Mary Najem
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BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted to the New Jersey State Bar 2013
Passed July 2013 New York State Bar Exam, application pending.
EDUCATION
Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY
Juris Doctor, cum laude, June 2013
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelors of Arts in Economics, cum laude, May 2008
EXPERIENCE
Southport Lane Management, LLC, New York, NY
Assistant General Counsel September 2013-Present
Legal Intern, General Counsel’s Office April 2012-May 2013
Work with General Counsel of this start up financial firm concerning litigation,
regulatory, and transactional matters. Monitor compliance issues for registered broker
dealer and investment advisor entity. Draft employee handbook and company and
employee policies, closing memoranda, and reports and letters to regulators. Research
compliance requirements under state and federal laws and report obligations to the
General Counsel. Prepare regulatory filings including redomestication and Form A
applications and present at meetings regarding the status of these filings. Analyze
corporate lease, employee contracts, non-disclosure agreements and LLC agreements to
determine company obligations and rights. Edit and review of asset and stock purchase
agreement for business transaction of the company. Confer with outside counsel.
United States Postal Service, New York, NY
Legal Extern, Law Department January 2012- May 2012
Researched substantive and procedural aspects of employment and labor law. Prepared
summary judgment motions and litigation reports for cases pending in federal court and
administrative proceedings. Attended depositions.
NYC Department of Buildings, New York, NY
Legal Intern, Office of Internal Audits and Discipline Summer 2011
Analyzed employment manual and city wide contracts to determine employment and
disciplinary process. Researched issues regarding disciplinary violation and summarized
findings in reports. Drafted charges against employees and prepared notices and
stipulations. Attended and prepared memoranda on fact finding interviews, internal
disciplinary hearings and court and administrative hearings.
SHI International Corp, New Jersey
Inside Sales Rep/Account Manager October 2008-June 2010
Managed state and local government and education accounts for software reseller.
Consulted with clients on their software needs and helped them remain within their
budgets. Negotiated with vendors and manufacturers on behalf of clients. Maintained
detailed records of client software licensing and ensured clients were in compliance.
LANGUAGES Fluent in Farsi. Basic understanding of Spanish and Hindi.