TRACIE CONRAD
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Cell 626-***-****
aceikl@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Experience
Executive Assistant to Vice President et al
January 2014 to Present
AIG-Commercial Mortgage Lending (Temp Position scheduled to end June 28, 2014))
• Responsible for reporting to the Head Directing Manager, the Vice President, Investment Manager and Legal
Counsel of Commercial Lending. Responsibilities including daily document retrieval and filing, responding to all
deadline driven e-mail and correspondence, filing electronic and hard copy correspondence and sensitive
executed documents, Excel spread sheets, coordinating meetings, arranging executive travel, processing expense
and invoices, copying, filing reports et al and other projects as requested at anytime.
• Execute well under pressure, meet continuous deadlines, am well organized with an eye for detail, am personable
and professional, I anticipate all executive’s needs ad hoc, I have advanced computer skills, an Ivy League
Education and a Law School Degree, and able to obtain a Notary Public designation at anytime as well as, any
licensor.
• Reason for seeking other employment: Desire permanent position with benefits.
Executive and Personal Assistant
November 2010 to January 21, 2014 (Date is not a typo-there was overlap in positions)
Michael L. Naples Merrill Lynch/UBS – Pasadena, CA
• Responsible for managing and preparing corporate communications, acting as a ‘go-to-point’ of contact,
scheduling appointments, proof-reading documents, organizing and maintaining files, receiving and screening
calls, opening, reading, screening and responding to mail and e-mails, calendaring, preparing Executive for
meetings, organizing domestic and international travel, corporate and personal event planning, conducting
independent research and streamlining office operations, managing conference and meeting agendas, estate
management, track and pay bill payments, book keeping, run errands.Excel, Outlook, MS Office, MS Word,
MAC.
• Reason for seeking other employment: Executive retired.
Bankruptcy Specialist/Senior Paralegal
October 2010 to November 2011
Borowitz& Clark, LLP – West Covina, CA
• Handled all aspects of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Personal and Corporate Bankruptcies.
• Responsible for consulting with potential clients, retaining clients, processing each case from beginning to end.
• Duties included pre and post petition matters, preparing Chapter 7 and 13 Amendments, EWO’s, LAMs, Proof of
Claims, stopping Wage Garnishments and Foreclosure Proceedings, preparing Motions to Avoid Liens on Real
and Personal Property, Motions to Incur Debt, Motions to Sell, Reaffirmation Agreements, Conversions,
Suspensions, Objections, Adversarial Proceedings, Motions to Determine Value, Motions for Default Judgment,
Oppositions, Cram Downs, Response to Trustees Requests, Debt Negotiations and experience with Loan
Modifications.
• Responsible for management and operation of 3 satellite offices.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Open Office, Excel, Best Case, Pacer, some Outlook.
• Reason for seeking other employment: Part time employer (Michael L. Naples Merrill Lynch/UBS) offered full
time with higher salary and within one block from home.
Bankruptcy Specialist/Senior Paralegal
October 2001 to October 2010
Winterbotham Parham Teeple, a PC – Pasadena, CA
• Handled all aspect of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy filings.
• Duties performed were the same as above.
• Responsible for management and smooth operation of 3 satellite offices.
• Reason for seeking other employment: Change of ownership and change of mission.
Associate Lawyer
September 2000 to October 2001
Law Office of Derek Ground – Toronto, ONT
• Responsible for most aspects of general practice.
• Areas of practice include Family Law, Civil Litigation, Business Litigation, Employment Law, Landlord and
Tenant Law and Indian Law.
• Duties include preparation of Judicial Forms, Pleadings, Motions, Discovery, Responses to Discovery, Judgments,
trial prep, calendaring hearings, filing of documents and cases.
Associate Lawyer
May 1998 to September 2000
Chiefs of Ontario - Toronto, ONT
• Associate Lawyer with leading political organization with mandate to oversee and coordinate 138 Indian Tribes
across the Province of Ontario, Canada.
• Acted as Co - Counsel to the Grand and Vice Chiefs of Canada under the Assembly of First Nations.
• Responsible for drafting and negotiating various contracts with Counsel for both the Federal and Provincial
Governments of Canada, as well as, with Provincial Ministers, Deputy Ministers various Head Chiefs and Tribal
Councils.
• Duties included Legal Research, Preparation of Motions, Pleadings, Depositions, Discoveries, Responses,
Drafting of Contracts, Review of agreements and trial preparation.
• Areas of practice included Land Claims, Constitutional Rights, On-Reserve Gambling, Distribution of Per
-Capital Revenues and vehicles of taxation, Gaming, Environmental Law, Electoral Processes and Corporate Law.
Education
Law Society of Upper Canada - Bar Exam 1998 – Toronto, ONT
University of Windsor Faculty of Law - Juris Doc/LL.B 1998 – Windsor, ONT
University of Saskatchewan Faculty of Law - Specialized B.A. Program in Red Law 1996 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
University of Western Ontario – Bachelorof Arts 1994 – London, ONT
TroisPistolesPolytechnique de Francais – Certificate de Francais Bi-Lingual 1992 – Quebec, Canada
Articles
Ontario Legal Magazine
“The Tomah Case: The Situs of Taxation”
Teaching Experience
Loyola Law School – Third year students
Legal Aid Clinic
2011