Full Name
Lauren Shaw
Job Title
Corporate Counsel & HR Manager
Company
LendingPad, Corp.
Speaker Bio
Lauren S. Shaw is a corporate and employment attorney and certified human resources specialist. She has extensive experience with drafting and managing contracts and employment agreements, employee training and performance management, recruiting and on-boarding, employee relations, project management, hiring and terminations, reporting and compliance, risk mitigation and strategic planning.
Lauren currently serves as the Corporate Counsel and HR Manager at LendingPad Corp, a small Virginia-based technology company that provides cloud-based loan origination system (LOS) for the mortgage industry. In this role, she serves as the in-house counsel, managing contract administration and compliance, and administers all company human resources. In addition, Lauren provides consulting through LaurenShawHR to provide fractional HR solutions to small and medium-sized organizations.
Previously, Lauren was the General Counsel at MANDEX, Inc., a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business. Lauren's legal career began as a Tax Law Clerk and International and Federal Tax at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, where she gained experience in commercial contracts, international tax implications, and corporate tax issues. She then worked as a Tax & Business Associate at Curtin Law Roberson Dunigan & Salans, P.C., where she counseled corporations, partnerships, tax-exempt organizations, and individuals on a variety of business and employment matters.
Lauren holds her J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, where she was recognized with multiple awards for her academic excellence and service. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management & Tourism with a minor in Business from the University of Kentucky.
Lauren is a member of several professional organizations and holds the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certification. Outside of work, Lauren is passionate about her family, giving back to the community, reselling clothes, and cooking. On the weekends, you’ll find her in Alexandria drinking wine and wrangling her toddler.
Lauren currently serves as the Corporate Counsel and HR Manager at LendingPad Corp, a small Virginia-based technology company that provides cloud-based loan origination system (LOS) for the mortgage industry. In this role, she serves as the in-house counsel, managing contract administration and compliance, and administers all company human resources. In addition, Lauren provides consulting through LaurenShawHR to provide fractional HR solutions to small and medium-sized organizations.
Previously, Lauren was the General Counsel at MANDEX, Inc., a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business. Lauren's legal career began as a Tax Law Clerk and International and Federal Tax at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, where she gained experience in commercial contracts, international tax implications, and corporate tax issues. She then worked as a Tax & Business Associate at Curtin Law Roberson Dunigan & Salans, P.C., where she counseled corporations, partnerships, tax-exempt organizations, and individuals on a variety of business and employment matters.
Lauren holds her J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, where she was recognized with multiple awards for her academic excellence and service. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management & Tourism with a minor in Business from the University of Kentucky.
Lauren is a member of several professional organizations and holds the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certification. Outside of work, Lauren is passionate about her family, giving back to the community, reselling clothes, and cooking. On the weekends, you’ll find her in Alexandria drinking wine and wrangling her toddler.
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