethic,
problem solver, and excellent management skills. Detail oriented, neat and
organized. Follows instructions well. 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

U.S. Land Title, LLC -- Marietta, Georgia - March 2008 - August 2008
Executive Administrator and Corporate Paralegal 

I obtained both corporate and individual State Department of Insurance licenses,
Corporate  registration of the company name and assisted the in house attorney
with the retrieval of the most current RESP/Title Insurance UPL laws for all 52
united states as required by our National Underwriters Land America and Old
Republic Title. This task required research and implementation of each state
requirements.  Once the licenses, corporate state binders and corporate
Unauthorized Practice of Law information was received I created a excel master
spreadsheet out lining each  state requirements, license numbers corporate
renewal requirements and UPL changes for annual renewal. Administrative duties
for the CEO to included daily process of mail, membership applications, document
retrieval, travel arraignments both domestic and international. Drafting of
letters, creations of new entities, court house research and case research.   I
managed the scheduling of monthly management meeting for all out of state 
department manager. Flight, hotel and car reservations were made by me and I
assisted our management teem with daily tasks.  The department consisted of seven
managers. Title Curative, Vendor Manager, REO Manager, Closing Manager, Sales
Manager, HR Manager and Vice President.  I prepared proposals to potential
default companies and managed our legal service agreements with vendors.  A high
volume of work and project deadlines were consistent in this position. 
Organization and time management where key components to  successfully managing
this positions.  

Home Depot Support Center -Atlanta, Georgia - October 2007 – March 2008
In House Legal Department Commercial Paralegal (Contract Work) 

I reviewed and abstracted owned and leased property contracts. Documents
reviewed were CAME, RAGE, Easement Agreements, Operation Restrictions, Site
Plans, Assignment & Assumptions, Food Service and Lease Agreements. License
Agreements, REIT Documents, Title Policies, Estoppels, SNDA, Agreements,
Acquisitions and Maintenance documents to name a few. I was responsible for the
decision of all receivable and payable items to be scanned and converted over to
electronic format. This assignment requires attention to detail and comprehension
of the store or sight operations for that particular property. 

Obenschain & Chandler, L.L.C - Atlanta, Georgia - July 2006 - September 2007 
Commercial Real Estate Paralegal 

Assisted Managing Attorney in practice areas of Commercial and Residential Real
Estate Law and Land Title Law. Contracts, Government Acquisitions, Corporate and
Business Law, SBA Lending including 504, General Transactions and Corporate
Relocations; Secured Lending; Real Estate Development Law. Processed commercial
real estate sale and refinance transaction. Worked file from beginning to end of
close. Reviewed title and legal documents such as leases, entities documents.
Reviewed and prepared settlement statements. Prepared legal documents specific to
transaction, including but not limited to commercial real estate loan documents.
Loan documents included mortgage, assumption documents, deeds, mortgage backed
with various collateral, assignments of leases and rents when needed. Maintained
filing and management of pre and post closing due diligence. Prepared closing
binders, UCC financing statements and collateral description as needed. Funded
and disbursed purchase sale transactions. Created new entities, cleared all title
problems and handled new commercial development. Prepared affidavits and worked
closely with title attorney and all parties involved in the transaction. Made
sure file was in complete order and ready for closing for Managing Attorney.
Scheduled closings and managing Attorney appointments, travel arrangements.
Handled whatever administrative duties required for that day. Issued funding
check from Quick Book. 

Morris|Hardwick|Schneider - Marietta, Georgia - July 2005 - July 2006 
Assistant Post Closing Manager 

Assisted in managing 20 employees within the Post Closing Department. Assisted
the Claims Attorney,
handled Title Insurance Claims, Customer Service, File Intake and Deed
Reporting. Aided in the implantation of Help Desk Ticket System and scanning
project. Maintained over 200,000 files. Available to staff, giving direction on
how to clear Underwriting Claims and resolution for corrective matter from
outside law firms, lenders, buyers, sellers and outside agency part of the real
estate transaction. Responsible for final decision making when department manager
was unavailable. Prepared documents such as corrective deeds, scriveners
affidavits, cleared taxes issues, recordings, survey problems, missing interest
to name a few. Negotiation of claims resulting in settlements agreeable to all
parties, collection of moneys owed the law firm. 

Land America Commercial Services-Irvine, California - September 2003 - July 2005

Commercial Escrow Officer 

Processed commercial real estate transactions from beginning to end. Assisted
attorneys, real estate agents, investors. Transferred commercial real estate,
filing of state required documents, and peroration of rents. Made sure title was
cleared. Commercial Real Estate Contract conditions were met prior to closing
with approval from all attorneys affiliated with transaction. Processed final
closing statement, signed clients up explained loan documents and conducted the
actual closing of the transaction. Cleared conditions for funding. Disbursed
checks and closed out file once transaction was complete. Assisted in 1031
Exchange and TIC (Tenants In Common) program offered by Land America Commercial
Services. 
								
Park Place Title, LLC -Knoxville, Tennessee - April 1998 - August 2003
Operations Manager/Owner 

Direct agent to Old Republic Title. I owned and operated the company. Opened and
closed Residential Purchase, Refinance. Processed REO, VA, FHA, Conventional and
Sub-Prime Loan Transactions. I also processed commercial loans. Recruited new
accounts through varies way of business development. Provided Information
seminars to new home buyers. Managed day-to-day operations such as accounts
payable / receivable, Licensing matters, Employee issues and concerns. Daily
decision-making and negotiations. Supervised up to 10 employees. 

EDUCATION / ASSOCIATIONS 

Roan State, Oak Ridge, Tennessee - General Education 
Palomar Community College, San Diego, California - Economic Finance / Escrow I &
II 
Mt San Antonio Community College, San Bernardino - California. Foreign Language

Member of the National Notary Association, Tennessee State Insurance License,
National Mortgage Brokers Association, California Escrow Association 

SOFTWARE SKILLS 

Knowledge in Softpro, Landtech, First Data, Nova and other various title
industry related soft ware. Knowledge of various lender software as well as Ellie
Mae. Usage of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio and Quick Books
Accounting software