EMILY A. PRIMIANI

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Staten Island, New York 10304

646-***-****

ad3ne8@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

**/**** – 01/2024 FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENTS New York, NY

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, CCO, FE Holdings Chairman & Legal & Compliance Team

Provided executive-level logistical support directly to General Counsel, CCO and Fund Chairman

Proactively anticipated needs of C-Level executives and oversaw the execution of daily activities

Managed all level of responsibilities and deadlines for 15 members in Legal and Compliance Departments

Heavy calendaring for internal/external meetings, committees, conferences, CLE & business travel

Organized all travel arrangements for conferences, Board meetings, & events (international/domestic)

Participated in daily calls with Team Leaders regarding upcoming project meeting preparations

Arranged and attended team meetings to discuss ongoing and upcoming projects and strategies

Coordinated large in-office events for clients & accommodations for staff visiting from other offices

Responsible for the review, routing and proper execution of all contracts, agreements, etc. via DocuSign

Devised a Contract Approval Form to include detailed information of all documents requiring signatures

Implemented practical formatting of numerous Fund Board Meeting schedules for ease of reference

Reviewed, processed, and managed all incoming vendor invoices via Concur & spreadsheet reports

Conferred with AP Team regularly to ensure proper allocation of services to Private or Mutual Funds

Prepared quarterly financial reports for AP Team/Executives as to outstanding invoice status

Actively tracked, organized, and processed all receipts and expenditures for Executives’ reimbursements

Communicated directly with Vendors/Clients regarding required invoice revisions and status

Liaised frequently with Deputy General Counsels as to invoice approval for distributions and allocations

Assisted Legal Specialists with all matters relating to documents, invoices, and database management

Routinely updated Ethics and Compliance manuals and maintained CLE training database

Production, proofreading and editing of various documents for internal and external meetings

Collected and logged staff’s monthly time sheets; ensured allocations were assigned to correct funds

Weekly reminders to staff to request their upcoming time off/WFH plans; maintained log of absences

Reviewed and organized Executives’ electronic/postal mail correspondence to determine priority level

Maintained updated memberships for Executives to a variety of organizations and agencies

Participated in Firm charity events: coordinate the collection and delivery of coats for New York Cares

05/2011 – 11/2021 LINKLATERS LLP New York, NY

Senior Legal Secretary/Executive Assistant to Managing Partners of Capital Markets and FRG

Provided executive-leveled support to firm department head, senior partners and counselors

Scheduled extensive meetings, arranged, and prepared marketing materials for pitches and presentations

Managed team calendars/itineraries: executed all bookings for business/personal travel & conferences

Planned and arranged high-level internal group meetings; recorded and disseminated minutes to team

Communicated directly with clients to ensure prompt responses to queries and ongoing case issues

Assisted Marketing Team with preparing client events, meet/greet clients and staff from other offices

Assigned overtime for firm’s NY secretarial staff via creation and management of a dedicated calendar

Managed attorneys’ monthly billing processes (input/revise time entries, review bills, mail statements)

Opened new matters for existing and new clients; confer with Risk/Conflict team to assess new intakes

Oversaw, updated, and monitored Financial Regulatory team’s Knowledge and Learning Databases

Managed the firm’s CLE database; update with acquired credits and notify attorneys of pending credits

Created and revised various legal documents for numerous time-sensitive and confidential matters

Managed one of firm’s Community Investment Programs (Dress for Success) via collection of work apparel

Helped organize firm’s pro bono naturalization clinic and assist clientele with processing their paperwork

Assisted in the Latin America department with overflow work when needed due to fluency in Spanish

Acted as paralegal by collecting, sorting, preparing legal information/documents for processing

12/2010 – 03/2011 GRUNFELD, DESIDERIO, LEBOWITZ, SILVERMAN & KLESTADT LLP New York, NY

Executive Assistant to Managing Partners of International Customs Law

Provided executive-level administrative support for duties relating to International Customs Law

Managed partners’ calendars for frequent business travel, client meetings, client functions, events, etc.

Coordinated itineraries and executed all reservations for partners’ travels and conferences

Planned team’s internal monthly lunch meetings, staff meetings and other office events

Managed attorneys’ monthly billing procedures (input time entries, revise bills, and generate statements)

Provided client support for document requests, case issue resolution, information gathering, etc.

Created/edited various documents for attorney presentations in conferences and client meetings

Executed all incoming audit requests from clients with regard to prior tax year’s accounting

06/2004 – 11/2010 LOWENSTEIN SANDLER PC New York, NY

Senior Legal Assistant/Executive Assistant to Partners of Litigation & Corporate Departments

Provided executive-level secretarial support for department’s chairman, senior partners and counselors

Managed attorneys’ calendars for business travel, client meetings, client functions, departmental events

Acted as client-attorney liaison to schedule depositions/meetings, solve case issues, provide information

Coordinated itineraries and execute all reservations for partners’ business travels and conferences

Act as event coordinator for all departmental gatherings and client related functions

Assist in the screening, training, & orientation of new secretaries and paralegals

Interact with paralegal staff to assist with reviewing information & documents for court filings

Executed the accurate preparation and submission of sensitive documents to clients and courts

Production/revision of various types of documents: pleadings, contracts, memorandums, etc.

Official notary for all Will signings as well as all legal and non-legal documents

Point of reference in the New York office for most litigation and corporate matters

04/2002 - 04/2004 HUGHES HUBBARD & REED, LLP New York, NY

Docket Clerk/Legal Assistant to Managing Partner - Litigation, Probate and Bankruptcy Departments

Directly assisted the litigation dept. managing partner with all court filings and document related matters

Prepared and distributed the weekly litigation calendar (Managing Attorney’s Diary)

Managed daily docketing and calendaring of incoming pleadings and correspondence on MA3000

Assisted in the preparation and filing of documents in all New York and New Jersey Courts

Performed various court searches on Courtlink, Pacer, CourtAlert & all court related websites

Responsible for locating/retrieving Wills from Probate/Surrogate’s Courts for Christie’s, Inc.

Handled the electronic filing of documents and pleadings on the Pacer website

Executed the translation of numerous legal documents into and from Italian and Spanish

HH&R representative for Union International des Advocates conferences held at United Nations

Act as Notary for a variety of legal documents

EDUCATION

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - New York, NY and Florence, Italy

Bachelors of Art: Major in Romance Languages (Spanish/Italian), minor in Art History

GPA 3.98 (Graduated Summa Cum Laude); Phi Beta Kappa member

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA - Córdoba, Argentina

Bachelors of Science: Major in Political Science/International Relations

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office, Adobe, Word Perfect, CMS, FileSite, Intralinks, Concur, Monday, Smarsh, Firmex

Proficient in the use of Styles, Comparison Software, Time Cloud, DTA, ReadSoft, DocExplorer

MA3000 Docketing system, Elite Information Systems

Typing: 70 WPM

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Languages: English, Spanish and Italian (lived in Argentina for 6 years and Italy for 1 year)

Acted as a trilingual tour guide for Santa Croce church as part of NYU Study Abroad Program

Provided ESL instruction to students in Argentina

References available upon request

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