Jessica Cosentino is pursuing a bachelor's degree in paralegal studies and has extensive experience as a research analyst and legal assistant at JPMorgan Chase, Beazley Group, and the State of Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. She has strong computer skills, holds a 3.93 GPA, and has a proven track record managing legal documentation and compliance issues. Past roles also include management positions in retail, demonstrating her leadership and customer service abilities.

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JESSICA COSENTINO
7010 W. 75th
St. 708-612-3133
Chicago, IL 60638 jcosentino09@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a full-time Paralegal or Legal Assistant position
EDUCATION:
Lewis University Romeoville, IL Northwestern College Bridgeview, IL
Degree: Currently Pursuing Bachelors Major: Paralegal Degree:Associate Major: Paralegal, ABA Approved
Currently Attending GPA: 3.93/4.00 Graduated with Highest Honors GPA: 4.00/4.00
Computer Skills and Software Programs
Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Power Point MicrosoftAccess Serengeti SharePoint
Microsoft Outlook Typing 55 WPM LexisNexis/Accurint Westlaw Xchanging ClientCentral
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
Research Analyst II
11/02/2015-Present JPMorgan Chase (K-Force) Chicago, IL
 Receive IB Whole Sale Loan Collateral Documentation (hard copy and electronic)
 Research Customer/Deal information for collateral Documentation received
 Scan/Import documentation to appropriate client and Deal ID and organize documentation to be stored at
WSS or Iron Mountain
 Communicate with client counsel regarding IB Whole Sale Loan procedures and processing
 Monitor the IB Collateral mailbox
 Release Possessory Collateral held by JPMC (notes, membership certificates and stock) upon request
 Initiate maintenance of Collateral Holds/DDA accounts for IB Clients (holds, releases, increases and
decreases)
 Retrieval and retention of boxes from Iron Mountain
 Provide bankers and counsel with Collateral listings and PDFs upon request
 Work with different internal systems to understand client legal structure and research documents related to
product usage
 Work with cross lines of business and Global business partners to review documentation for completeness
and create, send and process client documents
 Interact with Client Service, Sales, Legal, Risk, Operations and Compliance
 Report to Team Leader
 Research and manages client tax documentation and related supporting documentation
 Review client legal structure and provides clear picture to Sales & Service
 Work with Service & Sales to present documentation needs to clients
 Responsible for accurate client status tracking procedures and reporting
 Facilitate issue resolution in resolving issues with clients
 Process returned documents including review for accuracy and properly scanning and indexing
 Assign matters to analysts by Ultimate Parent company and create folder in shared drive
 Process several ad-hoc projects to ensure accuracy of reports to track productivity and which clients were
required to provide forms
 Manage large volume mailbox that organizes all incoming internal and external inquiries, incoming tax
forms and other project related actions
03/2015-07/2015 Beazley Group (Michael Page) Chicago, IL
Legal Claims Assistant
 Processed payments of invoices and verified approved invoice number and amount using Serengeti for Large
Risks Lawyers Group
 Processed payments of approved invoices using ClaimCenter, Guidewire and US Finance Software for Large
Risk Lawyers Group and Architects and Engineers

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 Updated reserves for all matters when payments were made
 Increased/decreased reserves upon approval from Claims Managers
 Verified reserve line share using Xchanging
 Entered new matters into Serengeti
 Responsible for closing matters in two different manners depending on geographical area
 Uploaded documents to ClaimCenter using DocVault to ensure all necessary documentation were available
for current Claims Manager and for re-assigned Claims Manager
 Responsible for creating reports, documentation and hyperlinks for Claims Meetings and Underwriters
meetings
 Created pivot tables on Excel to condense several columns of information
 Re-assigned cases to distribute case load evenly
02/2012-01/2015 State of Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Chicago, IL
Legal Assistant
 Assisted five investigators and department manager in daily functions of Insurance Compliance
 Performed legal research using LexisNexis and Westlaw on issues regarding Injured Workers’ Benefit Fund
and other workers’ compensation related issues
 Conducted investigations of uninsured employers using NCCI database
 Created and managed spreadsheets to track, matters sent to the Attorney General’s Office for collection and
reimbursement of fines and penalties imposed on uninsured employers
 Responsible for recording judgments in proper county
 Project lead on enhancing the database used by department that tracks and reports case information and on
integrating department’s database with fiscal to better track payments for accuracy between departments
 Reviewed all contracts for compliancy of payment terms and conditions
 Assist in the process of paying out claimants awards of the Injured Workers’ Benefit Fund
 Prepared docket for Informal Conference and Commission Hearings for our division
 Prepared and submitted information packet to Attorney General per their guideline
 Responsible for preparing all criminal matters and organizing all exhibits in chronological order pertaining to
individual case
 Responsible for contacting employers for past due payments and setting up new payment schedule
 Wrote, updated and organized department operations manual and proposed Rules for IWBF
 Created several forms used by the department and/or state for public use
 Assisted department manager in preparation, location of files and responses for state wide department audit
 Issued Notices of Non-Compliance, Notice of Informal Conference and Notice of Commission Hearing to
employers in a timely manner
07/2007-10/2010 Wilson’s Leather Michigan City, IN
Assistant Manager/Store Manager
 Ensured standards of customer service and sales goals were obtained on a daily basis
 Recruited, hired and trained new associates on customer service, basic product knowledge and store
operations and monitored their progress
 Supervised a staff of 25 associates
 Monitored store inventory and controlled shrink
 Conducted in-store loss prevention investigations using electronic journals and various paperwork
 Balanced all monies at closed of store
 Responsible for completion of all new hire paperwork, employee transfers, termination and performance
reviews
 Responsible for completing floor moves and promotion set ups according to corporate guidelines
 Prioritized all tasks to ensure all were completed by deadline
 Resolved client service issues at store level
11/1996-12/2006 Casual Male Big & Tall Hodgkins, IL
Loss Prevention Investigator/Store Manager

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 Conducted in-store loss prevention investigations using electronic journals and various paperwork to support
all facts indicating proper implications for eleven stores
 Prepared reports of findings of investigations and submitted them to proper personnel
 Operations Manager, traveled to eleven stores to audit paperwork and other operational measures to ensure
all stores were performing all functions
 Ensured standards of customer service, sales goals were obtained on a daily basis
 Recruited, hired and trained staff and monitored their progress
 Responsible for completion of all new hire paperwork, employee transfers, termination
and performance reviews
 Balanced all monies at close of business day
 Responsible for completing all floor moves and promotion set up
 Monitored staff progress through company reports and generalperformance
 Monitored store inventory and controlled shrink paperwork
 Prioritized all tasks to ensure all were completed by deadline
 Participated in preparation for several new store openings and assisted in district store inventories
References available upon request