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KELLY TRAM
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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT / STAFF ATTORNEY
A detailed-oriented and solutions driven professional from a diversified background in legal and administrative support with excellent track record of producing wide variety of high quality clerical services and applying general administrative and departmental policies and procedures to the local municipal offices. Resourceful researcher capable of undertaking diverse issues. Effective motivator, communicator, organizer, and advocate with inherent ability to manage all types of personalities, diffuse stressful situations, and proactively resolve issues. Excellent interpersonal communication skills and proficiency in client assessment, time management, and program execution.
Core skills include:
• Administrative assistance
• Legal research and analysis
• Expense reporting and tracking
• Project management
• Meeting coordination
• Interpersonal communication
• Time management and multitasking skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lynn Haven City Hall, Lynn Haven, Florida October 2018 to April 2019
Assistant to City Manager
• Represented the City at post-Hurricane Michael meetings to analyze needs, listened and responded to specific concerns and ensured accurate and timely information flowed back to the City Manager and Mayor
• Prepared correspondence, reports and other materials on behalf of the City Manager
• Researched contracts, property, and other investigative tasks as they arise
• Analyzed, interpreted, and prepared oral and written reports on research findings
• Ensured the execution and compliance of all public record policies are met
• Drafted a Request for Proposal for Disaster Recovery Consultant Services
• Liaison between the City and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Researched FEMA disaster assistance process, Public Assistance Grant Program, and Private Property Debris Removal
• Initiated the City’s Private Property Debris Removal Program
Lynn Haven Police Department, Lynn Haven, Florida April 2018 to October 2018
Administrative Assistant to Police Chief
• Assisted in administering various projects and programs including: budget, property inventory and control; report preparation and control; records management; and uniform crime reporting to Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
• Acted as computer system administrator, scheduled new information pertaining to the crime computer and general computer applications
• Assisted with the department’s state and national accreditation process to include compliance and training and various types of presentations to department personnel; conducted regular reviews with appropriate staff and revised department policy and procedure manuals and catalogs to ensure standard operating procedures are reliable and up-to-date and meet all current Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, legislative mandates, and judicial rulings
• Ensured all new LHPD officer trainees are issued all necessary equipment to perform the job of Police Officer, ordered LHPD uniforms, vehicles, equipment
• Researched and applied for grants for the Lynn Haven Police Department
Heard & Smith, LLP, San Antonio, Texas June 2016 to November 2016
Staff Attorney
• Consulted with potential clients to review their cases, provided informed guidance, and recommended whether the case would be a good fit for the firm
• Advised clients of their rights, remedies, and legal actions
• Explained the legal administrative process to each client and answered questions to help ease concerns
• Conducted legal research and reviewed evidence files
• Investigated and developed detailed litigation strategies
• Drafted pre-hearing and supplemental briefs for Administrative Law Judges
• Attended hearings before Administrative Law Judges
OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates, Houston, Texas August 2012 to November 2013
Legal Intern
• Ensured accuracy of immigration documentation and that submission deadlines were met
• Prepared forms for client files
• Explained the naturalization process to each client and answered questions to help ease concerns
• Screened clients for immigration relief options
• Coordinated immigration forums for Asian communities
• Advocated for the welfare and civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans
United States Air Force JAG Corps, Valparaiso, Florida May 2012 to August 2012
Legal Intern
• Researched and drafted memoranda on discrete issues of law including subpoenas of active duty personnel files, professional ethics and responsibilities of gifts to service members, property law concerning damages to government property, and contract law between federal and non-federal entities
• Reviewed contracts to determine terms of contract, and responsibilities of each party
• Worked on Freedom of Information Act requests
• Evaluated deposition transcripts and evidence in preparation for hearings
• Assisted in discovery including drafting deposition questions, interrogatories and requests for production of documents
• Drafted charging documents, information, and filed them with the United States District Court Northern District of Florida clerk
• Observed a summary court-martial, a general court-martial, and a discharge board
EDUCATION
Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
Juris Doctor
University of Florida. Gainesville, Florida
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Marketing
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Licensed to practice law in Texas.
Certification in Alternative Dispute Resolution.
