Legal Consultant

Legal Consultant — Apex Advisory Group

New York, NY | January 2023 – Present

• Drafted, negotiated, and finalized 120+ vendor, master service (MSA), and non-disclosure (NDA) agreements, reducing average contract cycle time by 28%.
• Designed and implemented a comprehensive regulatory compliance framework for 8 corporate clients, achieving a 100% pass rate on subsequent state regulatory audits.
• Advised a portfolio of 15 startup clients on corporate structuring and IP protection, securing 12 trademark registrations and mitigating early-stage legal risks.
• Audited external counsel billing practices, identifying billing discrepancies and saving clients over $140,000 in unnecessary legal expenditures.

Associate Legal Consultant — Sterling Compliance Solutions

Boston, MA | June 2020 – December 2022

• Conducted legal due diligence and risk assessments for 18 commercial transactions valued between $1.2M and $5M, identifying 4 critical risk factors prior to closing.
• Streamlined internal contract filing systems using ContractWorks, importing 850+ active agreements and decreasing document retrieval time by 35%.
• Researched and drafted legal memoranda on labor laws and state compliance regulations for 24 multi-state employers, mitigating potential employment litigation risks.
• Coordinated with senior consultants to execute 6 corporate restructuring projects, ensuring compliance with state filing requirements and saving 45 hours in processing time.

Commercial contract negotiation, Regulatory compliance, Corporate governance, Risk mitigation, Legal research, Due diligence, Intellectual property licensing, Legal tech platforms, DocuSign, Relativity, ContractWorks, Westlaw, LexisNexis, MS Office Suite

GDPR & CCPA Data Privacy Realignment

Role: Lead Legal Consultant

Tools: Relativity, Excel, OneTrust

Conducted compliance audits for 12 corporate clients, mapping data flows and drafting updated privacy policies that reduced data-related liability risks by 40%.

M&A Legal Due Diligence Integration

Role: Legal Consultant

Tools: DocuSign, ContractWorks, MS Sharepoint

Reviewed and summarized 250+ material contracts for a $14M acquisition, identifying 6 key change-of-control provisions and finalizing the deal 8 days ahead of schedule.

• Admission to the New York State Bar (2020)
• Certified Information Privacy Professional - US (CIPP/US) (2022)

• Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
• Professional Memberships: American Bar Association (ABA) Associate Member (2020 - Present)
• Volunteer Work: Provided 40+ hours of pro bono legal advice to local non-profit organizations annually