Real Estate Vice President

CANDICE BROWN

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EDUCATION

Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Central Islip, NY

Juris Doctor, May 2011

Activities:

• First-Year Court Observation Program, Participant

• Black Women in Entertainment Law, Student Member

• Black Law Students Association, Community Service Coordinator

• Sports and Entertainment Law Society, Member

• Fashion Law Society, Vice President

• Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, Member

Study Abroad: University of London, London, Summer 2009: International Entertainment & Media Law

Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia

Bachelor of Arts, with Honors, in Psychology, May 2007

EXPERIENCE

Syms Corporation June 2011-December 2011

Law Clerk

• Maintained and organized board meeting minutes.

• Developed and maintained written resource materials necessary for legal determination.

• Analyzed legal sources to develop and maintain library of legal research.

• Conducted case analysis and complex legal research for General Counsel involving workers compensation, commercial property and bankruptcy statutes to ensure compliance.

• Assisted with cases studies about corporate bankruptcy.

• Communicated with landlords regarding real estate properties.

H&M Hennes & Mauritz LP, New York, NY May 2009-December 2010

Legal Intern

• Drafted legal memoranda involving New York law.

• Reviewed and edited H&M contract riders and applied requisites to several real estate contracts.

• Conducted legal research to determine next steps during litigation.

• Observed case conferences and interactions between H&M in-house Counsel and H&M outside counsel.

Pressler and Pressler

Paralegal

• Negotiated with clients to close delinquent accounts.

• Drafted client and attorney correspondence.

• Conducted legal research.

• Investigated cases to decide whether to proceed with ligation or settle cases out of court.

• Decided what approach to take when in negotiations with adversary.

Skills: LexisNexis Certified Researcher, Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Westlaw and MAC OS.

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