KELLY TRAM
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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT / STAFF ATTORNEY
A detailed-oriented and solutions driven professional from a diversified background in legal and administrative support with excellent track record of producing wide variety of high quality clerical services and applying general administrative and departmental policies and procedures to the local municipal offices. Resourceful researcher capable of undertaking diverse issues. Effective motivator, communicator, organizer, and advocate with inherent ability to manage all types of personalities, diffuse stressful situations, and proactively resolve issues. Excellent interpersonal communication skills and proficiency in client assessment, time management, and program execution.
Core skills include:
• Administrative assistance
• Legal research and analysis
• Expense reporting and tracking
• Project management
• Meeting coordination
• Interpersonal communication
• Time management and multitasking skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lynn Haven City Hall, Lynn Haven, Florida October 2018 to April 2019
Assistant to City Manager
• Represented the City at post-Hurricane Michael meetings to analyze needs, listened and responded to specific concerns and ensured accurate and timely information flowed back to the City Manager and Mayor
• Prepared correspondence, reports and other materials on behalf of the City Manager
• Researched contracts, property, and other investigative tasks as they arise
• Analyzed, interpreted, and prepared oral and written reports on research findings
• Ensured the execution and compliance of all public record policies are met
• Drafted a Request for Proposal for Disaster Recovery Consultant Services
• Liaison between the City and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Researched FEMA disaster assistance process, Public Assistance Grant Program, and Private Property Debris Removal
• Initiated the City’s Private Property Debris Removal Program
Lynn Haven Police Department, Lynn Haven, Florida April 2018 to October 2018
Administrative Assistant to Police Chief
• Assisted in administering various projects and programs including: budget, property inventory and control; report preparation and control; records management; and uniform crime reporting to Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
• Acted as computer system administrator, scheduled new information pertaining to the crime computer and general computer applications
• Assisted with the department’s state and national accreditation process to include compliance and training and various types of presentations to department personnel; conducted regular reviews with appropriate staff and revised department policy and procedure manuals and catalogs to ensure standard operating procedures are reliable and up-to-date and meet all current Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, legislative mandates, and judicial rulings
• Ensured all new LHPD officer trainees are issued all necessary equipment to perform the job of Police Officer, ordered LHPD uniforms, vehicles, equipment
• Researched and applied for grants for the Lynn Haven Police Department
Heard & Smith, LLP, San Antonio, Texas June 2016 to November 2016
Staff Attorney
• Consulted with potential clients to review their cases, provided informed guidance, and recommended whether the case would be a good fit for the firm
• Advised clients of their rights, remedies, and legal actions
• Explained the legal administrative process to each client and answered questions to help ease concerns
• Conducted legal research and reviewed evidence files
• Investigated and developed detailed litigation strategies
• Drafted pre-hearing and supplemental briefs for Administrative Law Judges
• Attended hearings before Administrative Law Judges
OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates, Houston, Texas August 2012 to November 2013
Legal Intern
• Ensured accuracy of immigration documentation and that submission deadlines were met
• Prepared forms for client files
• Explained the naturalization process to each client and answered questions to help ease concerns
• Screened clients for immigration relief options
• Coordinated immigration forums for Asian communities
• Advocated for the welfare and civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans
United States Air Force JAG Corps, Valparaiso, Florida May 2012 to August 2012
Legal Intern
• Researched and drafted memoranda on discrete issues of law including subpoenas of active duty personnel files, professional ethics and responsibilities of gifts to service members, property law concerning damages to government property, and contract law between federal and non-federal entities
• Reviewed contracts to determine terms of contract, and responsibilities of each party
• Worked on Freedom of Information Act requests
• Evaluated deposition transcripts and evidence in preparation for hearings
• Assisted in discovery including drafting deposition questions, interrogatories and requests for production of documents
• Drafted charging documents, information, and filed them with the United States District Court Northern District of Florida clerk
• Observed a summary court-martial, a general court-martial, and a discharge board
EDUCATION
Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
Juris Doctor
University of Florida. Gainesville, Florida
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Marketing
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Licensed to practice law in Texas.
Certification in Alternative Dispute Resolution.