Theodora S.

I am an experienced legal support professional and compliance specialist with 27+ years supporting attorneys at top-tier law firms across litigation, corporate, finance, tax, and regulatory areas. As the President and Founder of 1-Compliance, I have been providing tailored compliance programs to small businesses and non-profit organizations. In addition, through 1-Compliance, I have also been providing per diem (project-based) paralegal support to law firms, including litigation matters, corporate support, and compliance related services to business clients to expand on the law firms capacity to support their small business clients. I am known for providing exceptional and above-and-beyond services to clients by using logic and judgment, ensuring accuracy of work products, and coordinating support across multiple client needs, including high-volume demands and high-profile matters. Beyond my professional experiences, I also have a Master of Law degree in Corporate Compliance (Fordham Law, with Honors), which further expands my knowledge, skills, and expertise. Moreover, I can provide specific support on matters that could include (please note this is not an exhaustive list): COMPLIANCE SERVICES include, but are not limited to: * Employee handbook and policy manual drafting, updates, or revisions. * Compliance training (both in-person or virtual) to management and staff. * Website compliance measures, including cookie banner, privacy policies, and other regulatory requirements to ensure your website meets the appropriate legal and regulatory adherence, such as GDPR, CCPA, NY SHIELD, and other federal, state, and local laws. * Business risk reviews and mitigation management to ensure you can reduce unnecessary or overlooked risks in your organization. * Assistance establishing, monitoring, and/or reviewing data & cybersecurity measures, OSHA and/or other regulatory business responsibilities. * Providing employee and company reporting hotline to deliver thorough and confidential investigations into compliance-related issues and offer next-step and action-based resolutions. PARALEGAL SUPPORT SERVICES include, but are not limited to: - litigation support on matters from inception through discovery, trial, and appellate practices, which include drafting, reviewing, and editing documents such as: complaints, answers with affirmative defenses, counterclaims, cross-claims, third-party complaints; amended pleadings, motions, briefs, memoranda of law, pro hac vice submissions, interrogatories, subpoenas, exhibit lists/binders, war-room preparations, in limine motions and trial briefs, bates-numbering, court calendar management, notices of appeal, appellate briefs, mandate/remittitur/post-judgment motions, writs of execution, satisfactions of judgment, and e-discovery platforms such as relativity and concordance. - corporate matter support including articles or certificates of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreements, minute book management, stock certificates, merger agreements, stock purchase agreements, due diligence checklists, memoranda, service agreements (MSAs), statements of work (SOWs), employment agreements, non-disclosure agreements, licensing or consulting contracts, annual reports, good standing certificates, UCC filings and statements, closing sets, escrow agreements, proxies, SEC memos, and other corporate and business entity document preparation. - real estate matter support, including purchase and sale agreements, lease agreements, letters of intent, loan documents, closing binders, escrow agreements, contracts of sale, seller's property disclosures (including lead-paint disclosures), titles, inspections and appraisals, environmental reports, survey reports, commitment letters, corporate formations, resolutions, good standing certificates, zoning and land-use, and public record requests.