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Cara S.

Assistant Vice President / Assistant General Counsel at Wintrust Life Finance

Cara S. has a diverse work experience starting from 2017. Cara began their career as a Legal Intern at Friedman Vartolo LLP and later served as a Legal Intern at the Office of the New York State Attorney General. In 2018, they worked as a Legal Intern at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Cara continued their legal journey by joining the New Jersey Courts as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Mark Chase in 2019. Following this, they joined FINRA in 2020 as an Attorney/Case Administrator. In 2021, they worked at Wong Fleming as a Commercial Litigation Attorney. Currently, they are employed at Wintrust Life Finance, where they hold the position of Assistant Vice President/Assistant General Counsel starting from September 2022.

Cara S. completed their education as follows:

Cara attended The Pingry School from 2008 to 2012 and obtained their High School Diploma. Cara then went on to New York University from 2012 to 2016, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Economics. Lastly, they attended Cardozo School of Law from 2016 to 2019, obtaining a Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree.

In terms of certifications, they received the following:

- In April 2023, Cara obtained certifications in "Advance Your Skills as a Manager," "Develop Your Skills as a New Manager," and "Interviewing Techniques" from LinkedIn.

- In July 2023, they completed the "Fundamentals of Wintrust Leadership" certification from Wintrust Financial Corporation.

- Additionally, they attained the "Attorney at Law" certification from the New Jersey Courts in April 2020 and the New York State Unified Court System in February 2021.

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  • Assistant Vice President / Assistant General Counsel

    September, 2022 - present