Professional Profile
Legal professional with a MBA in Strategic Management. Experienced project manager and legal consultant for multibillion-dollar litigations, actively partnering with leading attorneys and mortgage experts in the defense of securities claims relating to the sale of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities in cases including Federal Housing Finance Agency v. Royal Bank of Scotland and Federal Housing Finance Agency v. HSBC. With additional experience in devising regulatory compliance solutions for major financial services and banking corporations
Creative, resourceful, and a fast study in dynamic environments. Thrives in fast-pace settings with strong time management, organizational, planning skills with the ability to multi-task effectively and remain calm under pressure. Enjoys working within existing processes and designing more efficient business solutions for both clients and employers. Proven at building effective positive relationships within teams, cross-functional areas, and with external clients. Strong attention to detail and attention to the accuracy of client deliverables.
Legal &
Professional Experience
The Law Offices Of Harry P. Long - Anniston, AL
Legal Consultant, 2017-Present
Legal Assistant, 2008-2009; 2011-2014
Bankruptcy Law: Chapter 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy practice. Researched and organized a 20,000 client-service project, resulting in $1.2M recovery for clients.
Commercial Litigation: Interviewed clients in commercial litigations and tort cases in preparation of drafting complaints, answers, and preparing answers to interrogatories. Attended depositions, court hearings, mediations, and initial trial proceedings.
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NGI, One, LLC - Birmingham, AL
Managing Member, 2066-Present
Commercial Real Estate Investment Company owning property in the southern US, leasing to both family-own and nationwide companies.
Property Management and Contract Negotiations
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NewOak Capital, LLC - New York, NY
Associate, 2014-2017
Regulatory Compliance: Product Manager of multiple US regulatory compliance solutions, researching and proposing opportunities, and assisting software developers with designing of risk mitigation products.
Mortgage Backed Securities Litigation: Project Manager of residential mortgage backed security litigations exceeding $1B through the full litigation life cycle.
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NewOak Capital, LLC - New York, NY
Quality Assurance Associate, 2014
Business Process Improvement: Supported the ongoing improvement and management of the Credit Services Division to enable the successful delivery of work products by drafting process manuals and templates to maintain consistency and reduce rework and editing in the re-underwriting of mortgages in litigations projects with more than 10k rebuttal responses. Instituted the Division’s first training program for incoming attorneys, dramatically reducing the on-boarding time and resulting in an increase in quality of work and reducing labor costs.
Mortgage Backed Securities Litigation: Legal Consultant for the forensic credit review of loan file documents in response to allegations. Promoted as Team Lead for a team of 20 Quality Assurance Associates, managed and facilitated project meetings as well as coordinated project activities on a day-to-day basis.
Core
Competencies
Project Management
Business Process Improvment
Leadership
Client Relations
Strategic Planning
Regulatory Compliance
Legal Document Drafting
Data Analysis
Bankruptcy
Business Development
Training
Mortgages
Testimonials
Michelle Connelly
Associate/Assistant Vice President, Global Financial Crimes Compliance at MUFG
"Knight was a project manager that I was trained by and reported to on several different projects at NewOak Capital.
Both from my initial training at NewOak and on the various projects where I worked under her, I can attest Knight is an extremely thorough manager who is able to communicate effectively. Her communication skills allow her to be very effective in her training of new associates and leading teams. She is also an incredibly diligent and hard worker. The loan projects she worked on required a vast array of skills, including but not limited to proficiency in Microsoft Excel, understanding of loan underwriting processes, extreme attention to detail, organization and efficiency, and the management of large teams of credit professionals and quality assurance associates. Given that these loan projects also centered on litigation, these projects always involved long hours and the ability to adapt changing litigation environments and requests of client law firms. The fact that Knight was up to the task shows her extremely strong work ethic and ability to manage difficult circumstances.
In short, I would unequivocally recommend Knight for any position that she is seeking. The vast array of tasks that she was responsible for as a full-time associate and project manager at NewOak demonstrate her ability to work hard, learn new tasks quickly, and adjust to a constantly changing environment.
Knight is always incredibly pleasant and easy to work with, and the kind of person any supervisor would want on his or her team."
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Michael Tano
Pacific Union Financial, LLC
"Knight is one of the most professional and intelligent people I have had the opportunity to work with. I worked with her at NewOak Capital in the mortgage credit services group. She was an exceptional partner providing legal input to our review of mortgage backed security review. She assimilates information quickly and then take the information and develop materials for the expert witnesses for litigation or arbitration.
I have worked with a lot of people over my career and am confident Knight is one of those people who I feel is going to have an exceptional career. Her communication and analytical skills are strengths. I would not hesitate to put her in front of clients as the face of any organization I ran."
Education
New York Law School, New York, NY
JD, Business, Bankruptcy, and Securities Law
Pace University, Lubin School of Business, New York, NY
MBA, Strategic Management, Summa Cum Laude
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
BA, Art History