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JACQUELINE S. COCKRELL
(Paralegal)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- M.W. Cockrell & Associates, Houston, Texas, Paralegal/Office Manager
- U.S. Restaurant Properties, Investment Supervisor
- Supervised commercial purchases of restaurant sites
- Evaluated property
- Drafted transactional documents, title and survey review/objections
- Closed transactions
- Safeco Land Title, Escrow Officer and Closer
- Handled issuance of title commitments/policies
- Reviewed surveys
- Resolved title issues
- Searched public records
- Processed closing statements
- Handled disbursements and escrow of funds
- Drafted closing documents
- Recorded documents in official public records
- Gibson & Cockrell, Paralegal
- Document review/revision/drafting
- Due diligence
- Title matters
- Law library
- Legal research
- Travelers Insurance Company (now Travelers Real Estate Investment Company), Senior Investment Paralegal/Deputy Supervisor
- Handled loan closings, modifications and workouts
- Drafting of instruments
- Bankruptcy - drafting initial demand letter through foreclosure sale
- Jenkins & Gilchrist, Attorneys at Law, Dallas, Real Estate Section, Paralegal
- Review of property survey, title commitment, insurance certificates/policies
- Document review and revision
- Loan and title closing.
- Executive Secretary to President and Chairman of Industrial America, Inc. (Financial Holding Company, Jacksonville, Florida)
- Senior Secretary to Corporate Manager of Sales, AMF Tuboscope, Inc., Houston
EDUCATION:
- 1983 Honor Graduate of Southwestern Paralegal Institute (accredited and approved by the American Bar Association)
- Graduated top of class with "A" average
- Intensive courses in litigation, business organizations, taxation, domestic relations, legal research, accounting, real estate, probate and trusts
- Bachelor of Science in Business Education, 1970, University of Houston
- Course requirements included accounting, finance, business law, management, marketing and economics
- Jesse H. Jones High School, Class of 1964
- National Honor Society
- Top 5% of class
- Dale Carnegie Institute Course in Public Relations-Speaking (1989)
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
- Certified Professional Secretary - 1973
- Certification granted upon completion of rigorous, six-part examination
- Interpersonal relations
- Business math
- Management
- Business skills and procedures
- Business law
- Certificate of Teaching Proficiency - State of Texas
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS:
- Chairman of Missions Support - First Baptist Church, Lubbock, Texas
- Organization and administration of church-wide mission fund-raising programs
- Tutor/Counselor: tutoring foreign students in the English language
- Hospitality Chairman, North Highlands Bible Church
- Responsible for organization and administration of church-wide fellowships, receptions and major fund-raisers
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