Karen Tracey
BRONX,NY
Summary
Dedicated paralegal with a strong background in family, real estate, and personal injury law. Skilled in legal research, document preparation, and case management, contributing to successful case resolutions. Eager to support legal teams with comprehensive administrative assistance and effective communication.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Legal Assistant to the Senior Partner
Goldschmidt & Genovese, LLP
White Plains, New York
02.2022 - 02.2026
- Coordinated scheduling of meetings and court appearances for senior attorneys.
- Managed confidential client documents, maintaining organized filing systems.
- Assisted senior partner with case preparation and legal research tasks.
- Drafted legal correspondence and documents as directed by senior partner.
- Liaised with clients to gather information and provide case updates.
- Supported trial preparation by organizing exhibits and managing logistics.
- Tracked deadlines associated with various cases assigned to senior partner.
- Filed pleadings and appeals with court clerks to expedite trial proceedings.
Paralegal/Legal Administrative Assistant
GARTNER & BLOOM P.C.
New York, NY
01.2017 - 06.2020
- Provided administrative, secretarial and legal assistance to three partners in all aspects of their fast-paced, demanding and time-sensitive Litigation Department
- Prepared the following: Summons & Complaint, Service of Summons and Complaint, Answer, Discovery Request for Judicial Intervention, Motions, Deposition/EBT, including filing documents through the NYS e-filing system or service according to policies and procedures.
- Prepared letters to insurance brokers and agencies as and for the reimbursement of allocated funds on behalf of the clients.
- Drafted and managed timekeeping entries and month-end expense reimbursement reports including Legal Billing systems.
Paralegal/Legal Assistant - Office Manager
Law Offices of Minna J. Edelman
Riverdale, New York
09.2004 - 10.2016
- More than 10 years being a Paralegal/Legal Assistant for a sole Attorney that litigates matrimonial cases, family court cases, real estate and estate matters for diverse clientele, plaintiff and defendant.
- Prepare legal documents ("Legal Pleadings, Affidavits, Affirmation, Findings of Facts and Conclusion of Law, Judgment of Divorce, Motions, Order to Show Cause, Contracts, Last Will and Testaments, Probates, Administrations with the Surrogate's Court and Legal Correspondences to Defense Attorneys, Judges and Clients").
- Prepare legal miscellaneous items ("Legal Backs, Legal filing, Copying and Faxing, updating the Amicus and Saga Systems including Legal Billings").
- Maintained client files according to established protocols.
- Entered data into and managed litigation databases and Excel spreadsheets.
- Filed Legal Documents with various Courts (Bronx County, Kings County, New York County, Putnam County and Westchester County). Researched various property search with the New York State Department of Finance.
Administrative Assistant/Financial Counselor
Budget Credit Counseling Service, Inc
New York, NY
01.1994 - 01.2004
- Educated consumers on budgeting, bankruptcy, debt consolidation and credit reports (Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union).
- Negotiated with creditors, collection agencies and attorneys to stop further collection activities against the client.
- Maintained office systems for AR/AP file organization, balanced daily revenue and expense sheets, issued monthly invoices to clients and process monthly disbursements.
Education
Psychology and Communication
City University of New York-CUNY
Skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Multi-line switchboard operation
- Order and request management
- Westlaw and LexisNexis expertise
- National Association of Legal Assistants membership
- Family law knowledge
- Real Estate law knowledge
- Personal Injury law knowledge
- Bankruptcy law knowledge
- Probate law knowledge
- Attorney billing practices
- Budgeting and financial analysis
- Contracts and credit reporting
- Litigation support services
- e-filing with courts
- Document drafting skills
- Settlement agreement preparation
- Trial preparation techniques
- File preparation and maintenance
Affiliations
National Foundation of Consumer Credit Counseling (NFCCC); National Association of Professional Women (NAPW);Yonkers Lawyers Association (YLA)
Timeline
Personal Legal Assistant to the Senior Partner
Goldschmidt & Genovese, LLP
02.2022 - 02.2026
Paralegal/Legal Administrative Assistant
GARTNER & BLOOM P.C.
01.2017 - 06.2020
Paralegal/Legal Assistant - Office Manager
Law Offices of Minna J. Edelman
09.2004 - 10.2016
Administrative Assistant/Financial Counselor
Budget Credit Counseling Service, Inc
01.1994 - 01.2004
Psychology and Communication
City University of New York-CUNY